• Unisalad: An interview with owner Rebecca De Beukelaer

    After the launch of the new UniSalad app in January, Impact sat down with University of Nottingham alumnus and creator of the Nottingham buy/sell Facebook page, Rebecca De Beukelaer, to reflect upon the process and the future of her business. How have you found the process over the past...
  • Celebrating All Types of Love on Valentine’s Day

    Growing up my parents always made an effort to show me I was loved on Valentine’s Day, potentially out of pity for my eternal singleness. My mom wrote me an ‘anonymous’ card every year along with some much appreciated chocolate, and my dad would buy me flowers. For me...
  • Student Pages: Online Toolbox or Daily Irritant?

    I am in no doubt that day after day your Facebook feed is filled with posts to groups like The Nottsfessional and Overheard in Hallward (if people still use that). Hugely popular, often controversial and sometimes tiresome, these posts have the ability to both entertain and bore. But the...
  • What does your society committee position say about you?

    The vast majority of students get involved with at least one society throughout their time at university. Some even go on to join committees to help run the society, but what does your committee position say about you? President – congratulations, you have made it to the top. Everyone...
  • ‘The DofE Expedition’: A Horror Story Like No Other

    Every year, groups of secondary school kids are lured into the great outdoors, wearing rucksacks twice their own body weight, eating cereal bars by the dozen with dodgy map directions glued to their hands – and why? For a certificate and a, dare I say it, rather crummy badge....