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Some out of necessity, others boredom or just pure curiosity, many of us will become stuck in a ghost town that is an out-of-term Nottingham. When everyone has gone home you realise how empty the campus can actually be (besides the countless open days- honestly, how can you get...

On 8th June, UoN’s Hindu Society held their famous annual “Holi on the Downs” celebration and it was one filled with lots of laughs! Initially I was slightly reluctant to go as I was sceptical of whether this university event could truly capture the essence of Holi. Having Indian...

“Group work”: the words that make every student cringe as they rifle through their new module handbook. Collectively, we know that the weeks leading up to this assignment will be filled with dread, stress and general lack of motivation. It upsets us all that group members receive the same...

University is a time of personal growth, learning and preparation for the world of work. But after a year and a half of being here, I’ve found that I have gained many more valuable lessons from general student life than from my degree itself. From cooking and cleaning skills...

In recent months, CRISIS @ Rock City, one of the University of Nottingham’s most popular student nights,  has been getting a lot of attention due to the behaviour of their security personnel. A video, released back in November, showed a student being grabbed around the neck in a chokehold...

A new investigation by Impact has revealed that the one housemate who never puts the bins out for collection also thinks that Fairytale of New York by The Pogues isn’t that good a Christmas song. Finding time to comment in-between their busy schedule of doing absolutely nothing to help...

The university’s tireless urge to ruin any hopes of a winter break with the threat of looming exams is an unavoidable fact of student life. It’s super important, therefore, to deal with the inevitable stress that these exams bring. This means we can enjoy the festive period as much...