• UPDATE: SU Releases Affiliation of Societies Update

    Following concern from students, the SU and its Elected Officers released a statement this morning clarifying the situation regarding the affiliation of Nottingham Students for Life, as well as the position of the elected officers with regard to the society’s views. The statement provides an update on the affiliation of...
  • SU Grants ‘NSFL’ Affiliation Overturning Council Vote

    Impact’s Niamh Milliner and Francesca Hadland investigate the events surrounding the repeal of the vote not to affiliate the Pro-Life society with the SU. The Vote Before the end of term, Niamh Milliner was invited, as the incoming president of the English society, to attend the termly Societies Council...
  • Suicide Awareness at University

    Whilst it is often referred to as ‘the best three years of your life’, in reality university can be a very lonely and isolating place. As students, we face pressures from all aspects of our lives: are we working hard enough, are we socialising enough, are we making the...
  • Winner Announced: Education Officer – Cassie Ulrich

    Cassie Ulrich has been elected as your new Education Officer for 2019/2020 Cassie was declared the winner after winning one round of voting with 1825 votes. Cassie told Impact she was ‘So excited – beyond excited,’ to have won, and reported feeling, ‘a little nervous coming in but to...
  • #WasteNott: The Campaign So Far

    Nottingham is already classed as one of the UK’s most sustainable universities, with a clear aim to do more to help the environment. This institutionalised aim for change, together with the student population’s supposedly supportive attitude, could lead to a powerful contribution towards environmental protection. But what is actually...
  • New motions set by the Union Council

    On May 10th, the agenda for the 434th Union Council was held at the Sir Clive Granger building. During the meeting, motions about trade unions, employment rights of PHD students, sustainability, among other motions, were discussed and put to a vote. The Union Council is the democratic policy making...
  • The Students’ Union Annual Financial Report and Achievements

    On the 15th of March, the University of Nottingham’s Students’ Union (SU) had the annual general meeting and members meeting to review last year’s financial report and the Union’s achievements. This correlated with the SU having also released the report onto the SU website. The report quantifies how successful the...