• Impact Magazine: A History

    With the theme of the next print edition being ‘time’, it seems like a good idea to have a look at the history of Impact Magazine itself, and reflect on all it has achieved and overcome. Firstly, a little bit of background on the grand old institution which allowed...
  • Rights Lab: Working Against Modern Day Slavery at UoN

    Today it is estimated that there are more than 40.3 million people enslaved across the globe. Whilst it is still commonly believed that slavery was abolished in the eighteenth century, modern slavery claims a strong hold on our current society, with cases even being discovered at home here in...
  • Daley and Page finally face off at Bellator 216

    In the opening round of Bellator’s Welterweight Grand Prix in Connecticut, Paul “Semtex” Daley and Michael “Venom” Page step into the cage. This fight represents a huge step for the promotion in this country being the first event broadcast as part of a brand new deal. The bad blood...
  • Vintage Movies and Early Feminist Icons

    It is often rightfully said that vintage movies feature a lot of sexism in them, which, although expected due to the cultural beliefs of the time, can be irritating. However, there are female characters of whom we can be proud for being early feminists. Esther Smith in Meet Me...
  • Revival Gospel Choir

    The prospect of starting University is incredibly daunting. You can feel lost in a sea of thousands of students, all wanting to find their feet and make lifelong friends. It is a massive task to undertake, but becoming part of a society is one way in which you can...
  • The Best Things That Happened in 2018

    It was the year that never ended, the year when the Arctic Circle was burning, the year when Donald Trump carried on being president of the free world. No one can be blamed for being ready to boot 2018 deep into the grave, but plenty of great things happened...
  • Unconditional Offers: An outdated practice?

    Following the press release that the University of Nottingham has decided to end unconditional offers from this September, Impact went out to get the student response to the news. Started in 2014, the University believed that their High Achievers scheme initially helped to attract applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds but...