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Category: Features

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Litter picks and saving lives: shining a light on UoN’s good neighbours 

Jasmine Thomas-Alie April 29, 2025 No Comments litterpickingnottinghamstudentsThe Neighbourhooduniversity

By Anna Boyne (Impact Magazine) “The university students this year must be the worst for dropping litter,” reads one message on the Lenton Community Facebook…

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Pet surgeries and sleep-outs: how student volunteers are helping the homeless

Henry Green April 28, 2025 No Comments animalshomelessnessmidlandsnottinghamvolunteers

By Henry Green (Platform Magazine) and Archie Marks (Redbrick Newspaper) Birmingham and Nottingham are amongst the most deprived areas in the Midlands with the most…

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“I was not able to move”: The reality of being spiked

Irene Bisoni October 12, 2021 No Comments drink spikingdrinksnottinghamNTUrock citystudents

Following numerous reports of girls’ drinks being spiked in nightclubs and venues across the country, the problem of drink spiking and predatory behaviour in nightclubs…

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Back to normal: How do students feel about the return of in-person teaching

Rucsandra Moldoveanu September 22, 2021 No Comments blended learningface to face teachingfreshersfreshers 2021NTUonline learninguniversity

After a year and a half of mostly online teaching because of the pandemic, students finally get to enjoy being on campus, going into lecture…

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Culture and Entertainment Features

How have gender roles changed in sex scenes in TV and film?

Katie Green May 24, 2021 No Comments #MeToofilmgender roleNormal Peoplesexsexual politicsTV

Whenever a sex scene has appeared on TV, it is stereotypically the man in control. However, as times change, more females appearing in sex scenes…

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Coronavirus Features News

‘If you’re lucky, you’ll survive’ – The reality of living in India during the pandemic

Katie Green May 23, 2021 No Comments casescoronavirusIndialockdown

Over the past year, coronavirus has claimed the lives of many and continues to do so. India – described as the “current epicentre of the…

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Nottingham unlocks as shops open again and welcome people back through their doors

Kieran Burt April 12, 2021 No Comments

After several months of shops being forced closed due to coronavirus, they are finally allowed to reopen, along with outdoors hospitality. Walking around in the…

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A woman is killed every 3 days in Italy. Mostly by her partner.

Irene Bisoni March 15, 2021 No Comments femicideItalysexual assaultsexual violence

In Italy, femicides are on the increase with 50 per cent of them being committed during the national lockdown. And it is usually inside the…

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Weight gain, facial hair and irregular periods – life as a woman with PCOS

Newseditor March 3, 2021 No Comments facial hairPCOSperiodsweight gainwomens day

PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) affects anywhere from 10% to 21% of women worldwide. I am one of them and today I want to share my…

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The Media Industry in 2020

Katie Green December 29, 2020 No Comments 2020businessMedia IndustryStats

2020 has been a year of ups and downs, but for the media industry has had a great impact, compared to other industries. This year…

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The Perfect Blend: Coffee, Church and Community

Jasmine Thomas-Alie May 2, 2025 No Comments

By Arabella Moore-Smith (Lingo Magazine) Often seen in the hands of students, locals, and commuters in Nottingham is a cup of coffee. There is a…

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How students help build tolerance on and campus and beyond

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By Vidhi Bhanushali (Redbrick Newspaper), Esha Singh (Lingo Magazine), Cassandra Fong (Redbrick Newspaper) Universities often like to shout about their diversity and inclusivity credentials. But…

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