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The Mental Health Services Available to New Students in Nottingham

Tue 14 Sep 2021

Your time at university is exciting and rewarding, but it doesn’t come without its challenges. Life as a student can be tough at the best of times, not least without the complications of a global pandemic thrown into the mix. It’s very likely there will be bumps along the road, but thankfully both universities offer a vast array of services to support you during your studies...

University of Nottingham's Mental Health Expert Paul Crawford Gives Advice to New Students

Tue 14 Sep 2021

Paul Crawford is a mental health campaigner and professor of Health Humanities at the University of Nottingham, a discipline which explores how the arts and humanities can inform public health. He talks us through the challenges we’re likely to encounter at university and gives some tips on how to handle them...

The Disability Support Services Available to New Students in Nottingham

Mon 13 Sep 2021

Academia can sometimes be tricky to navigate with a disability, whether it’s hidden or otherwise. Each of the roughly 10,000 disabled students in Nottingham deserves to live their university experience to the fullest, whatever your access needs. Below you’ll find some tips and info to get you started...

Film Journalist Hanna Ines Flint Discusses Interviewing Stellan Skarsgård, The First Film Club and Her Time in Nottingham

Mon 13 Sep 2021

Screen journalist Hanna Ines Flint has had an enviable career since graduating from the University of Nottingham with a degree in English and American Studies in 2009. This time, she experiences some role reversal as she answers our questions about the film industry and her career path…

The Benefits of Studying Art History

Sun 12 Sep 2021

New Art co-Editor Kelly Palfrey explores the benefits of studying Art history, and the extent to which in can improve your confidence to work in the art sector

Film Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Fri 10 Sep 2021

Shang-Chi marks 25 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But is it a worthy entry into one of the most beloved franchises of all time?

5 Novels to Read on Campus this Summer

Thu 09 Sep 2021

You new students are going to have your noses firmly stuck into all manner of textbooks in the coming months, but don't forget to make time for pleasure reading, too. With that in mind, our new Literature Editor offers five must-read novels to get your mits on this summer...

Paul Smith Talks Hello, My Name is Paul Smith Exhibition at Nottingham Castle

Wed 08 Sep 2021

We get a one time only look around as Sir Paul Smith makes a homecoming to Nottingham Castle to visit the Hello, My Name is Paul Smith exhibition on its last stop of a fourteen-country world tour – the Design Museum’s most successful touring exhibition in its history.

The Anxiety Map Programme: A Project Working to Provide Safe Spaces Across the City for People with Anxiety Disorders

Tue 07 Sep 2021

The Anxiety Map Programme (AMP) works to provide safe spaces across the city for those who live with anxiety or panic disorders. Founded by Claire Henson, a qualified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead at Nottingham Forest Community Trust, the project aims to create a network of venues trained in anxiety accessibility and mental health awareness

Win a Pair of Tickets to See Nick Cave and Warren Ellis this Wednesday

Mon 06 Sep 2021

Legendary collaborators Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are headed back to Nottingham with their new album, Carnage, and you could win one of five pairs of tickets...

A Retrospective of Notts House Music: The 25-year reunion of Quadrant Sound System

Fri 03 Sep 2021

As they get set to celebrate their 25th anniversary with a long-overdue reunion, Elizabeth O'Riordan looks back on the impact of Quadrant Sound System...

Tom Gordon Savage, the Nottingham Man Responsible for Juventus' Iconic Stripes

Fri 03 Sep 2021

The links between Nottingham and Italian football are well known, from Mansfield Road-born Herbert Kilpin being a founding father of AC Milan to Juventus’ famous black and white stripes having connections with Notts County. But while details of the former are relatively solid, recent research into the latter, conducted by Roger Stirland and Luca Formara, has provided far more detail about the Notts links to la Vecchia Signora - in particular, the role of English businessman Tom Gordon Savage. With this month marking the ten-year anniversary of Notts County playing Juventus in their brand new stadium, we explore exactly just how one of the biggest teams in world football has Nottingham to thank for their iconic stripes…

Scalarama X: The Month-Long Celebration of Cinema Ready to Take Over Notts this Month

Wed 01 Sep 2021

After a hiatus owing to that-which-shall-not-be-named, Scalarama Nottingham is back with a bang. The nationwide, volunteer-led month-long celebration of cinema encourages communities to come together to share their love of films in usual and unusual settings. With 2021 marking the tenth anniversary of the festival, we run down what Notts cinephiles can expect from Scalarama Nottingham 2021…

Nottingham Rapper Diana Drill Chats EPs, Favourite Artists and Why She Wears the Mask

Sun 29 Aug 2021

Notts rapper Diana Drill has been building up a reputation as one of the most exciting up-and-coming musical talents in the city. As she gets ready to drop her EP, we catch up with the masked artist to find out what she’s all about...

How Magpie Brewery Is Working to Improve Its Sustainability

Sun 29 Aug 2021

Craft brewers are not only leading the way in terms of producing top quality beer, but also producing this beer in responsible ways. We talk to Gavin Morrison, Director and Head Brewer at Magpie Brewery, about how the industry is making progress towards becoming more sustainable...

Sound Designer Luke Gentry on His Work on Aladdin and Teaming Up With Tom Cruise

Wed 25 Aug 2021

From video-calling Tom Cruise to working on blockbusters like Aladdin and The Gentlemen, Luke Gentry has had a hell of a career since graduating from Confetti just over 10 years ago. We chat to the Sound Designer about his role, his route into film and his thoughts on the movie everyone loves to hate, 2019’s Cats…

Bål Events: Sherwood Glade

Tue 24 Aug 2021

Between Friday 17 September – Sunday 19 September, Bål Events bring a weekend of open fire cooking, cocktails, craft beer, music and camping to the magical grounds of the Sherwood Glade, set on the fringes of Nottingham...

Man vs. (Vegan) Food: George White Takes the Sneinton Vegan Market Challenge

Mon 23 Aug 2021

Our George White tests his mettle at Sneinton Vegan Market, attempting an ill-advised challenge of smashing down six meals in an hour...

Out of Time: Nottingham's Food History - Cheese Riots, Celery and HP Sauce

Sun 22 Aug 2021

With this being the food and drink issue, our regular history feature explores Nottingham’s history of eccentricity, rebellion and invention through three food-related stories: Marshal Tallard’s introduction of celery to the country in the early eighteenth century, the 1766 Cheese Riots and Frederick Gibson Garton’s invention of HP Sauce in 1884…

Meet Huw Longman, The Brain Behind Simpsons-Themed Vegan Deli No Homers

Fri 20 Aug 2021

The brainchild of Simpsons fanatic Huw Longman, Notts-based vegan meat specialists No Homers combine his love of all things Springfield with his knowledge of food - specifically Irish deli meat. Self-described ‘seitanists’ (referencing the wheat gluten, seitan, which forms the basis of faux meat), No Homers supply the likes of Prickly Pear, Deli Llama and plenty of other local eateries, firmly establishing themselves as an essential cog in the machine of the Notts vegan community. We caught up with Huw to find out more...

Preview: Arboretum Sunsets - Homegrown

Wed 18 Aug 2021

Homegrown returns on bank holiday Monday 30 August, with a line up of some of the freshest and most promising local talent Notts has to offer…

15 Years Later: Snakes on a Plane

Wed 18 Aug 2021

Screen co-Editor Jamie Morris looks back on one of the best-worst movies ever made...

"I still have to pinch myself now that this is literally my job; I get to make cakes everyday!" Queen of the Vegan Baking Scene Clemie Torselli on Clemie's Vegan Cakes

Mon 16 Aug 2021

Clemie Torselli from Clemie’s Vegan Cakes has come a long way since baking part-time alongside her job as a teacher. With this summer marking two years since opening her own shop in Hucknall, we catch up with the baking genius to chat about her success so far and her plans for the future...