Format and Content
The 64 page glossy magazine is split into sections, each with their own editors and writing team.
- Contents and editorial
- A single contents page is followed by a page containing the Letter of the Month and an editorial, which is written by the magazine's Editor-in-Chief.
- News
- 6 pages, this section covers a range of student-related issues.
- Sport
- Typically 2 or 3 pages, this covers a range of national and campus sports.Recently Impact sport secured an interview with Sven Goran-Eriksson
- Features
- This is the main part of the magazine, usually 16 pages. It contains articles on a variety of student-related topics, usually with a headlining piece of 3 to 4 pages, with other 1 and 2 page articles throughout the rest of the section.
- Grapevine
- This is a 2 page events summary outlining student activities for the month.
- Travel
- A 2 page section, typically with 3 or 4 articles about destinations and travel experiences around the world.
- Style
- Usually 4 pages, Style contains a photo shoot and a small article.
- Spare Parts
- A 2 page section with recurring features such as Our Man In..., Impact's Guide To... and Vent Your Spleen.
- Arts
- A 2 or 3 page section covering theatre, literature and the arts.
- Film
- 2 or 3 pages of articles and reviews of film and DVD releases.
- Music
- A 4 page section containing reviews and typically an interview with a band.
- Science
- A 2 page section with a variety of science and technology coverage.
- Food
- 2 pages of recipes, restaurant reviews and more.
- Gratis
- A page of competitions and magazine credits.
- Famous Last Words
- A single page interview with a celebrity. Recent interviewees have included Jeremy Paxman, Tessa Jowell and Gordon Brown
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“He that has and a little tiny wit—
With heigh-ho, the wind and the rain—
Must make content with his fortunes fit,
Though the rain it raineth every day.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)