East Slope to Asia and back again
Graham McDougall I started my Anthropology degree at Sussex in September 2009 and I am finally back for my third year. ‘Why has it taken you so long to finish?’…
Autumn Catwalk
Holly Cooper Dunva Kamal; 3rd year International Relations Coat: Debenhams A-line skirt: American Apparel Jumper: H&M Fur hat: Topshop Knitted scarf: ASOS Connor Zimmerman; 2nd year Product Design Quilted Jacket:…
Funding scheme relaunched
Nic Davies Sports Editor Ever since Badger Sport ran the articles questioning the University’s funding of sport, SussexSport have wasted no opportunity to contact us highlighting everything they fund as…
Gym Class Review: Zumba
Victoria Ayininuola As a fitness enthusiast, I see the gym as a form of relaxation, unorthodox I know, but that’s what gets me through the day. Running on the treadmill,…
Sport bursary reception
Martina Aegerter Sports Editor Last Tuesday, the 13th November, The Vice Chancellor Michael Farthing gave a reception for athletes at Sussex recieving a sport bursary. According to the sussexsport page,…
Match report 14th November: Men's Football
Darren Ryan It took two extra time goals from Ethan Butler and Owen Kessack for Sussex Men’s first team to overcome a spirited Brunel 3rd side on a glorious Wednesday…
Creatures of the Night – Midnight Dip
It would appear that my flat mate, Josie, does not share my dislike for the sea. In fact, she appears to be quite partial to a dip and has a…
Track the Campaign – Movember
Perhaps some of you may have been spending your seminars confused as to why the university’s male population has suddenly become a little more unkempt in their appearance. If so,…
Academic Armchair – Chloe Porter, English
This week it was Chloe Porter’s turn in the academic hot seat. Chloe is new to Sussex University this year but has been teaching for around eight years and finished…
‘No confidence’ in University management
The Students’ Union (SU) held an Emergency Members’ Meeting on Tuesday 13 November to discuss and vote on motions put forward to deal with two issues at the University of…
Jessie Ware Concorde2
Amy Bellchambers 12th November As a former Sussex student, this gig was effectively a homecoming gig Jessie Ware and she seemed to enjoy it. The Mercury Prize nominee clearly has…
Moan Zone – Cull the Gull
Each morning the serenity of my east slope boudoir is disturbed by a pitter-pattering across the tin roof. I’m talking about seagulls, my friends. If they had told me that…
The Judas Kiss Theatre Royal Brighton
Hannah Staff 8th November Any production staged at the stunning Theatre Royal Brighton sets itself up to high expectations and David Hare’s The Judas Kiss does not disappoint. Despite the…
RAG Fashion Show Sussex Fashion Society All Saints Church, Hove
Grace Cummings 7th November On Wednesday 7th November, the beautiful All Saints Church in Hove was bursting with fashion enthusiasts, photographers and designers attending this year’s 1920s themed Charity Fashion…
Untouchable Duke of York’s Picturehouse
Robert Henry Though it touches only lightly on its more delicate issues, ‘Untouchable’ will continue to win over audiences (perhaps even Oscar judges) for its irreverence and egalitarian sense of…
RAG Fashion Show All Saints Church, Hove
Grace Cummings 7th November On Wednesday 7th November, the beautiful All Saints Church in Hove was bursting with fashion enthusiasts, photographers and designers attending this year’s 1920s themed Charity Fashion…
The National Trajectory of Local Change
From Sussex question time to the NUS demo in London on the 21st, ‘Privatisation’ is still the word on everybody’s lips. But what makes Sussex’s privatisation so different from other…
Tying together spiders' silk, proteins and Alzheimer's dementia
On the evening of Tuesday 6th November, Professor Louise Serpell gave listeners her insight into protein structure and amyloid accumulation – and how this can result in neurodegenerative diseases that…
What is consciousness? An interview with Anil Seth
The University of Sussex is currently one of only four universities in the UK that offers an undergraduate program in Cognitive Science. As well as this, Sussex hosts the ‘Sackler…
New acupuncture study penetrates cancer research
A new study has recently been published by the Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) research group to test the effects of acupuncture on certain side effects…