Brighton & Hove among worst for homeless deaths
Data from the Office for National Statistics has shown that Brighton & Hove is among the top ten local authority areas for homelessness deaths between 2013 – 2017. The ONS…
Students petition against ‘xenophobic’ speakers
Sussex Students’ Union (USSU) has come under fire this week for its plans to host controversial speakers at an off-campus Q&A event. A petition opposed to the event has also…
Bon voyage- Language Café’s new home
The Language Café is a social event that runs weekly throughout term time and allows students to learn a new language and improve their current language skills. The Café has…
Sussex tops Development Studies rankings for third year running
The University of Sussex has been named the number one University in the world for Development Studies for the third consecutive year. The results published by QS World University Rankings…
Women’s Rugby Varsity match cancelled
The Women’s Rugby match between the Sussex and Brighton teams has been cancelled amid safety concerns for players. The Varsity series between the University of Sussex and the University of…
Popular ‘Waste Café’ sells out in 45 minutes
The Sussex Food Waste Café have successfully held their first food sale in the Falmer Quad, selling out to about 100 students in only 45 minutes. Co-organiser , Café volunteer…
Meeting Matt Jackson: Brighton’s YouTube football sensation
The University of Sussex hosted a YouTube Panel Discussion on 26 February and one of the speakers for the event was footballing YouTube Creator Matt Jackson. As a Brighton-based YouTube…
Greens hold balance as Labour Councillor resigns over Anti-Semitism
The former Labour leader of Brighton & Hove City Council has quit the Labour Party, blaming “Brexit, antisemitism and the toxic culture of aggression and bullying within the Party.” Having…
Green on Screen: The Zero Waste Influencers of Youtube
Plastic is consuming our planet, and even though no one quite knows how much unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the sea, the damage to ocean wildlife is evidential of…
Heather Moorhouse’s Bold Creativity
Heather Moorhouse, more commonly known as ‘makeupmouse’ by her fans, is a make-up artist who has built a successful career as a beauty-focused YouTube creator. She was a speaker at…
Vashti Hardy, the Brighton author shortlisted for Waterstones award
One of Brighton’s local talents, Vashti Hardy, has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019 for her debut novel Brightstorm. She will be in with the chance to…
Nubya Garcia live at Komedia: Encapsulating, undulating tones
Before the band has come on, I survey the crowd. As with most jazz gigs the crowd resembles a loaf of sourdough, a fluffy and fresh centre with a hard…
Sussex slash postgrad scholarships for first class students
The University of Sussex has cut its tiered postgraduate scholarship funding for continuing Sussex students in a move that has sparked outrage amongst students. The new Sussex Graduate Scholarship (2019)…
The Badger’s Spring Live Competition!
Want to treat someone? Have no plans for summer? Enter our competition to win a pair of tickets to Spring Live. Taking place over the May Bank Holiday week (5&6th…
Why the Academy never fails to disappoint
This year I hosted my first ever Oscars party. The living room was turned into the Dolby cinema, a towel was laid down for a red carpet, and at least…
5 Smaller Artists You Should Know
Dusky Grey Starting the list with the most pop-like duo, Dusky Grey released their first EP ‘Told Me’ in 2016, and thus are relatively new to the music industry. Being…
SU elections – voter turnout lowest in a decade
The results are in for this year’s Students’ Union election, which saw 40 candidates running to be elected representatives of the student body at Sussex. Of the total 19,025 students…
Books to inspire you on International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than sitting down and reading some truly inspiring feminist literature? Over the years, there have been so many women…
Where did youth come from? Where will youth go?
Sabrina Edwards, The Badger’s Science Editor, looks at the context and organization behind one of the largest climate protests in recent history as well as what’s next for the global…
Defence report indicates dystopian reality
Elliot Tebboth If you think Black Mirror was a horrifying dystopian portrayal of technology, read the latest Global Strategic Trends report by Ministry of Defence (MoD). The document, titled ‘The…