Sussex team identify immunodeficiency disorder
Zunera Bashir, Grace Shallis & Zia Afrin A novel autosomal recessive chromosome breakage syndrome known as LICS; Lung disease, Immunodeficiency, Chromosome Instability Syndrome has been identified by Dr Jo Murray…
Brexit spells corn-fusion for GM regulation
Kalpshree Gogte Genetically modified, or GM, crops have been a hot-button issue in UK regulatory spheres for decades. To complicate matters further, a recent EU Commission ruling stated that even…
Pub(lic) Science: Inaugural Run
Elliot Tebboth “Around two in five (39 per cent) of the public say they usually understand stories about science that they come across in the news, and a further half…
Digestive system and mental health linked
Jodie Smith The gut, also known as the digestive system, isn’t popularly associated with mental health and emotions. This should be surprising since the gut is commonly referred to as…
Latest IPCC Report Spells Climate Doom
Elliot Tebboth The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, known as SR15. It outlines the benefits produced from limiting global temperature…
New Shipping Route Opens in Arctic due to Ice Caps Melting
Jodie Smith As climate change is a topic under constant discussion and scrutiny across the globe, recent news of container ships moving on through the new Arctic passageway introduces a…
CRISPR patent rights awarded, implications for innovation
Meena Zaveri CRISPR is a relatively new and exciting innovation whose reputation has exploded across the science community in the last few years. It is a cheap and easy method…
Lost Letter of Galileo Rediscovered, Implications for Current Scientists
Elliot Tebboth We now commend Galileo’s contribution to the body of scientific knowledge. In his work “On the Method of Theoretical Physics” published in 1934, Einstein heralded him “the father…
Mother Found Guilty of FGM
A 37-year-old mother has become the first person in the UK to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM) in a landmark ruling last week. The woman, who is originally…
ELIZA live at Patterns – Preview
Catch ELIZA at Patterns for an evening filled with classy RnB tunes. The London-based singer, who was previously known as Eliza Doolittle, has recently released her latest album A Real…
Jazz Club: Tenderlonious presents Ruby Rushton at Patterns – Preview
The Brighton Jazz scene has never been more alive. Pattern’s Jazz Club constantly brings some of the best underground names in the business, and it doesn’t stop there, frequently affiliating…
In Conversation with Eva Riley
Brighton based filmmaker Eva Riley sat down with The Badger to talk about her upcoming debut feature ‘Perfect 10’ and the things that inspire her in her creative process. This…
Two Nobel prizes in literature to be awarded this year
After the 2018 Nobel prize in literature was postponed, following a sexual scandal within the Swedish Academy, the organisation who award the Nobel prize in literature, both the 2018 and…
Get ready for World Book Day 2019
This year’s World Book Day will take place on Thursday 7 March, with schools all around Brighton participating in this annual event. I think every person in the United Kingdom…
‘It requires you’: Blak Whyte Gray
Our conversation starts with a journey. From an primary school in England, to the North of Ghana, down to the south and the region of the Ga, and finally to…
YouTube Creators On The Recipe For Success
Like any young person in 2019, I love YouTube. I spend far too many hours of my life pouring over my laptop to learn about anything and everything. So when…
The neoliberal side of social media
It’s no secret that whilst we’re a generation that loves social media, its effects on our mental health can be catastrophic. Studies have shown that there is a direct correlation…
Decolonise Sussex
Decolonise Sussex is a student-led campaign dedicated to challenging the legacies of racism, imperialism and colonialism within all spheres of the university, both inside and outside the classroom. We aim…
Universal Credit affects “vulnerable” students
Controversial new benefits scheme unfairly targets disadvantaged and “vulnerable” students, testimony reveals. Universal credit (UC), introduced in 2013 and due to be rolled out completely in July 2019, combines six…
When life gives you Lemons
Brighton-based eco-friendly bus company, The Big Lemon, have been awarded a half million-pound government grant to add five brand new electric vehicles to their fleet of 12 low – emission…