Review: Zadie Smith – Intimations
Words by Jerry Silvester Not every piece of art relating to an unpleasant event consumes us in a way we want to resist. In fact, sometimes just as we’re ready…
Interview with the No Beef at Sussex campaign
Words by Ellie Doughty Last night I had the joy of sitting down – electronically – with Leila Grossmark, lead campaigner of No Beef Sussex and one of her fellow…
New peace deal ends Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Words by Matteo Marchionni On 9 November, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had mediated talks between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The outcome…
Petition aims to secure ‘real’ graduation ceremony at Brighton University
Words by Joshua Talbot A petition to secure a ‘real’ graduation ceremony for the University of Brighton’s class of 2020 has reached over 2500 signatures, after they were told that…
United Nations warns of “humanitarian crisis” in Ethiopia
Words by Ewan Vellinga The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that a “full-scale humanitarian crisis” is developing in Tigray in Ethiopia as thousands of people have been displaced…
Under the Sheets launch survey to expose sexual violence at Sussex
Words by Ellie Doughty Under the Sheets, a student-led campaign group at Sussex, has recently launched a survey investigating experiences of sexual violence at Sussex university. The survey is in…
Corbyn readmitted to the Labour party
Words by Ettie Langridge On Tuesday 17 November it was announced Jeremy Corbyn would be readmitted into the Labour party following a ruling by the NEC panel. The divisive decision…
Sexual Violence at Sussex: Do ‘they’ care?
*Content Warning: Please note this article contains references to sexual violence and may be upsetting to some readers.*
Hope for Covid-19 vaccine to be available mid-2021
Words by Grace Raines COVID-19 trial vaccines have produced promising efficiency rates of 90% and above this month, though mass vaccination is not expected until mid-2021, with society’s most vulnerable…
New Tier system to be introduced after lockdown
Words by Oliver Mizzi A new tier system is to be introduced in England from 2 December – the end of the month-long national lockdown. The system, which is a…
Is artificial blood the future of transfusion medicine?
Words By Nisal Karunaratne The concept of ‘artificial blood’ has been around some centuries, ever since English physician William Harvey was the first to recognise and name the importance of…
Presidential transition begins despite Trump’s refusal to concede
Words by Aiala Suso Donald Trump has directed his team to coordinate a formal transition with president-elect Joe Biden, three weeks after the US election on 3 November. However, Trump…
Manchester University faces student protests
Words by Luke Thomson A group of nine students at the University of Manchester have finished their occupation of the recently decommissioned Owens Park Tower building. They were there since…
Sussex reveals plans to get students home for Christmas
Words by Stevie Elkington The University of Sussex is participating in the Government’s mass asymptomatic testing programme and they will offer tests from November 30 until December 11. Sussex will…
Water off a duck-billed dinosaur’s back?
Words By Sam Ashby In a first for palaeontology, new fossil findings suggest some dinosaurs migrated across oceans to reach Triassic Africa. Our knowledge on the distribution and behaviour of…
Gene editing mosquitos to curb malaria
Words By Holly Tarn Mosquitos. The mere mention of the word gets the best of us irritated. And for good reason – aside from the incessant itching, mosquitos are a…
Lockdown from the view of science: ‘The Great Barrington Declaration’
Words By Rob Barrie With a vaccine for coronavirus on the horizon, an ever-growing group of scientists argues whether lockdown really is the best route into a post-pandemic world. During…
Artist Focus: Jade Hylton
For our last instalment of Artist Focus before the Christmas break, I interviewed Jade Hylton, a creative based in Brighton who works in an array of different mediums. From art…
Read now: The Badger’s sixth edition!
Pick up The Badger’s last edition of the term! Christmas is coming but the big stories are still rolling in- have a flick through for all of the student-centric need-to-know…