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…
Spotlight on sickle cell disease
Words By Colm Kelliher Dr Norris Igbineweka, who is presently a Clinical PhD Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine and Imperial College London’s Haematology…
The world’s tiniest boat
Words By Amy-Rose Collins Researchers at Leiden University in The Netherlands, helmed by Drs Rachel Doherty and Daniela Kraft, have created the worlds smallest 3D printed boat. At just 30…
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Is it time for the UK to change its laws?
Words By Rosie Burgess This week’s referendum in New Zealand, in which euthanasia for people with terminal illnesses was legalised by a landslide margin (62.5% to 33.8%), marked a very…
Andrea Ghez becomes 4th woman to win a physics Nobel prize
Words By Amy-Rose Collins At the centre of our galaxy, there lies a heavyweight monster capable of devouring entire star systems in a single gulp. Three Laureates have the beast…
Read now: The Badger’s Fifth Edition
Lockdown is well underway and the news keeps rolling in so pick up a copy of The Badger for your bi-weekly update on all things Sussex student and beyond.
Artist Focus: Nina C. Fisher
It is a common occurrence that during the artistic process, the lines between the author-as-person and the author-as-artist become blurred. More often than not, visual constructions become personal allegories to…
Students Launch Sussex Renters’ Union
Words By Meg De Meo On Friday 16 October over 50 students attended a rally co-hosted by the Sussex Renters Union, Sussex Student Union and the First Generation Scholars Society.…
Vietnam and Cambodia battle their ‘deadliest floods’ in decades
Words by Phoebe Adlard 5 million people have been affected by ‘record high’ floods in central Vietnam and Cambodia, whilst concurrently battling theCovid-19 pandemic. Over a 100 reported deaths and…
Cultural Bite: East Sussex Apple Cake
Words by Hal Keelin Perfect for a rainy day and a cup of tea, this apple cake is a perfect combination of flavours. Its light, its sweet and best of…
Cultural appropriation or appreciation: where’s the line?
Words By Bryony Rule Cultural appropriation is a term which has been subject to intense debate and controversy in recent times. The concept is widely open to both interpretation and…
What’s on our streets: Queens Park(s) and Recreation
Words by Hal Keelin When we visit parks or see them on our way to somewhere else, most of us don’t think of them as not always being there. This…
Quebec Premier Criticises University of Ottawa For Suspending Professor Who Used Racial Slur
Words by Ewan Vellinga Premier François Legault has criticised the University of Ottawa following their decision to suspend a professor after she used the N-word in class, saying that it…
Nothing But Thieves: Moral Panic
Words by Alice Stevens Question: Did I really stay up from 1am to listen to the complete album front to back possibly 4 or 5 times? I sure did, and…
Will the Playstation 5 be worth it?
Words by Robert Barrie In the United Kingdom, November 19 shall see the release of Sony’s most recent iteration of one of their most successful products and indeed one of…
What’s Bin Going On With Brighton’s Recycling?
Andreas Lange takes a look at the recycling situation in Brighton and Hove