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SU Leadership Elections 2024: Education and Employability Officer

On 6 March, The Badger interviewed several candidates in the Sussex Student Unions’ Leadership Elections, including those for Education and Employability Officer. This role will involve representing and supporting the…

SU Leadership Elections 2024: Diversity, Access and Participation Officer

On 6 March, The Badger interviewed several candidates in the Sussex Student Unions’ Leadership Elections, including those for Diversity, Access and Participation Officer. This role will involve representing and supporting…

Renovation of Hotel at Old Steine Underway

Engineering work is finally taking place at the Royal Albion Hotel at the Old Steine, some six months after a fire erupted at the 200-year-old building in July 2023, leaving…

Community Orchard Planted for Campus Biodiversity

On the wet afternoon of 7 February, the University’s Sustainability Team held a community Orchard Planting Day. Students and staff were invited to take part in the creation of a…

Students and Staff Protest Moulsecoomb Weapons Factory

On 7 February, over 150 students and staff gathered outside the L3 Harris factory in Home Farm Business Park after a mass walkout organised by the Students’ Union and University…

2 in 5 Students Consider Dropping Out Due to Rent Costs

The annual National Student Accommodation Survey, published on 8 February, has highlighted the serious struggles facing students across the UK in finding and affording suitable housing. The survey of over…

Shortage of ADHD Medication Affects Sussex Students

Since September 2023, there has been a worldwide shortage of a range of drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Worryingly, the deficit includes forms of methylphenidate hydrochloride,…

Sussex Former Prison to House Asylum-Seekers

Despite fierce local opposition, unanswered fundamental questions and seemingly misleading and politicised Home Office press releases, the Government is planning to convert a former Sussex prison into an asylum detention…

Rumours About Military Conscription Concern Young People

Recent comments from top military officials have sparked rumours about what could happen if NATO goes to war against Russia. Questions about the restart of a military conscription in the…

Faculty Structure to Switch from Ten Schools to Four

Plans for the University to establish a new faculty system will be introduced in the 2024 – 25 academic year. The proposal put forward by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, replaces…

Controversial DSA Restructuring Leaves Students in the Lurch

Structural changes to the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) sector that come into effect this spring are having significant negative impacts on students, and have left only two major companies dominating…

SU Leadership Elections: Key Dates

The University’s Students’ Union has opened nominations for their 2024 Leadership Elections, covering the SU Executive Committee, Student Trustees, and Society Committee positions. The ongoing democratic process of the SU…

How Climbing Helped Me Reach My Goals

“Always gonna be an uphill battle; sometimes I’m gonna have to lose.” Love them or hate them, these lyrics from Miley Cyrus’s 2009 hit “The Climb” represent both the sport…

The Formula 1 2024 Season is Nearly Here, But so is F1 Academy’s!

Formula 1 fans worldwide are bracing themselves for another adrenaline-fuelled season full of speed, skill, and spectacles. The F1 Academy racers are also preparing, and are set to make their…

2024, Get Lost in the World of Aurora

The wave-like greens weave and twist, with hints of pinks at their tips, dancing in the sky as an elegant and otherworldly celestial choreography. Sweeping and swaying, the lights then…

Forging Tradition in 2024: Conversations with a Togishi

Connor Gray’s craftmanship transports customers back to ancient Japan, offering them the rare opportunity to handle historical weaponry, respectfully restored to its original beauty. However, the restoration process starts a…

Book Review: An Olive Grove in Ends by Moses McKenzie

Contains spoilers An Olive Grove in Ends is the debut novel by the young – and richly talented – author Moses McKenzie. Coming from Bristol himself, McKenzie paints a vivid…

Are Graphic Novels Considered ‘Proper’ Books?

At some point, we’ve all picked up a graphic novel. From a Marvel comic, a graphic adaptation of The Great Gatsby, or a copy of the One Piece manga –…

Genre Book Recommendations

Thriller: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager Written by: Maisie Knights, Books Editor Set in an upstate New York summer camp, The Last Time I Lied is a…

Exploring Brighton with Brighton’s Hidden Walks by Ric Morris

As an international student, arriving in Brighton felt like stepping into a whole new world. The bustling streets, the salty sea breeze, and the vibrant energy of the city filled…