The Badger newspaper is the University of Sussex’s Student Newspaper!
The paper releases six editions a year, distributing thousands of copies to students and staff at the University during term time. It covers news and sports on campus, as well as opinion pieces, features, local life, science and arts coverage. The paper has been running for over 50 years, once called ‘Union News’ until it changed to its iconic Badger icon and name.
Meet the 2026/27 Senior Committee:
Student Publication Association (SPA) Awards:
2023/24 South East Regionals:
- Won Best Digital Media
- Won Outstanding Commitment (Semhar ‘Semi’ Tesfazgy)
2023/24 Nationals:
- Highly Commended for Best Lifestyle Piece (Lucy Spencer: ‘UTIs: the What, the How and the Why Me?’)
- Highly Commended for Outstanding Commitment (Semhar ‘Semi’ Tesfazgy)
- Highly Commended for Best Digital Media (Maisie Knights)
- Won Rising Star Award (Semhar ‘Semi’ Tesfazgy)
- Won Best Culture Piece (Harry Turnbull and Isabella Poderico: ‘Jimmy Hendrix to…Nothing?: A History of Music at Sussex’)
2024/25 South East Regionals:
- Won Best Print Design
- Won Best Journalist (Isabella Poderico)
2024/25 Nationals:
- Won Best Feature (Marianne Carney: ‘A Childhood Abused By My Grandfather’)
2025/26 South East Regionals:
- Highly Commended for Outstanding Commitment (Isabel Cattermole)
- Won Best Publication
- Won Best Photographer (Fiona Muncaster)
2025/26 Nationals:
- Highly Commended for Outstanding Commitment (Isabel Cattermole)
- Won Best Comment Piece (Isabel Cattermole: ‘Jess’ Rule and the Cost of Reassurance’)