Sussex Ranger Takeover
By Rory Hinshelwood, Rosie Bettis, Zoe Taylor, and Max Morris-Edwards This week the team behind new-blog-on-the-block, Sussex Ranger hijack foodies focus to introduce their guide to student eats, nights out,…
Queen’s speech: tradition or propaganda?
By Max Kilham – staff writer With the shambles that is Brexit having been further extended to the 31 January 2020, it is important to consider the events leading up…
Could Brexit become the start of a left-wing national revolution?
YES Luke Schofield The short answer is, yes. However this is an answer in two parts; what has already happened in party politics in the wake of the 2016 Brexit…
Elf Lyons interview – Don’t shop, adopt!
Elf Lyons is a nuanced performer whose show ‘Love Songs to Guinea Pigs’ is coming to Brighton Komedia on the 9th of October 2019. I had the pleasure of meeting…
A few things to Marvel at
Captain Marvel (2019) opens on the Kree capital planet of Hala and threatens to break some new ground for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). While Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)…
Defence report indicates dystopian reality
Elliot Tebboth If you think Black Mirror was a horrifying dystopian portrayal of technology, read the latest Global Strategic Trends report by Ministry of Defence (MoD). The document, titled ‘The…
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…
LIVE: General Election 2017
The Badger is live blogging the General Election. Our base is in East Slope Bar, from where we shall be bringing you news of Sussex’s every reaction to the election…