Sussex reveals no detriment details
Words by Georgia Keetch EXCLUSIVE – We spoke to two key players who have been part of the new policy being put into place this academic year. Sussex University has…
Major US government reorientation as Biden overturns Trump-era policies
Words by Georgia Keetch For President Joe Biden there is no time like the present; in just one full day after being inaugurated as President of the United States, he…
Protests sweep across Russia amid Navalny arrest
Words by Ewan Vellinga Thousands of people across Russia defied a police crackdown on 24 January and again on 31 January by protesting against the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei…
Riots in the Netherlands over introduction of Covid Curfew
Words by Oliver Mizzi Riots erupted in the Netherlands last week after the government announced the introduction of further lockdown measures to curb the Covid-19 infection rate. A new curfew…
Chinese billionaire reappears after long absence from public eye
Words by Sam Kimbley The Chinese billionaire Jack Ma recently reappeared after a long absence from the public eye. Ma’s departure from public appearances began in October, and coincided with…
Uighur women tell of ‘systematic rape’ in Chinese detainment camps, BBC report details
Words by Miranda Dunne A BBC report released on Wednesday details systematic rape, abuse and torture alleged by women of Uighur muslim community in China. In a set of accounts…
European Union faces criticism over slow vaccination rollout
Words by Ellie Doughty EU leaders are facing criticism over the slow Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout in member states due to supply issues. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have accredited the supply chain…
Sussex’s last affordable student accommodation set for demolition
Words by Grace Raines The University of Sussex has confirmed that Park Village is set to be demolished. Providing affordable accommodation on campus since the ‘70s, Park Village, and the…
UK businesses slapped with post-Brexit red tape and unexpected tariffs
Words by Aiala Suso As the Home Office announced a third national lockdown on 4 January, many Britons were also dealing with the immediate consequences of the post-Brexit reality: the…
Bill Russo: Sussex Student to Senior Whitehouse Aide
Words by Grace Raines A Sussex alumnus has become a key member of President Biden’s administration following the defeat of Donald Trump in the recent US presidential elections. Bill Russo…
Covid-19 vaccination rates not expected to reach estimate
Words by Grace Raines Since the first COVID-19 vaccine was delivered in the UK on 8 December, over 5 million initial doses of both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs have…
Societies in a Lockdown: Surviving in a pandemic
Words by Luke Thompson Lockdown three is well underway, and with no clear end in sight, the question of how Sussex societies will keep membership and interest stable throughout the…
Glastonbury cancelled: 2021 festival season in doubt
Words by Grace Curtis On 21 January, Glastonbury founders Michael and Emily Eavis announced “with great regret” that Glastonbury 2021 would not be going ahead. This marks the second year…
Covid-19 breaches: Students evicted from on-campus accommodation
Words by Kiran Sokhi Students of the University of Sussex have been evicted from on-campus accommodation as a consequence of breaching Covid-19 restrictions for instance by throwing parties in halls…
Dutch government resigns over child benefits scandal
Words by Ewan Vellinga The Dutch government resigned on 15 January after a scandal in which thousands of families were falsely accused of fraud and told to repay childcare benefits.…
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…