NUS National Conference begins with controversy for Sussex delegates
Three of Sussex’s delegates for 2016’s National Union of Students (NUS) conference are publicly backing a candidate, Malia Bouattia, who has been asked to explain her “extremely concerning rhetoric” by…
Sussex appoints new Vice‒Chancellor
The University of Sussex has appointed Professor Adam Tickell as its new Vice-Chancellor. He will replace current Vice-Chancellor Michael Farthing on 1st September 2016. Tickell is the current provost and…
New Students’ Union Officer Team Elected
The new Students’ Union officer team has been elected, with the lowest voter turnout since 2012. Only 3601 students voted, compared with the 4725 votes cast in 2015’s election. A…
Bloody brilliant: Free sanitary products handed out by Students’ Union
Women queued for free tampons and sanitary towels in the first week of the Students’ Union’s ‘Free Period initiative. The scheme received a very positive response on its first day…
Our fossil free university demand
The University of Sussex currently holds £8 million worth of investments in a number of companies, with roughly 5% of this total in fossil fuel exploration companies such as Shell,…
New 25X bus route introduced
Brighton and Hove Buses have introduced a new ‘express’ route between Brighton and campus after growing pressure on services due to increasing numbers of students coming to the city. The…
University to give scholarships to Syria and “oppressed” Palestinians
The University of Sussex have launched a scholarship that will provide postgraduate funding for two students a year from either Syria, Lebanon or Jordan. The scholarships will cover 20% of…