Sussex students take to streets of London
Two bus-loads of University of Sussex students will be joining students from across the country for anti-education cut protests on 9 November. The National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC)…
Caroline Lucas talks fees and trees at Sussex
MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas dismissed Labour’s proposed ‘slash’ of student fees to £6000 as insufficient whilst speaking at The University of Sussex last week. The MP was also…
London council sends student to Sussex
The tuition fees of one University of Sussex student are being paid by his local council in a new scheme encouraging young people to study at university. William Camfield, 18,…
The Gap Yah Plannah
After the widespread success of the ‘Gap Yah’ videos, Orlando is back with his new book ‘The Gap Yah Plannah’. For those of you who are unawahh of the YouTube…
Research suggests Facebook can change brain structure
Recent research suggests that the amount of grey matter in particular regions of the human brain could be correlated to good social skills and our ability to make friends. In…
MP and Councillor work to tackle 'rogue' landlords
Shelter, a homeless charity, has recently launched a campaign to target landlords who take advantage of their tenants. They are urging the government to enforce pre-existing laws such as deposit…
Brighton transport ranked best in UK
Brighton’s public transport has performed well in a national survey covering 70 local authorities in regions of the UK. In particular Brighton’s bus services were rated highly. The Public Satisfaction…
Cosmo on Campus without permission
This issue occurred last year, when Cosmo magazines were found to have been distributed in Falmer Bar and other locations on campus, and was brought to a head again last…
Queues in Co-op spate criticism
Extra tills will be installed at the Co-operative supermarket in Bramber House to tackle long queues. The Southern Co-operative intends to fit two additional check-out positions and introduce a fingerprint…
Sound experiment to take place on West Street
One of Brighton’s most popular nightlife spots is to receive something of a makeover in this year’s annual White Night arts festival, taking place on the 29 October. The project,…
New award scheme examines teaching
This Autumn the Higher Education Academy has launched The Student-Led Teaching Awards scheme, together with NUS. This award scheme gives students the chance to define “good teaching” and reward lecturers…
28 universities to consider lower fees
Around 28 universities have indicated they have an interest in reducing their fee charges from £9,000 to £7,500 for the coming academic year. The move follows the decision by more…
University Apparel: Brighton Trends
The cold months are upon us and we wanted to find out what Brighton’s locals are wearing this season. Everybody’s seen the trends in fashion magazines but how does our…
Jack Whitehall
As Jack Whitehall strolled onto the stage to ‘Back in Black’, wearing skinny jeans and attempting to down a pint, shouting ‘It’s Saturday night, let’s all get wasted in Oceana!’…
Sussex scores high in National Student Survey
The National Student Survey (NSS) has recently published their results on Unistats, a comparative website for universities and colleges in the UK. The NSS is an annual independent survey which…
Do we still care about climate change?
As someone who was a Greenpeace activist at the age of 14, you would expect the answer to be YES: I should be spending every waking hour defending our climate.…
Brighton and Hove travellers face eviction and growing stigma
The travelling community has received a lot of media attention over the last 18 months. The Brighton and Hove Green Party have had to take various forms of action to…
Moustaches grown for November
This November men from around the world will join together to grow moustaches in aid of men’s health charities. Participating males (Mo Bros) begin the month of ‘Movember’ clean shaven,…
991,000 young people out of work or education
The country’s leading student organisation (the National Union of Student) has slammed government efforts to support young people after new figures show record high youth unemployment. Figures from the Office…
Supermarkets refuse to give waste to charity
Many major supermarkets have refused involvement with an initiative to take waste food to a local homeless shelter. Julian Hutter started the program me on the 7 September after he…