Massive mural sprayed on houses in response to council letter
When Brighton and Hove city council wrote to the owner of 70 and 71 Viaduct road asking “for properties to be adequately painted” they probably didn’t expect this: Local artist…
The next TEDx at Sussex
The fourth installment of TEDxSussexUniversity is shaping up bigger and better than before! TEDxSussexUniversity is an independently organised TED-like event, organised in the spirit of ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’. The conference…
Sussex students now eligible for more than one grant
From September 2015 Sussex students will be able to claim both the First Generation Scholar grant and the Sussex excellence scholarship. Previously students have been forced to choose between the…
The Tories have auctioned off their morality
Press reports of the Tory party fundraiser (for which guests paid up to £15,000 a seat) initially sparked a heated debate over the nature and transparency of the donations received…
Vice Chancellor joins Compass group, Balfour Beatty in "powerful networking body"
University of Sussex vice chancellor, Professor Michael Farthing, has joined campus contractors Balfour Beatty and Compass Group on the Leadership Council of the ‘National Centre for Universities and Business’ (NUCB).…
Chartwells contract tribunal result expected in March
The verdict of a court case over the University’s refusal to release the unredacted version of its contract with Chartwells is to be announced in March. The University of Sussex…
Nerd Nite Review: February 2015
This month, hosted at Komedia, a larger and rather upgraded venue than the usual gathering area, Nerd Nite featured a SciFest Special. Nerd Nite, featuring nerdy science, laughter and quizzes,…
Do you vote for your country, or your county?
With the UK general election fast approaching much attention has been paid to the stark disparity between turnout levels between young and old. The under 25s, and students in particular,…
Zoom in with telescopic contact lenses
There is no doubt that cyberpunk fans have a lot to look forward to in the future. A recent development in retina technology has recently come in to focus in…
Unfashionable but great
The Arts team lists their top things that are considered to be uncool but are actually pretty great Victoria: Mannequin A very terrible rom-com from 1987 which involves a mannequin…
First person account: Depression and me
Sophie Jones describes her ongoing experiences with depression and how it affects her illogically on a regular basis. You know how, when its winter, you can hardly imagine being able…
Translating the data: Journalism in transition
There’s been a huge mass of conversations about freedom of the press recently. Whether we discuss the morality of reporting the controversial, the justice of lack of reporting around what…
Michael Farthing needs to stop treating his students as customers
Michael Farthing’s attack on 24th February against Labour’s proposal to lower university fees is based on smoke and mirrors and against the very people he should be speaking out for:…
Why we need online voting
In the run up to this year’s general election there has been much talk about how to encourage young people to vote. Campaigns like Bite the Ballot have staged online…
A letter about depression
Dear Badger, ‘What’s the point?’ a phrase that as university students we mutter to ourselves daily, from the moment we wake up for our 9am whilst battling through the intense…
Laugh yourself out of the blues
Dear Badger, Depression has been a good, abusive friend of mine for the last four years. As with any friend, proximity was the greatest predictor of a sustained relationship. An…
Cops off Campus desperately needs a renaming
I wish, with all my heart, that the Cops Off Campus movement was called something else. I completely agree with the urgent need to end police brutality and mistreatment. I…
The facts behind DIY genetic testing kits
Self-testing for illnesses has been a growing trend, with an array of DIY kits for sale online and in pharmacies over the past 10 years. These tests promise to check…
Research suggests RNA molecules are life’s engineers
At the very foundation of modern biology lies the idea that the majority of genes encoded in DNA are transcribed into smaller RNA molecules which are then translated into proteins.…
Selfridges department store and the new 'unisexy'
For six weeks, starting in March, Selfridges London will be ridding themselves of their perfectly organized men and women’s departments. In their place, they plan on creating a monstrous three-floor…