Heartbreak at University – How do Relationships End for Young People?
With infinite new people to meet and endless spaces to meet them, university seems like the ideal place to meet a partner. Everyone is constantly asking themselves “Who am I?”,…
Critical Crossroads: UK-India Trade Deal Faces Backlash for Favouring Big Pharma at the Expense of Global Healthcare Access
It has been four years since the emergence of COVID-19 around the world, leading to a critical time of reflection of the challenges faced and the inequalities highlighted from this…
‘Hidden Figures’: The Iconic Women of Sussex’s Golden Age
When we think of ‘Sussex icons’, the name Edward Booth, William Blake or perhaps more recently, Tim Peake, may spring to mind. But what about Sophia Jex-Blake, Lee Miller or…
Ordinary to Extraordinary Lives of Brighton Queers
“It’s nice to be back in Brighton, it’s like being welcomed back with a nice warm blanket.” Like many others, Elspeth Mallowan had gathered at the Ledward Centre, in support…
Society Spotlight: Women’s Basketball
Basketball is regarded as a widely-popular sport across the world, and Sussex University is no exception to this. Resilience, unity and triumph are core skills required , and the Sussex…
Society Spotlight: Sussex Swallows
Considered one of the newer sporting societies here at Sussex, the Swallows are an all-inclusive, non-competitive cheerleading game-day squad. Composed of around forty women, the team spans across all levels…
Brighton’s Homelessness Crisis
The cost of living in the UK is a significant cause of homelessness. Still, many councils in the UK are going into debt or are run by councillors who allegedly…
Youthanasia: the Fatality of Symptoms Among the Young
Ageism is a form of a prejudice that has been prevalent in society longer than Madonna, which is apt, since the 65-year-old was recently mocked online for holding a beam…
The Agonising Wait: Unravelling the Longevity of Diagnosing Female Reproductive Health Conditions
Every month I dread my period. My mind becomes consumed with worry of what I will encounter. Will it be early or late or not come at all? Will I…
What is it Really Like to Be a Refugee in Rwanda?
On 15 November 2023, the UK supreme court deemed the UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as ‘unlawful’. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has also taken a…
The Awarding Gap: How Students of Colour are Falling Behind their White Peers
Though ethnicity awarding gaps have been a long-standing problem in UK universities, it seems that there is still no effective solution found to tackle this issue. For 16 years in…
An Interview with Campus Legend Sussex Confessions
Sussex confessions: We’ve all at some point read the confessions, and have been filled with shock, horror and amusement when hearing about the shocking antics that our fellow students (and…
Society Spotlight: Pole Society
As a sport, pole fitness is much like its participants – resilient, self-assured, and thick-skinned. The journey this activity has endured has aptly been filled with twists, turns, and bumps;…
UK’s Childcare Crisis: The Untold Story
The UK is in the midst of a childcare crisis. It has one of the most expensive systems in the world, with the average annual cost for a full-time two-year-old…
The Sleazy Underbelly of Wednesday Night Socials
Every Wednesday, Sussex students dress up, drink up, and head out to Walkabout, a bar they wouldn’t be seen dead in any other night of the week. It is the…
Getting to Know Brighton: International Students’ Journey of Discovery
Students from Hong Kong and Indonesia share their experiences of visiting a gay pub and attending life-changing classes in Brighton, through which they embark on a journey of self-growth outside…
The Mystique of Romantic Love
Words by Jada Phillips Love is an essential element of the human experience. Countless songs, poems, movies, books, plays and art have all featured it as its focus. It is…
Why are you whispering? Understanding ASMR
Words by Beth Brown I’m sure many of us, in the middle of the night, have fallen down a YouTube rabbit hole whilst procrastinating sleep. You may cycle through conspiracy…
Change of Plans: The Trials and Tribulations of Coming Out Again
Words by Charlotte O’Riordan (DISCLAIMER: this is written based on personal lived experience, and an experience lived with much privilege – this may be an experience shared by many but…
A Queer History of Wales
Words by Rhys Mather “Gobaith fo’n meister: rhoed amser i ni’n was” / “Hope is our master: time was given to us as a servant”. – Waldo Williams I was…