Late-Again campaign, again!
This edition, we follow-up with the ‘Late Again’ Campaign to see what they have achieved since last time we spoke… This edition I have followed-up with the ‘Late Again’ Campaign…
Number of reusable cups used on campus doubles
The number of hot drinks sold to people using their own mugs on campus has doubled, the University of Sussex has said. The University says this is due to “a…
Sussex Pride 2019
Sussex Pride celebrations were held on Wednesday 27 February. The event was part of the wider series of events for LGBTQ+ History Month 2019. People attending the Pride march met…
DxE protest the dairy industry across Brighton
The Brighton branch of the so-called ‘animal liberation’ non-violent protest group DxE have conducted a protest against the dairy industry by targeting stores in the North Laines. The Brighton DxE…
Bon voyage- Language Café’s new home
The Language Café is a social event that runs weekly throughout term time and allows students to learn a new language and improve their current language skills. The Café has…
Sussex tops Development Studies rankings for third year running
The University of Sussex has been named the number one University in the world for Development Studies for the third consecutive year. The results published by QS World University Rankings…
Women’s Rugby Varsity match cancelled
The Women’s Rugby match between the Sussex and Brighton teams has been cancelled amid safety concerns for players. The Varsity series between the University of Sussex and the University of…
Popular ‘Waste Café’ sells out in 45 minutes
The Sussex Food Waste Café have successfully held their first food sale in the Falmer Quad, selling out to about 100 students in only 45 minutes. Co-organiser , Café volunteer…
Sussex slash postgrad scholarships for first class students
The University of Sussex has cut its tiered postgraduate scholarship funding for continuing Sussex students in a move that has sparked outrage amongst students. The new Sussex Graduate Scholarship (2019)…
SU elections – voter turnout lowest in a decade
The results are in for this year’s Students’ Union election, which saw 40 candidates running to be elected representatives of the student body at Sussex. Of the total 19,025 students…
Sussex Living Wage Campaign launches
The Sussex Living Wage campaign has been created by students at the University of Sussex in order to gain better wages for workers across Brighton and Hove. They had their…
Local community benefits from Sussex University
The University of Sussex has joined 29 other universities by signing the Civic University Agreement. Universities have signed this agreement to do more for their local communities. The Civic University…
Young people across the UK taking ‘Fake Xanax’
Young people from schools and universities across the UK have been using a fake version of the drug Xanax. An article by the BBC last year found that “children as…
Sussex fail to rule out further Sackler funding
The University of Sussex has failed to specify whether it has received any further funds from the Sackler family since their £4 million donation to the University in 2010. The…
Sussex Go Green Week
The University of Sussex will be celebrating Go Green Week from Monday February 25 to Friday March 1. The week will see presentations and workshops delivered to explain more about…
Pupils protest over climate change in Brighton
School children and students took to the streets of Brighton to protest against the Government’s handling of climate change last Friday, February 15. The event, which is part of a…
Holocaust Memorial Day at Sussex
A Holocaust Memorial Day event was held by the Centre for German-Jewish Studies on February 6 2019. The ‘Torn From Home’ programme took place in the Jubilee Lecture Theatre at…
Celebrating LGBTQ+ month
LGBT History Month is up and running in the UK, and there are a whole host of LGBTQ+ events happening on campus and around Brighton. The first UK LGBT History…
Pharmacy course scrapped
Members of the University of Sussex Senate, a University decision-making body of academics, have claimed that the University Executive Group (UEG), a group of University higher management, demonstrated “A disregard…
Christmas Tree Ceremony to take place in Library Square
Those who come within proximity of Library Square will have noticed that Sussex University’s Christmas Tree has been erected. Workers laboured throughout the day on November 17 to install and…