“Indefinite rent strike” announced for Kings Road accommodation
University of Sussex students have declared an “indefinite rent strike”, in protest at rent prices for what they call “dilapidated…
Exclusive: first look at the new East Slope
The Badger has had an exclusive first look at the East Slope show flat on campus, with the finished accommodation…
Michael Farthing paid ‘golden goodbye’ of £230,000
Previous Vice-Chancellor of Sussex University, Michael Farthing, was paid a £230,000 sum ‘in lieu of notice’ upon stepping down from…
New student parent forum at Sussex
A new student parent forum is being set up at Sussex. Marian Barrios, a second-year PhD Migration Studies student, is…
Library to allow hot drinks in the new year
The library confirmed in a meeting that it will allow students to bring hot drinks inside from the new year.…
USSU Referenda: Landslide wins for transport and Co-op lobbying
The 2017 Students’ Union (SU) Autumn Term referenda results are out, and with a total of 3,042 votes cast accross…
Jo Johnson opens Future Tech Lab
Jo Johnson, Minister for Universities and Science and brother of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, was on campus today to open…
Liberate the Debate hosts several successful events.
New society ‘Liberate the Debate’ held two successful events last week following the controversy surrounding a previous talk in which…
HackSussex hosts 24 hour ‘hackathon’.
‘HackSussex’ hosted a free, 24 hour, non-stop, ‘hackathon’ in the Chichester 1 labs on 11-12 November. Three computer science students,…
‘Safety Bus’ comes to campus to raise awareness of blind spots.
Brighton and Hove Council representatives, the fire service, police and B&H buses were on campus to raise awareness of blind…
Tory MP denounced after Brexit demand to universities
Vice-Chancellor Adam Tickell has refused Tory MP Chris Heaton-Harris’ request for a list of names of the academic staff who…
Sussex in second place for ‘UK’s Most Beautiful Universities’ awards
The University of Sussex is currently second place on Holiday Lettings’ ‘UK’s Most Beautiful Universities’ awards! Only Royal Holloway tops…
Lord Adonis: Sussex ‘especially bad’ amongst ‘rip off’ universities
Lord Andrew Adonis, one of the architects behind Labour’s increase of tuition fees, has suggested via Twitter that Sussex’s Vice-Chancellor…
No Varsity events for 2018
Varsity sports events will not go ahead in 2018, following violence that broke out this past year. The news comes…
Rent cuts for three accommodation buildings
Rent prices are to be cut for three on-campus accommodation buildings, the University has announced. Lewes Court (Phase 1 flats),…
Head of School of Life Sciences steps down
Award-winning Professor Laurence Pearl is stepping down as Head of School of Life Sciences after more than 8 years at…
Sussex shows solidarity with Manchester following terror attack
More than 30 people attended a candle-lit vigil on campus this afternoon to pay their respects to the victims of…
Students scorn School of Life Science
Several disgruntled students have spoken out at their disappointment with the Life Science department with damning comments on how it…
University mental health services under mounting pressure
Student services are found to have waiting lists that are too long and are unable to meet growing demand for…
NSS: Students’ Union proclaims boycott a success
Sussex Students’ Union hailed the NSS Boycott a success. In an email to students on 17 March, the SU proclaimed:…