Strikes on Southern planned over festive period
Andrew Stuart Students are set for fresh delays and cancellations to train services as Southern Rail workers announce further strike action to hit the holiday period. The RMT union will…
‘Chalk attack’ shows solidarity with refugees
Junenya Kabir The concrete slabs of Library Square were transformed into a blank canvas for the animated expressions of support for refugees in Calais. The Amnesty International Society and Brighton…
“Spence would be turning in his grave” Council approve four storey campus car park
Councillors of the Brighton and Hove Council Planning Committee voted in favour of new plans for a four-storey car park to be built on campus at Hove Town Hall last…
President Trump: East Slope on Election Night
Sussex students reacted with horror to a Donald Trump victory in the US Presidential Election at a full to capacity East Slope Bar on Tuesday night. The Badger team was…
USSU plans third referendum on renaming President role
Sussex’s Students’ Union will hold another referendum on renaming the role of President for the third year running. Students will be asked in the penultimate week of term whether the…
Staff shortages “decimate” mental health services
Students have been told the Student Support Unit (SSU) has stopped offering appointments with mental health advisors, due to staff shortages. With one staff member describing the provision of mental…
Students say ‘arms manufacturers off campus’
Students occupied the General Dynamics and Thales stalls, the fifth and tenth largest arms manufacturers respectively, at the University careers fair on Wednesday. In an open letter, which has attracted…
Sussex plans new Life Sciences Building
The University of Sussex has submitted a planning application for a new Life Sciences building that is expected to create around 600 new jobs across Brighton and Hove. Designed by…
Commuters announce details of case against DfT
The Association of British Commuters has accused the Department of Transport (DfT) of an “unlawful lack of transparency” in preparation for its court case against them. In a letter to…
Systems Down: IT Services Face Mid-Term Mayhem
The university was forced to issue an apology after servers repeatedly crashed over the weekend, rendering Sussex Direct, Study Direct and the University Webmail inaccessible. The technical problems continued into…
Sussex forced to comply with Prevent
The University of Sussex has been forced to change its freedom of speech policy to comply with the Government’s Prevent agenda. Adam Tickell, the university’s Vice-Chancellor, revealed that Sussex is…
Alison Smith speaks out on domestic abuse scandal: “Students will feel safe”
Freya Marshall Payne and Daniel Green The Independent revealed in August that Lee Salter, a senior lecturer in the Media department at the University of Sussex, had been convicted of…
Housing headache: over 300 students lose out on accommodation
The University of Sussex has placed 180 students in hotel accommodation. Coming at a time of increasing student numbers following the admissions cap being lifted in 2015, this has affected…