Sussex joins TEF despite opposition
The University of Sussex voted to join the Teaching Excellence Framework on the 25th November, despite serious concerns from students, staff and academics. The TEF, which is opposed by the…
Sussex students vote against renaming President role
Sussex students voted against renaming the title of President in a referendum on the issue this week. 65% of the 866 students that took part in the poll voted to…
Sussex in talks with Brighton & Hove buses about overcrowding
Luke Richards and Juneyna Kabir Sussex University management have spoken to Brighton and Hove Bus Company in an attempt to tackle overcrowding at peak student times. The transport company has…
Students and staff unite at education demonstration
Thousands of students and staff took to the streets of London to protest at the state of the higher education. In the biggest education demonstration since 2010. Up to 15,000…
New ageement reached for Associate Tutors
New terms have been negotiated for Associate Tutors between Sussex University and the University College Union. The new conditions will see the removal of insecure employment contracts, with zero-hour contracts…
Security disrupt vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance
A vigil on Transgender Day of Remembrance, held to commemorate trans people who have died in the last year, was disrupted by campus security. Students at the vigil, held on…
Sussex plummets in Green League
Glenn Houlihan and Tom Robinson The University of Sussex has plummeted 38 places in the People and Planet’s Green League to 81st. The University of Brighton came in second place,…
Pocket money: Government loan failing students
Students are turning to alternative avenues of credit to fund their studies, new research has found, with 70 per cent of students reporting that their maintenance loan is not adequate.…
Students Union criticised for “Save our Education” Demo
Sussex Students’ Union has drawn criticism from students and it’s own officers for poor “organisation and a lack of communication” in supporting the ‘Save our Education’ Demo which was held…
Brighton University confirms Hastings campus closure
The Director of the University of Brighton Hastings campus, Paul Frost, confirmed last week that the campus would be closed down. Frost told representatives from the student and faculty campaign…
Student’s Union Campaigns for better-lit campus
Sussex students have expressed outrage at the number of broken lights on the university’s campus. In a walk around the university and at a sit-in protest by Falmer House, the…
Registrar John Duffy resigns
University Registrar John Duffy has resigned and will leave in December. Mr Duffy will be moving to London Met University as Chief Operating Officer. Duffy said: “I am delighted to…
IT problems: university extends deadlines, again.
Due to technical issues with the university computer systems, the university has extended deadlines for all taught postgraduates and undergraduates. This is the second time this has happened in about…
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…