Update: the first three Sussex strike days
The University of Sussex is one of 61 universities across the UK to begin 14 days of striking which started…
UCU calls 14 days of teaching strikes
Members of the UCU (University and College Union) have voted for industrial action in their dispute over potential changes to…
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…
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…
LIVE: General Election 2017
The Badger is live blogging the General Election. Our base is in East Slope Bar, from where we shall be…
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…
Westminster attacker was Sussex graduate
The attacker in last week’s terrorist attack in Westminster was a Sussex student twenty years ago, Vice-Chancellor Adam Tickell has…
NSS yes: Engineering students brush off boycott
Engineering students have chosen not to boycott the National Student Survey (NSS), a University spokesperson confirmed. The spokesperson said: “students…
Courgette crisis: vegetable shortage hits Brighton
Reports of courgette, iceberg lettuce and broccoli shortages have been hitting the news over the last few weeks. Pictures of…
Commuters to take DfT to court over trains
Rail commuters have launched a legal challenge against the Department of Transport (DfT) for their failure to deal with the…
Thousands protest Trump in Brighton
Over 2000 students and residents gathered in central Brighton to protest President Trump’s immigration policy which spilled out into an unplanned…
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.…
Badger Live: 2016 US Election
The Badger is going to be running a live blog covering the US presidential election, live from East Slope Bar.…