The starkest warning yet; takeaways from IPCC’s latest climate report
Words By Jasmine Crowhurst The UN’s climate science body published a major report on August 6th, detailing the physical changes happening to our planet and the changes projected to occur…
Report finds increasing Student Loan based interest rates would save Government billions
Words by Robyn Cowie A recent report created by the architect of the current system of student finance, Nick Hillman, has found that the current loan repayment scheme for students…
Tax Rise for 25 million to cover social care reform
Words By Jasmine Crowhurst The British Government is planning a tax hike for around 25 million people to help fund adult social care and the NHS in the UK. Prime…
Campus learning returns for Sussex students
Words By Jasmine Crowhurst Whilst some universities are continuing with online or blended learning, University of Sussex students should expect a full return to in person learning, as the academic…
Team GB’s ongoing Paralympic success
Words By Maisie Levitt As the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games drew to a close on September 5th, Team GB has continued their Rio and London successes; coming second in the…
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN KABUL?
Words By Prerana Sengupta On August 15 Taliban fighters took control of the Afghanistan capital Kabul, after sweeping to power across much of the country in a week-long offensive. The…
What’s On: Freshers Week!
Words By Rebecca Chitolie Freshers’ week 2021 has finally arrived and it’s jam packed with a variety of events to meet other Sussex students! The main programme for Fresher’s week…
Caterpillar causes chaos for British supermarkets
Marks & Spencer has lodged an intellectual property claim against Aldi over its Cuthbert the caterpillar cake. M&S have made the claim that Cuthbert is too similar to their own…
Boomtown cancelled again: Lack of government COVID insurance to blame
The Hampshire hosted festival Boomtown, self-coined a ‘living theatre’, has been cancelled for the second year in a row. Initially scheduled for 11th-15th August 2021 the festival announced on Monday…
Chad’s President Idriss Déby dies from combat wounds
Chad’s President Idriss Déby died from combat wounds on 20 April, the country’s military has confirmed. The 68-year-old died while visiting troops in northern Chad, where the army is fighting…
Russia announces withdrawal of forces from Ukrainian border
After a month-long military build-up Russia has announced it will begin to withdraw its forces from the Ukrainian border. The build-up, which Russia has claimed is part of military inspections…
Czech Republic blames Russia for explosion at arm’s depot
Czech authorities have announced that two Russian nationals are linked to an arms depot explosion that occurred in 2014. The explosion resulted in the deaths of two people. The two,…
Bomb found in Northern Irish police vehicle
Earlier this month, Northern Ireland saw 12 days of sporadic violence, with crowds of predominantly young people rioting in towns and cities almost nightly since the end of March. Armed…
The US heads nations in pledging new climate goals
In a virtual summit held on 22 April, Joe Biden has pledged to cut US carbon emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by the year 2050. This doubles the amount…
Derek Chauvin found guilty for murder of George Floyd
On 21 April, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering civilian George Floyd on 25 May 2020 during his arrest for allegedly using a fake 20$ bill.…
Second Covid wave in India sees dramatic rise in cases and deaths amidst new variant
A second Covid-19 wave in India reached new heights last week as the country struggled to cope with the combined effects of a more contagious variant, medical supply shortages and…
Sussex ranked in top 50 for global sustainability
The university of Sussex has ranked 41st in the Times Higher Education World Impact Rankings 2021 and ninth highest out of UK universities. A total of 1,115 institutions were ranked.…
Postponed Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Elections
Elections for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) will take place on Thursday 6 May, in 12 days time, a year after they were postponed due to coronavirus. Police…
Read now: The Badger’s 12th Edition
Pick up a copy of The Badger's final edition of the academic year. From emotional goodbyes to a chat with the leader of the Liberal Democrats, this edition, as always,…
Candidates release manifestos ahead of Students’ Union Elections
Manifestos have been released by those running for Officer positions in the Students' Union elections, next week.