Petition aims to secure ‘real’ graduation ceremony at Brighton University
Words by Joshua Talbot A petition to secure a ‘real’ graduation ceremony for the University of Brighton’s class of 2020 has reached over 2500 signatures, after they were told that…
United Nations warns of “humanitarian crisis” in Ethiopia
Words by Ewan Vellinga The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that a “full-scale humanitarian crisis” is developing in Tigray in Ethiopia as thousands of people have been displaced…
Under the Sheets launch survey to expose sexual violence at Sussex
Words by Ellie Doughty Under the Sheets, a student-led campaign group at Sussex, has recently launched a survey investigating experiences of sexual violence at Sussex university. The survey is in…
Corbyn readmitted to the Labour party
Words by Ettie Langridge On Tuesday 17 November it was announced Jeremy Corbyn would be readmitted into the Labour party following a ruling by the NEC panel. The divisive decision…
Hope for Covid-19 vaccine to be available mid-2021
Words by Grace Raines COVID-19 trial vaccines have produced promising efficiency rates of 90% and above this month, though mass vaccination is not expected until mid-2021, with society’s most vulnerable…
New Tier system to be introduced after lockdown
Words by Oliver Mizzi A new tier system is to be introduced in England from 2 December – the end of the month-long national lockdown. The system, which is a…
Presidential transition begins despite Trump’s refusal to concede
Words by Aiala Suso Donald Trump has directed his team to coordinate a formal transition with president-elect Joe Biden, three weeks after the US election on 3 November. However, Trump…
Manchester University faces student protests
Words by Luke Thomson A group of nine students at the University of Manchester have finished their occupation of the recently decommissioned Owens Park Tower building. They were there since…
Sussex reveals plans to get students home for Christmas
Words by Stevie Elkington The University of Sussex is participating in the Government’s mass asymptomatic testing programme and they will offer tests from November 30 until December 11. Sussex will…
Read now: The Badger’s sixth edition!
Pick up The Badger’s last edition of the term! Christmas is coming but the big stories are still rolling in- have a flick through for all of the student-centric need-to-know…
Read now: The Badger’s Fifth Edition
Lockdown is well underway and the news keeps rolling in so pick up a copy of The Badger for your bi-weekly update on all things Sussex student and beyond.
Students Launch Sussex Renters’ Union
Words By Meg De Meo On Friday 16 October over 50 students attended a rally co-hosted by the Sussex Renters Union, Sussex Student Union and the First Generation Scholars Society.…
Vietnam and Cambodia battle their ‘deadliest floods’ in decades
Words by Phoebe Adlard 5 million people have been affected by ‘record high’ floods in central Vietnam and Cambodia, whilst concurrently battling theCovid-19 pandemic. Over a 100 reported deaths and…
Quebec Premier Criticises University of Ottawa For Suspending Professor Who Used Racial Slur
Words by Ewan Vellinga Premier François Legault has criticised the University of Ottawa following their decision to suspend a professor after she used the N-word in class, saying that it…
#ENDSARS: How a movement to end police brutality in Nigeria has taken over social media.
Words by Daisy Holbrook Over the past weeks, social media sites have been inundated with posts calling for the end of ‘SARS’, with #ENDSARS receiving thousands of tweets daily. Details…
Public outrage as MPs block plan to extend Free School meals over school holidays
Words by Summer Kelly On 23 October MPs rejected a Labour motion to extend free school meals into the school holidays. The defeat was 322 votes to 261 as the…
Jeremy Corbyn suspended from Labour after report finds the Party ‘acted unlawfully’ over anti-Semitism.
Labour suspends former leader for comments made after the release of critical EHRC report on anti-Semitism within the party.
COVID-19: PM announces month-long nationwide lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a nationwide lockdown commencing Thursday 5 November.
A Step Closer to Living on the Moon
NASA announces discovery of water on the surface of the Moon.
Grenfell Tower notebooks “binned”; police now investigating
Words by Grace Curtis On 19 October, a former project manager on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment admitted that she had “binned” several notebooks that potentially contained important information relating to…