Laugh yourself out of the blues
Dear Badger, Depression has been a good, abusive friend of mine for the last four years. As with any friend, proximity was the greatest predictor of a sustained relationship. An…
NUS given £380,000 for voter registration drive
The National Union of Students (NUS) have received £380,000 of government funding to encourage students to register to vote. The investment is part of a £10m project by the government…
Sussex second booziest university in the UK
Student Beans have recently revealed a ‘University Drinking League Table’ for 2015 that has seen the University of Sussex come in a close second with students apparently consuming an average…
Fossil fuel petition handed to University
Over 50 students braved treacherous conditions to protest against the University of Sussex’s investment in fossil fuels. The event, organised by the ‘Fossil Free Sussex’ campaign, coincided with protests across…
Sussex Vice Chancellor Michael Farthing lambasts Labour’s tuition fee reduction pledge
Sussex Vice Chancellor Professor Michael Farthing has spoken out against Labour’s pledge to cut tuition fees by a third. Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to lay out the detail…
Students’ Union reverse UKIP decision after online poll
UKIP will be invited to a debate jointly organised by the Students’ Union and Politics Society after 70% of students polled supported a move to invite all candidates. Originally, the…
Staff satisfaction with management below universities UK benchmark
ORC International statistics has shown University of Sussex staff satisfaction to be below the “norms of the Universities (UK) benchmark” in over half of the issues surveyed, The Badger has…
Exam cheating halves while plagiarism rises
The number of cases of cheating in exams at the University of Sussex last year is more than half the figure it was the previous academic year. In a Freedom…
Northfield students freeze in "sub-par accommodation"
Enraged Northfield students are demanding compensation for time they spent without hot water and heating, with an online petition attracting over 100 signatures. The petition, set up by a Northfield…
Politics Society criticise Union for leaving out UKIP
The Politics Society has issued a statement condemning the Students’ Union Council vote which has resulted in the Brighton Pavilion UKIP candidate not being invited to attend an event on…
University to increase counselling sessions to cope with demand
More students at the University of Sussex are seeking counselling help for mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety than academic issues. According to the University, the number of one-on-one…
Liberal Democrat candidate Christopher Bowers sparks fees debate
As general election 2015 approaches, heated debate was sparked regarding Liberal Democrats’ failure to deliver their promise of abolishing tuition fees in 2010. Christopher Bowers, the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary…
Sussex students some of Britain’s most "influential" voters
The Guardian newspaper has declared that the University of Sussex could be home to some of the most influential student voters at the 2015 election. The University of Sussex was…
UKIP debate: Students' Union to hold non-binding poll
The Students’ Union will be holding an online poll on whether smaller parties should be invited to the planned Question Time style debate to be held ahead of the 2015…
Freebies for Farthing – Vice Chancellor Michael Farthing treated to opera tickets, presidential dinner by external companies
University senior management figures were treated last year to opera tickets, presidential dinners and hospitality at the O2 arena by external companies, only months after staff were denied a real…
University confronted over international fees
Delegations of students have been in meetings with the University of Sussex Head of Finance, Allen Spencer, to discuss the hike in international student tuition fees before the term. At…
Students' Union start Community Communications volunteer scheme
The Students’ Union has launched its Community Communications scheme. Student volunteers will help young people in Brighton create media that represent “the issues that matter to them”. In a post…
Leave right now
Dear Badger, “I’m gonna have to ask you to leave right now…” Just before Christmas, a delegation of Student Union officers, PGA representative and international students convened in Allan Spencer’s…
English students timetabled in wrong place for exam
A block of examinations in the January assessment period was delayed by half an hour after English students were timetabled in the wrong location. An unseen examination held on 8…
University defends 'Sussex Direct' outages on results day
The University of Sussex has defended the outages of its Sussex Direct site on results day, saying: “extra resources were put in place to deal with the expected demand”. Some…