Guardian Award for Sussex graduate?
Jessica Osbourne Lax A short film by Joe Lord-Jones, a recent Sussex University graduate, has been shortlisted for the Student Broadcast Journalist of the Year, for the Guardian Student Media…
Misconduct cases almost all international
International students have seen a disproportionate number of academic misconduct cases being brought against them in the previous academic year. 67 students facing academic misconduct panels approached the University of…
One rule for domestic students, another for international
A U-turn on a U-turn: drop-out fees for international students higher Controversy has arisen surrounding revelations that the University of Sussex has U-turned for the second time on its withdrawal…
University screws over international students
International undergraduate students’ woes were increased further before the start of this academic year after they were notified by the University of Sussex that their tuition fees were set to…
HOC OF THE WEEK – The Princess and the Frog
Amy Bracewell We can exclusively confirm rumours of a certain young woman getting the fright of her life from a surprise guest. Frogs should not be inside the house let…
Creatures of the Night – Machete Madness
Laurie Gerhardt Seeing a man wielding a machete on the seafront of Brighton is not what you’d normally expect from a night out. Strolling there late at night with my…
Moan Zone – Train on my parade
Lucy Hartland The novelty and excitement of travelling back home to see my family this weekend was, unfortunately, to be short-lived by my return journey to Brighton. On the train,…
Academic Armchair – Dr Richard Follett, American Studies
Sophie Pedder As I mentioned in my last article, it was a Tuesday and it was raining Nothing has changed; it’s two weeks later and it’s still raining. Same weather,…
Track The Campaign – Democracy & The Three Ds
This week heralds a development in the campaign ‘Democracy 2015’ which sees the seat for Corby being contested in a by-election this coming November. The seat, previously occupied by MP…
Democracy is at the heart of everything we do
Kelly McBride Elections have taken place here since the year the University was founded. Back in 1961, when 52 students came to Sussex, the first ever President of the Students’…
University record scheme hopes to quell degree classification obsession
Jonny Barton Achievements could be listed as well as grades on university transcripts from next year as a new higher education strategy modernises the current degree classification system. The Higher…
Track the Campaign – Police and Crime Elections
Words Bree Allegretti This November we will see reform in Police Authority up and down the country. Plans for a new and elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) are being…
Student card also now valid at all Union bars and shops
Words Nicole Estwick The Students’ Union has this week announced that student cards will now be considered acceptable forms of identification (ID) in Union hops and bars on campus. Co-op,…
Sussex students ‘satisfied’ (we hear)
Words Jack Williams The National Student Survey (NSS), released last week, has placed Sussex in the top 20 for student satisfaction. This was the University of Sussex’s third consecutive year…
University policy u-turn
Words Tom Foster The Students’ Union has prevented Sussex University from implementing a policy, which would have resulted in those dropping out of university paying a higher fee than the…
Ban on Israeli Goods
Dear Badger, Ever since starting here at Sussex I couldn’t help but notice the absence of certain products like Coca-Cola and Pineapples in our union shops and the campus co-op.…
Registrar: no student consultation
Controversy has arisen surrounding plans to outsource a number of services at the University of Sussex, after it was revealed the Registrar, John Duffy, admitted that no students were consulted…
BNOC (big name on campus) – Kit Bradshaw
Amy Bracewell One person can, it seems, be in two places at once. Our very own Communications Officer, Kit Bradshaw appears to have attended all Freshers week events and can…
Academic Armchair – Dr Justin Rosenberg
There’s an almost tangibly electric atmosphere that floods the corridors of Arts building C. Dr Justin Rosenberg, professor and head of International Relations at the University of Sussex, has agreed…
Moan Zone – iHad enough
Lucy Hartland The iPad is the latest and seemingly unnecessary fad to be sweeping campus. Firstly, I don’t understand why people insist on using them to take lecture notes. It…