Death of socialism is the talking point at Sussex
Around 150 people attended the Politics Society debate ‘Is Socialism Dead?’ in Fulton on Tuesday 24 April. The event was chaired by Sussex Politics Professor Tim Bale, with guest speakers…
Complete University Guide ranks Sussex in 21st place
The University of Sussex has dropped to 21st place in the Independent newspaper’s Complete University Guide for 2012-2013, but has retained its place as the third best university in the…
March for England will not ‘surrender to student scum’
The March for England (MfE), an annual event with strong ties to the far-right English Defence League, took place on Sunday in Brighton. The march, campaigning for a national bank…
Award on the cards for Library staff
Library staff at the University of Sussex has been placed on the shortlist for an esteemed higher education reward. Announced Tuesday 24 April, the Library staff has been nominated for…
Sussex Writing Exhibition
Writing will be honoured at Sussex University throughout the month of May. The library will house the Sussex Writing exhibition to celebrate the writing of former and current Sussex students…
Government to fund 7000 gap year placements abroad
A new government scheme is offering to pay for up to 7000 people to volunteer on gap years abroad each year. 18-25 year olds may apply for the programme begins…
Cheer up, we won
The Brighton and Sussex Waves cheerleading squad have recently brought home the United Kindgom National Championship title for a second year in a row. Despite the fact that cheerleading is…
Titanic TV series
15 April marked the 100th anniversary of the most tragic maritime disaster in history. A century on and we are still fascinated by the sinking of the world’s largest ship,…
‘Worse than useless’ to warn against panic
If you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to calm a crowd, it may be counter-productive to say “don’t panic”, a Sussex researcher has suggested. Dr John…
Decoding bee communication
A University of Sussex researcher has spent three years intricately recording and decoding communications between honey bees. Dr Margaret Couvillon has been ‘eavesdropping’ on bees to discover the “waggle runs”…
Sussex mourns deaths of three physics professors
Over the Easter break three physics professors from the University of Sussex died from separate causes, leaving a substantial gap in the department. Professor Wolfgang Lange Professor Wolfgang Lange, aged…
Nine nominations for UniTV station
The University of Sussex Student Television network, UniTV, is nominated for nine National Student Television Association (NaSTA) awards this year. The nominations include Best Broadcaster, Best Title Sequence, Best Video-to-Music,…
Four Sussex students diagnosed with TB
Students and staff returning to the University of Sussex after the Easter vacation have been reassured that there is no cause for concern, following the discovery of tuberculosis (TB) on…
State of Mind: a Consciousness Expo
Interested in the mystery of consciousness? Well, the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at Sussex will be running an exciting ‘Expo’ exploring the new science of consciousness on Saturday the…
It's Make Your Mind Up Time: how much of our world is a figment of our imagination?
“It’s make your mind up time” was one of the main events in the recent Brighton Science Festival. In a tour de force of consciousness, the day saw a series…
The inside scoop on Journalism MA
The University of Sussex’s MA in Multimedia Journalism has been met with mixed reviews by students despite it achieving national acclaim last month. The course, which is taught by industry…
‘Fat tax’ proposed to target obesity epidemic
A ‘fat tax’ has been proposed by Mike Rayner, director of the health promotion research group at the University of Oxford, in response to the obesity epidemic affecting the country.…
Looks like a man, walks like a man, thinks like a… robot
Professor Owen Holland of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science is leading a project to develop a robot whose body will function in a way internally and externally identical to…
Sussex students work with local schools to boost computer skills
Students at the University of Sussex have been helping the next generation by teaching them useful computer programming skills, using computer games as inspiration. The students worked with local secondary…
Dr. Anil Seth: consciousness expert
Consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries we could ever face. Answering the question of what it means to be human seems almost beyond our reach, but, with the advent…