Brighton Council to Ban Fast Food Ads in Fight Against Obesity
As a response to the UK’s fight against obesity, Brighton & Hove City Council has decided to limit the publicity for high fat, sugar, and salt foods (HFSS). This has…
Holding Power to Account: Interview with MP Lloyd Russel-Moyle
As members of parliament go, Labour’s Lloyd Russel-Moyle is a rather interesting case. Elected to represent Brighton’s Kemptown constituency in 2017, the 37-year-old has made his name in a number…
First UK Uni Contactless Shop Under Construction in Student Centre
The Atrium Market, a store without checkouts, is due to open in the Student Centre in March, making it the first contactless shop in a UK university. Instead of paying…
New Law Regulates Free Speech on Campus
Do you feel you have complete freedom of speech on campus? The government’s Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act is set to be established on university campuses across the UK…
Rats on Campus?
Recent allegations circulating among students at the University of Sussex suggest a rat problem across campus, particularly in the on-campus accommodation Lewes Court. The Badger interviewed a group of students…
Costa Arrives in the Library
Starting from 3 January, the Library Café is serving drinks provided by Costa Coffee. Alongside the new coffee brand, library visitors can now treat themselves to sweets from Planet Doughnut.…
Sussex Boasts Sustainability Achievements in Latest Report
The University of Sussex published its fourth Annual Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals Report on 10 November. The report highlights this year’s work by the University and its students according…
Clampdown on “Rip-Off” Degrees
In July, the Department for Education announced plans to cap universities accepting students for “rip-off” degrees, as identified by excessive drop-out rates and low employment records post-graduation. At the University…
West Slope Construction Continues to Impact Student Life
The University of Sussex has been continuing building work for the new West Slope accommodation, which will be available to students in 2024. Once completed, the project aims to provide…
Student Rental Crisis Worsens
A recent Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) report published alongside Unipol found that student accommodation rent has increased by 14.6% over the last two academic years, leaving thousands of students…
Marking Boycott Called Off
The University and College Union (UCU) took industrial action across the country during the 2022/2023 academic year to improve pay and working conditions for members in higher education. Alongside regular…
Universities Not a Place of Liberation?
Universities are not a place for liberation for both students and staff, according to staff panelists at the University of Sussex Students’ Union’s Liberation Round Table, held on 19 October.…
Transport Shortages Continue
Since the beginning of the academic year, rail strikes and bus shortages have caused major disruptions for Sussex students. Both real-time bus updates and fixed timetables have been found inaccurate,…
Students Voice Support for Palestine
Amid the weekly rally held on Mondays in Library Square, Zeena (who requested her surname be omitted), a third-year Palestinian student at Sussex, stepped away from the demonstration to take…
Dangerous RAAC Concrete on Campus Causes Closures
In September, Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was discovered in the ceiling of Mandela Hall in Falmer House. Days before the academic year was due to begin, the room was…
Doing February Sober: What I Learnt
Words by Jago Bayley, Staff Writer Yes, it is the shortest month of the year, and yes, I did skip dry January – largely because getting drunk with my housemates…
Success Takes A Community
Words by Simon Edwards, alumni writer University life is a complex blend of communal growth and self-discovery and rigorous academic study and work that often leaves us isolated at our…
Let’s stop ignoring the I in LGBTQIA+
Words by Olly DeHerrera, Print Production Editor Intersexuality is the condition in which an individual possesses biological characteristics which are neither typically, or wholly, male or female. Said characteristics can…
Hundreds of Thousands of Workers to Strike on National Right to Strike Day
Words by Ali Abdi 100,000 civil service workers are to strike on 1 February in an escalating dispute over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy conditions, the Public and Commercial Service…
Thousands Arrested After Jair Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Key Government Offices in Brasilia
Words by Ritika Srivatsan, News Editor On the 8th of January, thousands of protestors stormed key government offices in Brazil. The National Congress, Supreme Court, and the presidential palace were…