Future of short courses threatened
Creative writing, archaeology, history and other short courses will no longer be available from July 2012 onwards at the Centre for Community Engagement (CCE) at the University of Sussex. The…
Horror maze plan for New Hero nightclub
Plans have been announced to convert New Hero, the Brighton nightclub at the bottom of Dyke Road, into a horror maze. The move follows a wider interest in the scary…
Canoe Club takes to Somerset
The final trip of the University of Sussex Canoe Club (USCC) took place on the river Barle in Somerset on the 25th to the 27th November. This is despite a…
University Apparel: Charity Fashion
When I first discovered the wonder of charity shops, admittedly I kept it to myself. My friends saw them as shops full of ‘dead people’ where the clothes smell of…
Students decide not to decide
The Students’ Decide Meeting (formerly Annual General Meeting – AGM) was adjourned last week as not enough students turned up to pass any motions. Students and union members congregated last…
Accounts office comes under fire
Twenty students had their access to student services and teaching facilities withdrawn on 28 November having not paid an adequate portion of their fees, despite the university issuing warnings regarding…
Sussex against Lord Blair
Lord Blair was met with vocal protests at the University of Sussex last Wednesday 23 November. The talk, an instalment from the Sussex Criminal Justice Series of law lectures, addressed…
Sussex researcher questions handling of Carbon markets
Researchers from the University of Sussex and the University of East Anglia have called for a reconfiguration of carbon markets. The carbon market is an approach adopted by the government…
Higher education students tempted into prostitution
A local escort agency owner has claimed that students from the city’s universities are turning to prostitution to pay off debts. Concerns have been raised that female students are being…
Business column: Brighton and beyond
Brighton’s independent raders under threat due to new supermarket openings Despite resistance from various local residency groups, Brighton continues to attract the attention of large supermarkets looking to expand further.…
Five minute film challenge on campus with Moviefest
Campus Moviefest took place on the campus of the University of Sussex between Friday 18 and Thursday 24 November. Campus Moviefest (CMF) is the world’s largest student film festival and…
The Stone Age recipe
We humans are trapped in bodies dating from the Stone Age. Living in a modern world, diseases linked to our civilization depict a major threat for the public health of…
Brighton’s bike train takes to road with new ventures
The Brighton Bike Train is expanding its services to include group bike rides to big events, including football matches at the new Amex Stadium in Falmer. The plans follow a…
Sussex ranked 42nd in annual alcohol survey
The University of Sussex is in 42nd place on the Student Drinking Survey 2011. The release of the Student Drinking survey 2011, compiled by Student Beans.com places 60 universities nationwide.…
Locals asked to participate in a ₤6m project
People who live along Lewes Road in Brighton have been invited to road shows to discuss proposals to improve the area. The improvements should result in the reduction of carbon…
Gilmour out after four months
Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, is now at his home in West Sussex after his release from prison. He served four months of a 16-month sentence.…
Higher education is not a 'money-making commodity'
The University of Sussex’s Vice-Chancellor, Michael Farthing, has been appointed the new chairman of the 1994 Group. The group is a collective of leading research universities which promotes high standards…
Imprisoned student gains Sussex support
Concerned University of Sussex students have called an emergency meeting to talk about how they can support a second year Politics student who was imprisoned two weeks ago. Zenon Mitchell…
URF wins award
University Radio Falmer (URF) won a prestigious student radio award at a star-studded ceremony at London’s IndigO2 on Wednesday 9 November. The student station won the Gold Award in the…
95 percent student satisfaction for Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) was rated highly in the National Student Survey (NSS) this year. The Survey found it had the highest level of student satisfaction of any…