Top tier degree achievement rises at Sussex in line with national trend
Over the last decade, the number of students across the UK who have been awarded a first or a 2:1 in their degree has doubled. One in six students (53,215…
Living beside your oppressor – inside East Jerusalem
On a seemingly desolate road in East Jerusalem, in the area of Sheikh Jarrah, dozens of Palestinian families live their lives under continuous surveillance and harassment. Located next to the…
Is “Sherlock’s” Irene Adler a misogynist figure?
‘Scandal in Belgravia’ the opening episode of the second series of “Sherlock”, attracted 9 million viewers with the most interesting character in the episode being Irene Adler, a gay dominatrix…
Should we leave the European Union?
With a recent Commons rebellion on the EU membership referendum, this week we publish a correspondence of three writers on the highly contentious issue Kit Bradshaw versus Matthew Boughton and…
The farce of the Republican primaries
Every four years an event occurs that costs hideous sums of money, lasts much longer it should, and invades the news with touch-screen diagrams and multiple correspondents. The performances are…
Is Lady Gaga a positive influence?
Lady Gaga is a controversial figure, not least for wearing dresses made of meat. But is she a good role model and innovator or a leader of sheep? Two writers…
Vegan Fashion
This year, the celebs are unzipping their python skin boots and Lady Gaga is hanging up her favourite meat dress, in favour of a guilt-free, vegan approach to fashion. Natalie…
On the small screen: The Slap
Whatever side of the fence you think you fall on regarding child discipline, ‘The Slap’ asks one thing of you: think again. Based on the 2008 novel by Christos Tsiolkas,…
On the small screen: Absolutely Fabulous
Not many can claim to be just as debauched and hysterical as they were almost twenty years ago, but if the brand new episodes of ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ are anything to…
On the small screen: Great Expectations
Any adaptation of a great loved book, for television or otherwise, will stir some to identify any and all discrepancies between the text and the adaptation itself. In truth, this…
VC Farthing refuses higher pay despite national average
Although the average pay for top staff at UK universities has risen, University of Sussex vice-chancellor, Professor Michael Farthing, has taken the decision to keep his pay the same. His…
Machiavellian mindset
It has been proposed that what makes us, as humans, so unique is the complexity of our social world. This is our big evolutionary breakthrough. This doesn’t mean we evolved…
Alcohol as biggest threat to students, says Guardian blog
According to a recent Guardian article, the high level of drinking is the greatest concern facing students at the moment. The blogger, Simon Murphy, asserted his belief that alcohol is…
Teams compete to make Formula Car
Teams from universities across the world have once again entered a competition to design and build a single-seat race car. The car that wins the Formula Student competition will compete…
Culture and Heritage debated in London
Britain’s culture and heritage was discussed by distinguished arts figures and Sussex academics last Thursday in London. The debate, ‘Preserving our material and cultural legacy’, took place on 19 January…
Student rejects Oxford University
After being interviewed by Magdalen College, one of Oxford’s most prestigious colleges, 19-year-old Elly Nowell decided to withdraw her application to study Law at Oxford University. Before formally receiving her…
Cameron relinquishes plans for ‘controversial’ education reforms
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have relinquished plans to reform the university system in such a way that would have seen the involvement of more private firms in the education…
Survivor recalls life in Nazi camp
Marion Blumenthal Lazan Holocaust survivor and author was at the University of Sussex last week talking about her time spent in the Bergen-Belson concentration camp during World War II. Speaking…
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…