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Research suggests Facebook can change brain structure

Recent research suggests that the amount of grey matter in particular regions of the human brain could be correlated to good social skills and our ability to make friends. In…

MP and Councillor work to tackle 'rogue' landlords

Shelter, a homeless charity, has recently launched a campaign to target landlords who take advantage of their tenants. They are urging the government to enforce pre-existing laws such as deposit…

Brighton transport ranked best in UK

Brighton’s public transport has performed well in a national survey covering 70 local authorities in regions of the UK. In particular Brighton’s bus services were rated highly. The Public Satisfaction…

Cosmo on Campus without permission

This issue occurred last year, when Cosmo magazines were found to have been distributed in Falmer Bar and other locations on campus, and was brought to a head again last…

Queues in Co-op spate criticism

Extra tills will be installed at the Co-operative supermarket in Bramber House to tackle long queues. The Southern Co-operative intends to fit two additional check-out positions and introduce a fingerprint…

Sound experiment to take place on West Street

One of Brighton’s most popular nightlife spots is to receive something of a makeover in this year’s annual White Night arts festival, taking place on the 29 October. The project,…

New award scheme examines teaching

This Autumn the Higher Education Academy has launched The Student-Led Teaching Awards scheme, together with NUS. This award scheme gives students the chance to define “good teaching” and reward lecturers…

28 universities to consider lower fees

Around 28 universities have indicated they have an interest in reducing their fee charges from £9,000 to £7,500 for the coming academic year. The move follows the decision by more…

University Apparel: Brighton Trends

The cold months are upon us and we wanted to find out what Brighton’s locals are wearing this season. Everybody’s seen the trends in fashion magazines but how does our…

Jack Whitehall

As Jack Whitehall strolled onto the stage to ‘Back in Black’, wearing skinny jeans and attempting to down a pint, shouting ‘It’s Saturday night, let’s all get wasted in Oceana!’…

Sussex scores high in National Student Survey

The National Student Survey (NSS) has recently published their results on Unistats, a comparative website for universities and colleges in the UK. The NSS is an annual independent survey which…

Do we still care about climate change?

As someone who was a Greenpeace activist at the age of 14, you would expect the answer to be YES: I should be spending every waking hour defending our climate.…

Brighton and Hove travellers face eviction and growing stigma

The travelling community has received a lot of media attention over the last 18 months. The Brighton and Hove Green Party have had to take various forms of action to…

Moustaches grown for November

This November men from around the world will join together to grow moustaches in aid of men’s health charities. Participating males (Mo Bros) begin the month of ‘Movember’ clean shaven,…

991,000 young people out of work or education

The country’s leading student organisation (the National Union of Student) has slammed government efforts to support young people after new figures show record high youth unemployment. Figures from the Office…

Supermarkets refuse to give waste to charity

Many major supermarkets have refused involvement with an initiative to take waste food to a local homeless shelter. Julian Hutter started the program me on the 7 September after he…

Matters of the Heart

There’s nothing quite like the human body. From ancient Egypt to the modern world, scientists have poked and prodded and marveled at such a feat of engineering and evolution. I…

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Review

The first thing you need to to know about ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’, Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John Le Carre’s classic espionage novel, is that it has virtually nothing in…

Interview with Jason Cook

Renowned comedian Jason Cook will take to the stage on 16th October at the Pavilion Theatre as part of the Brighton Comedy Festival. The Badger was lucky enough to talk…

We lack understanding of Travellers

How can society accommodate travelers? It has been estimated that there are currently approximately 300,000 travelers and Gypsies in Britain. Although Romany Gypsies and Irish travelers are regarded as two…