Sussex student radio nominated for award
The Student Radio Association has announced that URF has been nominated for best interview in the 2011 Student Radio Awards. It is their first nomination since winning best technical achievement…
Last bite of the Apple – RIP Steve Jobs
In California, October 16th will now be forever remembered as Steve Jobs Day. It will be a day on which the residents of Silicon Valley take time out from their…
Alcohol debate takes to Twitter
A large debate on the impact of alcohol is underway in Brighton and Hove. The ‘Big Alcohol Debate’ began Friday 14 October with a 24-hour twitter ‘marathon’, and the debate…
The disappointments of Obama’s presidency
On 20 January 2009, in front of a worldwide audience of billions, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America. Globally, there was…
City College opens budget restaurant at AMEX
A new student run restaurant has opened over the A27 from the Sussex campus at The AMEX Community Stadium. City College @ East Central Brasserie, opened by The City College…
Special mission impossible – Livni’s return
In 2009, Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni cancelled an official visit to the UK after a magistrate issued an arrest warrant for war crimes committed during Operation Cast Lead in…
Why is Mercury so poisonous?
I’m assuming, like me, you were always told the same thing as a child: “Don’t bite on the thermometer!” You might assume your parents were being overzealous as usual, exaggerating…
Election results revealed
The 2011 election for student trustees, union councillors and student officers is among the biggest seen in Sussex history with over 16 Students’ Union positions being voted on, alongside over…
Drunk student gets stranded at Concorde 2
A Brighton student was rescued by fire services after scaling a Brighton club last week. This comes after the recent news that a student from the University of Sussex fell…
On the Small Screen – The X Factor
The X Factor’: You either love it or hate it, but whatever your feelings towards it, there is no denying its popularity; you would be hard-pressed to find someone in…
Is progressive politics in Britain dead?
There is no denying that centre-left politics has moved to the right in the last twenty years. It is different from what it once was, but has it retained the…
iTunes Open University reaches over 40m downloads
In November 2010, it was announced that university student fees would increase to up to £9,000 per year. This resulted in a scrabble for university places in August this year,…
EPIC new era for electric sensors
A groundbreaking new contactless sensor technology developed at Sussex has been nominated for multiple innovation awards and is set to revolutionise the way we look at the world around us…
The main event: Brighton Comedy Festival
This year’s Brighton Comedy Festival had a lot to live up to. With last year’s opening ceremony featuring ubiquitous national comedy figures Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre, 2010 had set…
Fry's Planet Word
Sunday nights have got considerably more exciting for all the linguists at Sussex as Fry’s Planet Word hits our screens on BBC 2. Even if you’re not a linguist, you…
Campaign for living wage, amid rising student costs
Despite Brighton being the 5th most expensive city in the country, Brighton students get the same budget as students living in cheaper cities, and less than those living in London.…
University of Sussex in world’s top 100
The University of Sussex has retained its position as one of the highest performing universities in the world for a second year. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12…
Discover Brighton: Bill's
A recent conversation amongst friends revealed a huge void that liespreviously undetected, dividing us right down the middle. We are split most definitely into two distinct categories: those who have…
On the small screen: Fry's Planet Word
Sunday nights have got considerably more exciting for linguists at Sussex, as ‘Fry’s Planet Word’ hits our screens on BBC 2. Even if you’re not a linguist, you may have…
Promiscuous and proud?
From juggling lovers to going home with strangers, students are notorious for their promiscuity. Since the swinging sixties when social taboos relating to sex slackened, the importance once assigned to…