Tying together spiders' silk, proteins and Alzheimer's dementia
On the evening of Tuesday 6th November, Professor Louise Serpell gave listeners her insight into protein structure and amyloid…
What is consciousness? An interview with Anil Seth
The University of Sussex is currently one of only four universities in the UK that offers an undergraduate program…
New acupuncture study penetrates cancer research
A new study has recently been published by the Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) research…
An autumnal take on the 2012 Chemistry Nobel prize
Every year since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to eminent scientists in recognition of astounding achievements and discoveries…
Junior Research Associate bursaries: Katherine Fensome discusses her time studying bees on the Sussex Downs.
A total of 22 students at the University of Sussex interested in an academic career took part in a scheme…
Trippin' out to tell the future
Sam Duthie In the first of a series of lectures on ‘Consciousness, Culture and the Occult’, guest lecturer Dr. David…
Operation Reduction: How the police of Brighton are trying to kill off addiction in the city
Brighton is an impressively cosmopolitan city, with 26,000 students and up to 8 million visitors a year. There are great…
The Artist's Contribution to Medicine: How Stop Frame Animation Can Help Dementia Patients
Last week the Brighton and Sussex Medical School hosted a free conference where speakers from Salmagundi Films, Bo Chapman and…
The President of the Royal Society Speaks Out at Sussex
Last Wednesday, the Jubilee Lecture Theatre hosted an annual lecture given by Sir Paul Nurse, one of the…
Unbeeatable: Scientists Find the Artifical Intelligence Honeypot
Charlotte Mawn There’s been a bit of a buzz around the use of our fuzzy insect friends and…
Calling Dr. iPhone! The Emergence of Diagnostic Apps
Hannah Faith Leigh Is 2012 the year we see the Star Trek tricorder become reality? If recent claims made by…
Chemical of the Week: Arsole
“My friends don’t call me “Rim Job” for nothing. I love everything about Arsole, but especially its ring-like structure. Let…
Science: Love/Hate
Will Lawn “Bitches, bitches, physics makes us all its bitches”. Of Montreal have got it spot on, we really are…
Sussex in South-East Asia: An Interview with Dr. Alan Stewart
Charlotte Alldis It has been ten years of hard work from Dr. Stewart and his Sussex-based team, but…
Drugs Live: Science or Circus
W.T. Who’d have thought that not only would the 21st Century bring about the completion of the human genome project,…
Chemical of the Week: Cummingtonite
Hey guys, I’m Laurie, and I just love Cummingtonite. This chemical, or mineral (WHO CARES, right!?), has SUCH a sexy…
How many degrees of empathy? An interview with Simon Baron-Cohen
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen is a controversial figure. He is an internationally renowned autism researcher and famed for his many…
The Noblest of Science
Last Thursday night people across the globe held their breaths in unison, as the winners of the highly coveted, unparalleled…
Science: Love/Hate
Sophie Moonshine I once made my way onto a “best quotes” list in my first year of school. I hadn’t…
Science festival
The fifth annual Brighton Science Festival, a week-long programme of lectures, debates and activities culminated in Big Science Saturday last…