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Forging Tradition in 2024: Conversations with a Togishi

Connor Gray’s craftmanship transports customers back to ancient Japan, offering them the rare opportunity to handle historical weaponry, respectfully restored to its original beauty. However, the restoration process starts a…

Hacksussex: Expanding on Tech Skills at University

If you’re a student/teacher that has been in any way involved in the Informatics and Engineering department, you’ve heard of Hacksussex in some way. It’s the largest tech-based society on…

COP-Out 28: Oil Talk, No Action

The Conference of Parties (COP) is synonymous with the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Convened annually since 1995, the COP summits serve as a platform for signatories to the United…

CBAM & Sussex Net-Zero

In the wake of the escalating climate crisis, institutions worldwide are scrutinising their carbon footprints. Against the backdrop of globalised trade and climate change, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)…

Byte-Sized News: 2023 in Review

Generative AI: Transforming Tomorrow’s Tech Landscape Written by: Semhar (Semi) Tesfazgy, Editor in Chief In an exciting year for tech, 2023 was named the ‘Year of AI’ by Microsoft. In…

Quantum Computing: The Future of Tech?

The scientific renaissance of the 20th century saw the rise of quantum mechanics and information theory. In 1982, physicist Richard Feynman famously stated that it was not feasible to model…

Recycling in Zero Gravity

Space travel is levelling up, and it’s not just about fancy rockets and shiny gadgets. In an era where sustainability is increasingly vital, space exploration has embarked on its own…

Vitamin D in Winter Wellness

Vitamins play a crucial role in maintaining good health and supporting efficient growth. Among these essential vitamins, vitamin D is particularly important for bone health, immune system support, and mental…

Convergence & Co-Evolution

Discussions on ethical dilemmas surrounding the emergence and evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are prevalent in today’s mainstream media. However, could plans to limit, or even eradicate, the use of…

Food Security and Rewilding

The media has loved pitting conservation and agriculture against each other, each side seemingly having conflicting interests and competition for land. The polarisation on topics surrounding nature and food often…

The Path to Curing HIV

Words by Science & Technology Editor, Madeleine Veasey I recently watched the series ‘It’s A Sin’ on Netflix, starring Olly Alexander of the band Years&Years. It follows a group of…

Operation Paperclip: Nazi Scientists Granted American Citizenship

Words by Lucy Colpitts You may be familiar with the Prime Video show, “Hunters”, starring Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, a seemingly fictional series following the lives of vigilante Nazi…

Neurofeedback : An underrated alternative to the medicative treatment of ADHD 

“Up to 60% of adults who have childhood ADHD will continue to show symptoms into their adult life” ADHD coaching, 2022.

Is there sound in Space?

Most of us understand space to be a vacuum, an endless dark void that sound waves cannot pass through. In films like Interstellar, or Pixar’s ‘Light Year’ if that’s more…

Belongingness and Existential Mattering

Hanna Eldarwish – Psychology BSc - discusses the Junior Research project she conducted over the summer.

Robotics: Mastermind of the Ping Pong Juggler

Ping Pong is a fun, fast-paced sport that attracts players of all abilities due to its simple rules. But when it comes to robots playing ping pong, it’s not so…

Wasps: The Bee’s Nefarious Cousin or a Trusty Gatekeeper?

words by Annabel Kartal-Allen, Staff Writer Most of us will have encountered many insects in our lives- that one mosquito that buzzes round your head for hours in the summer,…

My unorthodox gap year: getting cancer

words by Julia Reinstein, Staff Writer When I was in my first year of university, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). Within the space of 3 hours, some…

The Efforts Of Healthcare Professionals In Ukraine

The cruelty of the situation in Ukraine has emanated throughout the world. Carrying with it, profound stories of courage and determination witnessed by the rest of the world. In response…

The Science Behind Starling Murmurations

Rob Barrie, Science & Technology Editor, discusses the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of Brighton’s most famous natural phenomenon Between November and March every year, one of nature’s most beautiful spectacles occurs…