Urgent Stem Cell Appeal
Call out for students to donate stem cells to help 4-year-old boy
HeLa: The incredible woman behind our pioneering biological revelations
As I sat at home on my sofa mid-lockdown, having just finished the last page of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, I couldn’t quite believe what I had read.…
THE BIG DEBATE-Should social media be banned for under 18s?
YES- Roxanna Wright There is no doubt that social media can be a very unhealthy and dangerous place. Even as a 19-year-old, I sometimes find myself being negatively impacted from…
War in the Caucasus as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reignites
Words by Oliver Mizzi, News Editor Fighting erupted on Sunday 27 September, between the militaries of Armenia, the breakaway state of Artsakh, and Azerbaijan, over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.…
History: Moving Forward
Words By Teddy Parkin History, the lesson that my friend always fell asleep in at school. He explained the boredom felt as dreary monologues drained out of his professors’ mouth.…
The Best of Brighton’s Black-Owned Eateries
Words By Bryony Rule, Travel and Culture Online sub-Editor Brighton is brimming with diversity, and we are lucky to be presented with an abundance of independent eateries. Amongst these is…
Read now: The Badger’s Second Edition
The Badger's second edition of the academic year is here and it's as jam-packed as ever.
Freshers’ Edition Out Now!
Read all about it: The Badger releases its first edition of the year!
The problem with mental health awareness
Without expanding the discussion, mental health awareness will remain the charitable endeavour of the privileged. The organisations who are asking urgent questions about structural and social determinants are few and…
Sussex alumnus and Brighton care worker has visa extension rejected amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Anugwom Izuchukwu Goodluck, 30 – a recent University of Sussex alumnus, has been refused ‘leave to remain’ status within the UK by the Home Office.
Sussex affected by cyber security breach
Sussex has confirmed that student data was compromised during a cyber-attack on Blackbaud, a company it uses that provides administrative and financial technology to non-profit organisations such as universities.
Time to build back better: Sussex students curate Covidarity Festival
A group of Sussex students have organised a festival that aims to highlight and capture the solidarity that has brought communities together in the fight against COVID-19. Set to take…
Samantha Power to speak to Sussex
The former US Ambassador to the United Nations under the Obama administration is talking to Sussex Politics Society this week.
Devolution, statues and Thatcher: Lord Michael Heseltine in conversation with Politics Society
Former deputy Prime Minister, Lord Michael Heseltine, discusses the current political climate, the preservation of historical statues and poignant moments in his political career with Sussex Politics Society.
Rebecca Long-Bailey sacking: An attack on the Labour left or a defiant stance on anti-Semitism?
Last week the shadow education minister Rebecca Long-Bailey was sacked from her role due to the sharing of an article that, it was claimed, contained anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Lots of…
Sussex BLM Week: Societies across campus raise awareness
Sussex Politics Society has organised a Black Lives Matter Week and is urging those involved with different societies across the student body to get involved.
“Feed Bellies Not Bins”: The Real Junk Food Project Brighton
It is without a doubt that the coronavirus emergency has had a profound effect on our day-to-day lives. But, for The Real Junk Food Project Brighton it was not going…
Let’s make #PlasticFreePints the future of takeaway drinks
By Charlotte Brill It has been around three months since the COVID-19 lockdown begun in March and as restrictions gradually ease, pubs across the UK have begun selling takeaway pints…
The final week: Badger team applications near close
There’s one week left to apply for positions on The Badger team for the academic year 2020-2021. The applications are open for anyone who is studying at the University of…
Open letter progress as one slave trade plaque removed
After pressure put on Brighton and Hove City Council with the announcement of an open letter earlier this week, a plaque commemorating a figure involved in slave trade has been…