Students, academics and professionals convene in fight for drug policy reform
Students from across the country came together for a conference at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) last weekend, to discuss the future of activism…
Sussex mourns deaths of three physics professors
Over the Easter break three physics professors from the University of Sussex died from separate causes, leaving a substantial gap in the department. Professor Wolfgang Lange Professor Wolfgang Lange, aged…
MP Caroline Lucas fights for UK drug policy reform
Caroline Lucas has been gathering information from a wide variety of sources in order to put pressure on the national government to reassess current UK drug policy and consider an…
Mixed reactions to Israeli Apartheid Week events provoke criticism
Israeli Apartheid Week took place on campus last week as part of the 8th Annual international series of events of its kind. Sussex Friends of Palestine Society (PalSoc) hosted the…
Religious freedom is 'under threat'
A Recent book written by Professor Richard Trigg, called ‘Equality, Freedom and Religion’, has caused some concern in both the religious and secular communities. Professor Trigg writes that: “religious freedom…
Students remain in ‘Wild Card’ Moviefest contest
Students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) have progressed to the next round of the ‘Wild Card’ section of the Campus Moviefest (CMF) film festival. The ‘GH12 Crew’ created…
Conflict breaks out between MP Weatherley and the Green Party
Mike Weatherley described the Green Party as “communists” on 4 January. The MP for Hove and Portslade called them “the local Communist Green party” and accused them of behaving fiscally…
Students decide not to decide
The Students’ Decide Meeting (formerly Annual General Meeting – AGM) was adjourned last week as not enough students turned up to pass any motions. Students and union members congregated last…
Sussex researcher questions handling of Carbon markets
Researchers from the University of Sussex and the University of East Anglia have called for a reconfiguration of carbon markets. The carbon market is an approach adopted by the government…
95 percent student satisfaction for Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) was rated highly in the National Student Survey (NSS) this year. The Survey found it had the highest level of student satisfaction of any…
LGBTQ write to their schools
Sussex students have set up an initiative to help the schools they attended before university become more LGBT-friendly. The Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer Group (LGBTQ) launched the program…
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…