Armed Police on Campus for Alleged Threats to Kill
Armed police arrived on campus at around 7 p.m. this evening (5 March), allegedly in response to a report of an armed man making threats. The police, who appeared to…
West Slope Construction Continues to Impact Student Life
The University of Sussex has been continuing building work for the new West Slope accommodation, which will be available to students in 2024. Once completed, the project aims to provide…
Universities Not a Place of Liberation?
Universities are not a place for liberation for both students and staff, according to staff panelists at the University of Sussex Students’ Union’s Liberation Round Table, held on 19 October.…
Transport Shortages Continue
Since the beginning of the academic year, rail strikes and bus shortages have caused major disruptions for Sussex students. Both real-time bus updates and fixed timetables have been found inaccurate,…
Students Voice Support for Palestine
Amid the weekly rally held on Mondays in Library Square, Zeena (who requested her surname be omitted), a third-year Palestinian student at Sussex, stepped away from the demonstration to take…
Dangerous RAAC Concrete on Campus Causes Closures
In September, Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was discovered in the ceiling of Mandela Hall in Falmer House. Days before the academic year was due to begin, the room was…
University Staff to Stage 18 Days Of Strikes
Words by Ali Abdi More than 70,000 staff at 150 UK universities are set to strike for 18 days over February and March, the University and Colleges Union (UCU) has…
Effectively Utilising Campus Study Spaces This Term
Words by Katie Porter With the spring term rapidly approaching, there is no better time to figure out where you study best. As you’ve no doubt discovered, there are so…
Musical Chairs
Words by Alex Lewis If you’re like me, you need a place to study that isn’t also where you sleep. If you’re also like me you will have found out…
Sussex Urges Students to Know the Symptoms of Meningitis After Tragic Student Death.
Words by Olly DeHerrera, Print Production Editor Last week, the University of Sussex shared the tragic news that a student has passed away as a result of a meningococcal meningitis…
Sussex Increases Student and Staff Support Package
Words by Jago Bayley, Staff Writer The university has upgraded its student and staff support package this November – which now amounts to £6.6 million – following an earlier initiative…
Mental Health in Winter: Tackling the Winter Blues
Words by Charlotte O’Riordan As the days get shorter and the nights colder, many of us will be cosying up, watching festive movies and laughing over hot chocolates and marshmallows.…
Feeling Lonely at Uni?
It is more common than you think By Bryony Hawkins, Local Life Editor Our campus is once again filled with bustling students, working hard to earn their degrees now that…
Largest Wave of Industrial Action Hit Sussex
Words by Cameron Trencher, News Sub-Editor and Ritika Srivatsan, News Editor The University and College Union (UCU), a British higher-education trade union representing academics and support staff, voted ‘yes’ to…
LGBTQ+ History Month: What’s on?
Read more about the incredible events which have taken place both on campus and in Brighton in celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, and find out what else is on!
BREAKING: Sussex student taken for Coronavirus testing
This afternoon (Monday 10 February), University of Sussex students received an email from Internal Communications stating that a student on campus has been taken to hospital to be tested for…
Elitist campus accommodation
By Eric Barrell With my tutors going on strike over casualisation and unequal pay, and my own struggles in cheap halls with near constant maintenance issues, I can’t help but…
Music to Study To
It’s that time of the year again with exams brewing over the next few weeks. From film soundtracks to ambient albums, we pooled together some of our favourite playlists and…
A conversation with Kathleen Stock on Transgender Identity
Kathleen Stock, a philosophy lecturer at Sussex University, met with controversy after criticising the government’s reform of the Gender Recognition Act (2004). The amendment would ‘de-medicalise’ the legal process for…
Sussex Festival cancelled
The Students’ Union have cancelled their highly anticipated end-of-term event Sussex Festival: Desert Island Disco, which was due to begin on Saturday May 12th. The Students’ Union had organised the…