BAME Representation: Darren Chetty and Lacking Representation in Literature
I came across Darren Chetty, a teacher and author based in London, when reading the 2016 Readers Choice Award…
Saul Becker: mental health advocate, cake enthusiast and your new Deputy VC
Why Sussex? I think Why Sussex for a number of reasons. Firstly, there was something about the university that really…
Do history months promote recognition or exclusion?
This month is LGBTQ+ History month, and over twenty events are taking place at Sussex, making it the university’s biggest…
The Big Debate: Should grammar schools be abolished?
Yes Should grammar schools be exterminated or expanded? EXTERMINATE! When I’m elected Prime Minister, on the biggest landslide result…
Why student journalism is important
I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was a young child; the desire to be a journalist came later,…
University league tables: are they really necessary?
It is a sad reality that, with potentially ever rising tuition fees, most students must now consider their degree…
Lord calls for ban on teaching about Nazis
Lord Baker, who introduced the National Curriculum in the 1980s, has said that he would ban the teaching of Nazis…
In politics and protesting, everyone's a loser
I was among the thousands of disaffected students protesting against the Government’s rise in tuition fees in spirit last term;…
What is happening to our universities?
As two undergraduate students who have followed the Government’s plans for higher education over the preceding weeks, we have been…
Failed DPhil text published
A former University of Sussex student’s failed doctoral dissertation has recently been published. Deepak Tripathi’s book is based on research…
Are the Liberal Democrats dead in the water?
I registered my support for a political party for the first time just months after my sixteenth birthday, and I…
Want a fairer education system?
The most hotly contested election of the millennium is now only a couple of policy-scrutinising weeks away. Gord, Dave and…
‘Dumbing down’ in degrees across England
Degree classifications are failing to accurately describe students’ academic achievements claims a new report by the Innovation, Universities, Science and…
Master degrees widen class gap
John Denham, the universities secretary, revealed last week at a higher education conference in London his fears that, “Masters degrees…
Academics call for 'pick-and-mix' degrees
The long-established system of three-year degrees is being brought into review by the higher education system, a new report has…