Liz Truss: A Retrospective
Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister on October 20, bringing an end to a brief but tumultuous era. Truss’ reign,…
Grounded
Go-ahead on the implementation of the UK Government’s Rwanda policy on hold following human rights intervention
The Scale of the Job
After meeting the late Queen at Balmoral in her final days, one of Liz Truss’ first acts as the new…
Tory MP denounced after Brexit demand to universities
Vice-Chancellor Adam Tickell has refused Tory MP Chris Heaton-Harris’ request for a list of names of the academic staff who…
Student loan changes mean you could be paying more
The Government have announced plans to alter the repayment and interest rate for student loans. These were set out as…
Sussex protests international student policy changes
Sussex joined the NUS-organised lecture walk-out on 17 November to show solidarity with international students, migrants and refugees. The day…
University marketisation could lead to ‘higher tuition fees..more bureaucracy…less autonomy”
The government’s green paper, “Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice”, sets out a series of reforms…
Tampon tax MPs criticised by SU Welfare Officer
The Students’ Union’s Welfare Officer Rianna Gargiulo has criticised the 305 MPs who voted against a motion to force the…
The Big Debate: Is the British monarchy a viable institution in the 21st century?
Yes As Queen Elizabeth II’s reign surpasses that of her great-grandmother Queen Victoria, it seems that anti-monarchist feeling has reached…
Why students should strike for free education
#StudentStrike: WTF is going on? On the 10th of September the National Executive Council (NEC) of the National Union of…
What does it mean to be an Arts student?
Marie Hawkins This is a question which many have on their mind and one that is sometimes difficult to answer.…
Government 1: Students O
Two students, Callum Hurley and Katy Moore, recently lost the legal battle they embarked upon against the UK government. The…
It’s time to admit defeat in the war on drugs
Zero-tolerance policies are a knee-jerk reaction to the drug epidemic, and Sussex University’s implementation of this policy will follow in…
Overseas students to be cut by more than half
Government advisers revealed that overseas students from outside Europe could be cut by more than half if the coalition is…
New law attempts to clear out students
Students in Sussex could be seriously affected by a new law that would see undergraduates in groups of 3 or…
Corporate strategies tighten grip on USSU
As we enter the academic year 09-10, we are perhaps looking at one of the bleakest years within the Higher…
Credit Crunch crisis talks
The faecal matter appears to have hit the ventilation equipment, and governments the world over are falling over themselves in…
An expensive lesson in globalisation
Iceland: Yes, it’s that cold place where Björk’s from – but more recently, the country has become famous for the…