Academics and MPs denounce cuts at Sussex
Britain’s higher education system is recognised across the globe as a gold standard, second only to the US. Eighteen of…
£29m building costs
The University of Sussex is moving ahead with a £29 million project to replace older teaching buildings on campus. This…
Tories would target UK visas for foreign students
The Tories are set to clampdown on UK visas for foreign students, particularly those from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The proposal,…
Stop the Cuts – Protest Video (3/12/09)
A video showing the protest on the 3rd December 2009 against over 100 proposed job cuts at the University of…
Faculty speak out against the cuts
A selection of the overwhelming number of responses we have received… “The VC, Michael Farthing, came to Sussex two years…
Hundreds of angry students storm Bramber House
On Thursday 3rd December, hundreds of outraged students stormed Bramber House for the second time this term. The demonstration highlighted…
Lies, spin and the fight against cut-backs
For those of you who have seen the University’s recent ‘response to financial challenges’ you could be forgiven for finding…
Students protest to stop the cuts
Last Thursday the 26th November, ‘Stop the Cuts’ protestors descended on Bramber House to lobby the Vice-Chancellor, Michael Farthing, over…
Linguistics axed
One of the highest-ranking degree programmes at Sussex will close to new applicants at the end of the current academic…
Farthing watches the pounds
The Vice-Chancellor Michael Farthing has had a busy year. In the last 12 months he has forced through considerable structural…
Sussex hit by ‘massive’ cuts in government funding
New figures released last Thursday revealed Sussex to be among the biggest losers in the latest round of government funding.…
VC no-show for BBC Interview
The Vice-Chancellor Michael Farthing failed to appear at a BBC radio debate about the changing face of the University of…