Students’ Rent Lining the Pockets of Controversial Balfour Beatty
Despite student protests and a history of bribery, corruption and negligence, students’ money will continue going to Balfour Beatty as they construct the new West Slope accommodation. Due to lease…
The West Slope Debate
In 2022, the University of Sussex started the lengthy development of the new West Slope accommodation. With the aim of adding 1,999 new bedrooms including single villas, apartments and townhouses,…
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…
Union fights against likely rent increase on campus
The University of Sussex Students’ Union is pushing for a three-year rent freeze across campus after figures show that the new Northfield residence will increase average weekly rent to over…
Funding cuts are a strange decision
I’m watching Michael Gove at the Conservative conference. He’s saying that every child should have the chance to succeed. I’m struggling to understand how cutting higher education funding is helping…
Ad-hoc hotel housing for homeless freshers
More than a thousand freshers have started the new academic year with nowhere to live, a report by the National Union of Students has revealed. The shortage in campus accommodation…