Is TikTok Your Dermatologist? – Social Media and Skincare
Having your own bespoke skincare routine has become a staple for many people. TikTok, an app where users can create short videos, may be the first place you look when…
Please Don’t Take My Tutor Away: The Undeniable Value of Student Support
Two months ago, I received an email from my Study Skills tutor about the risk of redundancies to student support staff. I had already heard that the University of Sussex…
Time to Stop Teaching Imperial Ignorance
Education should not blind students to British colonial history, yet it largely does. In 1948, almost a fifth of Britons couldn’t name a part of the British empire. Fifty years…
Your New Full-time Officers: A Q&A
It’s that time of year again – a new cohort of full-time officers has been elected to represent students at the University of Sussex. Six officers are now preparing to…
Anti-fascism on the Streets, Politicians in the Seats?
The sun had returned to the Brighton streets – amongst other things – and I wasn’t dressed appropriately for a protest. Wielding my laptop and a water bottle so large…
Student-Led Climate Movements Are Still Alive: Here’s How to Get Involved
In 2019, the student-led climate action movement took the world by storm. United by universal passions for environmental justice, networks of student protests spread across the globe, major cities including…
The Hidden Lives of Sussex Student Sex Workers
In an exclusive interview with The Badger, two University of Sussex students who work in the sex industry describe their experiences of a University they say is poorly equipped to…
Hate Thy Neighbour: Is this a Crunch Point for Coldean?
On the outskirts of Brighton, nestled neatly between two parklands, the Coldean estate has long been hailed as a peaceful, leafy suburb. However, beneath its stoic and unassuming exterior, the…
People, Pink Beanies and Penge
I never thought fluorescent knitwear and Southeast London would hold such emotional weight for me, but here we are! As the festive season quickly approached, I’m sure everyone else was…
Nerves, Celebration and 11,367 Votes: Sussex SU Election Results
Following a week of lively campaigning and creative social media posts from determined candidates across campus, Sussex students gathered in Falmer Back Bar to hear the results of this year’s…
The Badger: SPArring for Victory
For the first time in Sussex University’s history, The Badger walked away from The Student Publication Association’s (SPA) regional awards with the honour of being named Best Publication in the…
House Hunting for Beginners
As Spring heralds its arrival, so too does the painstaking process of searching for a house to rent for the new academic year. I’ve rented in Brighton as a student…
Ex-Sussex Student Sentenced to 25 Years for Multiple Sexual Offences
A former University of Sussex student has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term after being found guilty of sexually assaulting multiple women, including fellow students, in a case that…
The Straw Hat Uprisings: Gen-Z’s Global Firestorm
This summer and the past month, student-led riots have gripped Southeast Asia, frightening regimes in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Timor Leste; most notably, overthrowing Nepal’s, before replacing its parliament through…
Everything the Labour Conference Promised to Students
With political conference season upon us, here is everything the current government (Labour Party) promised to students in the UK: Previously, the government had set a target of 50% of…
Student’s Health Spotlight – Meningitis: A Student-Focused Breakdown
A serious and sometimes life-threatening illness, meningitis is a condition involving inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain. Most commonly, this takes the form of an infectious disease, caused by…
Crushed By The Curriculum? Students Drown In Workload
The beginning of the 2025-2026 academic year began for most students in early October. For many, the beginning of the semester is for settling into university, finding new buildings, as…
Norwich House Students Demand Compensation Over “Unacceptable” Conditions
Former residents of Norwich House have filed a formal group complaint against the University of Sussex, alleging months of unsafe, unsanitary and disruptive living conditions, and claiming they received a…
How to be Proud of Your Degree When the Rest of the World Isn’t
As I write this, my phone is falling apart, and my laptop has given up on me. In the middle of submission season, I had a carbon monoxide scare, and…
Sussex Psychology Students Condemn Grade Reductions and “Culture of Silence”
Final-year Psychology students at the University of Sussex are raising urgent concerns after their module grades were significantly reduced without a clear explanation, jeopardising degree outcomes, mental wellbeing, and future…