Sussex band makes top ten
A band from the University of Sussex have made the final ten of the Student Beans Battle of the Bands, a competition set up to find the best student band…
Final years forced to work
A research study has discovered that final year undergraduates spend longer working hours in jobs during term times, affecting their university education. The latest research, by the Higher Education Careers…
Protests planned nationwide
On the 24 November there will be further national protests against the rise in higher education fees and cuts to funding. The Press Release provided by the National Campaign Against…
AGM moved to this week after previous low turnout
This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) has been postponed until Tuesday 23 November. The AGM was due to take place at 1.30pm in Mandela Hall on 16 November but only…
Students occupy lecture hall in protest of increasing tuition fees
An estimated 200 students and staff gathered in Library Square last week for a rally followed by a march that ended with an impromptu occupation of Fulton lecture theatre B…
Inquest reveals that student felt "lonely"
An inquest into the suicide of University of Sussex International Relations student, Christopher Hatton, has indicated that he was suffering from depression. East Sussex coroner, Alan Craze, stated that the…
NUS London demo: Sussex students join fight for the future of education
Aaron Porter, the President of the National Union of Students (NUS), announced it as “the biggest student demonstration this century”. It is estimated that over 50,000 people attended, students and…
The Browne Review: a future unknown
Students are standing on the threshold of a new era of learning. The publication of the Browne Review has invited mass speculation over the future of higher education and has…
Careers centre to relocate to library in the spring
The Careers and Employability Centre (CEC), formally known as Career Development and Employment Sussex (CDEC) is moving from Falmer House into the ground floor of the library building. This move,…
Fixing IT: Union opens student computer shop
Another new addition to the campus this week comes in the form of Union Computers. This new shop is run by eight student volunteers in order to help other University…
Students excused from seminars to protest fees in London
Students at Sussex will be excused from lectures and seminars this Wednesday, 10 November, as thousands of people from all over the country will gather to protest the looming cuts…
NUS President comes to Sussex
Aaron Porter, President of the National Union of Students (NUS) is coming to the University of Sussex this Wednesday, 3 November. The President was elected in April of this year…
President of Students’ Union, Cameron Tait, meets Norman Baker MP
Cameron Tait, Students’ Union President met with Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, Norman Baker, to discuss his views on the Browne Report. The meeting, on Saturday 16 October, involved further…
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 still remember it as though it was yesterday. Just a…
Television comes to Sussex campus
Student media at Sussex is set to be introduced to its first ever internet stream television station this year. The University of Sussex Student Television (UniTV) is an online video…
Squatters go to court
Squatters who took over a house in Stanmer Park have had their day in court. Brighton County Court heard a claim for possession against persons unknown by Brighton and Hove…
New developments for Study Skills (S3) resource
The university has further developed an online learning resource called Study Success at Sussex (S3) to equip students with the skills to assist their academic study. Featuring advice on areas…
BUPA funds research project
A research project by the University of Sussex that is funded by the BUPA foundation set out to look at the link between education and health will publish interim results…
Tuition fees to rise and debts will double for university students
The Browne report has recommended that the government lift the cap on tuition fees in his review released last Tuesday. The announcement was then followed by a statement given by…
Sussex continues to attract middle classes
Findings in The Guardian suggest that the University of Sussex is still a bastion of the middle classes. The data ranked universities in the UK according to the percentage of…