Students are in for a mumpy ride
A rise in confirmed cases of mumps were reported on campus over the Easter holidays. It is unknown whether the threat is serious a month on, but the University Health…
Sussex Uni in top 20 in the Indy guide
For the second year in a row, the University of Sussex has been ranked as one of the UK’s top twenty universities by the Independent newspaper’s Complete University Guide. Published…
Liam Burns is new NUS President
Liam Burns has been elected the 55th president of the National Union of Students (NUS). He is due to take office on the 1 July and will replace Aaron Porter,…
National Student Pride brings students together
Last weekend, between 29 and 30 April, Brighton welcomed National Student Pride for the third time. The official pre-party was held at Revenge nightclub and warmed up students and locals…
UCU members strike against pension changes and job cuts
On 22 and 24 March 2011, strikes took place on campus after the University and College Union (UCU) voted early in March to take steps to protect their salaries, pensions,…
'Save the Big Lemon' campaign rallies record support as petition signatures surge
The Big Lemon campaign is going from strength to strength as students and other Brighton residents rally up their support for the environmentally friendly bus service. The petition, launched on…
Sex demonstration class at US university causes outrage
A university in North America has received extensive media attention after a sex act was demonstrated live on stage as part of a seminar. Northwestern University, in Chicago, Illinois, offered…
Sussex student wins comedy heat
A University of Sussex student has made it to the semi-finals of a student stand-up comedian competition. Adam Hess, 22, won the second heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Awards…
Sussex student died cutting down trees
A student at the University of Sussex has been killed after being fatally struck on the back of the head by a tree branch. Mr Ulas, 61, died at the…
Students disqualified from Essex union elections
The recent Students’ Union full-time officer elections at the University of Essex resulted in protests on campus after the winners were disqualified. On 11 February, the whole of the Yes…
A student mother pleads: don't close our nursery
The potential closure of the University of Sussex childcare facilities is putting student-parents under considerable stress and is raising key questions about the institution’s vision of diversity. If the university…
Sussex UCU lecturers vote for strike action
Sussex lecturers have voted to go on strike against cuts to their pensions. Members of Sussex UCU, the trade union representing lecturers, tutors and academic support staff, voted 73 percent…
Sussex medical student charged with murder
A medical student from Brighton has been charged with murder alongside another teenager, Harvinder Singh Shoker. Mundill Kaur Mahil, of Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent and Shoker, from Charlton Park Lane,…
Remembering protests past
Cuts, occupations, strikes, suspensions, demos and even riot police. The last academic year at Sussex had it all. This week, one student activist offers a retrospective account of 2010-11 Laying…
NUS President Aaron Porter to stand down at next election
The National Union of Students is looking for a new leader after its current president, Aaron Porter has said that he will not stand for re-election this coming April. In…
Campaign group fights for more affordable housing on campus
East Slope, one of the oldest and the cheapest living spaces on campus is due to be demolished in the academic year 2012-2013, driving up the average rent on campus.…
Campaign to start for water fountains
A new campaign is set to begin to ensure that students have access to drinking fountains on campus by the end of next term. The campaign will coincide with Green…
Sussex students get involved in local radio
Students from the University of Sussex are involved in a growing local radio station, Radio Free Brighton (RFB). Former Sussex students Tom Wright (Technical design), Jez Dresner (Treasurer) and Seph…
Sussex student needs tweets to win scholarship
In a bid to get a summer scholarship with one of the largest advertising agencies, Jamie Ivory has created a Twitter account for which he needs followers. The 22 year…
University terms could be 2 weeks longer, unless students vote against calendar restructure
The University of Sussex Students’ Union is calling for all to participate in the questionnaire that the university has opened as part of the final wave of consultation regarding the…