Anger over university bosses vetting scientific research
Sussex scientists have accused University management of impinging on academic freedom after a new centralised vetting procedure was introduced for research funding applications. Many academics were said to be furious…
‘Invisible Children’ come to Sussex
Last week The ‘Invisible Children’ came to Sussex University a debate to promote their campaign for awareness of Civil Rights atrocities in Uganda. The group focuses on the ongoing Ugandan…
Brighton: a history of fascism?
Brighton has traditionally been seen as a ‘liberal’ city: a place of diversity with little discrimination or prejudice. In fact, Brightonians usually seem to be quashing fascism rather than promoting…
Poor students at Sussex twice as likely to drop out, says research
The University of Sussex is failing to keep its students who apply through ‘Access schemes’, new figures reveal. The figures, quoted in national newspaper The Sunday Times, show that students…
Thousands leave dentists
The Argus has reported that Sussex is facing a ‘ticking dental time bomb’ as figures released last week show a significant drop in the number of people visiting NHS dental…
University must serve business, says VC
Sussex must change to better serve the needs of business, the Vice-Chancellor has said. The remarks at an open staff forum last week drew criticism from academics who said Sussex…
Sussex academic sparks national row
A Sussex academic has been the focus of a political storm in recent weeks as his study has been used by the government to claim that inequality in the UK…
Sussex Men’s rugby give a gritty performance against England Deaf
Sussex University Men’s Rugby travelled to East Grinstead on Sunday (9/11/08) to play a match against England Deaf. In conditions more akin to trench warfare than rugby, it was perhaps…
Sussex 1st unlucky to lose to local rivals Brighton
The Sussex Men’s Football first team allowed slack defending from set pieces twice to ruin an otherwise encouraging performance in their latest BUCS league game at the Falmer Sports Centre.…
Agonising defeat for Netball 1st
Fireworks came early in an explosive match last Wednesday between Sussex University Women’s 1st team and their Reading counterparts. Reading stole a narrow 32-31 win in a game that went…
Sussex rugby 2nd defeated in cup derby
‘We were undone by a decent player this afternoon,’ said 1st team captain and acting coach Pete Holmes in the wake of Wednesday’s 29-10 defeat to Brighton 2nd. For sure,…
AMEX and Sussex success
The University of Sussex and American Express came together last month to celebrate five years of an extremely successful Masters programme sponsored by American Express.
Sussex lecturer finalist in erotic awards
Dr Lucy Robinson, a Sussex history lecturer, was “blown away” to hear she was a finalist in the academic category of the Erotic Awards 2008 for her book Gay men…
Sussex worst offender for false fire alarms
The University of Sussex was named the worst offender in East Sussex for false fire alarms triggered by automatic alarm systems last year, after 161 unnecessary call-outs. The number of…