The Students’ Union – or the Soviet Union?
Warning: Criticism Of The Students’ Union Giant banners bearing the leaders’ omniscient faces leer across buildings. Dissenting press is censored, its editor suspended until vague further notice. Are we in…
University league tables: are they really necessary?
It is a sad reality that, with potentially ever rising tuition fees, most students must now consider their degree in terms of its monetary value. What is equally sad is…
Sussex student to wear fancy dress for a year
Second year Sussex student, Aaron Lawrence, has taken on the challenge of “wearing nothing but fancy dress for a whole year”. The challenge is in aid of raising money and…
Students hold candle-lit vigil for blast victims
Over 100 students gathered in Library Square on 13 October to remember the victims of the Ankara massacre. Candles were lit amongst photos of those who died in the bomb…
Less than five percent turnout for Student Rep elections
Only 612 students took part in this year’s Students’ Union Student Rep elections. This marks the lowest percentage turnout in recent years for Student Rep elections and is almost a…
President of Sussex UKIP society decries Anarchist ‘totalitarianism’
As the president of a UKIP society at what is, in general, a very left-wing university, I’m well aware of the fact that our views are not popular with a…
Study yourself, not just your subject
A typical student is perceived by the wider world as someone who lives in squalor, eats exclusively 17p instant noodles, and has no discernable interests outside of their academic subject,…
Research by Sussex reader to be presented at major conference
A Sussex based researcher is presenting a study at a major IT conference, suggesting that girls program computer code with more complexity than boys. Dr Judith Good, reader in the…
Sussex University: internationally acknowledged
So it looks like Sussex University is up there with the best of them. Congratulations are in order as recently, it emerged that our University is joint 46th place in…
Tumour-analysis technology for bowel-cancer developed at Sussex
Technology developed at the University of Sussex will enable earlier and more accurate treatment decisions and survival assessments for hospital patients with bowel cancer. Bowel cancer kills more than 16,000…
The National Trajectory of Local Change
From Sussex question time to the NUS demo in London on the 21st, ‘Privatisation’ is still the word on everybody’s lips. But what makes Sussex’s privatisation so different from other…
Making the most of Sussex
Izzy King It’s not just the wonderful city of Brighton on our doorstep; there’s loads more of Sussex to explore if you make a little effort. One of the most…
The Essence of Privatisation
“The only way contractors make a profit is by cutting jobs and wages – that is the essence of privatisation.” Those were the words of Jeremy Corbyn, local MP for…
University challenged
As a new generation of students’ arrives at ‘liberal-lefty’ Sussex The Badger asks: are they walking into a bohemian wonderland or an institution mirroring an increasingly conservative education system? Harry…
Is Sussex worth £9000?
Yes! Justin Sealey The debate over exactly how much universities should be charging is one that has been repeated on numerous occasions over the last decade. Now, the question turns…
Cheer up, we won
The Brighton and Sussex Waves cheerleading squad have recently brought home the United Kindgom National Championship title for a second year in a row. Despite the fact that cheerleading is…
Four Sussex students diagnosed with TB
Students and staff returning to the University of Sussex after the Easter vacation have been reassured that there is no cause for concern, following the discovery of tuberculosis (TB) on…
Sussex still committed to bursaries over fee waivers
Despite government pressure on universities to create fee waivers at the expense of bursary schemes, the University of Sussex will not be altering their First Generation Scholars scheme. The Coalition…
991,000 young people out of work or education
The country’s leading student organisation (the National Union of Student) has slammed government efforts to support young people after new figures show record high youth unemployment. Figures from the Office…
50 Anniversary: Past Gigs at Sussex
Brighton has produced some fine musical talent. In recent years we have been represented in the charts by the likes of Blood Red Shoes, The Kooks and The Maccabees, and…