Alumni pave the way to Arts A
A freshly laid paving slab on the pathway outside the Arts A building reads: ‘Real knowledge is knowing what you do not know’. This statement and others are part of…
Winners announced in union officer elections
An intense week of election campaigns has culminated in the election of a new team of full-time Students’ Union (SU) sabbatical officers for the next academic year. Snowy scenes on…
VC Farthing refuses higher pay despite national average
Although the average pay for top staff at UK universities has risen, University of Sussex vice-chancellor, Professor Michael Farthing, has taken the decision to keep his pay the same. His…
Future of short courses threatened
Creative writing, archaeology, history and other short courses will no longer be available from July 2012 onwards at the Centre for Community Engagement (CCE) at the University of Sussex. The…
Accounts office comes under fire
Twenty students had their access to student services and teaching facilities withdrawn on 28 November having not paid an adequate portion of their fees, despite the university issuing warnings regarding…
Sussex ranked 42nd in annual alcohol survey
The University of Sussex is in 42nd place on the Student Drinking Survey 2011. The release of the Student Drinking survey 2011, compiled by Student Beans.com places 60 universities nationwide.…
Higher education is not a 'money-making commodity'
The University of Sussex’s Vice-Chancellor, Michael Farthing, has been appointed the new chairman of the 1994 Group. The group is a collective of leading research universities which promotes high standards…
Imprisoned student gains Sussex support
Concerned University of Sussex students have called an emergency meeting to talk about how they can support a second year Politics student who was imprisoned two weeks ago. Zenon Mitchell…
Election results revealed
The 2011 election for student trustees, union councillors and student officers is among the biggest seen in Sussex history with over 16 Students’ Union positions being voted on, alongside over…
University of Sussex in world’s top 100
The University of Sussex has retained its position as one of the highest performing universities in the world for a second year. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12…
Freshers’ Seafront festival comes under criticism
Some students have been left dissatisfied with the organisation of this year’s freshers’ events. At universities up and down the country freshers’ week is widely anticipated as being the perfect…
A Freshers Guide to the Student's Union
There are a million and one things going on during Freshers’ Week, and it’s all too easy to get caught up in the hype and forget that a lot of…
Drunk student survives 20ft fall amid calls for alcohol tax
On the 28 September, a fresher from the University of Sussex fell 20ft from a roof “because he was drunk”. The student was unharmed after his fall and hoisted back…
Students' Union fights for university grant
The Students’ Union (SU) may have fewer things to offer students as its grant suffers with inflation. Each year the university gives a sum of money to the SU, the…
Academics at Sussex defend higher education
Hundreds of academics have signed a new white paper, ‘In Defence of Public Higher Education’, published 27 September this year, as an alternative to the Government’s planned higher education spending…
Sussex student campaigns against unpaid internships
A student at the University of Sussex has launched a campaign against unpaid internships. Following a series of unpaid internships in London, Rachel Fordham, 20, set up a Facebook group…
RESULTS ANNOUCNED! Next year's part-time officers are revealed…
The election results for the new part-time officers of the University of Sussex Students’ Union came out on Thursday 19 May. Voting was conducted online, at Falmer House and the…
Student Life Centre leaks identities of student visitors
An email providing a list of the email addresses of attendees of the Student Life Centre has left students feeling outraged at the privacy infringement. The data was leaked on…
Campus nursery is saved by Co-Op
The future of nursery and pre-school provision on campus is nearly secure after an agreement was reached with an external childcare provider. The University has been in talks with Mid…
Student killed in tragic rail accident at Falmer station
A Sussex student died last week after falling onto a live rail line at Falmer Station. The first-year business student Nicholas Howells, 20, was reportedly on his way home from…