Brighton and Hove boasts gay-friendly employers
The gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) rights advocacy group, Stonewall, released its yearly Workplace Equality Index earlier this month showing Brighton and Hove City Council in the top five…
Stop the Cuts – Protest Video (3/12/09)
A video showing the protest on the 3rd December 2009 against over 100 proposed job cuts at the University of Sussex.
Sussex fraudster Kofmel faces expulsion
The University of Sussex has finally expelled Erich Kofmel this summer following a disciplinary hearing. Mr Kofmel, a former Dphil student at the University, is wanted internationally for his alleged…
Dr Philip Harvey welcomed by student protests
The appointment of Dr Philip Harvey as Registrar and Secretary at the University of Sheffield has been met with student protests. Dr Harvey held the identical post here at Sussex…
Ad-hoc hotel housing for homeless freshers
More than a thousand freshers have started the new academic year with nowhere to live, a report by the National Union of Students has revealed. The shortage in campus accommodation…
Black History Month celebrated on campus features special guest talk
Black History Month is taking place on campus this October and will be marked by the return of former University of Sussex student Linda Bellos, activist and ex-politician, who established…
Performance listings pick of the week
Tues 6th Oct (campus) AUDITIONS – West Side Story – Mandella Hall, 2pm or 5pm For more information see http://ussu-smuts.webs.com/ Tues 6-10th Oct (Brighton) The Hypochondriac – The Royal Theatre,…
Linguistics axed
One of the highest-ranking degree programmes at Sussex will close to new applicants at the end of the current academic year. The University announced last week, without any prior consultation…
"Don't silence us" say Sussex students
Students and staff taped their mouths shut to show their opposition to a management move that the protestors say will “end University democracy”. The protest took place on Wednesday 18…
The Chancellor at No. 42
The new University Chancellor was announced last week as Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE. A writer and actor, Bhaskar is famed for his roles in TV comedy Goodness Gracious Me and his…
Students campaign for cheaper graduation
As many students prepare for winter graduation at the end of this month, some graduates are dissatisfied with the cost of tickets to attend the event. Graduation tickets for students…