University’s proposed investment policy change is “progress”, say anti-fossil fuel campaigners
Fossil Free Sussex, a student group lobbying the University to drop its fossil fuel-related shares, demonstrated in Library Square on 12 February by criss-crossing the area with red ribbons. The…
Student wins underpass busker’s “impossible” national anthem contest
A Sussex medical student has been awarded £300 worth of free keyboard lessons, after he won a national anthem guessing contest hosted by a busker who plays regularly in the…
Sussex students take to the streets in Paris for action on climate change
On December 12th, over 20 University of Sussex students took part in the D12 red lines demonstration in Paris to demand that world governments at COP-21 not cross the red…
Anarchist pickets end after estate agent returns Sussex student’s holding deposit
King & Chasemore Lettings have returned a Sussex international student’s holding deposit, following a series of anarchist-led pickets outside its Brighton branches. One anarchist said: “This is not just an…
University marketisation could lead to ‘higher tuition fees..more bureaucracy…less autonomy”
The government’s green paper, “Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice”, sets out a series of reforms which some fear may signal a dramatic shift towards marketisation…
Islamophobic taunting reported outside the Muslim Prayer Centre
A group of young males shouted taunting comments about ISIS outside the on-campus Muslim Student Centre on Friday 20 November. The incident came just one week after 130 people were…
Silencing the student voice: London free education demo
The Free Education Demonstration, which took place in London last Wednesday, attracted a large turnout of student protesters – around 10,000, including many Sussex students – all there for different…
Tuition fee protesters are betraying poor students
Barely a month goes by now, when swathes of central London are not shut down for another mass protest by the eternally entitled hordes of middle-class students who have taken…
Was your assessment feedback poor? This is why-
Ever wondered why some of your assessment feedback was so vague and lacking in helpful improvements? You may be unaware, a travesty has been occurring under your noses. For several…
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…
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…
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,…
Promiscuous and proud?
From juggling lovers to going home with strangers, students are notorious for their promiscuity. Since the swinging sixties when social taboos relating to sex slackened, the importance once assigned to…
'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…
The Browne Review: a future unknown
Students are standing on the threshold of a new era of learning. The publication of the Browne Review has invited mass speculation over the future of higher education and has…
Scam email spate hits university
Students at the University of Sussex have encountered a rise in the number of scam emails they receive. Sent under the guise of needing to update student loan accounts, these…
US university bans Facebook
Harrisburg University in Pennsylvania has taken steps to block access to Facebook and other social networking sites such as Twitter and also to IM applications. The ban lasted for just…
University students only have a 10-minute attention span
University students suffer from a mere ’10-minute attention span’, a recent study suggests. The research, undergone by Olympus Technologies, also shows 21 % of students are struggling to attend lectures…
No end in sight to pensions row
The university’s highest governing body has approved plans to close the final salary pension scheme to new support staff.