University of Sussex
From mobilisation to 'massification'
A text produced during the successful 8-day occupation at Sussex University in March 2010.
Preface
Higher education cuts: Sussex University on the front line
An article on the situation in higher education generally and at Sussex University in particular.
Higher education is at the forefront of sweeping public sector cuts as the government looks to pass the costs of the economic crisis on to students and workers. The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills which now oversees education have already confirmed at least £500m in cuts.
Sussex students occupy in defiance of High Court injunction
Following a large demonstration against the suspension of the Sussex 6, hundreds of students have staged a snap occupation in defiance of management and the state, following the granting of a High Court injunction banning ‘occupational protest.’
The injunction is based on the testimony of John Duffy , who claimed students had taken hostages members of staff during an occupation of Sussex House last week, a claim vehemently disputed by eye witnesses. Despite the heavy police presence, no charges have been brought for hostage taking or any other offences.
University of Sussex occupied against cuts
Over 100 students have occupied a conference centre at the University of Sussex in Brighton against proposed course cuts and job losses.
The occupiers released a statement:
We have occupied the top floor of Bramber House, University of Sussex, Brighton. There are 106 of us.
The decision to occupy has been taken after weeks of concerted campaigning during which the university management have repeatedly failed to take away the threat of compulsory redundancies and course cuts.
Sussex university technical staff strike, 10th October 2008
Technical staff at the University of Sussex went on strike last Friday (10th October), in a protest against management plans to close its pension scheme to new employees.
Commentary on the Sussex not for Sale campaign at Sussex University
Critical article on the Sussex Not For Sale campaign at the University of Sussex, written by an active member of the campaign.
Higher education is going through significant transformations on an international, or at least European, level. The UK is not immune to these changes. Whilst there have been various small protests in places around the country to resist these changes, no major local campaign has existed as of yet. Sussex not 4 Sale was born out of this context.
Sussex not for Sale rally, University of Sussex, 7th March 2008
Rally at the University of Sussex in support of the Sussex not for Sale campaign on March 7th 2008. Photos from here.
Sussex students occupy library
Students at the University of Sussex occupied their library overnight in support of the SortUSOut campaign and in solidarity with staff who had been on strike the previous day and begun a marking boycott. More information at libcom news
Sussex students library occupation
80 students at the University of Sussex have occupied their library in protest against the commodification of education and its provision at their university.
Since 9:30pm this evening, 80 students from the University of Sussex have occupied their library in support of the SortUSOut campaign, a campus wide campaign for better provision of welfare and education at the University of Sussex. Our focus is on local problems directly damaging the education of students at Sussex but also the wider issues around the commodification of higher education.
A year of struggle at Sussex uni
A round-up of the political activity on the Sussex uni campus in the 2005/6 academic year.
The 2005/6 academic year was definitely an interesting one for both students and staff at Sussex. The usual excessive drinking and falling over of freshers (which this writer was partial to) was also matched by an upsurge in political activity.
