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How culturally diverse is Sussex?

Straggler

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redluc

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Tom Bulford

Word-of-mouth tells me that Sussex and Brighton in general is not very culturally diverse. Reading some of the comments from people on this board and my work-mates you'd get the impression that Sussex is populated by largely the white and middle class.

Anyone who is at Sussex care to prove/disprove this myth?

I live in Manchester, a city renown for its diversity.

Coming to Sussex to find heavy segregation and a lack of representation of different cultures would be a shock to me.

From what i have seen at Sussex, the campus is predominantly white. I can't really comment on class.
I would, however, say that Brighton as a town is very much cosmopolitan.

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good mermington

There are loads of international students, and a very strong african and asian community at Sussex. Yeah it's predominantly white and middle class, but so is the country on a whole, especially the south, except London. Next year I'm living with one somalian guy who lived in Sweden most of his life but has also lived in Pakistan and Iran, and another guy who's of Egyptian/South African/Indian/English descent. You can't get more diverse than that.

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good mermington

Oh and housing is no way cheaper in the 2nd and 3rd year than on campus!
For instance the average rent w/o amenitiesin Brighton (around the centre, not including the cheapy/scummy suburbs like Whitehawk) is £70 or thereabouts, whereas East Slope is about £65 all inclusive. Plus you have to get a 12 month contract on a houserather than the 39 week rent that the uni offers.

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JayC

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Beeing of Swedish and Asian descent I'll be bringing the cultural diversity for year 06/07 :p:

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Wise One

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Admittedly, I'm doing International Relations, but even so, I felt decidedly all too English in my lectures. When you are asked where you come from, and you have to say "about forty-five minutes that way [*points*]", when everyone else seems to be Welsh-Japanese or Sri Lankan-Swedish, it's a little disheartening.

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redluc

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good mermington

Oh and housing is no way cheaper in the 2nd and 3rd year than on campus!
For instance the average rent w/o amenitiesin Brighton (around the centre, not including the cheapy/scummy suburbs like Whitehawk) is £70 or thereabouts, whereas East Slope is about £65 all inclusive. Plus you have to get a 12 month contract on a houserather than the 39 week rent that the uni offers.

Sorry - I've been given misguiding information in regards to housing. I will be paying £76 per week in Kent houses and i also forgot about 12 month housing contract. Thanks for giving the original poster correct info.

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hallucination

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I found it hard to find anywhere decent for under £75 (without bills) in Brighton for my 2nd year. Living costs in Brighton are expensive or comparable to London...the bus is £2.80 return, clubs and drinks are very expensive if you don't go on student nights. Finding somewhere cheap to go at the weekend is near impossible...

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good mermington

And the bowling alley doesn't even do unlimited bowling!

Reply 10

Clairface

Sussex is likely one of the most culturally diverse campuses in the UK.

In my classes (International Relations) and the society I've co-founded (Shisha), British nationals are rare indeed and in the minority. Further, I think you will find that many British citizens (subjects?) themselves have diverse backgrounds.

I suppose I can see how you might get the impression that the school is comprised largely of white students, but on closer examination you will find that those students are speaking a wide variety of languages amongst themselves and are coming from all parts of the world.

In terms of the general area, I have found that Sussex as a region has incredibly international elements (Brighton) combined with more 'traditional' aspects of British culture and English identity (Lewes).

Enjoy.

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crazybored

There's no getting away from it - Sussex is predominantly white and being a black girl from south London, it tooks some getting used to (I'm like one of less than 10 ethnic minorities on my English course, which has about 300 people on it!) However, that said, it has never affected my uni experience in any whatsoever; everyone I have met there is just laid-back and open minded (what you'd expect a Sussex student to be of course!).

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Straggler

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Freezer

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My teacher went to Sussex and said it rocked he just left me with this advice on our prom night when we were both pissed..
"Stay out of the clubs with neon lights above them.."

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Atomik

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Why choose a university depending on how 'multicultural' it is? What does a university with a large percentage of black students have that a university with a large percentage of white students doesn't? (Note: I know that near enough every British university has a large percentage of white students; this is just a 'what if' question... kind of...)

Tom Bulford

Apparently its very left-wing and full of alternative types, which definately appeals to me.