Sussex Psychology Students Condemn Grade Reductions and “Culture of Silence” - The Badger

Sussex Psychology Students Condemn Grade Reductions and “Culture of Silence” - The Badger

Final-year Psychology students at the University of Sussex are raising urgent concerns after their module grades were significantly reduced without a clear explanation, jeopardising degree outcomes, mental wellbeing, and future plans. The dispute centres on two core modules: Advanced Topics in Psychology and Drugs, Brain and Behaviour. Students were initially issued higher, unmoderated marks, some of which were well into the first-class range, o…