University management's '˜betrayal' of Hastings campus

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Mar 2016, 09:43 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 21:49 BST
University of Brighton, Priory Square, Hastings. SUS-160127-130411001University of Brighton, Priory Square, Hastings. SUS-160127-130411001
University of Brighton, Priory Square, Hastings. SUS-160127-130411001

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Brighton Students' Union has called statements put out by the vice chancellor yesterday '˜intentionally vague and misleading'.

A statement was released last night on behalf of Hayley Wood, Molly Maher, Bethany Wren, Nathan Foley and Amber Defroand, Brighton Students’ Union full-time student leadership team.

They said: “The statement released by the vice chancellor was intentionally vague and misleading.

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“This is an extension of the shameful betrayal and disrespect shown by university management towards the Hastings campus community.

“University of Brighton are intending on closing the Hastings campus within two years.

“The security of the university’s future partnership with Sussex Coast College Hastings (SCCH) has been overstated, in order to disguise the ambition to exit Hastings entirely.