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A poster describing Science, Visual Culture and Museums and the workshop and digital exhibition launch.

Exploring Science, Visual Culture, and Museums: Digital exhibition and workshop

23 June 2023

Sussex is set to host a workshop and digital exhibition that delves into the fascinating intersection of science, visual culture, and museums.

Interested in learning more about sustainability research with impact?

22 June 2023

Join the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme at the university's Summer of Research festival for a series of inspiring events

SSRP Round 8 funding opportunity is now open!

21 June 2023

Sussex & IDS researchers here's your chance to apply for funding to help tackle sustainability challenges as we approach the mid-point of Agenda 2030

PhD researchers awarded for outstanding impact

16 June 2023

Four Sussex PGRs have won this year's Adam Weiler Awards for their research across Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences and Clinical projects

New study shows that Bumblebees and hoverflies are the top urban pollinators

14 June 2023

Bumblebees and hoverflies are among the most important pollinators of urban-grown crops, but strawberry plants in cities need help to be pollinated.

Three members of staff collaborating with post-its notes in a sunlit room

Sussex Education Festival 2023

2 June 2023

Find out about the first Sussex Education Festival, held in May 2023.

A child running across the South Downs and into a Sussex landscape

Transforming our region through a South Coast sustainability research system

31 May 2023

Join SSRP researchers working on sustainable land use systems to coordinate wider regional action and help the South Coast become more sustainable

Seagulls steal your chips because they’re smart – new study

24 May 2023

New study shows that food-pinching Brighton gulls observe humans and mimic their food choices.

Illustration of Arabidopsis thaliana plants with petals depicting the high levels of variation that centromeres can have within a species. Illustration by: Ella Maru Studios

Playing hide and seek in the centromere

18 May 2023

An international team of researchers has discovered that the variation in centromere DNA regions can be strikingly large even within a single species.

A fiesta of Active Learning!

10 May 2023

At the end of April, the Active Learning Network, founded at Sussex, held its 3rd annual Global Festival of Active Learning.