Four projects have been awarded up to £5,000 through the new Education and Innovation Fund. 

Launched in October 2022, the fund is part of our Learn to Transform strategy. The initiative aims to drive positive changes in the way we deliver our teaching and learning experience by stimulating student and staff co-creation, and rewarding innovation and teaching excellency.

Meet the winners

Project leads: Luis Ponce Cuspinera and Iacopo Vivarelli 

Project title: Evaluation of an AI-assisted marking and feedback tool 

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Project lead: Emma Newport 

Project title: Globally Networked Learning: Sussex Writes Expands to Work with Looked-after Children in India 

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Project lead: Mark Puttock-Brown 

Project title: Development of a new gamified sustainability teaching tool in Engineering and Informatics 

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Project lead: Eljee Javier 

Project title: PASS Facilitators to support International Students 

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Professor Claire Smith, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Innovation, said: 

“I would like to thank colleagues for submitting such a range of exciting project proposals. The winners of this first round will help to pave the way for a Pedagogic Revolution at Sussex, as part of our ‘Learn to Transform’ strategy. We hope the outcomes and resources that these projects generate will benefit our community as a whole.”