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Public Art

We invite expressions of interest from artists with experience in Public Art, particularly those who can demonstrate an understanding of the University's ethos and its relationship with Sussex's cultural and natural heritage. Find out more through the link below.

Public Art Expression of Interest [PDF 25.19MB]

Latest events

The Library offers workshops and events designed to help you develop essential research skills. Whether you're a student, a researcher, or faculty our sessions provide opportunities to explore advanced research techniques, critically evaluate information sources, learn about open research and engaging with AI for research.

Library User Experience Forum

Tuesday 1 April from 12:00 until 14:00

University of Sussex Campus

Come along to our Library User Experience Forum to help develop our services and have your say on the Library.


Elements Essentials: Impact

Tuesday 1 April from 14:00 until 14:45

Online

This workshop will explore how the new Elements impact module can be used to plan for and capture aspects of your research impact.


ResearchRabbit: Mapping the Literature with AI

Wednesday 2 April from 14:00 until 15:30

University of Sussex Campus

Join us for an informative session on harnessing the AI-powered citation searching tool, ResearchRabbit, to find academic sources.


Copyright and your thesis

Thursday 3 April from 11:00 until 12:00

University of Sussex Campus

This workshop will explain the main principles of copyright, UK fair dealing exceptions and the permission needs to use other people’s work in yours.


Chatting and Searching: Literature Searching with AI

Thursday 3 April from 14:00 until 15:30

University of Sussex Campus

Focusing on the literature discovery platform Elicit, this session explores how AI-powered search tools can enhance your research process.


Open research: principles, practices and purpose

Tuesday 8 April from 10:00 until 11:30

Online

This workshop will look at the concept of open research, and explore opportunities for implementing open research principles into your own practice.


Questioning and Prompting: Introduction to Generative AI

Tuesday 8 April from 10:00 until 11:30

University of Sussex Campus

This practical workshop is designed for students who want to explore the effective and critical use of generative AI for academic research.


Canine Cuddles - Library(8/4/25)

Tuesday 8 April from 12:00 until 14:00

University of Sussex Campus

Take a paws from your busy schedule and treat yourself to some furry time!


PGR Lunch in the Lab - The art of opening up the future

Thursday 10 April from 13:00 until 14:30

University of Sussex Campus

That change can begin with art is repeated often by scholars of every persuasion, from Ursula K. Le Guin speaking about resistance to...


ECR Development Series: Open publishing: your options explained

Thursday 10 April from 14:00 until 15:30

Online

This online, interactive workshop will introduce you to open publishing for your research outputs and explain the options available at Sussex.


Questioning and Prompting: Introduction to Generative AI

Thursday 10 April from 14:00 until 15:30

University of Sussex Campus

This practical workshop is designed for students who want to explore the effective and critical use of generative AI for academic research.


Literature searching part 1: sources and search strategies

Friday 11 April from 14:00 until 15:30

University of Sussex Campus

This workshop explores effectively search strategies and techniques to online databases for finding the most relevant literature for your research.


 

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