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This Sussex Life. Astronomy MSc graduate Gary Strain: "Students were so hardworking this time round."

21 January 2020

Forty years after first arriving at Sussex as a Physics student, Gary Strain returned to campus to use his brain again.

Social mobility champion to be honoured at Graduation

20 January 2020

Former Labour cabinet minister Rt Hon Alan Milburn will be conferred an Honorary Doctor of the University at winter graduation on 23 January.

Former IDS professorial fellow honoured at Graduation

20 January 2020

Professor Naila Kabeer, who will be conferred an Honorary Doctor of the University on 23 January, is a leading feminist economist.

Sussex alumna honoured at Graduation for public engagement of science

20 January 2020

Professor Gail Cardew will be conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science at the University of Sussex winter graduation on Wednesday 22 January,

'Professor of happiness' honoured at winter Graduation

20 January 2020

Professor Kent Berridge, who will be conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science at winter graduation is among the world’s most renowned neuroscientists.

This Sussex Life: Author and BBC presenter Claudia Hammond. "Sussex has influenced my whole career"

16 January 2020

Sussex alumna and Radio 4 presenter Claudia Hammond reflects on her many roles at Sussex, including her new one as Visiting Professor.

Sussex Professor's treaty proposal to keep fossil fuels in the ground taken to the UN

16 January 2020

A treaty proposal, developed by a University of Sussex Professor, has been presented to the UN Security Council by a former Irish President.

Call for donations to equip lab in Nigeria and help train a new generation of scientists

16 January 2020

A Sussex research fellow is calling for donations of unused or unwanted, but functional science equipment to help equip a laboratory in Nigeria.

Feeling full happens in the brain as well as the stomach: Sussex professor explains in new podcast

9 January 2020

Feeling full is more complex than consuming enough nutrients or filling-up with large volumes of food as Martin Yeomans explains in the podcast

University of Sussex professor to advise on UK’s first nationwide citizens’ assembly on climate change

9 January 2020

Professor Benjamin K Sovacool is among a select number of eminent experts advising on the UK’s first nationwide citizens’ assembly on climate change.

Sussex Professor of Molecular Genetics awarded CBE in New Year Honours

2 January 2020

A highly respected University of Sussex Professor has been awarded a CBE the New Year Honours List 2020 for his services to medical science.

This Sussex Life. Simone Robinson: “We didn’t realise how much we would enjoy giving”

19 December 2019

Simone Robinson, Business Engagement Co-ordinator in SiNC, organises Christmas collections across campus for communities and individuals in need.

"My responsibility is to give something back to society"

6 December 2019

Studying at Sussex inspired Mamunur Rahman to help female factory workers in Bangladesh. His initiative has now earned him a British Council award.

Why Réjane swapped a high salary for a more fulfilling life

6 December 2019

Réjane Woodroffe,Sussex alumna and British Council award winner for social impact,describes how she is helping South Africa’s poorest rural community.

This Sussex Life: Law student, Theo Duerden - "The wildlife was a novelty at first."

4 December 2019

Residential Advisor Theo Duerden compares the old East Slope residences with the new.

Win for Global Studies graduate at Global Undergraduate Research awards

28 November 2019

A former Sussex student has been announced as Global Winner in the Anthropology & Cultural Studies category of the 2019 Global Undergraduate Awards.

This Sussex Life: Dr Nicola Abraham “I’m going to use the skills I learned at CERN to help tackle climate change”

27 November 2019

Dr Nicola Abraham is a post doctorate researcher working at CERN with the ATLAS collaboration, which discovered the Higgs Boson particle in 2012.

Intern students help to narrow down the search for the perfect purchase

27 November 2019

Two students have made it easier for customers to find their perfect product during a successful internship at an ecommerce supplier.