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Call for evidence on aligning the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate emergency

10 June 2021

All-Party Parliamentary Group inquiry in partnership with SSRP on aligning the climate and sustainable development goals. Submit by 18 June.

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Meet Tamanda, a young woman determined to fight corruption

8 June 2021

Despite the pandemic, Tamanda came to study for a Corruption and Governance MA at Sussex. She aims to use her education to build a brighter future.

The harrowing reality of life as an LGBTIQ+ refugee: Brighton exhibition set to open

7 June 2021

A free exhibition about the experiences of LGBTIQ+ refugees will open at the Brighton & Hove Jubilee library between 12 and 24 June 2021.

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CIE Views on the Sewell Report

20 May 2021

Why we reject the report authored by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

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Register now: Research with Impact forum, with SSRP Director Joseph Alcamo

20 May 2021

'Through the deluge: Forging ahead with research for sustainability' will take place on Wednesday 27 May 2021 from 2.30 - 4.00 pm.

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University of Sussex experts respond to today's Queen's Speech

11 May 2021

Our academics have been responding to the Environment Bill, reform of the Judicial Review process and plans to simplify government procurement.

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Creating a supportive environment for PhD researchers: Conference on Postgraduate Mental Health, 17-21 May

5 May 2021

Discover best practice in supporting the mental health of PGRs and university staff, and discuss the impact of research culture on academic wellbeing.

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“It’s all about preserving relationships”: law students launch new peer mediation clinic

26 April 2021

Law students volunteering with the university’s award-winning law clinics are launching a mediation service to help their peers to resolve disputes.

Online Peer Support Groups: sharing ideas and helping to prevent isolation and anxiety among doctoral researchers

12 April 2021

An online support group fosters wellbeing and gives PhD researchers a space to discuss issues and share experiences with their peers.

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Campus sports facilities reopening from 12 April

6 April 2021

Sussexsport is counting down to welcome you back.

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Eco-law: University of Sussex launches environmental justice law clinic

29 March 2021

Law students and experts at the University of Sussex have started a project to advise people in Brighton and Hove on environmental justice issues.

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SSRP researchers define UN actions to bend the curve on biodiversity loss

22 March 2021

A new paper identifies eight actions for sustainable food production and consumption to bend the curve on biodiversity loss.

Choosing to challenge for International Women's Day on 8 March

5 March 2021

Four Sussex women academics describe how and why they have actively questioned laws, perceptions and behaviours to bring about change.

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Sussex Education Awards nominations open

4 March 2021

Submit your nominations for the next Sussex Education Awards.

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High five: University of Sussex named best in the world for development studies for fifth year running

4 March 2021

The University has been number one in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for development studies for six out of the past seven years.

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Domestic abuse: Sussex campaigner succeeds in urging Government to change law

1 March 2021

An expert in coercive control has succeeded in urging the Government to fill a legal loophole which left ex-partners of domestic abusers unprotected.

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Everyone has the right to education: Adarsh’s story

1 March 2021

Article 26 Scholarships change the lives of forced migrants and refugees by allowing them to realise their dreams and come to study at Sussex.

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Free online fitness classes throughout February

1 February 2021

Keep moving with Sussexsport's Fitness February, a month of free online classes for the campus community.

Reform public procurement to protect aid money, urges major new anti-corruption study

15 January 2021

The biggest study of its kind has proven the link between local political context and the risk that humanitarian aid money is lost to corruption.

Share your feedback in the National Student Survey

12 January 2021

The NSS is open now to final-year undergraduates.

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