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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

Tom Shakespeare talks relationships and interdependence at ‘Inclusive Sussex: In Conversation with’ event

25 May 2023

We welcomed academic and disability activist Professor Tom Shakespeare to campus for our event on 17 May

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.

Earn an average £650/month by housing a Sussex student

4 May 2023

Housing a Sussex University student is a great way to generate extra income - and maybe some new friends

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Sussex Festival of Ideas take part in Brighton Festival 2023!

28 April 2023

A celebration of music, theatre, dance, circus, art, film, literature, debate, outdoor and community events

Joe Alcamo giving a presentation on delivering science for the Sustainable Development Goals. He is pictured standing in front of an audience

New round of SSRP projects will help tackle global and local sustainability challenges

31 March 2023

The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) is pleased to award five cutting-edge projects to advance research with impact and the SDGs

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Walk on the wild side: student trip to the Knepp Rewilding project

30 March 2023

To mark World Rewilding Day and Sustainable Sussex month, students ventured out to one of the largest rewilding initatives in lowland Europe

Some of the winners of Pitch for the Planet 2022 stand on stage with the judges

Pitch for the Planet Reopened: Win a share of £30,000 to bring your idea to life!

27 March 2023

Our annual Pitch for the Planet is reopened for entries. Enter your sustainability idea for the chance to win funding and incubation support!

University of Sussex Statement on Advances in Technology and Academic Integrity

20 March 2023

This statement lays out our current position and approach, along with plans to address the challenges of continually-advancing technologies

A sign reading 'wildflowers' sits among colourful wildflowers, with Falmer House in the background

Sustainable Sussex Month - Week 3 and 4

16 March 2023

Do you want to actively create a more sustainable future? Join us for Sustainable Sussex Month's last two weeks for future and action focused events!

Fires to be seen during harvesting wheat fields in the Idleb Governorate

New Policy Brief demands action on food security, capacity and peace-building in Syria

15 March 2023

The briefing lists ten key actions targeted at those working on post-conflict reconstruction, twelve years after the start of the Syrian conflict

Looking for (extra) funding to increase sustainability research with impact?

21 February 2023

You might be eligible to apply to two small grants funding opportunities offered by SSRP who support interdisciplinary Sussex sustainability research

Next Steps for Blended Learning at Sussex

15 February 2023

Find out about the recent OfS report on Blended Learning and the impact this has for developments at Sussex

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The Print Unit is moving

10 February 2023

The Print Unit is moving to Hastings building and will be closed to orders between 20 and 26 February

Group photo of Graduate Connectors and SEE Staff members in lecture theatre

"We were given a lot of autonomy and room for creativity" - Graduate Connector

31 January 2023

The Student Engagement and Enhancement (SEE) team hired a team of Graduate Connectors, find out more about their achievements and experiences here!

"Sussex has a special place in my heart"

27 January 2023

Sussex alumnus and leading employment law solicitor Rustom Tata received a University of Sussex Fellowship at this year's Winter Graduation.

Final-year undergraduate? Take part in the National Student Survey

23 January 2023

Tell the world about your time at Sussex.

New Year’s Resolution - Learn a Language! Enrolment now open for 12-Week Language Short Courses

4 January 2023

Enrolment open for range of affordable, fun, comprehensive language courses available to Sussex students and staff

Sussex researchers launch new 'Concept Analytics Lab' to investigate link between linguistics and human thinking

13 December 2022

SSRP-supported project uses innovative tools to understand the human mind by analysing conceptual layering in texts incl. energy and recycling habits

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