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Plenty more phish: Why employees fall for scams and what companies can do about it

3 November 2020

Protective IT controls can give employees a false sense of security and cause them to drop their vigilance, a new study reveals.

Academics and policy makers mobilise to transform innovation in South Africa

2 November 2020

140 experts helped to transform South Africa’s science, technology and innovation systems in a three-day forum, co-organised by Sussex.

SPRU Researchers invited to act as expert group on Artificial Intelligence and Digitalisation

28 October 2020

SPRU researchers were invited by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission to act as an expert group on AI and Digitalisation.

New Sussex Innovation Forum to boost region’s sustainability, wellbeing and economy

21 October 2020

Businesses and community groups are being invited to help deliver the innovation required to make Sussex net zero.

Sussex joins consortium to create innovative Centre for Doctoral Training and help transform UK Food Systems

16 October 2020

The University of Sussex has joined a UKRI-funded consortium to help create future leaders to reshape how we make, transport and consume our food.

Sussex rises up global scientific research rankings

15 October 2020

The University has risen 27 places to its highest global position in the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities since 2016.

Brexit tariffs will not help the poorest nations, new study finds

15 October 2020

Exports from the world’s poorest nations to the UK will be lower as a result of Brexit, a joint analysis of the UK’s new tariff plans reveals.

Clean and clear: How being more transparent over resources helps cut carbon emissions

14 October 2020

Countries that sign up to improved financial transparency over oil, gas, and mining revenues benefit from significant reductions in carbon emissions.

Two's a crowd: Nuclear and renewables don't mix. Only the latter can deliver truly low carbon energy says new study

5 October 2020

If countries want to lower emissions as substantially, rapidly and cost-effectively as possible, they should prioritize renewables.

University of Sussex named among best in the country for range of subjects

1 October 2020

American Studies, Art History, Drama, Dance and Cinematics, Criminology and Education ranked top ten in the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021.

Causes and Impact of Foreign Disinvestment in the UK

30 September 2020

Foreign disinvestment is a concern for local economies and workforces. The closure of foreign-owned operations in a local area is frequently...

New study reveals flaws in UK Coronavirus testing system after comparison with other countries

25 September 2020

A comparative analysis led by SPRU academics finds room for improvement in the Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, Support (FTTIS) systems of six countries.

Creative graduates more entrepreneurial and as employable as peers, new study finds

21 August 2020

Graduates in creative subjects suffer no deficit in earnings to students of supposedly “higher value” degrees such as biology, languages or psychology

Education Partnership for Promoting High Value Manufacturing Supply Chain Systems

14 August 2020

A new educational partnership offers graduates the opportunity to compete for emerging jobs in high value manufacturing supply chain systems.

To end King Coal’s reign, must his loyal subjects get paid? Compensating phase-out losers for a just transition

27 July 2020

Governments should be prepared to pay billions of pounds to operators of coal-fired power plants in agreements to shut down their plants early.

SPRU professor receives project management honour

22 July 2020

Professor Andrew Davies has been named an Honorary Fellow of the The Association for Project Management (APM).

Graduation 2020: "I knew I wanted to prove people wrong”

22 July 2020

Failing her A-Levels at the first attempt did not stop accounting and finance graduate Cynthia Royer from reaching, and excelling in, higher education

Graduation 2020: "These troubling times that we face teach us to adapt more than ever"

21 July 2020

International Business student Mathilde B overcame pneumonia in her final year to achieve first-class honours.

Sussex researchers team up with South Africa on water governance

17 July 2020

New policy experiment will contribute towards a national roadmap for water management.

Dr Zahira Jaser, University of Sussex Business School: "It took great self-belief and courage to stand tall."

13 July 2020

Dr Zahira Jaser reflects on how her first career in corporate banking is helping her to envision women in leadership roles.

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