We are a large, multidisciplinary department with our research recognised as Grade 5 in the 2001 RAE. We are organised into three main interdisciplinary research areas with a number of allied research groups in each area.

Neuroscience and Behaviour	Environmental Systems and Processes	Evolution and Developmental Genetics
Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics Hearing Group Learning and Memory Group Sussex Centre for Neuroscience Behavioural and Clinical	Bat Research Group Contamination Processes and Impacts Group Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects Plant Stress Unit	Centre for the Study of Evolution Developmental Genetics Group Genome Damage and Stability Centre Social Evolution Group