Discover our research and you will find a world of knowledge to inspire and stimulate ideas and innovations, and bring benefits to society and the economy now and in the future.
There are various ways through which you can discover our research - our web pages are the first place to visit, but you can also attend our public lectures, seminars and debates, read our publications and reports, or find us through our regular press announcements.
Selected news and events featuring Sussex research
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Ricardo UK to sponsor Mobil 1 Team Sussex
Formula Student LogoMobil 1 Team Sussex, the Formula Student team for the University of Sussex, are to be sponsored by engineering company Ricardo UK in this year’s competition.
Ricardo’s sponsorship includes a financial contribution and access to some test facilities in its Shoreham-by-Sea site. This makes Ricardo one of the team’s largest sponsors.
The objective of the Formula Student competition is for teams to build a race car to compete in a range of events at Silverstone racing circuit from 12 to 15 July.
Mobil 1 Team Sussex are competing with one of the smallest budgets in the competition, so the team are excited by this turn of events as it is a great boost that allows them to move further with their objectives.
The team have already allocated the sponsorship money to the purchase of lightweight wheels that will make the car more competitive in the competition, as minimizing weight is a key aspect of race-car engineering.
Currently the team is in the manufacture stage, with some of the main components of the car such as the chassis being fabricated.
The team is on a tight schedule to get the car designed, built and tested before the launch event on 13 June
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University of Sussex to help developing economies move towards low carbon energy
University of Sussex academics are helping the Government to launch a new network to link British energy experts to those in developing economies.
The Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN), which involves several UK Universities, will ensure the UK’s world-class expertise in sustainable energy solutions helps developing countries achieve their low carbon goals.
LCEDN, which has been made possible by a £100k grant from DECC, will identify UK-based skills and knowledge that could help developing economies achieve low carbon development.
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The Sussex Conversations
The Sussex Conversations are high level discussions on the key issues of our age, which resonate with the University’s six major research themes. They form part of the University of Sussex 50th Anniversary celebrations.
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The Sussex Lectures
The Sussex Lectures aim to promote Sussex's excellent research and teaching, and to provide opportunities for our alumni and friends to celebrate and support this work.
The events are free of charge and everyone is welcome to attend, but please RSVP as indicated for each lecture. Selected lectures will be available online shortly after the event. Here is the List of Sussex Lectures for 2011-2012.
Recent reports, newsletters and publications
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Europe in crisis – Sussex experts speak out
The collapse of the Euro, a UK exit from Europe, the end of the coalition and even the political disintegration of the UK – these are still possible outcomes of the Euro-crisis, according to experts in the Sussex European Institute (SEI) at the University of Sussex.
As events in Europe continue to unravel at dramatic speed, academics in European politics at Sussex have stepped up their efforts to provide scholarly analysis of the latest developments as they occur. Now their commentaries are available as online articles - a month ahead of planned publication of their views in the Institute’s termly newsletter, Euroscope.
The articles, all by leading academics in the field with a proven track record of commentary on European politics, cover the EU and the euro zone crisis, Cameron’s stance at last week’s EU summit and the subsequent fall-out in British politics.
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Teenagers who "want to be famous" face poorer job prospects in later life
Teenagers who have unclear career aspirations, or whose ambitions are mismatched with their educational expectations spend more time in unemployment as adults and achieve lower wages according to a new University of Sussex-led study. Dr Ricardo Sabates, a senior lecturer in education, together with academic colleagues at Princeton University and Penn State University, reviewed the career paths of17,000 individuals to find a relationship between ambition in adolescence and employment in adulthood.
Dr Sabates' paper, 'Ambition gone Awry: The Long-term Socioeconomic Consequences of Misaligned and Uncertain Adolescent Ambition', By Dr Ricardo Sabates, Dr Jeremy Staff and Dr Angel Harris, is published in the November 2011 issue of Social Science Quarterly
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Migration and Global Environmental Change
University of Sussex academic Professor Richard Black has helped to launch a major new international report 'Migration and Global Environmental Change' that he describes as "unique" in its approach to migration in an era of climate change.
The report, published by Foresight, the UK Government Office for Science, highlights the findings of the Migration and Global Environmental Change project, an extensive two-year study. The project has involved 350 experts in over 30 countries.
It reveals that the major challenges associated with migration and environmental change have been underestimated
Download the full report at Foresight
