Creative thinking, discovery and innovation define the quality of our research at Sussex, and our latest work is regularly featured in the media.
The impact of our research, the expertise of our researchers and the knowledge we exchange with business, government and community organisations are all shared widely with our contacts and other organisations through our publications, workshops, lectures and debates.
Featured research: The Power of the Crowd
University of Sussex psychologists John Drury and David Novelli linked with Brighton art gallery Fabrica to celebrate the power of the crowd during Fabrica's recent exhibition, Gathering.
The exhibition, which ran throughout November 2011, featured video installations of a choreographed crowd and another of a street party by London-based artist Melanie Manchot.
Dr Drury and Dr Novelli were commissioned to write about the themes of the exhibition and about their current research in crowd psychology. Dr Drury also gave a talk on Collective joy and crowd empowerment at Fabrica.
The two exhibition videos each covered themes addressed in experimental studies led by Dr Novelli in his work at Sussex: the role of shared identity in bringing people together in crowded places, and the role of shared action in bringing a physical gathering psychologically together.
Sussex research in the news
See below for press releases highlighting some of our recent successful research projects and outputs which could be of particular interest to business, government, and other organisations, or could be of relevance to sectors developing new products or technologies:
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New professors signal fresh ambitions for science policy research at Sussex (4 November 2011)
The University of Sussex continues to tackle the most challenging issues for governments and policy makers with the appointment of three big names in the field of science and technology policy
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Child poverty could rise under government’s welfare plan, says leading Sussex economist (2 November 20011)
Child poverty is likely to increase in Britain despite the government's strategy of encouraging more families into work, according to a leading University of Sussex economist.
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University of Sussex researchers announce pioneering cancer drug project (26 October 2011)
University of Sussex researchers have found tumour-killing properties in an existing drug commonly used to suppress the immune system - a discovery that could lead to a new treatment for blood cancer
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Sussex academic helps launch ‘unique’ migration report (20 October 2011)
University of Sussex academic Professor Richard Black has launched a major new international report that he describes as 'unique' in its approach to migration in an era of climate change.
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Sussex researcher helps highlight DNA testing dilemma (11/08/2011)
University of Sussex researcher Michael Hopkins has contributed to a report that highlights the growing conflict between the health service and private enterprise over genetic discoveries.
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How unrelated wasps succeed by helping others breed (11/08/2011)
University of Sussex researchers studying the reproductive behaviour of the paper wasp (Polistes dominulus) have discovered that some animals help to rear the young of an unrelated individual without any apparent benefit to themselves.
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