Your future career

Design your future at Sussex. Our award-winning Careers and Entrepreneurship team will help you develop the skills and expertise to get you where you want to go.

A world of choice

We're proud to be 16th in the UK for employment outcomes (out of 90 Higher Education institutions) in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

We’ll support you to realise your career priorities, such as earning a healthy salary, finding a friendly workplace, and making an impact on wider society.

As a Sussex student, you’ll learn how to tackle real-world challenges and have access to tailored programmes of careers support:

our Career Lab helps you to explore your options, build key skills and connect with employers. Take part in internships, community consultancy projects and insight visits, where you can learn about life at organisations including Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, Gatwick Airport and the Knepp Rewilding Project
one-to-one appointments with your Faculty Careers Consultant can enable you to identify your career goals, write an effective CV and prepare for future interviews
entrepreneurship initiatives like StartUp Sussex and Ideas Lab can empower you to turn your concepts into reality.