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Welcome to Geography at the University of Sussex |
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The Department of Geography at Sussex is a leading centre of geographical scholarship in the UK. Our particular strengths are in migration studies; climate research; histories, cultures and networks; and economic geographies of globalisation and development. Teaching and research in these areas is pursued in an academic setting that is uniquely interdisciplinary, bringing together a wide expertise in social and natural sciences that is ideal for studying the relationships between human activities and the natural environment. Undergraduate teaching is concentrated in these areas of strength. A high degree of specialisation and individual research in the final year is reinforced by field trips during the second year. These visits currently to Dubai, India, the Seychelles and Vietnam reflect the department's international outlook. That outlook is further reflected in the array of interdisciplinary postgraduate courses that Geographers here teach, and in our supervision of D.Phil research. Research is amongst the best in the UK. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, the department was placed in the top 9 in terms of the quality of its publications and in the top 13 in terms of its overall research quality. This means that 95% of our research activity in Geography is rated as being world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised. In a ranking based on the proportion of staff rated at the highest 3* or 4* grades, we are joint 10th nationally. Our students enjoy an ideal setting for studying geography. Our campus located only five minutes from the vibrant seaside city of Brighton and Hove is set amidst the beautiful chalklands of the South Downs, from 31 March 2010 part of Britain's newest National Park. Dr Julian Murton |
The Geography Department is in the School of Global Sudies | |
