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Obituary: Keith Middlemas, 1935-2013

19 July 2013

Keith Middlemas, who died on 10 July, was Professor of History in Social Sciences from the University’s early days until his retirement in 1998.


History graduate inspired future footballers in Africa

11 July 2013

Young footballer Nathan Green's life took a different path when an injury scuppered his chances of playing for Premiership side Liverpool.


Are you holding a public lecture in autumn 2013?

18 June 2013

If you're holding a public lecture between October and December 2013, you could promote it as part of the Sussex Lectures series.


Sussex historian looks back at the Queen’s coronation for TV documentary

31 May 2013

Sussex historian Dr Claire Langhamer talks in a TV documentary about how the Mass Observation Archive captured feelings about the 1953 coronation.


Obituary: Maurice Hutt

22 May 2013

Maurice Hutt, who died on Monday (20 May), was Emeritus Reader in History at Sussex and one of a group of academics who set up the University in 1961.


Sussex oral historian becomes patron of local community publisher

21 May 2013

Dr Margaretta Jolly, University of Sussex academic and oral historian, has become a patron of Brighton community publisher QueenSpark Books.


Exhibition tells story of Crawley author’s creepy tales

29 April 2013

The life and works of Richard Marsh is the subject of an exhibition by University of Sussex researcher Graeme Pedlingham at Crawley Library.


Sussex historian traces the pleasure, pain and panic of being a modern girl

14 March 2013

Professor Carol Dyhouse examines panic and progress in the history of young women in her new book, Girl Trouble, published today (14 March).


India’s beautiful botanical past reviewed by Sussex historian

1 March 2013

Dr Vinita Damodaran is the academic expert in a video by the Natural History Museum to accompany an exhibition about the British East India Company.


Honorary degree for Sussex historian

21 January 2013

The University is awarding an honorary degree this week to Rod Kedward, a long-serving historian who was an academic at Sussex from its earliest days.


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