Informatics at Sussex was established in its present form in 2003, building on a long record of excellence in computing teaching and research. For instance, the first public demonstration of an intercontinental computer link using satellite communications was made at Sussex, in 1973. This heritage continues today — with teaching and research in areas including artificial intelligence, bio-inspired computing, cognitive science, digital media technologies, foundational issues in computer systems, and human-computer interaction. Our teaching and research both benefit from strong links with industry.
We teach a rich and stimulating curriculum connecting computer science with a broad range of application areas. A number of our degrees are inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on and contributing to other subjects including business and management, media studies, music, neuroscience, philosophy and psychology. Our student community is diverse and international, and our graduates progress to a wide range of careers.
In research, Informatics makes significant contributions to many other disciplines. For example, we have on-going collaborations with researchers in anthropology, biology, engineering, geography, international development, media studies, mathematics, medicine, music, psychology and sociology. The Department also has strong involvement with flourishing interdisciplinary research centres at Sussex, including the Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics (CCNR), the Centre for Research in Cognitive Science (COGS), and the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science (SCCS).