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Overseas voters’ decisive Brexit-fuelled shift from Conservatives casts doubt on government Votes For Life pledge

4 August 2020

An on-line survey reveals that the Conservatives’ share of overseas votes in the EU fell by two thirds between the 2015 and 2019 elections.

Landmark case could give ‘Rights of Nature’ to endangered forests

16 July 2020

Sussex researcher to provide evidence in legal case that could set a world precedent by invoking the ‘Rights of Nature’ to protect forests in Ecuador.

Radical overhaul required of system for asylum claims on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity

9 July 2020

A four-year study of claimants of asylum on sexual orientation or gender identity grounds calls for a radical overhaul of the system.

Help for families in turmoil, as free law advice clinic reopens

24 June 2020

Sussex law students have re-opened their free legal advice clinic to members of the public. People can now access the clinic virtually.

UK pesticide standards could be slashed in new trade deals, threatening public health and the environment

9 June 2020

UK consumers are likely to be exposed to larger amounts of more toxic chemicals in their food if trade negotiators from the US have their way.

New wellbeing workshops announced for staff

22 April 2020

The Organisational Development team has scheduled a series of staff wellbeing workshops over the next few weeks.

Online workouts with Sussexsport

31 March 2020

Sussex students and staff can take part in free online classes with Sussexsport, including yoga, HIIT, Zumba and more.

Mainstream feminism is broken, says Sussex expert in new book

26 March 2020

A new book by Alison Phipps, Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Sussex, pulls back the curtain on the #MeToo movement.

Organisers from The Great Escape and Brighton Festival in Falmer House on 5 March

2 March 2020

Festival organisers will be on campus to promote voluntary work placements.

Sussex research reveals injustices faced by LGBTIQ+ asylum claimants

28 February 2020

Sussex researchers are working on a project to report the experiences of people who claim asylum for reasons of sexual orientation or gender identity.