News : News and events : School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences : Schools and services : University of Sussex

Joe Alcamo giving a presentation on delivering science for the Sustainable Development Goals. He is pictured standing in front of an audience

New round of SSRP projects will help tackle global and local sustainability challenges

31 March 2023

The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) is pleased to award five cutting-edge projects to advance research with impact and the SDGs

Dr Josh McFayden at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Switzerland

FASER collaboration at the CERN Large Hadron Collider announces first observation of collider neutrino events

30 March 2023

The FASER collaboration has announced the first direct observation of collider neutrinos within just nine months of the start of the third run of the...

Students admiring the nest building skills of white storks up in the trees during a guided safari tour

Walk on the wild side: student trip to the Knepp Rewilding project

30 March 2023

To mark World Rewilding Day and Sustainable Sussex month, students ventured out to one of the largest rewilding initatives in lowland Europe

Some of the winners of Pitch for the Planet 2022 stand on stage with the judges

Pitch for the Planet Reopened: Win a share of £30,000 to bring your idea to life!

27 March 2023

Our annual Pitch for the Planet is reopened for entries. Enter your sustainability idea for the chance to win funding and incubation support!

A smiling Marcelo Staricoff smiles into the camera whilst holding a copy of his book, The Joy of Not Knowing'.

All children are born mathematical

27 March 2023

Marcelo Staricoff has 7-page article published in 'Primary Mathematics' officially launching his idea of 'dis-metacognition' in the Maths classroom.

University of Sussex Statement on Advances in Technology and Academic Integrity

20 March 2023

This statement lays out our current position and approach, along with plans to address the challenges of continually-advancing technologies

A sign reading 'wildflowers' sits among colourful wildflowers, with Falmer House in the background

Sustainable Sussex Month - Week 3 and 4

16 March 2023

Do you want to actively create a more sustainable future? Join us for Sustainable Sussex Month's last two weeks for future and action focused events!

Fires to be seen during harvesting wheat fields in the Idleb Governorate

New Policy Brief demands action on food security, capacity and peace-building in Syria

15 March 2023

The briefing lists ten key actions targeted at those working on post-conflict reconstruction, twelve years after the start of the Syrian conflict

Dr Conor Boland and Adel Aljarid discuss their seaweed-based health sensor development in the lab at the University of Sussex

Edible electronics: how a seaweed second skin could transform health and fitness sensor tech

2 March 2023

University of Sussex scientists have used seaweed to develop new, biodegradable health sensors, which could be applied like a second skin.

Looking for (extra) funding to increase sustainability research with impact?

21 February 2023

You might be eligible to apply to two small grants funding opportunities offered by SSRP who support interdisciplinary Sussex sustainability research