Defining Sussex
Our values
In pursuing our mission, the University of Sussex - our staff and students - share the following values.
Excellence, through a commitment to delivering the highest standards of research, scholarship, teaching and learning in order to provide a dynamic and stimulating environment for students and staff and to maximise their social and economic contribution to societies;
Interdisciplinarity, through tackling multi-dimensional problems, while maintaining a strong, broadly based set of disciplines across the arts, social sciences and sciences;
Engagement, by actively seeking and considering an external perspective on all our activities, including an international perspective; Challenge, in which all members of the Sussex community are prepared creatively to explore the status quo and alternatives, within the context of excellence and professionalism, and seek to make positive change;
Partnership, by developing long-lasting relationships that bring together complementary skills and resources to create mutual benefit and to deliver impact that cannot be achieved by either partner alone;
Professionalism, by upholding freedom of academic enquiry, undertaking activities in a responsible manner using robust, transparent processes and maintaining professional ethical standards in the conduct of all academic and support activities;
Equality and diversity, by developing entry routes to the University based on educational merit and valuing the strength derived from contributions to our mission by people from different backgrounds, traditions, cultures and perspective;
Service, in which members of the Sussex community seek to use their skills and talents to contribute to local, national and international communities and organisations.