Academic quality
Sussex is a leading research institution, which ranks 13th in the UK, 34th in Europe and 110th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-2013. We also rank in the top 20 in the UK in the Times Good University Guide 2013 and The Sunday Times University Guide 2012. For more information, visit HE league tables.
Superb location
Study in one of the best campus locations in the UK, surrounded by the South Downs National Park. Sussex is only minutes from the vibrant city of Brighton & Hove and just an hour from London, 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport and little more than an hour's drive from Heathrow Airport. For more information, visit Maps and directions. You can also get an excellent introduction to the University from our online Campus tour.
Funding opportunities
As a top research-led university, we want to continue to attract the best students irrespective of background with a range of postgraduate awards that few other universities can match. We are committed to rewarding excellence, celebrating academic achievement and helping highly qualified graduates with the next step in their career. For more information, visit Funding.
Research excellence
In the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), over 90 per cent of our research was rated as being internationally recognised or better. Every single one of our departments has research that is rated as world leading, so you will be working alongside world-renowned experts in their fields. For more information, visit Research.
Distinguished faculty
We are proud to have counted among our faculty three Nobel Prize winners and one winner of the prestigious Crafoord Prize. We currently have among our faculty 14 Fellows of the Royal Society, 15 Academicians of the Social Sciences, nine Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences and 12 Fellows of the British Academy. For more information, visit Research.
Employability
As a Sussex postgraduate, you benefit from a wide range of employability, professional and career development services, work experience and internship opportunities to help you get the most from your time at Sussex and the best possible start in your chosen career. In 2011, 87 per cent of our graduates from postgraduare courses in employment were in graduate-level jobs six months after leaving the University. For more information, visit Careers and alumni and the Careers and perspectives tabs for each postgraduate course listed at Postgraduate study.
Student satisfaction
Nearly 90 per cent of Sussex students are satisfied or very satisfied with the teaching on their course, keeping us in the top 20 across the UK for teaching satisfaction. Sussex ranks among the leading universities for teaching in the Russell and 1994 Groups of research-intensive universities. For more information, visit HE league tables.
Doctoral School
Our Doctoral School is a distinctive development at Sussex, operating alongside our schools of studies. The Doctoral School recognises that the community of postgraduate researchers at Sussex are a fundamental part of the University's intellectual vitality, and seeks to enable you to feel fully integrated as a member of the wider research community of the University. For more information, visit Doctoral School.
Postgraduate training
Our Doctoral School hosts the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Centre, through which the ESRC delivers support for postgraduate training. The Centre receives around £3.5 million in funding from the ESRC. Sussex attracts funding from all of the UK's Research Councils, including prestigious grants for doctoral training. For more information, visit Sussex ESRC Doctoral Training Centre.