Key facts
one of the top research-led universities in the UK (refer to Research at Sussex)
internationally recognised research in every subject area
teaching staff are also world-leading researchers, working at the cutting edge of their fields
outstanding research facilities and resources on campus
Undergraduate Physics student, Jack Miller, was awarded a Junior Research Associate bursary to work on the Sussex-led neutron Electric Dipole Moment (nEDM) experiment, one of only three experiments in the UK to have been rated ‘high priority’ in a Government funding review
Sussex is an internationally renowned research-led university, attracting significant levels of funding from industry, research organisations and Government agencies, and has strong links with business. We’re proud of our reputation for research across a broad range of disciplines, with many of our academic staff working at the cutting edge of their fields in both the arts and sciences. Sussex's international reputation helps to attract leading researchers. 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 Members of the Academy of Social Sciences, nine Members of the Academy of Medical Sciences and 12 Fellows of the British Academy.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the assessment of the standards of research in UK universities, every school and department was judged to produce research that is world leading. Over 90 per cent of Sussex research activity was rated as world leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised, confirming Sussex as one of the leading 30 research universities in the UK.
Our pioneering Junior Research Associate bursary scheme enables talented and ambitious undergraduates, interested in pursuing an academic career after graduation, to experience a taste of life as a researcher during the summer months.
Sussex is committed to developing an infra-structure and culture that support research quality: our campus boasts such cutting-edge facilities as the Genome Damage and Stability Centre, where much of the research is supported by the Medical Research Council; the Sussex Centre for Migration Research; the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science; and the University's Library, home to the Mass Observation Archive.