The academic structure of the University has changed: officially, from 1 August, 12 new schools came into being:

• Engineering and Design
• Informatics
• Life Sciences
• Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• Psychology
• Business, Management and Economics
• Education and Social Work
• Global Studies
• Law, Politics and Sociology
• English
• History, Art History and Philosophy
• Media, Film and Music

The new structures are designed to ensure that the University can deliver the growth and development set out in the strategic plan, 'Making the Future, 2009-2015'.

Heads for all new schools have been appointed, with the final appointment for Law, Politics and Sociology about to be announced. The senior leadership teams for each school are being confirmed and the full list of directors and heads of department is about to be announced.

New support teams have been appointed for each new school. In addition, professional service teams, led by three new Strategy and Operations Managers (SOMs), will provide strategic and planning support for the new schools.

The work this year has had dedicated project-management support, and much detailed operational work continues to take place involving colleagues from Estates and Facilities Management (EFM), Finance, IT Services, Human Resources and Communications, supporting colleagues moving into the new schools.

An internal e-newsletter and these online information pages have charted the progress of the creation of the new schools, and these will continue to operate for the coming weeks as the new schools bed down.

Work to support the transition from the current schools will continue through the summer.

Leaflets on the new schools are being posted to all continuing undergraduate students who are away from campus, with direct communication from teams in the new schools to research students and postgraduates on taught courses.

If you have an questions or comments about information on this site, please email internalcomms@sussex.ac.uk

A document containing summary information can be downloaded here (NB: this does not contain any information not already available on this website and elsewhere, but simply provides a quick summary including contact names and numbers that can be easily downloaded and printed out).

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Updated 1 August 2009