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Moving out - Calling all students! 

29 April 2025

Have you got clothes, kitchenware, or other items you no longer need - don’t throw them away! Drop them off at one of our on-campus donation points.


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Stay on the lookout for orchids

15 April 2025

Rare orchids are starting to bloom on campus – this is how you can help us identify them.


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Graduates share insights on green jobs at Green Futures event

15 April 2025

Students had the opportunity to find out about roles that could suit their skills and hear from inspiring speakers at the third Green Futures event.


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Summer of Research workshop will provide food for thought

10 April 2025

A workshop hosted by SSRP and the Sustainable Healthcare Group at the Centre for Equitable Global Health Research will be a feast of food research.


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Students and staff share their thoughts on travel in Travel Survey

8 April 2025

The results are in, here’s what staff and students told us in the latest Travel Survey


Sussex Recycles: meet our new reverse vending machines

8 April 2025

You’ll spot a few new machines around campus this month as we introduce reverse vending machines for the first time.


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Sustainability by Design: Insights from our Workshops

27 March 2025

Explore insights from our 'Sustainability by Design' workshops, focusing on travel, food, waste, and biodiversity to create a more sustainable Sussex.


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The politics of trees. Talking political ecology and climate justice with Dr. Will Lock.

20 March 2025

The theme of the International Day of Forests 2025, on Friday 21 March, is Forests and Food


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SSRP Spotlight Series: Rainforest Protection and Medical Provision in Papua New Guinea

20 March 2025

Senior Research Fellow Jo Middleton tells us about their SSRP-funded research combining forest conservation and medical provision in Papua New Guinea.


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Join the Sustainability Team as a Summer Intern!

17 March 2025

Are you passionate about creating a greener, more resilient future and eager to gain hands-on experience in driving meaningful change?


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Planting, mulching and mimicking mega-beasts in March: We’re back in the Forest Food Garden!

17 March 2025

Around 20 volunteers from across campus worked with FFG students to plant, learn, get to know each other, and try food that will result from the FFG.


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Crashing Waves, a 55-minute documentary

13 March 2025

Crashing Waves, a 55-minute documentary, tells the story of traditional fishers in southwestern India who brave towering waves stirred by...


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Paul Wiggins: “It’s an everyday miracle to plant a tree that will bear fruit ─ I love to share that with others”

12 March 2025

Paul Wiggins tells us how his and how spending time in nature can have a positive impact


Students and staff prepare to plant a nuttery at the Sussex Forest Food Garden

Video: An Afternoon at the Sussex Forest Food Garden

6 March 2025

The Sussex Forest Food Garden is a hidden gem on our scenic campus. But what is it, exactly? On a sunny afternoon in early March, we went to find out.


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Sussex Digital Humanities Lab to lead work on an innovative multispecies investigation

4 March 2025

Sussex Digital Humanities Lab part of EU consortium pioneering multispecies mapping to investigate a crisis of ecological knowledge across Europe.


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New £42m funding for net zero research hubs across the UK

3 March 2025

£42m is being invested in game-changing research hubs, including one at BSMS, designed to accelerate the UK's journey to net zero.


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University of Sussex launches UK's first Climate Justice undergraduate degree

27 February 2025

The University of Sussex has today (27 February) launched the UK’s first ever undergraduate level climate justice degree in the social sciences.


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Here for Sussex: how our research is helping to improve our region

26 February 2025

Discover the innovative projects right here on our doorstep that are helping to make our county a healthier, happier place to live in this exhibition.


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Socially Responsible Investment Policy Review – an update

20 February 2025

You can submit comments on the 10 principles behind the review by Friday 7 March.


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SSRP Spotlight Series: Sustainability, Uncertainty and Education

18 February 2025

Dr Perpetua Kirby and Dr Rebecca Webb of the School of Education and Social Work tell us about their research into sustainability education.


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