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A new range of external signs is being introduced on campus, to replace the array of old signage that has built up over the years. 

This is the first time since the 1990s that a systematic overhaul of signage has taken place. Making this change now is seen as appropriate, as new schools have been created, new buildings have been put up and a number of buildings have been renamed. 

The first step has already been taken with the simple, white, high-level signs on buildings, which have made navigation around campus much easier for first-time visitors. 

Complementing this will be a range of new signage, which has been developed and planned following a 'wayfinding strategy' developed by Estates and Facilities Management (EFM) with external company fwdesign. The design has been carefully developed to work with the campus parkland setting and distinctive architecture. 

Dr Philip Harvey, Registrar and Secretary, said: "I am confident that when this is completed it will significantly enhance the look and feel of the campus, giving a better impression of Sussex, and improve the way in which our staff, students and visitors find their way around campus." 

The new suite of external signage includes:

• improved and well-lit map points across campus;
• a replacement finger-post system;
• new entrance signage for buildings, including space for temporary signs for events and activities;
• simplified road signage for vehicles; and
• electronic notice-boards at the entrances to campus. 

Staff and students are asked to be patient as the change-over takes place during the autumn term. 

Louisa Way, who leads the project for EFM, commented: "We would of course have preferred to complete this project before the start of the new academic year, but the extensive works and moves involved in the creation of the new schools have rightly been the priority over the summer." 

She also made clear that old signs and unnecessary signage clutter will be removed as part of the process, adding: "This is something which colleagues have been asking for for a number of years, and which I hope will also be welcomed."