Clearing at Sussex

Apply now for Priority Clearing and beat the rush

Avoid results day stress for a chance to secure your place at Sussex. 

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Find your place at Sussex

• Guaranteed accommodation
• The UK’s happiest university
• Award-winning careers support
• Less than 10 minutes by train from beautiful Brighton

Guaranteed accommodation

Accommodation is guaranteed for students joining us through Clearing. Options include our new accommodation opening in September 2026.

Browse our accommodation options

Campus tours

Join a campus tour this summer to get a feel for life at Sussex. 

You’ll have the chance to see our accommodation, explore our unique campus nestled in the South Downs National Park, and meet academics to find out more about your subject.

You can also take a virtual tour. 

Book your visit

Join the happiest university in the UK

Our students have voted Sussex the UK’s happiest university two years running – and we’re ranked 5th in the UK for overall student experience (Unifresher Awards 2027). 

Find out why students love Sussex

Your future starts right here, right now

• Video transcript

  [Intro music: Lively beats]

  [On screen text: University of Sussex, Brighton]

  [A young woman (the protagonist) doom scrolls alone on her phone. A University of Sussex's post catches her eye. She pauses and clicks on the Sussex's logo.]

  [The world opens into a montage of video footage showing the lectures, and study spaces. Brief flashes of social media reactions.]

  Student voiceover: Do I even want to go to uni?

  Student voiceover: There are so many choices.

  [Voiceover: Welcome to the University of Sussex.]

  [The protagonist lands in a seminar room. A lecturer wrapping up over the rising noise.]

  Lecturer: If you have any questions, let me know.

  [On the beach, a group of friends giggle as a wave splashes them. The protagonist looks on.]

  Student voiceover: Yeah, I love being close to the beach. Even when it's raining.

  [We whip into a basketball scene, tight shots of the sport unfolding.]

  Student voice: There's so many clubs ad societies.

  [Montage of clubs, societies and sports fly past.]

  [She lands back in the original room. Objects wobble. She looks at her phone — the Sussex logo fills the screen. She smiles and clicks on the Sussex logo]

  [End card: Guaranteed accommodation. Right here.]

  [End card: Apply in Clearing. Right now.]

  [End card: University of Sussex, Brighton].

   

Clearing stories

Hear how our students who joined us through Clearing found their place at Sussex.

Watch Clearing stories

Guidance for parents and guardians

Are you supporting a young person through A-Level results day and Clearing? Find out how you can make them feel at ease and confident.

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