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Science shared at the seafront at successful Soapbox Science event

30 May 2022

Around 3,000 beachgoers saw scientists take to their soapboxes on Brighton and Hove seafront on 21 May.

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Sussex Neuroscience celebrate research with family-friendly event

25 May 2022

Scientists at the University of Sussex are celebrating Neuroscience research at a free family-friendly event.

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UK-first energy project to research how 5G can cut consumer energy costs and carbon emissions

27 April 2022

A new UK-first research project exploring 5G platforms and the energy sector to cut consumer costs and carbon emissions has been launched.

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Sussex Engineering and the IET- Connecting theory with hands-on practice to solve practical challenges

11 April 2022

An article published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 2022, highlighting achievements in engineering education at Sussex.

International Women’s Day: staff wellbeing session focus on women health

8 March 2022

The Schools of Life Sciences and Engineering and Informatics are co-hosting an online event as part of series of talks for staff wellbeing.

Obituary: John Michael Owen

12 January 2022

John ‘Mike’ Owen, Emeritus Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Bath, died on 25 December 2021, aged 83

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Consortium bid wins prestigious Institute of Technology funding

20 December 2021

Winning bids will share a £120 million capital funding pot to enhance higher level skills training across the UK

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New nature-inspired AI doctoral programme officially opens

9 December 2021

The first cohort of students have been welcomed on to the £1.35 million be.AI Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme

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Sussex and Zhejiang Gongshang University inaugurate 2nd cohort of students to the Sussex AI Joint Institute ZJSU

5 November 2021

On 20 October, we held the 2nd inauguration ceremony for the Sussex Artificial Intelligence Joint Institute which welcomed the new cohort of students.

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Medical school declares a climate emergency

20 October 2021

Brighton and Sussex Medical School has declared a Climate and Ecological emergency and has co-signed the joint medical schools declaration.

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University of Sussex 5G experts to deliver next-generation support for drones navigating city skylines

19 October 2021

The University of Sussex is included in a new consortium developing next-generation navigational systems using 5G

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SEEDS Summer School

21 September 2021

SEEDS Summer School was held from 6 to 13 Sep 2021. It attracted 35+ attendees. Valuable talks on vehicular communications were presented.

Sussex welcomes online International Junior Research Associate (IJRA) students

4 August 2021

We are very pleased to be hosting 17 international students virtually for the 2nd year running as part of our International JRA Scheme.

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The Sussex Programme for Quantum Research launches new website

5 July 2021

Take a virtual wander to see the latest news, current projects and applications of quantum technologies taking place at the University of Sussex.

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University of Sussex engineers celebrate best paper accolade

30 June 2021

Research into improved cooling systems in electric vehicles has been named best paper at an international conference.

Sussex Medical Robotics team successfully performed a live demonstration of their custom-built Neuro-surgical robot

21 June 2021

Sussex Medical Robotics is a student team at the University of Sussex. They have been working on a robotic arm to achieve precision in medical surgery

Two postdoc positions opening

5 April 2021

Two positions open to work on the research intensive project *Near-Field Capacitive Communication for Wearables*

Welcoming our new PhD students Nobuyui Oishi and Alexander Johnson

5 April 2021

Two new PhD students are joining the STRC: Nobuyui Oishi and Alexander Johnson

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High five: University of Sussex named best in the world for development studies for fifth year running

4 March 2021

The University has been number one in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for development studies for six out of the past seven years.

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International Women’s Day: free film screening to explore why women are still a minority in science

11 February 2021

The Schools of Life Sciences and Engineering and Informatics are co-hosting an online screening of the film Picture a Scientist.