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“We'd asked the people of Brighton to trust a new form of politics”

17 January 2025

Caroline Lucas, former MP for Brighton Pavilion, will be conferred honorary Doctor of Laws at the University of Sussex Winter Graduation.

“My piano teacher said I didn’t have an ounce of talent”

17 January 2025

Multi award-winning songwriter Tony Macaulay will be conferred honorary Doctor of Music at the University of Sussex Winter Graduation.

“I knew Sussex had just what the country needed”

17 January 2025

L Alan Winters CB, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex, will be conferred Honorary Doctor of Laws at Winter Graduation.

Michael Attenborough on stage at the ACCA in conversation with Professor Sasha Roseneil

"The three years I spent here were the happiest of my life so far."

6 January 2025

Michael Attenborough was in conversation with Vice-Chancellor Professor Sasha Roseneil in December about his life and Sussex.

“Every Pagan ritual is about peace”

6 December 2024

Erin Johanson, Sussex’s first Pagan chaplain, talks about what the winter solstice means to her - and her journey to Paganism and Sussex.

Clive Myrie talks about "everything"

17 October 2024

Award-winning BBC journalist and Sussex alumnus Clive Myrie discusses his memoir with Vice-Chancellor Professor Sasha Roseneil.

We study the abnormal to understand the normal

11 September 2024

As the Genome Damage and Stability Centre celebrates its 21st anniversary, Professor Alan Lehmann CBE explains why it is internationally renowned.

“I felt like I was a reincarnation of Sylvia Pankhurst”

17 July 2024

Disability rights campaigner Baroness Campbell of Surbiton was conferred Honorary Doctor of the University at Sussex’s Summer Graduation 2024.

“We underestimate the huge value of an arts education”

17 July 2024

Gilane Tawadros, director of Whitechapel Gallery, was conferred Honorary Doctor of Letters at Sussex’s Summer Graduation 2024.

"We could feel the earth coming back to life"

17 July 2024

Isabella Tree, award-winning conservationist, was conferred Honorary Doctor of Science at the University of Sussex’s Summer Graduation 2024.

Five minutes with Kit Eves: “I really feel part of something bigger”

22 May 2024

Hear about how being a senator has an impact, and how you can get in touch

Five minutes with Liz David-Barrett: “I hope my work will help make societies more resistant to state capture”

8 May 2024

Professor Liz David-Barrett's proposal 'Power Grab: The Rise of State Capture' has recently been shortlisted for the 2023 Ideas Prize

Five minutes with Jacinda Humphry: “I have been given a completely warm welcome by everybody I have met”

8 April 2024

We spoke with Jacinda (Chief Financial Officer) to learn more about her and what drew her to Sussex

Emma Potts on the University of Sussex campus

Five minutes with Emma Potts: “I get to work with brilliant people doing a wide range of activities”

26 February 2024

We caught up with Emma Potts, Interim Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary, to find out more about her

Alumna Helen Rimmer on kindness at work and having her small business recognised by Theo Paphitis

8 February 2024

Helen Rimmer was recently awarded in the first Small Business Sunday (#SBS) of 2024

A tweet from Sissay with an image of the cover of his book and a message about how Sussex social work students touched his soul with their letters.

Lemn Sissay OBE meets with Sussex Social Work Students

1 February 2024

Lemn Sissay met with Sussex social work students after being touched by their letters to him after reading his memoir as part of their course.

"There is no more powerful degree than a medical degree"

22 January 2024

TV medical doctor and health campaigner Dr Chris van Tulleken is receiving an honorary doctorate at Winter Graduation.

"It's a huge honour to be getting this degree"

22 January 2024

Leading economist and media commentator Paul Johnson CBE will be awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws at the University of Sussex Winter Graduation 2024.

Elle Batehup: “I helped to create a visitors’ pack for the Turner Prize”

16 November 2023

Art History student Elle Batehup's summer internship led to an exciting opportunity supporting one of the UK's most prestigious visual art awards.

It’s worth applying for as many different opportunities as you can at university - you'll never know unless you try

10 February 2023

Marlena's experiences on the Online Global Summer Internship Programme