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This Sussex Life. Dr Stephen Wilkins, astronomer. "We're hoping to see the first stars forming."

15 December 2021

Dr Stephen Wilkins is among astronomers around the world who will be analysing data about the early Universe from the James Webb Space Telescope.


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This Sussex Life. Jamal Edwards, entrepreneur: "The worst that happens is someone will say 'no'."

9 December 2021

Jamal Edwards MBE, Entrepreneur in Residence at Sussex, talks about his career journey and how to motivate students to follow their business dreams.


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This Sussex Life: Interim PVC Kevin Hylton: "Equalities work necessitates the continued support of all staff."

29 November 2021

Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor Culture, Equality and Inclusion, Professor Emeritus Kevin Hylton, reflects as his time at Sussex ends.


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This Sussex Life: Alumna Ann Grant: "We were interviewed on the telly about why we were 'out of control'."

25 November 2021

Sussex alumna Ann Grant remembers her student days of the 1960s, and how being non-privileged gave her the edge in the coolness stakes.


Image includes text reading EXPRESS YOURSELF in bold. The Award encourages students to express themselves with extracurricular activities.

Creating community with the Spirit of Sussex Award

23 November 2021

Student Connector, Sasha Spaic reflects on her time co-creating and collaborating on the Spirit of Sussex Award.


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This Sussex Life. MA student Syed Jazib Ali: "These stories are heartfelt and repeated on a global scale."

8 November 2021

MA student Syed Jazib Ali is co-director of ActNowFilm, which is being shown at COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow on 11 November.


An interview with Connector Alumna Ilina Stanimirova

12 October 2021

Meet Ilina Stanimirova. Ilina reflects on her experiences as a Business School Connector and as a Buddy Connector through a series of questions.


Chevening scholar Hadia

"My heart aches for my family"

8 October 2021

University of Sussex Chevening Scholar Hadia faced the most difficult decision of her life when she left Afghanistan.


Sara Osterholzer

This Sussex Life. Alumna Sara Osterholzer: "People are fed up with sacrificing themselves to big corporates."

20 September 2021

Sussex alumna Sara Osterholzer is co-founder The Good Business Club and will be one of the University’s first Entrepreneurs in Residence.


Stella Saunders

This Sussex Life - Student, Stella Saunders: “I’d always been a ‘land’ person. Now I’m passionate about the sea.”

8 September 2021

Biology undergraduate Stella Saunders has been surveying kelp fields off the Sussex coast as part of her Junior Research Associate project.


This Sussex Life. James Hirschfeld, Professor of Maths: "I've never felt a need to leave Sussex."

2 September 2021

Professor James Hirschfeld has been a member of the University of Sussex maths department since 1966.


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This Sussex Life: Sam Waugh, Sustainability Manager: “Only 2% of the population is more extrovert than me.”

11 August 2021

Sam Waugh, Sustainability Manager, talks about her love of strategy and comedy, and her vision to create one of the world’s greenest universities.


Professor Kevin Hylton presenting

Sing when they’re winning, seethe when they’re losing: my first two weeks at the University of Sussex and Euro2020

19 July 2021

As interim Pro-Vice Chancellor Culture, Equality and Inclusion, over the past fortnight I have been meeting staff and students here.


Pattie Gonsalves

This Sussex Life. Pattie Gonsalves: “I don’t know anyone who didn’t lose at least one person to Covid.”

3 July 2021

Psychology doctoral student Pattie Gonsalves talks about her experience of the second wave of Covid-19 in India and what she has done to help others.


Mary Agnes Krell

This Sussex Life. Professor Mary Agnes Krell: "Coming to Sussex was the best decision I ever made."

8 June 2021

Professor Mary Agnes Krell, artistic director of the University’s first Festival of Ideas (9-12 June) talks about how Sussex continues to inspire her.


Robbie Hoar on the land that will be transformed into a forest food garden

This Sussex Life. Zoology undergrad Robbie Hoar: "Without wildlife there’ll be no food for people."

19 May 2021

Zoology undergraduate Robbie Hoar is learning about and taking part in creating a Forest Food Garden on campus.


Fadi Zaghmout

Fadi Zaghmout, Sussex alumnus and novelist: "I'm tired of reading the same patriarchal narrative."

13 May 2021

Fadi Zaghmout, a Sussex alumnus and novelist in Jordan, is one of the 21 finalists for the UK Study Alumni Global Awards.


Keith Jones

This Sussex Life. PVC Professor Keith Jones: "Sussex's challenge is to define its purpose."

6 May 2021

Professor Keith Jones, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), talks about Size and Shape – and reflects on his ‘ping-pong pom’ career journey.


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Sussex researcher, Josh McFayden, whose work is "in search of a new force of nature” wins prestigious prize

5 May 2021

Dr Josh McFayden, a physics researcher at the University of Sussex, is the sole 2021 winner of a prestigious prize from the Institute of Physics.


Laura McDermott

Laura McDermott, ACCA Director: "We're moving to a place of healing."

22 April 2021

As Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts prepares to reopen for May, its Creative Director, Laura McDermott, reflects on the past year.


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