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University of Sussex students call on UK Government to improve key areas of child rights ahead of UN review

29 March 2021

Two University of Sussex students have co-authored a new report calling on the UK Government to do more on issues impacting children and young adults.

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Obituary: John Haigh

29 March 2021

An obituary for John Haigh, a Reader in Mathematics and expert in probability.

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Scientists from University of Sussex part of team chosen for next year’s Festival UK* 2022

24 March 2021

Dr David Schwartzman and Professor Anil Seth are part of a interdisciplinary team commissioned to take part in next year’s Festival UK* 2022.

Sussex VC to lead review aiming to reduce red tape for UK researchers

22 March 2021

Government launches new independent review into UK research bureaucracy to identify ways to free up researchers to pursue world-class research.

Stuart Bottomley, Deputy Head of Widening Participation: “It’s not about persuading, it’s about opening the door."

18 March 2021

Stuart Bottomley, Deputy Head of Widening Participation, reflects on his education journey and why Sussex has launched the Access Programme.

Two students from Sussex Men's Rugby Club pose in fancy dress by Brighton Palace Pier, as part of a charity fun run.

Sussex students raise over £23,000 for charity, with week-long seafront run

10 March 2021

Students from the Men’s Rugby Club have raised over £23,000 for the Samaritans Emergency Appeal.

University of Sussex researcher Cassandra Wiener smiles at the camera with spring daffodils behind her

Domestic abuse: Sussex campaigner succeeds in urging Government to change law

1 March 2021

An expert in coercive control has succeeded in urging the Government to fill a legal loophole which left ex-partners of domestic abusers unprotected.

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This Sussex Life: ISC Director, Martin Torjussen - "We're holding Zoom cook-alongs and karaoke for students"

11 February 2021

Martin Torjussen, Director of the International Study Centre at Sussex, describes how they're maintaining a sense of community during the pandemic.

Sussex alum Steven Kayuni becomes Director of Public Prosecutions in Malawi

4 February 2021

A former Sussex law student has become the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Malawi.

This Sussex Life. Val Jenkins: ‘‘Thankfully, we’re moving away from describing cancer as a ‘fight’."

4 February 2021

Professor Val Jenkins, Deputy Director of SHORE-C, is celebrating the cancer communication research group’s 20 years of being on the Sussex campus.

Leading food academics call for emergency procedures to protect UK food supplies in open letter to Boris Johnson

29 January 2021

The UK Government is failing in its duty to protect food supplies and support healthy nutrition in the face of the twin threats of Covid and Brexit.

Local LGBTQ+ literature festival returns for second year, with support from Sussex staff

28 January 2021

The Coast is Queer returns next month with a programme of online events celebrating queer lives and writing, supported by Sussex staff.

This Sussex Life. Lucio Picci; "I was the first Erasmus student at Sussex."

25 January 2021

Lucio Picci reflects on being Sussex's (and possibly Europe's) first Erasmus student as the UK bids farewell to membership of the EU study programme.

Keep it simple: Exploring the precarious world of economic forecasting with Prof Michael Gasiorek

7 January 2021

Prof Michael Gasiorek from the University of Sussex Business School is the latest guest on the Impacted podcast series about research for real change.

University of Sussex professor awarded OBE

5 January 2021

A University of Sussex professor was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours 2021.

Sussex Professor to take up prestigious UUKi role

15 December 2020

Professor Richard Follett has been selected as the next Chair of the UUKi sub-Saharan Africa Policy Network following an open selection process.

University of Sussex researcher secures ERC Consolidator grant

11 December 2020

Thor Magnusson awarded ERC Consolidator grant for his 'Intelligent Instruments: Understanding 21st-Century AI Through Creative Music Technologies'.

This Sussex Life. MA student Louise Harman: “Curiosity brought me to Bob. I felt I was there for him."

9 December 2020

Louise Harman, MA student in Literature and Philosophy, is raising money for Age UK after sharing a personal story about grief, love and connection.

University of Sussex and BARBRI partner up to prepare law students for the new solicitors’ exam

30 November 2020

The university has partnered with a global legal education provider to offer a comprehensive preparation programme for the new solicitors' exam.

New Covid-19 asymptomatic testing site to open at University of Sussex

27 November 2020

An asymptomatic testing site, using lateral flow tests, is launching at the University of Sussex.