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Sussex student named rising star for founding innovative wind energy company
Hlanganiso Matangaidze has been named as one of the UK’s top ten black African and Caribbean university students.
GRADUATION: Honour for Sussex alum who's now a global tech industry leader
Simon Segars, CEO of Arm Holdings, will be conferred Honorary Doctor of Science on Thursday, 25 July 2019.
GRADUATION: Honorary degree for the physicist who sheds light on the past
Professor Ann Wintle, who discovered thermoluminescence, will be conferred Honorary Doctor of Science on Monday 22 July 2019.
Proud to be Sussex
The University of Sussex is proud to sponsor Pride, and aims to be an advocate for our LGBT+ community. Happy Pride to everyone at Sussex.
Science Minister comes to campus to announce funding for two University of Sussex quantum groups
Chris Skidmore MP, the Minister for Science, came to the University of Sussex to announce fresh funding for two of our quantum groups
Parliamentary group hears from University of Sussex on employee networks
A cross-party group of MPs and Peers has heard from the University of Sussex about the impact of staff networks at Sussex.
Award for lecturers passionate about equipping young historians with digital skills
Lecturers at the University of Sussex have been jointly awarded a prestigious national teaching prize by the Royal Historical Society.
Making sense of science
A University of Sussex professor contributes new guidance on issues of complex scientific evidence for European policymakers.
The tutors who dare to be different
Winners in the Teaching to Disrupt category of this year's Education Awards share how they are shaking up the classroom.
Sussex alumnae selected for prestigious Obama Foundation rising leaders programme
Kirsten Brosbøl and Natalia Herbst will be based at Columbia University and will be joined by 30 fellow emerging leaders from around the world.
Tasting words and seeing music in colour…synaesthesia comes to Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
Psychologists at the University of Sussex are holding an exhibition about synaesthesia at the Royal Society’s prestigious Summer Science Exhibition.
This Sussex Life: Natalie Bowling, Research Fellow - "Some people can 'inhabit' other people's bodies"
Sussex psychologist Dr Natalie Bowling will be explaining mirror-touch synaesthesia at The Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition,July 1-7.
Sussex Drug Discovery Centre appoints Professor Jeffrey Hill as new Director
Professor Jeffrey Hill has been appointed as the new Director of the Sussex Drug Discovery Centre (SDDC) within the School of Life Sciences.
Obituary: Jim Guild (1968-2019)
“Politically active, full of social energy”: former colleagues have paid tribute to Jim Guild, who died on 6 May.
Birthday honours' joy for Sussex staff and alumni
A long-serving technician and a first-generation law alumnus have been recognised in this year’s Queen's Birthday Honours.
Scale of the problem: How fish skins and algae could help solve the plastic pollution crisis
A student has taken inspiration from the seas to find a solution to the man-made plastic pollution contaminating the world’s oceans.
Sussex scientists announce new WonderFest event to celebrate the curiosity and wonder of our world
WonderFest is the first event for a new charity Curiosity Sussex.
University of Sussex academic co-authors new Government report outlining steps towards a more integrated society
Dr Linda Morrice has played a key role in the creation of a new report on improving integration strategies to better support refugees in the UK.
Asheninka officially recognised as a language by the Peruvian government after support from Sussex lecturer
A workshop led by a University of Sussex lecturer has been credited as pivotal in the campaign to get an indigenous language officially recognised.
This Sussex Life: “I have always wanted to explain things to people”
Shobita Bhumbra, PhD researcher in quantum physics, is among Sussex scientists taking part in Soapbox Science in Brighton on Saturday, 1 June 2019.