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Watching TV can be good for you

29 September 2023

Radio Times and University of Sussex reveal preliminary results for The Screen Test, showing the role of TV and radio in people's lives


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Our memories are unreliable because we like predictable stories: new Sussex research

5 September 2023

Sussex Neuroscience researchers found that the human bias for complete storylines can lead us to misremember the conclusion of everyday events.


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New Sussex study reveals four ‘super’ actions for keeping on top of work-email

1 September 2023

New study identifies the four actions you should take to improve both well-being and productivity


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Babies bias for Van Gogh – new study finds taste in art is present from babyhood

2 August 2023

University of Sussex study finds babies and adults have similar taste in Van Gogh paintings.


Bee pollinating beans

New study shows that Bumblebees and hoverflies are the top urban pollinators

14 June 2023

Bumblebees and hoverflies are among the most important pollinators of urban-grown crops, but strawberry plants in cities need help to be pollinated.


Seagull in Brighton

Seagulls steal your chips because they’re smart – new study

24 May 2023

New study shows that food-pinching Brighton gulls observe humans and mimic their food choices.


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Want satisfaction? Do the maths

5 April 2023

University of Sussex mathematicians have developed the first ever mathematical model of how to reach sexual climax, as revealed in a new paper.


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Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research

30 March 2023

Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than bees are during the day.


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UK businesses facing increased costs and supply chain issues in post-Brexit system – new from UKTPO

15 March 2023

The post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) poses significant difficulties and disadvantages for many businesses.


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All aboard the Sussex Brain Bus!

13 March 2023

Locals invited to the official launch of the Sussex Brain Bus at Hove Lawns on Friday 24 March. Event aims to raise awareness about dementia research.


Dr Conor Boland and Adel Aljarid discuss their seaweed-based health sensor development in the lab at the University of Sussex

Edible electronics: how a seaweed second skin could transform health and fitness sensor tech

2 March 2023

University of Sussex scientists have used seaweed to develop new, biodegradable health sensors, which could be applied like a second skin.


Professor Winfried Hensinger and Dr Sebastian Weidt behind a prototype of a quantum computer in the University of Sussex quantum lab

Sussex scientists make breakthrough in developing quantum computers that can solve big challenges of our time

8 February 2023

Sussex scientists have, for the first time, connected quantum microchips together, like a jigsaw puzzle, and with record-breaking speed and accuracy


Public back bolder policies to reduce fuel and transport poverty

7 February 2023

Study finds there is wide public support for more ambitious UK policies to tackle fuel and transport poverty


Investors who make decisions with others are half as likely to bet on falling stock prices – new research

6 February 2023

University of Sussex study finds that consulting others reduces financial overconfidence and improves the quality of investment decisions


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Sussex researchers find pesticide use is linked to garden bird decline

6 February 2023

House sparrows (down 70% since the 1970s) especially affected by herbicides containing glyphosate


Illustration of part of the human protein-protein interaction network. Proteins are shown as circles and the lines connecting them represent a physical interaction. The connections between these proteins change in cancer cells and the network is rewired.

Sussex researchers use Artificial Intelligence to personalise cancer patient treatments

4 February 2023

University of Sussex develop novel method of identifying the genes that are critical to a cancer cell’s survival using AI


Conflicts of interest in UK food regulation “puts public health at risk” – new research

31 January 2023

Food regulatory institutions in the UK should have robust mechanisms for addressing commercial conflicts of interest, argues a new research paper


Dissection documentary provides invaluable cancer education

20 November 2022

Prof Claire Smith led the anatomists and clinicians who dissected the body of Toni Crews over 12 educational workshops for around 1000 students.


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Climate crisis calls for systemic change to finance: new report

16 November 2022

Sussex and Utrecht researchers from the Deep Transitions project urge a new approach to investing.


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Why the queue to see the Queen was "like a pilgrimage"

15 November 2022

Sussex psychologist Professor John Drury advised the UK government on what to expect during the Queen's funeral and lying-in-state.


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