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New research suggests groundwater in Africa could be resilient to climate change

8 August 2019

Groundwater could offer a sustainable way to provide clean water, after research finds it may be relatively resilient to climate change.

Powerful collection of short stories written during Sri Lankan civil war published

7 August 2019

A collection written by a Sussex lecturer during the Sri Lankan civil war includes a tale used by English PEN to highlight a missing journalist.

Killings of environmental defenders strongly linked to corruption and weak rule of law, according to new study

6 August 2019

New research paper finds that the number of recorded deaths of environmental defenders is now similar to those from war zones.

Researchers create first-ever personalised sound projector with £10 webcam

6 August 2019

Researchers demonstrate the first sound projector that can track a moving individual and deliver an acoustic message as they move.

Britain's foremost expert on bumble bees highlights the risks they face in new podcast

5 August 2019

A Sussex biologist has revealed how his research into the impact of pesticides came about as a result of suggestions made by members of the public.

Protective protein not only guards against DNA damage, but could help better target fast-growing cancer cells

31 July 2019

The discovery that an essential protein plays a protective role during cell division, could lead to targeted treatment of fast-growing cancer cells.

Fruit fly studies reveal simple genetic system is behind complex movements

30 July 2019

Researchers have shown that a simple genetic system can control complex movements, furthering our understanding of motor control in health & disease.

New research casts doubts on safety of world’s most popular artificial sweetener

22 July 2019

The world’s most widely used artificial sweetener has not been adequately proven to be safe for human consumption, a new research paper argues.

Researchers find genetic differences between strains of a blood cancer-triggering virus can alter its activity

18 July 2019

Scientists have found that differences in the genetic sequence of two strains of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can alter the way the virus behaves.

Parliamentary report highlights Sussex scientists' push for coherent approach to global sustainability goals

16 July 2019

Evidence from the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) has been referenced in a report by the International Development Select Committee.

Climate change poses greater risk to global development than climate action does

15 July 2019

Climate change threatens nearly all UN SDGs but well-planned climate mitigation and adaptation would contribute to achieving 80 percent of targets.

Science Minister comes to campus to announce funding for two University of Sussex quantum groups

11 July 2019

Chris Skidmore MP, the Minister for Science, came to the University of Sussex to announce fresh funding for two of our quantum groups

Report urges shift to small-scale farming post-Brexit to halt wildlife decline & produce sustainable food

11 July 2019

Allotments & small-scale farming after Brexit could provide abundant food & help solve the environmental crisis, according to new report.

Quantum leap forward at Sussex for electric car batteries

11 July 2019

Physicists use quantum sensors to take a live image of the inside of a car battery from outside for first time

Citizen scientists wanted to record sightings of mammals by waterways across the UK

5 July 2019

Members of the public are being asked to record sightings of mammals by waterways across the UK, in an effort to help future conservation efforts.

Shifting the focus: energy demand in a net-zero carbon UK

5 July 2019

CREDS launches first major report advising demand-side change has a major role to play in delivering an affordable, net-zero carbon energy system.

Tasting words and seeing music in colour…synaesthesia comes to Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

1 July 2019

Psychologists at the University of Sussex are holding an exhibition about synaesthesia at the Royal Society’s prestigious Summer Science Exhibition.

Preventing podo: Researchers discuss aims to eliminate devastating condition in new podcast

28 June 2019

Gail Davey and Melanie Newport (BSMS) have discussed their efforts to eliminate podoconiosis, the devastating tropical disease, in a new podcast.

Prophet and Loss: How the local strength of faith can impact a company’s ethical behaviour

28 June 2019

Companies are less likely to engage in unethical accounting practices when their headquarters are in areas of high religious observance.

US immigration judges make harsher decisions when they ‘feel the heat’

27 June 2019

The hotter the day the more likely immigration judges are to make harsher decisions, a new study co-authored by a Sussex economics professor reveals.