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Neuroscience research questions current alcohol limit

21 June 2019

Even one pint of beer can compromise a person’s feeling of being in control. The research adds weight to calls for a lowered alcohol limit for drivers

Festival coinciding with Windrush Day to celebrate influence of African-Caribbean migration on London's music scene

20 June 2019

A University of Sussex academic has helped organise a festival to celebrate how African-Caribbean migration transformed London’s vibrant music scene.

Event to celebrate the traveller community following research on destigmatising socially marginal groups

19 June 2019

An event will celebrate the Gypsy, Romany and Traveller community this week, after years of work by a Sussex academic to destigmatise marginal groups.

Experiencing corruption makes you more likely to protest against it… up to a point

13 June 2019

Researchers from at the University of Sussex have found that people who experience corruption first hand are most likely to protest.

Unclear nuclear: How UK energy consumers unwittingly pay for military infrastructures

12 June 2019

UK energy consumers are unknowingly subsidising the high cost of military nuclear infrastructures, documents new testimony to a Parliamentary inquiry.

Garden centres need to provide more information about bee-friendly plants, according to new research

10 June 2019

New report focusing on public attitudes and behaviour towards pollinator-friendly planting reveals lack of information in local garden centres,

How a simple psychological intervention could help boost school grades for low-income students

5 June 2019

Promising results from a short series of 20-minute writing exercises aimed at increasing academic grades of school students from low-income families.

What is consciousness? New Impacted podcast tackles the big questions with University of Sussex researchers

31 May 2019

Neuroscientist Anil Seth is the first guest on a new series of podcasts spotlighting the work of outstanding University of Sussex researchers.

Citizen science campaign launched to help UK respond to threat of bacterium which can kill popular garden plants

28 May 2019

A Sussex lecturer has joined forces with the RHS and Forest Research to help the UK respond to the threat of Xylella fastidiosa.

Councils urged to ramp up contingency planning to avert food disruption in any version of Brexit

22 May 2019

Report calls for authorities to strengthen planning for possible disruption due to Brexit, and prepare to communicate food information to the public.

The negative impact of positive Ofsted ratings

19 May 2019

GCSE results suffer as parents back off from supporting their children, new research co-authored by University of Sussex economics lecturer reveals.

Cancer drug could be repurposed to provide treatment for brain aneurysms, new research suggests

17 May 2019

An important class of drug used to treat cancer patients could be used to treat brain aneurysms, according to new research published this week.

International research finds bedbugs evolved more than 100 million years ago - and walked the earth with T.Rex

17 May 2019

Research reveals the evolutionary history of bedbugs - some of the most unwanted human bedfellows.

Transfer of EU powers leads to silent erosion of UK pesticide regulation

15 May 2019

New analysis warns of a significant weakening of enforcement arrangements covering the approval of pesticides under the EU Withdrawal Act.

How to create a spotlight of sound with LEGO-like bricks

7 May 2019

Experts create directional beams of sound, adapting age-old principles of lighthouses and telescopes to create new possibilities in entertainment.

Sussex mathematician's breakthrough on non-toxic pest control which doesn't harm bees

2 May 2019

Dr Konstantin Blyuss' breakthrough on non-toxic pest control will improve cereal crop production without harming bees or other insects.

Sussex lecturer helps bring adaptation of first English novel, about talking cats and religion, to Brighton Fringe

29 April 2019

A stage adaptation of the world's first ever English novel will be heading to campus as part of the Brighton Fringe next month.

Cancer treatment could become more effective thanks to computer algorithms

26 April 2019

Researchers have shown how network algorithms could be used improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment by predicting interactions between genes.

Lewes science festival back with a bang

25 April 2019

The local festival of science known as Lewes STEM Fair, organised by scientists at the University of Sussex, returns this Saturday, 27 April.

Genetic defect causing intellectual disability discovered by Sussex scientists

18 April 2019

Researchers have discovered a new genetic defect which causes a form of intellectual disability; a finding that will improve screening programmes.