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One in five financially-struggling families say a lack of food makes home-learning difficult

12 January 2021

Less advantaged children struggle with noise, lack of space, resources and food when home-learning, shows a new study from the University of Sussex.

Free online festival to celebrate feminist publishing and creativity

11 January 2021

A free three-day mini-festival, co-organised by a University of Sussex professor, begins this week, showcasing feminist publishing and creativity.

The keys to home-schooling: Contact, Content, Creativity and Community

7 January 2021

Psychologists who undertook a study into home learning during the spring 2020 locadown give guidance to schools planning home learning now.

Everyone is a prospect: new rap co-created by Sussex researcher offers climate hope

4 January 2021

A new rap, co-created by Dr Alice Eldridge, offers hope about the climate crisis, reminding that each of us has the opportunity to protect the planet.

Sustainability impact assessments must be included in the UK’s Trade Bill, SSRP researcher recommends

11 December 2020

Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) researcher, Dr Emily Lydgate, advises that sustainability in trade agreements should be assessed.

Inspired by Nature: Funding success will support the ‘the next generation of leaders in AI’

9 December 2020

The Leverhulme Trust Board has awarded the University of Sussex a Doctoral Scholarships Grant of £1.35 million.

The Brexit vote was never about ‘head versus heart’: new study

8 December 2020

UK voters in the EU referendum in 2016 relied on gut instinct to make their decision - rather than either their 'head' or their 'heart'.

The first benchmark index to quantify bitcoin implied volatility

3 December 2020

Experts from the University of Sussex Business School have teamed up with CryptoCompare for the launch of the Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVIX).

The CRIBs sheet for delivering meaningful change in the innovation systems of developing countries

2 December 2020

Dr Rob Byrne tells the Impacted podcast how the CRIBs approach he helped develop is now being pursued by the World Bank and the African Union

Small engines of growth: New research finds over 700 small communities of creative businesses across the UK

20 November 2020

University of Sussex-led research finds one-third of creative business microclusters exist outside big cities.

3D printed silver implants help tackle infections

19 November 2020

3D printed silver implants provide antibacterial protection and are suitable for patient-specific tissue reconstruction.

Celebrating another record year for highly cited researchers

19 November 2020

Nine University of Sussex academics have been included in the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers List – up from seven in last year’s global rankings.

Calls for British Psychological Society to conduct full investigation into Hans Eysenck research misconduct claims

13 November 2020

New paper urges the British Psychological Society (BPS) to reinvestigate the 1995 complaint it received concerning the work of Professor Hans Eysenck.

Calls for world’s most popular artificial sweetener to be banned in UK under incoming Brexit powers

12 November 2020

Prof Erik Millstone is calling for the UK Government and Food Standards Agency to use post-Brexit powers in the New Year to ban the use of aspartame.

Sussex chemist contributes to international Covid-19 drug research

6 November 2020

A chemist at the University of Sussex has joined over 100 researchers to detail the next steps towards a Covid-19 antiviral drug.

New book explores the visual identity of the famed Bloomsbury Group

6 November 2020

A new book by a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex investigates how the Bloomsbury Group framed their visual identity.

Building humanity: €10m research project into the influence of the built environment on the development of the mind

5 November 2020

The University of Sussex is to participate in a new project thought to be the largest ever ecological experiment on embodied visual perception.

Researcher collaborates with Planetary to raise awareness of rewilding to young people

3 November 2020

A Sussex researcher has collaborated with a new online eco hub to raise awareness of rewilding among young people through a series of 13 short videos.

Plenty more phish: Why employees fall for scams and what companies can do about it

3 November 2020

Protective IT controls can give employees a false sense of security and cause them to drop their vigilance, a new study reveals.

In with the in-group: Covid-19 and public compliance

2 November 2020

A new study has key insights into behavioural interventions and human compliance in relation to Covid-19 restrictions.