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Dame Vera Baird QC delivers her lecture at the University of Sussex

Victims’ Commissioner calls for redefinition of victims’ role during lecture at University of Sussex

25 March 2022

Dame Vera Baird QC, argued for the introduction of statutory rights for victims of crime and an overhaul of their role in the criminal justice system.

University of Sussex’s marathon effort to raise funds to boost local biodiversity

24 March 2022

University participants are united under the Race for the Planet campaign fundraising for a sustainable and biodiverse campus in Falmer and beyond.

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Sussex experts respond to the conflict in Ukraine

10 March 2022

Experts at the University have been playing their part in broadening public understanding on numerous issues related to the conflict in Ukraine

University of Sussex rewards student climate leaders and sustainable entrepreneurs with cash prizes

4 March 2022

Four innovative sustainable projects by University of Sussex students will receive £20,000 in start-up funding

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“Now is the time for our community to come together”

1 March 2022

A message from the Vice-Chancellor on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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University of Sussex appoints Professor Sasha Roseneil as next Vice-Chancellor

28 January 2022

World-renowned, interdisciplinary social scientist Professor Sasha Roseneil will become the ninth University of Sussex Vice-Chancellor in August 2022

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Consortium bid wins prestigious Institute of Technology funding

20 December 2021

Winning bids will share a £120 million capital funding pot to enhance higher level skills training across the UK

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Christmas comes early for ten student winners of vaccination prize draw

14 December 2021

Prize winners describe how measures by the University helped convinced them to get vaccinated

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Nobel Laureate says ‘I LOVE SUSSEX!!’ at University's anniversary event in Parliament

25 November 2021

MPs, Peers, Sussex alumni, staff and students came together at the House of Commons to celebrate 60 years of stellar research at the University.

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University of Sussex commits to eliminate use of avoidable single-use plastics within five years

11 November 2021

New single-use plastic pledge included in annual sustainability report published today

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University of Sussex among founder signatories of new COP26 declaration for net zero asset management principles

8 November 2021

The University is one of 24 founding signatories to the COP26 declaration: asset owner climate expectations of asset management launched today

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President of Costa Rica returns to University of Sussex campus with message on climate change

5 November 2021

The President made the Brighton trip to meet with local students and researchers while in the UK to participate in the UN climate conference COP26

University of Sussex statement

28 October 2021

A statement by the University of Sussex.

Academic freedom and lawful freedom of speech

21 October 2021

A statement from the University on academic freedom and lawful freedom of speech.

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University of Sussex commits to COP26 scholarships to help develop future climate experts

20 October 2021

Sussex is among the first UK universities to introduce COP26 scholarships supporting talented students to develop into climate experts.

Independent report published into University of Sussex governance

19 October 2021

An independent report into the effectiveness of the University of Sussex’s governance has been published today.

A banner detailing the University's global award win in student diversity is laid over a faded out image of a female student wearing a coat

University of Sussex named best in world for student diversity by students

14 October 2021

The University has been awarded the Global Award for Student Diversity in the Study Portals Global Satisfaction Awards 2021

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University of Sussex Provost to speak at Greater Brighton City Region climate change conference

12 October 2021

Prof Rachel Mills will discuss the city region’s investment plan to become a leader in the UK’s green industrial revolution and transition to net zero

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University of Sussex to plant 60 trees to mark 60th birthday

4 October 2021

A year of birthday celebrations for the University begins with the planting of a native whitebeam on campus

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University of Sussex launches fundraising appeal to help support arriving Afghanistan students

21 September 2021

The University launches appeal raising funds to support a dozen new and returning students from Afghanistan who are beginning their studies this week.