News items for Sussex Energy Group

SSRP Symposium

SSRP Symposium to showcase sustainability research from the South Coast to South America and beyond

9 September 2024

The annual event will explore environmental issues from marine biodiversity off the Sussex coast to forest restoration in the Ecuadorian Andes


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Workshop to explore wind energy on the South Coast

30 August 2024

'Wind Energy in the South Coast Landscape', hosted by SSRP and SEG, will examine the potentials and problems of wind energy infrastructure.


The Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration has a new website!

13 August 2024

The Bennett Institute has a great new website where you can keep an eye on their research.


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Our social relations shape our decision-making in surprising ways. Here's what that means for home retrofit policy.

7 February 2024

Researchers including Donal Brown, Giulia Mininni and Marie Claire Brisbois present a new way of understanding how we make decisions about retrofits.


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Comic books aren’t just about superheros. They can also be a great way of communicating research.

31 July 2023

  For many experts, Smart local energy systems (SLES) are crucial to the UK’s transition to a Net Zero energy system. Over the last two...


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Interested in learning more about sustainability research with impact?

22 June 2023

Join the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme at the university's Summer of Research festival for a series of inspiring events


Science for the SDGs

SSRP Round 8 funding opportunity is now open!

21 June 2023

Sussex & IDS researchers here's your chance to apply for funding to help tackle sustainability challenges as we approach the mid-point of Agenda 2030


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New round of SSRP projects will help tackle global and local sustainability challenges

31 March 2023

The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) is pleased to award five cutting-edge projects to advance research with impact and the SDGs


Fires to be seen during harvesting wheat fields in the Idleb Governorate

New Policy Brief demands action on food security, capacity and peace-building in Syria

15 March 2023

The briefing lists ten key actions targeted at those working on post-conflict reconstruction, twelve years after the start of the Syrian conflict


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Looking for (extra) funding to increase sustainability research with impact?

21 February 2023

You might be eligible to apply to two small grants funding opportunities offered by SSRP who support interdisciplinary Sussex sustainability research