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Lecturer turns magician for tour of show first performed at Edinburgh Fringe

27 February 2020

A University of Sussex drama lecturer is to begin touring his new show after a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe last year.


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University of Sussex retains award for excellence in researchers’ career development

11 February 2020

HR In Excellence in Research Award goes to University of Sussex for sixth consecutive year for excellence in supporting researchers develop careers.


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Sussex professor is the first Pierre Audi Chair at the University of Amsterdam and Dutch National Opera

22 November 2019

Nicholas Till has been appointed to the Pierre Audi Chair in Opera and Music Theatre at the University of Amsterdam and Dutch National Opera.


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Sussex students collaborate with Ditchling museum to give artwork a voice

12 April 2019

Students and staff from the School of Media, Film and Music took part in a special musical event at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft.


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Exhibition co-curated by Sussex professor takes visitors on musical journey from Soho to Paris

12 March 2019

An exhibition exploring how generations of immigrants in London & Paris used music to affirm their place in society opens in the French capital today.


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Music education at significant risk of disappearing as a sustained curriculum offer no longer the norm in secondary

10 October 2018

New research shows an increasing number of schools have reduced or completely removed music in the curriculum for lower secondary school students.


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Locating female folklore: Sussex conference to celebrate the role of women in folk

25 May 2018

Renowned folk singer Shirley Collins is to headline an event with a special reading of a new book and a Q & A.


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A river runs through Brighton Festival premiere on campus

1 May 2018

One of the highlights of this year’s Brighton Festival is Professor Ed Hughes' new orchestral work inspired by an East Sussex river landscape.



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