Climate, Energy and Sustainability

Choose from undergraduate courses, Masters and PhD degrees in Climate, Energy and Sustainability.

To shape a more sustainable future, we need to tackle major global challenges – whether transitioning to net zero energy systems that are fair for all, or devising ways to adapt our food and water systems to an increasingly extreme climate.

Sustainability is central to teaching, research and campus life at Sussex. Standing at the forefront of sustainability research, our academics work across key areas including climate science, justice and resilience, as well as net zero and clean energy in contexts all around the world. With us, you’ll gain the skills you need to make a lasting impact on people, policy and practice.

At Sussex, we’re:

• ranked 1st in the world for Development Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025) and 8th in the UK for sustainability (QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025)
• committed to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

As a Sussex student, you’ll benefit from the expertise of researchers who challenge and inform established practice in climate, energy and sustainability. Throughout your studies, you’ll gain the understanding and analytical tools to inform evidence-based policy-making, and to achieve transformative change.

When you graduate, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to catalyse climate action, technological advancements and policy development across a wide range of sectors – from industry and finance, to government, policy-making and development agencies.

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