Neuroscience

Deconstruct the complexities of the brain and nervous system. Study how they impact our everyday lives and explore how neurological disorders develop.

Neuroscience is a complex and rapidly developing discipline, with still so much yet to discover. Neuroscientists aim to understand how the brain and nervous system creates behaviour, movement and perception, as well as how we learn and remember.

Studying neuroscience at Sussex will enable you to learn how neurons communicate with each other through synapses and circuits. You’ll explore what goes wrong in neurological disorders such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.

You’ll learn from world-leading experts in the Sussex Neuroscience Centre of Excellence. We have more than 50 research groups working on the central nervous system. Our specialisms include:

  • the neurobiology of neurodegenerative disease
  • neural circuits and behaviour
  • sensory systems.

Your studies will be informed by our latest research, which ranges from studying molecules to humans. To support your career development, you’ll also study research methods and computation.

Explore Neuroscience at Sussex

Meet us at an Open Day

Explore all Sussex has to offer with our range of on-campus and online Open Days, events and campus tours.

Book an Open Day place

Your degree in Neuroscience is right here

More about life at Sussex

Virtual tour

Want to learn more about life at Sussex?

Our 360° virtual tour has been designed to introduce you to life in our diverse, supportive and inclusive community. Join our students for an immersive experience as they reveal why Sussex offers a space to follow your passions, find your voice, and discover people and places that will inspire you.

Begin your tour

Explore more subjects at Sussex: