Join Professor Matthew Agarwala on 24 November for an online Masterclass on how studying sustainability can open doors to careers in finance, consulting, policy, tech, and more. 📅 Book your place: https://ow.ly/hPhM50XvJpk

Today marks Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance that honours the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of violence. Join us for an afternoon of reflection, solidarity, and connection for all staff and students: https://ow.ly/eIja50XuzkU

Why don’t apes talk? Professor Gillian Forrester looks beyond speech to gesture, tools and cognition, and what this reveals about the origins of human language. Read more: https://ow.ly/CmWs50Xtnj1 #WednesdayWisdom

Congratulations to Professors Dave Goulson, Felix Creutzig, Florian Kern, Ian Scoones and Benjamin Sovacool for being named in the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers List 2025. Find out more here: https://ow.ly/KfXF50Xu5SC

🌌 Can we wave goodbye to a scientific ‘blind spot’? Find out in the next Research at Sussex, a fortnightly round up of groundbreaking research and innovation from the University. 📩 Subscribe today: https://ow.ly/11El50UOFZB

Enchanting Forest, a major new project from Forests Without Frontiers, launches at Brighton Dome on 20 Nov. It brings together artists, ecologists and University of Sussex researchers to explore how music and nature restoration can amplify each other: https://ow.ly/VVjf50XsU9Q 📷: Beth Steddon

Want to study quantum from day one? Sussex’s new MPhys in Quantum Technology is the first UK degree where students join an active quantum research group from day one: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/underg...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party and MP for Brighton Pavilion, as the University's first Professor of Practice in Environmental Sustainability at the Sussex School for Progressive Futures (SSPF).

• Why are rare bats at risk on our roads? • Sussex physicists shed light on a cosmic mystery • How did language develop? Find out in the next Research at Sussex, a fortnightly round up of groundbreaking research and innovation from the University. 📩 Subscribe today: https://ow.ly/11El50UOFZB

We're proud to officially launch ResearchPlus in Parliament today 🎉 ResearchPlus is a collaboration between 10 research focussed unis with a common goal – to advance economic growth, prosperity, and societal wellbeing. https://researchplus.ac.uk/new-collaborative-of-research-focused-universities/

On the anniversary of one of history’s greatest near misses, we spoke with nuclear researcher Will Faulkner about Vasili Arkhipov, the Soviet officer credited with preventing nuclear war in 1962.

🔹 Royal Navy sea trials: did Sussex’s quantum navigation work at sea? 🔹 What is consciousness? And could AI have it? Find out in the next Research at Sussex. Subscribe today: ow.ly/11El50UOFZB

New study shows your nose knows stress! Thermal imaging reveals your nose temperature drops up to 6°C under pressure as blood flow shifts to your eyes & ears. Prof Gillian Forrester says the “nasal dip” could help measure stress recovery & identify anxiety or depression risk. More: ow.ly/nGt650XbOq2

40 years ago, Sussex Professor the late Sir Harry Kroto FRS made one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century: C60, or Buckminsterfullerene. The breakthrough won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with his legacy living on across the world and at Sussex.

A team at the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies has secured a £250,000 grant for their work on quantum magnetometers. The devices use variations in the Earth’s magnetic field to pinpoint their location, allowing ships, land vehicles & aircraft to navigate even without satellite signals.

Sussex has been ranked in the top 150 universities in the world for research quality in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026. Discover how our research is making a global impact: www.sussex.ac.uk/research/

Sussex has been ranked 27th in the UK in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026.

🌍 Sussex has been ranked in the Top 50 in the world for International Outlook in the Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026! This reflects the strength of our international community - staff, students and partners from around the world who make Sussex a truly global university.

Dr Pratik Mishra is raising awareness about labourers under extreme heat in India. His research combines ethnography, temperature sensors, and intervention trials in garment factories, to push for policies that protect vulnerable workers from heat stress. Read more: www.sussex.ac.uk/schools/glob...

Will quantum sensors guide boats when GPS fails? Could AI change care for hard-to-treat cancers? Which project just received a landmark UK investment in LGBTQIA+ heritage? Find out in the next Research at Sussex. Subscribe: ow.ly/11El50UOFZB

Sussex's Professor Winfried Hensinger features in this @thetimes.com piece on the emerging quantum sector and its potential for economic gains and job creation: www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Today we must say goodbye to Jane Goodall. However, for millions like me, her messaging and her work to learn about and conserve chimpanzees will continue. Thank you Jane, for a lifetime of dedication, passion and tireless effort to help us to connect with and protect our cousins.

Learn how the human brain evolved as Sussex psychologist Professor @gillyforrester.bsky.social shows @jimalkhalili.bsky.social how primates tackle survival challenges in Secrets of the Brain. Watch now on iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Dexter Shepherd led a team of fellow Sussex PhD students to design and deliver an AI and electronics course in Malawi, aimed at empowering communities with sustainable, open-source tools that tackle agricultural challenges head-on - and plans to expand the course to more regions.

We have been ranked 8th in the UK for Marketing and Public Relations by the Guardian University Guide 2026! 🏆🎯 #GuardianUniversityGuide #GuardianUniversityGuide2026 #University #SussexUni

We are thrilled to have been ranked 5th in the UK for History of Art by the Guardian University Guide 2026! 🏆🎨 #GuardianUniversityGuide #GuardianUniversityGuide2026 #University #SussexUni

The University of Sussex has been ranked 5th in the UK for Chemistry by the Guardian University Guide 2026! 🏆🧪 #GuardianUniversityGuide #GuardianUniversityGuide2026 #University #SussexUni

We are delighted to have been ranked 3rd in the UK for Social Work by the Guardian University Guide 2026! 🏆🤝 #GuardianUniversityGuide #GuardianUniversityGuide2026 #University #SussexUni

Prof Hensinger outlines plan for Quantum Silicon Valley, explaining how Sussex is taking quantum breakthroughs from the lab to the wider world ⚛️🌎 Watch here: youtu.be/9y1qpiXCpxM #QuantumComputing #SussexUni #STEM #Innovation #Quantum

The first Sussex Research Culture Symposium will be taking place Tuesday 17 June 12-2pm! Join us to discuss our theme, Resilient Research, Resilient Researchers: Building Research Culture now and for the future. Sign up to attend in-person or online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/sussex-resea...

A fantastic event for our research community! Small-scale funding; BIG difference - Nurturing impact partnerships through seed-funded activity. Come and hear from academics who have received internal seed-funding. 12 June, 10:00am at Bramber House. Sign up here: www.sussex.ac.uk/research/abo...

The Summer of Research kicks off next week! Join us in sharing and celebrating Sussex research at events across campus for the next two weeks. Explore the programme and sign up here: www.sussex.ac.uk/research/abo...

A Sussex PhD student is changing the way the world thinks about plastic pollution. @emilyzoologist1.bsky.social has found vital proof of how microplastics in the soil are contaminating food chains: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Do you want to know more about the UK-EU reset and how the UK might achieve ‘good growth’? Join our VC, trade policy experts and colleagues to explore key issues and opportunities next Thursday in London. For event details and registration 👉 lnkd.in/ecwbdkGv

Are you a research member of staff at Sussex interested in mentoring? Join us 22 May for the in-person Research Community Mentoring & Networking Workshop. Learn about the staff programme, connect with fellow researchers and more: www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re... #SussexUni #Research #Mentoring

Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. To commemorate it, we've launched a groundbreaking resource to help preserve Holocaust memory. Read more about it in Lab Research Fellow Dr Kate Marrison's blog: www.digitalmemorylab.com/building-a-l...

"I learned and grew to appreciate the diversity of thought and background which typified the world I had entered." University of Sussex PhD researcher and former Afghan Chevening Scholar, Naimat Zafary, shares a moving piece on his academic journey @hepi-news.bsky.social: ow.ly/uB9Y50VtJr5

“We need to take a stand for the sector and for the right of universities[...]to create respectful and inclusive communities, which is put at risk by this judgement.” Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, shares a message following the Office for Students' report published today.

Taking place on 13 March at the Ironworks Studios in Brighton - find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-agai...

This is a good development from @sussex.ac.uk @sussexfss.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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