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University of Sussex releases plan to become one of the world’s most sustainable universities

The University of Sussex has outlined ambitious plans to achieve a net zero carbon footprint of its entire operations within 15 years.

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Giving babies a better start

Thanks to research at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), the outlook for premature babies around the world is much brighter.

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Sussex maintains position for fourth consecutive year in latest global rankings

18 August 2022

ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2022 results place Sussex in top position for fourth year running.

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TV series Snowpiercer’s ‘eternal engine’ inspires the next generation of ultraprecise atomic clocks

11 August 2022

UK scientists have created an ‘eternal engine’ to keep the next generation of atomic clock ticking.

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Professor David Storey, OBE elected as Fellow of the British Academy

26 July 2022

Professor David Storey, OBE, Emeritus Professor of Enterprise at the Business School has been elected Fellow of the British Academy.

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Sussex chemist’s Nobel Prize commemorated with blue plaque at University of Sussex

17 June 2022

A former University of Sussex Professor and Nobel Prize winner has been commemorated with a Royal Society of Chemistry blue plaque on campus.

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New online resource can help users ‘bee’ friendly when it comes to planting for pollinators

10 August 2022

An online database developed at the University of Sussex could help the public understand how to plant for pollinators and support biodiversity.

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Public invited to take part in largest ever scientific study into perception

6 July 2022

Sussex neuroscientists from the team behind the Dreamachine launch The Perception Census, a study into the unique ways we each experience the world.

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