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  • Economic growth of poor nations affected by climate change

    Economic growth of the poorest nations affected by climate change

    A recent study by Professor Richard Tol, Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and Dr Marco Letta uncovers the impact climate change has on the productivity of developing countries, which will slow their economic growth.

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    The University of Sussex Business School welcomes new name

    At the University of Sussex, the School of Business, Management and Economics (BMEc) as it was formerly known, is now called University of S…

  • Global sustainability experts speak out | University of Sussex

    Global sustainability experts demand more efficient approach to deliver UN goals

    Leading global sustainability experts and stakeholders, including the University of Sussex Professor Joseph Alcamo, Director of the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) and former Chief Scientist of UN Environment, have asked governments to develop a more strategic and efficient approach as they begin adapting plans to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • University of Sussex study finds women will drive transition to electric cars

    University of Sussex study finds women will drive transition to electric cars

    According to findings of a study at The University of Sussex and Aarhus University in Denmark, it could be more effective to produce focused marketing of electric cars to women, in order to steer consumers away from non electric vehicles.

  • Science, Tech & Innovation Policy Challenge | Sussex

    Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Challenge

    This year, the University of Sussex hosted a new competition open to all Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) MSc and PhD students. The Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Challenge challenged the participants to develop creative science, technology and innovation policy ideas, which were presented to a panel of judges and live audience, who also had the chance to vote for their favourite idea.

  • Sussex academics find 'smart strategies' can reduce emissions

    Sussex launch international partnership programme to tackle Sustainable Development Goals

    The Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex has coordinated and launched a ground-breaking five-year programme of transformative work, with the hope to build an international network dedicated to transformative change, as embodied in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

  • New study finds car dealers are a major barrier in the switch to electric vehicles

    New study finds car dealers are a major barrier in the switch to electric vehicles

    The University of Sussex has been involved in a new study with Aarhus University, Denmark, which has found that car dealerships are preventing people from switching to electric vehicles (EVs) in the Nordic region and possibly beyond.

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    The University of Sussex ranked first in world for development studies

    The University of Sussex is now ranked first in world for development studies by QS University Rankings 2018. Sussex has been ranked first two years in a row and it is the fourth consecutive year of ranking in the top two universities globally for development studies.

  • 1000,000 kWh generated by our solar panels

    1000,000 kWh generated by our solar panels

    As home to some of the world’s leading sustainability academics, the University of Sussex is on a mission to become one of the UK’s greenest universities. In October 2017, MP Caroline Lucas visited the University of Sussex’s Falmer campus to switch on our new installation of solar panels, the biggest installation at any UK university.