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Joe Alcamo giving a presentation on delivering science for the Sustainable Development Goals. He is pictured standing in front of an audience

New round of SSRP projects will help tackle global and local sustainability challenges

31 March 2023

The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) is pleased to award five cutting-edge projects to advance research with impact and the SDGs

Students admiring the nest building skills of white storks up in the trees during a guided safari tour

Walk on the wild side: student trip to the Knepp Rewilding project

30 March 2023

To mark World Rewilding Day and Sustainable Sussex month, students ventured out to one of the largest rewilding initatives in lowland Europe

Graphic reading joint 1st for sustainable food

Sussex Joint 1st in the UK for Sustainable Food

27 March 2023

The ��ɫ has come joint first for Sustainable Food in the country, in the latest People & Planet’s University League table

Some of the winners of Pitch for the Planet 2022 stand on stage with the judges

Pitch for the Planet Reopened: Win a share of £30,000 to bring your idea to life!

27 March 2023

Our annual Pitch for the Planet is reopened for entries. Enter your sustainability idea for the chance to win funding and incubation support!

A sign reading 'wildflowers' sits among colourful wildflowers, with Falmer House in the background

Sustainable Sussex Month - Week 3 and 4

16 March 2023

Do you want to actively create a more sustainable future? Join us for Sustainable Sussex Month's last two weeks for future and action focused events!

Fires to be seen during harvesting wheat fields in the Idleb Governorate

New Policy Brief demands action on food security, capacity and peace-building in Syria

15 March 2023

The briefing lists ten key actions targeted at those working on post-conflict reconstruction, twelve years after the start of the Syrian conflict

Sussex is top university for sustainable food and education

8 March 2023

��ɫ scores 100% in Sustainable Food and Education for Sustainable Development categories in the 2022/23 People & Planet League.

A student votes for their favourite ideas for reducing meat demand on campus, by sticking a star shaped sticker next to the title saying

Take Part in the March Sustainable Curriculum Challenge!

2 March 2023

This March we are inviting as many staff and students as possible to join us in helping to further embed sustainability in the curriculum

March is Sustainable Sussex Month

2 March 2023

Join us for a month of sustainability activities, as students and staff work together to become one of the most sustainable universities in the world.

Looking for (extra) funding to increase sustainability research with impact?

21 February 2023

You might be eligible to apply to two small grants funding opportunities offered by SSRP who support interdisciplinary Sussex sustainability research

An electric vehicle which is plugged into a charging point

Coming Soon: Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) Leasing Scheme

9 February 2023

The ��ɫ Executive Group has approved the creation of an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) leasing scheme for staff at the University

A cyclist on a cycle path passes a blossoming tree in the sun

Click here for a chance to win a free £20 bar tab with EcoGo

2 February 2023

Fancy an after-work drink? You could win a free £20 bar tab every Friday until 18 February when you refer a friend to EcoGo!

Group photo of Graduate Connectors and SEE Staff members in lecture theatre

"We were given a lot of autonomy and room for creativity" - Graduate Connector

31 January 2023

The Student Engagement and Enhancement (SEE) team hired a team of Graduate Connectors, find out more about their achievements and experiences here!

2022 Pitch for the Planet finalist at the ceremony in the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts

Pitch for the Planet 2023 open for entries

24 January 2023

Do you have a prize-winning plan to create a more sustainable world? You could win a share of £30,000 to bring your idea to life.

Mahima standing outside the Insitute of Development Studies building

“The award helped me realise that everything I did, big or small, mattered and made a difference”

14 December 2022

Spirit of Sussex Award in conversation with Mahima Mehra.

An image of the bike winner, stood with their bike.

'It is not too late to start now!' - folding bike winner Shelley shares her EcoGo journey

13 December 2022

The winner of our EcoGo folding bike prize draw shares her thoughts on travelling sustainably and the changes she has made to her routine

Sussex researchers launch new 'Concept Analytics Lab' to investigate link between linguistics and human thinking

13 December 2022

SSRP-supported project uses innovative tools to understand the human mind by analysing conceptual layering in texts incl. energy and recycling habits

Staff and students engaging with media and art around the Rights of Nature

SSRP Week exhibition highlights importance of arts and media for sustainability

8 December 2022

Recent Sussex Humanities Lab event officially welcomes Media, Arts & Humanities as a partner school to the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme

Boosting Biodiversity on Campus

2 December 2022

Professor Dave Goulson & Dr Beth Nicholls explain the importance of increasing biodiversity.

Students walk through Falmer courtyard at dusk, with one side of Falmer House in the background. Most of the windows are dark, with just a couple of rooms that have lights on.

Seize the Switch: Save Energy

16 November 2022

Join the Seize the Switch campaign to help all of us to make real change – both for the planet and for your energy bills.