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Sussex rallies policy and finance leaders to tackle the world’s toughest challenges

4 October 2024

In a bold effort to drive meaningful change, the ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ« Business School gathered 150 leaders in Barcelona in September to explore...


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Creating with Uncertainty: sustainability education resources for a changing world

4 October 2024

New chapters released in Creating with Uncertainty: An Essential Sustainability Education Resource


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Time for action: SSRP Week kickstarts new phase for sustainability research with impact

20 October 2022

Coinciding with COP27, the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme is hosting an exciting week of events in November celebrating its Phase II launch


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Science, technology and innovation is not addressing world’s most urgent problems – major new study

20 October 2022

A major new research study led by the ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ« shows that global science research is not addressing the SDGs.


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Business School engages with Nordic innovation agencies on ‘transformative missions’

12 October 2022

Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium teams up with Research Council of Norway, Vinnova and Business Finland to shape benchmarking of missions


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UKRI appoints duo energy research ‘champions’ from Sussex and Newcastle universities

30 September 2022

Academics at the ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ« and Newcastle University have been appointed to lead the next phase of energy demand research in the UK.


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New paper calls for coherent rights-based approach to tackling malnutrition

22 September 2022

Joint University of Zambia, Sussex and IDS research explores the ‘right to nutrition’ in its social, legal and political context


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Business School researchers introduce new Lab for learning and engagement on transformative innovation

5 July 2022

Policy makers, funders and researchers from 35 countries test out new tools, actions and learnings for societal change.


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Thirty years of climate research funding has overlooked the potential of experimental transformative technologies

3 May 2022

New study reveals the technologies and academic disciplines that are being overlooked by research funders in the global fight against climate change


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The threat posed to climate change policies by the rise of the populist right

14 April 2022

Authoritarian nationalist populists have a systemic tendency to create significant negative effect on climate policies when in government


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HEIF fund co-sponsored by SSRP: new projects address critical challenges 'from Covid crisis to net zero'

11 April 2022

A set of newly approved projects, funded through HEIF and co-sponsored by the SSRP, address Covid-19 recovery and climate change in an integrated way.


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Energy security strategy analysis: Huge missed opportunity not to put energy efficiency at heart of strategy

7 April 2022

ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ« Business School experts on why the most impactful policies have been overlooked in the British Energy Security Strategy


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New research casts doubt on environmental benefits of hybrid working

7 April 2022

New study reveals most remote workers in England before the pandemic travelled further each week than office-based workers despite taking fewer trips


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Sun shines on the richest: New study explores how to make solar PV viable for all

4 April 2022

More government support with greater flexibility is needed to make solar panels viable option for elderly homeowners, student renters and the disabled


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SSRP provides funding to help researchers re-engage with partners in the Global South

3 March 2022

The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme is making small grants available to eight exciting, interdisciplinary sustainability projects.


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The Sussex Energy Group Research Showcase: March 8 – May 3

28 February 2022

The Sussex Energy Group Research Showcase outlines research projects on industrial decarbonisation and energy transition and justice in the Artic


TIP Conference 2022 builds action on transformations towards sustainability & a just transition

4 February 2022

Transformative Innovation Policy Conference 2022 gathers researchers & policymakers for action on TIP research & policy.


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New study reveals why public health messaging should focus on naked self-interest to tackle vaccine hesitancy

2 February 2022

Promoting the benefits of vaccine to an individual is a more effective means of overcoming vaccine hesitancy than extolling broader societal benefits


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Encourage EV manufacturers to produce low-cost models with tax breaks for a fair net zero transition

31 January 2022

UK government policy must go further to ensure low carbon technologies are an affordable option for broader range of society.


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More evidence needed to establish 5G’s green credentials

24 January 2022

Widespread expectations 5G will be a green technology are not currently backed up by a strong, publicly available, fully transparent evidence base


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