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Sussex is top university for sustainable food and education

8 March 2023

��Ƶ 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

The future of campus catering: community views included in tender process

20 February 2023

The University has launched a competitive tender process to identify those who will partner with us to deliver catering services from August 2023.

Consulting on catering: what our community think is crucial for the future of food on campus

20 February 2023

At the end of 2022, thousands of you took part in our consultation on the future of food on campus - here's what you told us

An electric vehicle which is plugged into a charging point

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

9 February 2023

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

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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.

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'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.

��Ƶ launches consultation on setting aside up to half of its campus to nature

9 November 2022

Sussex launches consultation on how much of campus to set aside for nature and publishes Annual Sustainability & Sustainable Development Goals Report.

Graphic highlighting ��Ƶ third in the UK for Sustainable Institutions in QS World Rankings: Sustainability 20203

��Ƶ rides high in new world sustainability rankings

26 October 2022

Initiatives to enhance sustainability efforts across the university have been recognised in the QS World University Ranking: Sustainability 2023.

Do you want to win a free bike worth £300?

20 October 2022

Sign up to EcoGo today for the chance to win a Tiger Origami folding bike, and earn daily points for money off in some of your favourite shops.

bright colourful SSRP graphics designed in the SDG colours on white background with a blue centred caption reading 'SSRP Week' and the date and location of this series of events below: 7th -11th November 2022, ��Ƶ

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