University of Sussex
Motto:	Be still and know
Established:	1961
Type:	Plate Glass
Chancellor:	Lord Attenborough
Vice-Chancellor:	Professor Michael Farthing
Visitor:	The Lord President of the Council ex officio
Faculty:	1130 [1]
Staff:	2120[1]
Students:	12,445[2]
Undergraduates:	9,275[2]
Postgraduates:	3,175[2]
Location:	Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
Colours:	White and Teal
Nickname:	Sussex Uni
Affiliations:	1994 Group
Website:	http://www.sussex.ac.uk

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The University of Sussex was the first of the new wave of British universities founded in the 1960s, receiving its Royal Charter in August 1961,^[5] and came to be identified not only with postwar social change, but a groundbreaking interdisciplinary approach, and later social engagement. The term plate glass university (or plateglass university) has come into use by some to refer to one of the several universities founded in the United Kingdom ^[6] The University is ranked within the top 30 in the UK, with The Guardian University Rankings of 2005 placing Sussex 16th,^[7] whilst the 2007 "Good University Guide" places Sussex in 27th position and the latest 2008 ranking sees Sussex move up to 24th. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ^[8] According to the 2008 Guardian University Rankings, Sussex has the number one ranked chemistry department among British universities, with its Professor Geoff Cloke recently being elected a Fellow of The Royal Society. ^[9]

History

The Arts Building on the University of Sussex campus.

The University of Sussex initially began as an idea for the construction of a university to serve Brighton. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. In December 1911 there was a public meeting at the Royal Pavilion in order to discover ways in which to fund the construction of a university. The Royal Pavilion is a former royal residence located in Brighton, England. However, the project was halted by the First World War and the money raised was instead used for books for the Municipal Technical College. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All However, the idea was revived in the 1950s, and in June 1958, the government approved the corporation's scheme for a university at Brighton, the first of a new generation of red brick universities. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. A brick is a block of Ceramic material used in Masonry construction laid using mortar. ^[5] The University was established as a company in 1959, with a Royal Charter being granted on 16 August 1961. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[5]

Many of the universities founded in the 1960s take their name from the county in which they are located. The University of Sussex is unusual in that it is in the county of East Sussex and yet uses only the "Sussex" part of the name (alluding to the historic county of Sussex); there was no corresponding university in the county of West Sussex. East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor

The University of Sussex rapidly gained a reputation of radicalism and liberalism, which endures today, with the university's student union committed to political causes. Political radicalism or simply radicalism is adherence to radical views and principles in Politics. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Currently the University has a "no platform for fascists" stance, disallowing fascist parties such as the BNP the right to speak and debate at the University. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology ^[10]

In 2004, the University started using a new corporate-style logo in place of its coat of arms. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Former vice-chancellor, Professor Alasdair Smith, said: "Our new visual identity is the starting point for what will be a fresh look and feel for Sussex. It is based on the university's vision and values, themselves a statement of what it aspires to be: pioneering, creative, international, excellent, engaging and challenging". The new logo is also meant to reflect the large changes that are occurring at Sussex, such as the opening of the new Brighton and Sussex Medical School, new degree programmes, and the largest amount of building work on campus since the university opened. Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS is one of a number of new medical schools formed in the UK ^[11] The University retains the right to resume use of its coat of arms.

Campus

Falmer House.

Arts A lecture theatres in 2005.

The campus, designed by Sir Basil Spence, is located in the village of Falmer, next to its railway station, and accessed by car from the A27 road. Sir Basil Urwin Spence, OM, OBE, RA, ( 13 August 1907 &ndash 19 November 1976) was a Scottish Falmer is a small Village and Civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England, lying between Brighton and The A27 is a major Road in England. It runs from its junction with the A36 at Whiteparish (near Salisbury) in the county of It is situated next to the Sussex Downs, which influenced Sir Basil Spence's design of the campus. The South Downs is one of the four areas of Chalk Downland in southern England. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir Basil Urwin Spence, OM, OBE, RA, ( 13 August 1907 &ndash 19 November 1976) was a Scottish Many of the buildings on campus are designed to represent other objects. The Arts A building has a distinctive concrete entrance imitating a set of rugby union goalposts. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Falmer House is shaped like a camera, with the two protruding concrete appendages representing the flash, and the cylindrical object to the left the flash. From an aerial view, the campus itself has the appearance of a sitting cat, which can be seen on copies of the campus map.

Sir Basil Spence's designs were appreciated in the architecture community, with many of the buildings on the University's campus winning awards. The gatehouse inspired Falmer House won a bronze medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects. A gatehouse is a feature of European Castles Manor houses and Mansions Originally a gatehouse was a fortified structure built over the gateway For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA is a Professional body for Architects in the United Kingdom. ^[5] Another campus building, The Meeting House, won the Civic Trust award in 1969. The Civic Trust of England and Wales is a charitable organisation founded in 1957 ^[12] In 1993, the buildings which made up the core of Sir Basil Spence's designs were given listed building status, with Falmer House being one of only two buildings to be given a Grade 1 status of "exceptional interest". Sir Basil Urwin Spence, OM, OBE, RA, ( 13 August 1907 &ndash 19 November 1976) was a Scottish A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance ^[12]

Another prominent building on campus, The Meeting House, caters for the religious needs of the student body; the construction of such a building was part of the initial plan for the University of Sussex, but was only possible due to a donation from both Sir and Lady Caffyn. Begun in 1965 and completed in 1966, the building is 80 feet in diameter and contains a seating area for 350 people. ^[13]

The Gardner Arts Centre, another of Basil Spence's designs, was opened in 1969 as the first university campus arts centre. ^[14] It had a 480 seat purpose built theatre, a visual art gallery and studio space and was regularly used for theatre and dance as well as showing a range of films on a modern cinema screen. Recently, it has been announced that the Centre will close in the summer of 2007:^[15] withdrawal of funding and the cost of renovating the building were given as the key reasons. There are currently no plans for the future use of the building.

Organisation

There are several schools which are composed of more sub-departments. ^[16] The main parent departments are:

• Humanities (HUMS)
• Life Sciences (LIFESCI)
• Science and Technology (SCITECH)
• Social Sciences and Cultural Studies (SOCCUL)
• Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU)
• Sussex Institute (SI)
• Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

Previous organisation

The University was founded with the unusual structure of "Schools of Study" (ubiquitously abbreviated to "schools") rather than traditional university departments within arts and science faculties. The Schools were intended to promote high-quality teaching and research.

In the early 1990s, the University promoted the system by claiming, "Clusters of faculty [come] together within schools to pursue new areas of intellectual enquiry. The schools also foster broader intellectual links. Physics with Management Studies, Science and Engineering with European Studies, Economics with Mathematics all reach beyond conventional Arts/Science divisions. "^[17] By this time, the original schools had been developed somewhat and were:

• African and Asian Studies (abbreviated to AFRAS)
• Biological Sciences (BIOLS)
• Chemistry and Molecular Sciences (MOLS)
• Cognitive and Computing Sciences (COGS)
• Cultural and Community Studies (CCS)
• Engineering and Applied Sciences (ENGG)
• English and American Studies (ENGAM or EAM)
• European Studies (EURO)
• Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MAPS)
• Social Sciences (SOC)

Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors

The most recent Chancellor of the university was Lord Attenborough, who was elected as the university's fourth Chancellor on March 20, 1998, he announced he was stepping down in April^[18]. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A replacement has not yet been announced.

1. Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1961–65)
2. Lord Shawcross (1965–85)
3. The Duke of Richmond and Gordon (1985–98)
4. Lord Attenborough (1998–2008)

The university has had seven Vice-Chancellors:

1. John Fulton (1961–67)
2. Professor Asa Briggs (1967–76)
3. Sir Denys Wilkinson (1976–87)
4. Sir Leslie Fielding (1987–92)
5. Professor Gordon Conway (1992–98)
6. Professor Alasdair Smith (1998–2007)
7. Professor Michael Farthing (from September 2007)

Budget issues

Presently, the University is forecasting a small financial surplus for 2006–07, after a period of deficit, and moving towards a goal of 4% surplus for investment in priority areas of activity: Sussex staff Bulletin 20 April 2007. Walter Turner Monckton 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, GCVO, KCMG, MC, PC ( January 17, 1891 &ndash January 9 Hartley William Shawcross Baron Shawcross, GBE, PC, KC ( 4 February 1902 &ndash 10 July 2003) was a British Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox 10th Duke of Richmond 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon ( 19 September 1929) is a British Peer. Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough John Fulton may refer to John P Fulton, special effects supervisor and cinematographer John Fulton (writer John Asa Briggs Baron Briggs (born 7 May 1921) is a British Historian, one of the most respected historians who has written on the Victorian era Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson FRS (born 5 September 1922 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British Nuclear physicist Sir Gordon Conway KCMG FRS FRGS is an agricultural ecologist and current President of the Royal Geographical Society. Alasdair Smith is a professor of Economics and former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sussex and former Chair of the 1994 Group. Professor Alasdair Smith has incurred criticism from the student body during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor, with the main complaint being that of financial mismanagement. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Alasdair Smith is a professor of Economics and former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sussex and former Chair of the 1994 Group. A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, He has recently been replaced as Vice-Chancellor.

Student life

Housing

Accommodation as seen from the Sussex Downs behind Park Village in 2007. The South Downs is one of the four areas of Chalk Downland in southern England. Clockwise from the top: Brighthelm, East Slope, Park Village. The construction of new accommodation can be seen to the right of East Slope car park.

The early campus included five Park Houses (Essex, Kent, Lancaster, Norwich, and York, named after other 1960s universities) and Park Village. The "houses", of which all but Kent House were based on a courtyard design, feature several long corridors with kitchens and bathrooms at the end and a social space on the ground floor, very much in the manner of a traditional hall of residence. Park Village, by contrast, consists of individual houses with 4 bedrooms per floor, a kitchen on both the bottom and the top floor, and two shower rooms on the middle floor. The houses are arranged in "streets" with a social centre building towards the campus end of the area. Essex House also featured a self-contained flat which was given over to the Nightline confidential listening and advice service in 1992. Nightline is the name given to various confidential overnight listening services run by students for students at UK universities During the late 1990s, Essex House and its flat were redeveloped into a postgraduate teaching facility. Kent House includes the Kulukundis House wing, developed with easy access for residents with special needs. Accommodation on campus was expanded in the 1970s with the construction of the unusual split-level flats of East Slope. East Slope is one of several accommodation blocks at the University of Sussex. This development also has a social building with a bar.

In the 1990s, as student numbers rose, further developments were constructed in the corner of campus between East Slope and Park Village. Brighthelm and Lewes Court were constructed in public-private partnership funding arrangements with the Bradford & Northern and Kelsey Housing Associations. The name "Brighthelm" owes its etymology to part of the former name of Brighton, Brighthelmstone, whilst Lewes Court is named after the nearby county town of Lewes. Etymology is the study of the History of Words &mdash when they entered a language from what source and how their form and meaning have changed over time A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Lewes (ˈluːɨs Lewis) is the County town of East Sussex, England and gives its name to the Local government district in which it

There are presently five areas of student accommodation on campus. The university has recently constructed two more housing areas: one next to Falmer train station, and the other next to East Slope, opposite Bramber House. Falmer is a small Village and Civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England, lying between Brighton and They are named Stanmer Court and Swanborough respectively. ^[19]

Societies

The University competes in the following sports:

Team sports

Basketball (men and women), cricket (men and women), football (men, 1st, 2nd and 3rd; women), (field) hockey (men and women, 1st and 2nd), netball (women, 1st and 2nd), rugby union (men and women, 1st and 2nd), ultimate frisbee and volleyball (men and women). Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact Team sport played with a 175 gram Flying Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet

Racquet sports

Badminton (men and women) and squash (men and women). Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court Squash is a racquet sport that was formerly called squash racquets, a reference to the "squashable" soft ball used in the game (compared with the

Individual sports

Archery, fencing and trampolining

Outdoor pursuits

sailing[1], mountain bike, mountaineering, Ski & Snowboard, sub aqua, surfing and windsurfing. Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand Trampolining is a competitive Sport in which Gymnasts perform Acrobatics while bouncing on a Trampoline. Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a windsurf board also commonly called a sailboard usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail

Martial arts

Karate Jutsu, kickboxing, Shaolin Kung Fu, aikido and sport aikido. ( or is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands from indigenous fighting methods and Chinese Kenpō. Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery. is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies philosophy and religious beliefs

Campus media

• The Badger is the Union’s regular news publication and is written and designed entirely by Sussex students. It aims to represent the views and interests of students and communicate the work of the Union, as well as informing members about local, national and international issues that affect them as students. It has interviewed such celebrities as Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis and Sir Michael Caine. The current editor-in-chief is Dan Higgins.

• University Radio Falmer was one of the first student radio stations in the country. It broadcasts locally on 1431AM and to the world via the Internet urfonline. The station has a packed daytime schedule and during the evening offers a diverse range of genre programming, all from Sussex students from 10am to 2 am daily. URF also runs a news service which is independent of the control of the Student Union and is bound by legal regulations to remain neutral and unbiased.

• The Pulse, Sussex's termly magazine, complements the Badger by providing in-depth feature articles, interviews with local and national stars, and analysis of the latest happenings in Brighton. The elegant and experimental design gives the magazine an edgy feel, and makes it the perfect publication for those interested in design and visual arts to work for. The current editor-in-chief is Natalie Peck.

As of 2008, The Badger and The Pulse are in the process of becoming virtual publications enabling students to comment and blog underneath each page instantly.

International students

Of the 10,500 students at Sussex, around a quarter are international.

Sussex has academic staff from over 50 countries and students from over 120 countries.

The University includes people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds and will respect the needs and requirements of people who adhere to a range of cultural and religious beliefs. There are several places for worship on campus.

Sussex was voted "Best Place to Be" in the autumn 2006 International Student Barometer of 40 leading UK Universities. ^[20]

In 2006 Sussex University was Ranked 17th in UK, 43rd in Europe and 105th in the World ^[21]

Courses & services for international students

• English Language courses for speakers of other languages - provided by The Language Institute.
• English in the Vacation. Intensive practice of spoken and written English.
• International student advice and support from the International and Study Abroad Office.
• On-campus International Foundation Year offers routes directly to Sussex degrees.
• The International Summer School runs for four and eight weeks starting in July, providing intensive courses. It is predominantly attended by foreign students. Each session runs four weeks long, with students attending one class per session. A variety of courses are offered, including the arts, sciences, business, culture, and humanities. ^[22]
• The ISS trips office also provides excursions to prominent cities, theatres, and activities throughout Europe. ^[23]
• Students may also spend a year abroad at Sussex as part of their degree.

More information: International Students homepage

People

Main article: List of University of Sussex alumni

Notable faculty

In the sciences Sussex counts among its faculty two Nobel Prize winners, Sir John Cornforth and Professor Harry Kroto. This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Sussex. Sir John Warcup 'Kappa' Cornforth AC, CBE, FRS (born 7 September 1917) is an Australian scientist who won the Nobel Prize Sir Harold (Harry Walter Kroto, FRS (born 7 October, 1939) is an English chemist and one of the 3 recipents to share the 1996 Sir Harry, the first Briton to win the chemistry prize in over ten years, received the prize in 1996 for the discovery of a new class of carbon compounds known as the fullerenes. "C60" and "C-60" redirect here For other uses see C60 (disambiguation. The University has 15 Fellows of the Royal Society - the highest number per science student of any British university other than Cambridge. In the arts, there are six members of faculty - an unusually high proportion - who have the distinction of being Fellows of the British Academy. Faculty publish around 3,000 papers, journal articles and books each year, as well as being involved in consultative work across the world. Sussex has counted two Nobel Prize winners, 13 Fellows of the Royal Society, six fellows of the British Academy and a winner of the prestigious Crafoord Prize in its faculty. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 The British Academy is the United Kingdom 's National academy for the Humanities and the Social sciences It was established by Royal Charter The annual Crafoord Prize is a science prize established in 1980 by Holger Crafoord, a Swedish industrialist and his wife Anna-Greta Crafoord

Research

Sussex is a leading research university, as reflected in the 2001 national Research Assessment Exercise. All subjects at Sussex were rated as either grade 4 or 5, recognising research of national and international standard respectively. Over 90% of staff are researching at this high level, the majority in areas of international excellence.

In respect of teaching quality, 13 of the 15 subjects assessed under the current teaching quality assessment scheme have scored 21 or more points (out of 24), with Philosophy and Sociology achieving the maximum score.

In 2006, Thomson Scientific ranked the University second in the United Kingdom in terms of research, based on the impact levels per paper, shortly behind the University of Oxford. Thomson Scientific was one of the five operating divisions of The Thomson Corporation until 2008 The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The fields noted for the University were Physics and Space Science. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Space science is an all-encompassing term that describes all of the various science fields that are concerned with the study of the Universe, generally also meaning "excluding ^[24]

Educational partners

• Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is a partnership between the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex. Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS is one of a number of new medical schools formed in the UK The University of Brighton (formerly Brighton Polytechnic until its re-designation in 1992 is a multi-site University based in the City of Brighton It is one of the new medical schools in the UK. BSMS benefits from the universities' distinctive traditions and shared strengths in biomedical sciences, healthcare and professional education. The school, which is the first medical school in the South East outside London, gained its license in 2002 and opened in 2003. South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. It admits 136 students per year with all of them being based for the first two years on the split campus at Falmer. Some life-science degrees in the University of Sussex involving a medical aspect include classes taught in the BSMS.

• The Institute of Development Studies is one of the world's leading organisations for research, teaching and communications on international development. The Institute of Development Studies (IDS based at the University of Sussex is a research and teaching centre dealing with international development issues IDS was founded in 1966 as an independent research institute based at the University of Sussex. IDS has close links with the University, but is financially and constitutionally independent. It exists as Charitable Company limited by guarantee, and registered in England.

• CENTRIM is the Centre for Research in Innovation Management. CENTRIM — the Centre for Research in Innovation Management — is an internationally-recognised centre of excellence in the field of innovation management It is a research-based school at the University of Brighton, established in 1990. The University of Brighton (formerly Brighton Polytechnic until its re-designation in 1992 is a multi-site University based in the City of Brighton It is located in the Freeman Centre building on the University of Sussex campus.

• The Sussex Innovation Centre (SInC) is one of the premier business incubators in the UK. Opened in 1996 it provides support for the creation and growth of technology and knowledge based companies in the South East. The Centre provides excellent facilities and is a thriving business environment for over 40 high growth companies working within the IT, Biotech, Media and Engineering sectors.

• The Study Group works in partnership with the University to provide the Sussex University International Study Centre (ISC). The ISC offers an intensive course of academic subjects, study skills and English language training for students who wish to study a degree at the university but who do not yet possess the necessary qualifications to start a degree. The ISC course provides students with enough English language and academic skills to start at Sussex the following year.

References

External links

• University of Sussex website
• University of Sussex Students' Union website
• University of Sussex archive on libcom.org