🧠 Why can global crises be harder for our brains to process? 🏅 Which Sussex psychologist has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy? 🌱 What does it really take to build a life on the land? Find out in the next Research at Sussex. 📩 Subscribe today: https://ow.ly/Tr0E50Z24qB

🧠 University of Sussex researchers found our brains become less responsive as the number of lives at risk grows, especially when disasters happen overseas. The findings could help improve how global crises are communicated. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsag049

A recent Parliamentary reception brought together MPs, Peers, students, alumni & researchers to celebrate the difference Sussex is making through research, innovation and education https://staff.sussex.ac.uk/news/article/71022-sussex-showcases-student-success-and-research-at-parliamentary-reception

Sussex showcases student success and research at Parliamentary reception

The University of Sussex welcomed parliamentarians, policymakers and civic leaders to the House of Commons, on Wednesday 8 July, for our...

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It's Bees’ Needs Week 🐝 We’re spotlighting Sussex research helping people take action for bees and other vital pollinators. Prof Dave Goulson’s work explores insect decline, pesticide harm and how citizen science can support biodiversity. Find out more: https://ow.ly/ouqR50YvQ87

Researchers at the University of Sussex are exploring how animals may experience time differently from humans. Researchers propose that perception and experience of the world is chunked differently in time by each animal in species-specific 'timescapes'. Read more: https://ow.ly/iZQY50Zl34f

Students have spoken. Sussex has improved across all seven NSS categories. ✨ 95% agreed teaching staff are good at explaining things ✨ 93% said library resources support their learning ✨ Top 10 for course organisation Thank you to all who shared their views. Read more: https://ow.ly/l9R150ZlVTb

Is plastic hiding in your pet’s food? 🐾 A Sussex-led study found microplastics in over 75% of pet foods tested. Supported by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, the study suggests pet food and droppings could spread plastic pollution through ecosystems. Read more: https://ow.ly/CZ1j50Zjj6K

27 flights. 24 matches. One big climate question. ⚽🌍 Sussex researcher Freddie Daley commented in BBC Sport on the carbon cost of FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s World Cup travel. Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgev5wy0zg3o

World Cup 2026: How Fifa president Gianni Infantino is jetting around

Gianni Infantino has clocked up thousands of air miles across North America so far.

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Why do gulls steal your chips — and how can you defend your dinner? 🍟 Professor Paul Graham joined BBC Radio 4’s Unexpected Elements to explain the science behind seaside snack theft. Listen here: https://ow.ly/UZkm50ZjgmT

Could pet food be a hidden source of microplastics for wildlife? Sussex researcher Emily Thrift wrote for The Conversation about how her team traced microplastics found in hedgehog droppings back to pet food. Read more: https://ow.ly/jHMG50ZjfJQ

We found microplastics in hedgehogs – then we traced them back to pet food

Many hedgehogs have become reliant on human-provided food.

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"Maggie Boden was asking all the right questions about AI back in the 70s" Professor Jacqueline O'Reilly, Professor Anil Seth & PhD candidate Trevor Hewitt, who won the scholarship set up in Professor Margaret Boden OBE's name, share how her pioneering legacy on AI is continued at Sussex today.

Professor Matthew Lockwood spoke to TIME about the top energy and climate issues facing the next UK Prime Minister, from rising bills to decarbonising homes. Read more: https://ow.ly/gTcJ50ZjfnW

The Top Energy and Climate Issues the Next U.K. Prime Minister Will Have to Tackle

From North Sea oil to energy prices, whoever the next U.K. prime minister is will face a fractured moment.

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🐾 Is plastic hiding in your pet’s food? 🌍 How can the UK rebuild trade with Europe 10 years after Brexit? Find out in the next Research at Sussex. 📩 Subscribe today: https://ow.ly/Tr0E50Z24qB

Can AI systems be treated as people? Professor Anil Seth discussed AI and personhood on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, following reports that Argentina’s president is considering allowing AI systems to form and run companies. Listen from 2hrs 43mins: https://ow.ly/slS850ZcNKF

Congratulations to Professor John Spencer, who has won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry in recognition of his pioneering work in accelerating drug discovery. Read more: https://ow.ly/3Xp750ZhvzK #RSCPrizes

Today marks the last day of our Summer of Research - our annual festival of events to share and celebrate the work of our research community. 💡 It's not too late to book your place: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/about/festival/events

Breaking down barriers between the public and science 🧪 A few weeks ago, Soapbox Science returned to Brighton seafront, bringing women and non-binary researchers into public spaces to share their latest discoveries with local communities. #WednesdayWisdom #SoapboxScience

We’ve been ranked 38th in the world and 7th in the UK for Climate Action. This position recognises our world-leading research into climate change and climate stress mitigation across the world, and our local education programmes like our Summer of Research. https://ow.ly/XIVM50Zh9Sq

We’ve been ranked 33rd in the world and 17th in the UK for Responsible Consumption and Production in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2026. Find out more: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/impactrankings

How might modern Britain look different when colonial histories are placed at the centre of the story? Professor Gurminder Bhambra joined BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed to discuss empire, knowledge, migration and inequality. Listen here: https://ow.ly/8g3h50ZcO4H

We’ve been ranked 1st in the UK and 6th in the world for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2026. The rankings measure universities based on progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: https://ow.ly/o4Ip50ZgfPX

Dr Jenna Macciochi’s research is helping explain what stress does to the body. Speaking to The Times and Sunday Times she explores cortisol spikes, daily rhythms and why stress is not always as simple as “good” or “bad”. Read more: https://ow.ly/UrHT50ZcMZc

Cortisol spikes — what stress is really doing to your health

The hormone is blamed for a long list of issues, from joint pain to anxiety. Are high levels really harmful? Peta Bee finds out

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10 years ago today Britain voted to leave the #EU, and a group of Sussex academics set up their own response unit, the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) - working out how to navigate the challenges created by #Brexit. Here they share what lies ahead: https://ow.ly/eQN950ZfAZE

🌱 Biodiversity loss isn’t just an environmental crisis. 💰 It could become a debt crisis too. A new study led by Professor Matthew Agarwala warns that nature loss could push up government borrowing costs, as financial markets underestimate the risks. Read more: https://ow.ly/kFkU50ZcMCx

Study warns biodiversity loss could trigger wave of debt crises

Financial markets are underestimating the economic risks ​of biodiversity loss, potentially exposing countries to sovereign debt crises and sharply higher borrowing costs, according to ‌research published on Friday.

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How can we keep young people safer online? 📲 As the UK Government announces plans for a social media ban, Sussex researchers are exploring how young people encounter risk online – from digital design and gaming platforms to harmful online cultures. Read more: https://ow.ly/7qMQ50ZcJsN

What next for Poland’s ruling coalition? Professor Aleks Szczerbiak appeared on Monocle Radio’s The Briefing to discuss the coalition’s prospects ahead of the 2027 parliamentary election. Read more: https://ow.ly/lQJC50Z9XjM

Why Poland’s leaders continue to jockey for power

We examine the prospects for Poland’s ruling coalition ahead of the 2027 parliamentary election. Plus: we head to Paris to...

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We’ve been ranked 86th in the world for sustainability in the QS World University Rankings 2027. Sustainability is one of the three transformational themes in our Strategy 2035, guiding our ambition to become one of the world’s most sustainable universities. More: https://ow.ly/k7Jy50ZezpS

We’ve been ranked 15th in the UK for Employment Outcomes in the QS World University Rankings 2027! From internships and consultancy projects to placement years and our award-winning Career Lab, Sussex students gain real-world experience. Read more: https://ow.ly/JLwe50ZeeL8

What do pizza, bagels and food additives have in common? Professor Erik Millstone’s comments on potassium bromate were featured in the Daily Mail, as part of wider international coverage of New York’s proposed additive ban. Read more: https://ow.ly/vpBv50Z9X6u

A proposed additive ban could change New York´s pizza and bagels,...

NEW YORK (AP) - After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family´s Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing...

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Today the University has been ranked 32nd in the UK in the QS World University Rankings 2027, a rise from last year. Find out more: https://ow.ly/5B7Y50Ze6p0