Address: Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH, England, United Kingdom
Development Studies, Social Sciences, American Studies
Falmer, just outside Brighton, is the home of the University of Sussex, which received its Royal Charter in August 1961. Basil Spence and Partners were appointed architects of the campus in 1959, and Falmer House and the Meeting House were listed buildings by 1993.
The university was described by its own website as the first of the new wave of UK universities founded in the 1960s. It sits in Falmer, Brighton, at the postal address Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, and its teaching is organised in schools, with the official structure pages listing each school and department.
Sussex has a documented connection to science: Harry Kroto, who worked at the university, won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of fullerenes, shared with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley. The university describes itself as the home of six Nobel laureates. The campus has a wider setting in the Brighton area, and the university’s pages give the current list of schools, departments, enrolment numbers and rankings, which change every year and are best read from the official site.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Life Sciences, Physics, Robotics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Strong international collaborations, particularly in development studies. Research partnerships with NGOs, government, and industry. Home to Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
Research:
World-leading research in development studies, social sciences (sociology, politics), cognitive science, and physics. Three Nobel laureates associated.
Famous Alumnis:
Ian McEwan, Thabo Mbeki, Frankie Boyle, Zhang Xin
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
3000
Current students***:
18000
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
150000
Pros
Strong reputation in social sciences and development studies, interdisciplinary approach, vibrant intellectual environment, close to Brighton.
Cons
Campus architecture (1960s concrete) is not to everyone’s taste, some find Falmer a bit isolated from Brighton city centre.
Best For
Students interested in social sciences, humanities, development studies, or cognitive science, valuing interdisciplinary perspectives and a research-intensive environment.
Roskilde University in Denmark is built on Interdisciplinary Studies and Social Sciences, matching Sussex's cross-subject design.
University of Gothenburg in Sweden covers Marine Science, Political Science and Business.
Trinity College Dublin in Ireland spans Nanoscience, Computer Science and Engineering.
University of Oslo in Norway teaches Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Law.
Dartmouth College in the United States, in Hanover, combines Liberal Arts and Sciences with professional schools.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
When was the University of Sussex founded?
It received its Royal Charter in August 1961, and it is counted among the first of the 1960s generation of new UK universities.
Where is the campus?
The campus is at Falmer, near Brighton, East Sussex. Sussex House at Falmer is the university's address.
Who designed the campus?
Basil Spence and Partners were appointed architects in 1959. Falmer House and the Meeting House were granted listed status in 1993.
How is teaching organised?
Academic work is grouped in schools and departments, which are listed on the university's structure pages. Applicants should check the school that owns their course of interest.
Which Nobel laureates are tied to Sussex?
Harry Kroto won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering fullerenes. The university states it has been home to six Nobel laureates, three of them in chemistry.
Is Sussex a recent university?
It dates from the early 1960s, when the Royal Charter was granted, so it is a university of the post-war expansion. The charter date is August 1961.
How can international students find fees?
The Sussex website publishes fee tables by course and student status, plus visa and scholarship information. These change yearly.
Human-Centered Design, Innovation, Quality Management, Research and Development, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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