University of Sussex

The University of Sussex is an English campus university located near the East Sussex village of Falmer, near Brighton and Hove and on the edge of the South Downs. It is the only university in England which is entirely located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and runs entirely on electricity from renewable energy sources. It was founded in August 1961, one of several New Universities to be built in the 1960s.

The World University Rankings, compiled by researchers for the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) and published in November 2004, put Sussex ninth in the UK, 17th in Europe and 58th in the world.

The university is organized into seven schools following traditional departmental lines:

• Humanities
• Life Sciences
• Social Sciences and Cultural Studies
• Science and Technology
• The Sussex Institute (postgraduate studies in law, education, social work, and other areas)
• SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research
• The Brighton & Sussex Medical School, a joint school with the University of Brighton

The university is also noted for its work in molecular sciences, with a faculty that includes Sir Harry Kroto. It is also known for its work in computing, particularly Artificial Intelligence and human-computer interaction. The university is home to the Mass-Observation project and archives.

The university nightclub is called "Hot House", and is one of seven drinking establishments on campus.

Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors

The present Chancellor of the university is The Lord Attenborough, who was elected as the university's fourth Chancellor on March 20 1998.

1. The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1961 - 1965)
2. Lord Shawcross (1965 - 1985)
3. The Duke of Richmond and Gordon (1985 - 1989)
4. Lord Attenborough (1998 - present)

1. John Fulton (1961 - 1967)
2. Professor Asa Briggs (1967 - 1976)
3. Sir Denys Wilkinson (1976 - 1987)
4. Sir Leslie Fielding (1987 - 1992)
5. Professor Gordon Conway (1992 - 1998)
6. Professor Alasdair Smith (1998 - present)
   

   Notable Alumni

• Peter Hain (Secretary of State for Wales, MP, and Leader of the House of Commons)
• Thabo Mbeki (President of South Africa)
• Ian McEwan (Novelist)
• Bob Mortimer (Comedian)
• Andrew Morton (Celebrity biographer)
• Martin Salter (United Kingdom politician)
• Virginia Wade (Wimbledon Ladies Singles Champion 1977)
• David Hallam (Member of the European Parliament, author)
  

  External links

• University of Sussex website
• Article containing list of Vice-Chancellors (reference)
• Article containing details of THES 2004 placing (reference)