The University of Sussex is an English university located in the East Sussex village of Falmer, near Brighton & Hove and on the edge of the Sussex Downs. It is the only university in England which is entirely located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was founded in August 1961.
The university is organized around six 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)
- The Brighton & Sussex Medical School, a joint school with the University of Brighton
This organization was introduced as part of a major restructuring as of August 1, 2003. Prior to that, there had been up to a dozen schools of studies, with an inter-disciplinary focus chosen to "reshape the map of learning." Examples of those prior schools included "African and Asian Studies" and "Cognitive and Computing Sciences".
The university is 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.
Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors
The present Chancellor of the university is Lord Attenborough, who was elected as the university's fourth Chancellor on March 20, 1998. The previous Chancellor was the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, who had held the post since 1985.
The university has had six Vice-Chancellors:
- John Fulton (1961 - 1967)
- Prof. Asa Briggs (1967 - 1976)
- Prof. Sir Denys Wilkinson (1976 - 1987)
- Sir Leslie Fielding (1987 - 1992)
- Prof. Gordon Conway (1992 - 1998)
- Prof. Alasdair Smith (1998 - present)
Address
- University of Sussex
- Falmer
- Brighton
- BN1 9RH
- UK
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