Why Sussex?
Join one of the world's top 200 universities: This year, The Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings placed Sussex 166th globally, and within the UK's top 30. Our international reputation attracts teachers and researchers at the forefront of their fields, and we’ve counted Nobel Prize winners and fellows of the Royal Society and British Academy among our staff.
Explore our green campus, just an hour from Central London: Our beautiful parkland campus is a safe and convenient place to study, yet has fast, frequent rail links to London and the UK’s largest airports — Heathrow and Gatwick. It’s also the perfect base for exploring the historic towns and cities on England’s beautiful south coast. For more on our location, see www.sussex.ac.uk/findus/
Discover Brighton, the UK's most exciting seaside city: We’re just minutes from the centre of Brighton — one of the most lively and cosmopolitan cities in England. The city has a superb beach, outstanding choice of restaurants, cafes and bars and every year hosts England’s largest arts festival.
See www.visitbrighton.com for more information.Find out why our students voted us 'Best Place to Be': In a survey spanning over 90 universities , our international students voted Sussex the ‘Best Place to Be’ in England — a tribute to the quality of our student experience. Our students highly rated our research quality, expert lecturers and safe, multicultural environment.
For more details, visit www.sussex.ac.uk/USIS/news/index.php?output=html&id=27265
Fulfil your potential with a Sussex scholarship: Our Chancellor’s International Scholarships support the best in global talent, offering financial support to up to 40 exceptional students each year and helping to make their dreams of studying in the UK a reality.
To find out more, see www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_and_bursaries.html
Academic Strengths
Our most popular subject areas for international students include:
- Management (including international mangement and technology and innovation management)
- Finance (including corporate and financial risk management and international finance)
- Humanities (including English language teaching, linguistics, media and film)
- Social sciences (including development studies, international relations, international security and law)
- Life sciences (including biological sciences, chemistry and psychology)
- Science and technology (including computing, engineering and information technology)
We also offer one of the UK's largest Study Abroad Programmes, a comprehensive academic International Summer School and English language courses all year round from the British Council-accredited Sussex Language Institute.
Our Reputation “Sussex said enquire all the time, get to know more, learn more. Don't be afraid to say ‘I was wrong’, and I think that's an enormous asset.” President Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa and graduate of the University of Sussex, speaking to BBC News Online.
Key facts
- Ranked in the world's top 200 and UK's top 30 (THES, World University Rankings 2009)
- Green campus, one hour from Central London
- Located on the edge of Brighton, the UK's most exciting seaside city
- Voted 'Best Place to Be' in England by students
- Scholarships to support the best in global talent
