Section 6 of the University of Sussex postgraduate prospectus 2009. Visit www.sussex.ac.uk to view online or order a printed copy of the 2010 prospectus.

1. Your well-being
Your well-being Student services and career development
Student services and career development
W e have a range of welfare support facilities to help
you make the most of your time at university.
The University of Sussex Students’ Union also provides
welfare advice and academic support, and represents its
members so that postgraduates’ views are heard.
Health services The Union also supports a postgraduate
The Health Centre on campus provides medical association that provides for the academic,
care under the National Health Service (NHS). professional and social interests of postgraduate
This service is available to all students living in students.
the Brighton area or living on campus, including Every year a student postgraduate officer is
students from overseas who are on a full-time elected to represent graduate students at Sussex
programme of six months or more, and who and promote their involvement in all aspects of
register with the Centre on arrival. Other health Childcare facilities
Union activities.
facilities on the Sussex campus include a The University runs a crèche, taking children from
dentist offering NHS treatment (telephone +44 For more information go to www.ussu.info four months up to three years old, and a nursery,
(0)1273 605555). There is also a pharmacy taking children from three to five years. Older
Disability support children living on campus mostly attend nearby
offering a full dispensing service and over-the-
The Student Support Unit provides disability schools.
counter medicines for treating minor ailments.
assessments and advice, and can make special
For more information about the Health Centre, arrangements for examinations and other Anyone dependent on placing children in either
telephone +44 (0)1273 249049, or go to assessments. The Unit’s disability and mental the crèche or the nursery is advised to apply
www.unimed.co.uk health advisors are the main point of contact direct to the childcare manager at an early stage.
for any student with an impairment and/or who The University also runs a number of social
Welfare advice and support requires additional support. events each year for families of international
The University has a number of specially trained students.
Student Advisors who can provide information The Learning Support Service provides a range
and advice on a range of issues, including of services for students with study support For more information about the crèche,
personal, academic and financial matters. needs, including those with dyslexia. For more telephone +44 (0)1273 678356, or email
information, telephone +44 (0)1273 877466, creche@sussex.ac.uk
Student Advice Centre or email studentsupport@sussex.ac.uk For more information about the nursery,
Staff and student officers at the Students’ Union
For more information about the support we can telephone +44 (0)1273 67 8357, or email
Advice Centre can also provide information and nursery@sussex.ac.uk
confidential advice if you experience problems offer you when you are applying to Sussex, see
with funding issues, benefits, accommodation or page 173. Facilities for worship
your academic work. For help and information on Psychological and Known as the Meeting House, Sussex has one
student issues ranging from finances to housing, of the most versatile and beautiful university
Counselling Services chaplaincy centres in the country.
see www.ussu.info/advice
The staff at the Psychological and Counselling
Representing student views Services Unit provide a free and confidential The distinctive circular building, with its coloured-
Students’ Union officers, who are students service to all Sussex students. glass windows, is built on two floors. The
elected each year, make sure there is student kaleidoscopic chapel on the upper level is used
Everyone is offered an initial 30-minute interview for worship throughout the week, with services
representation throughout the University where problems and possible therapy options
community so that your views can be heard. The drawing on different traditions of Christian
are discussed. Issues range from academic spirituality, and chaplains spanning the range of
Union has strong links with the local community difficulties to emotional, sexual, family and
and media and, through the National Union denominations. The lower floor houses a social
mental health concerns, as these may arise centre, which hosts lectures and meetings, and
of Students, it can make representations to during the stresses of transition to, and a quiet room for when you need space to gather
regional and governmental bodies. re-adjustment in, student life. your thoughts.
The Union administers the student Individual and group counselling, as well as The Jewish community has two part-time
representative scheme, which elects a cognitive behavioural therapy and stress chaplains and shares the use of the Meeting
student from every main academic department. management, eating disorder and substance House; there is also a Jewish centre in Brighton.
This scheme ensures that student views are misuse programmes, are included in the range
represented. The Muslim Student Centre and mosque is
of interventions offered.
in Falmer House on campus (with separate
See www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/stuserv/pcs entrances for men and women). There are also
for more information. two mosques in Brighton.
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2. ‘Brighton’s such a
cosmopolitan city and
London’s so nearby – there’s
something for everyone.’
Mohammad Jamal,
MSc in International Management

3. Sohela’s
International students perspective
International students Student services and career development
‘I
x chose to study at Sussex because the Institute
at Sussex of Development Studies (IDS) offers excellent
x
opportunities for doing research with some of the
x
most talented and renowned scholars and experts
x
working on frontiers of development.
x
Student services and career development ‘As
x an international student I found the application
process surprisingly easy. My application was
x
processed and handled by the funding agency (ACU).
x
But
x at various stages, I had to contact staff at IDS
and in the Admissions Office for help with sections of
x
the
x application form. Everybody was very patient and
helpful regarding any concerns I had.
x
O ur campus has a truly multicultural feel, with over
2,500 international students, and teaching and
research staff from 120 countries.
‘I’m
x x really enjoying my life here at Sussex.
The
x University offers a stimulating intellectual
atmosphere and supportive environment to study
x
in.
x Sussex has a diverse international community
and
x cultural events organised by groups such
as MEXSAS, the South Asia forum, and events
x
organised by the International and Study Abroad
xx
Office have helped me meet new friends.
x
‘After I finish my degree, I plan to go back to
x
Bangladesh and teach gender and development
x
issues at the University of Dhaka. I’d also like
x
to
x continue my work as a consultant for various
development organisations, both national and
x
Sussex – the best place to be Talk to our former students international, on gender issues. Studying here has
x
Our students voted us the ‘Best Place to Be’ in Our active network of Sussex graduates spans helped me to hone my research and teaching skills,
x
a survey of 91 universities. Our learning support the world and includes many high-profile people to
x question and critically analyse development –
and expert lecturers, our safe and multicultural from academia, business, media, politics and concepts, framework and policies – and provided
x
opportunities for networking, all of which have
x
campus, and our all-round friendliness were all public service. You can get in touch with former
helped me work in this area.’
highly rated (International Student Barometer, students (called Alumni Consuls) from over 50
conducted by i-Graduate, autumn 2007). countries. They will be delighted to hear from you Sohela Nazneen
www.sussex.ac.uk/alumnidirectory DPhil in
Why Sussex is the right choice Development Studies
Join one of the world’s top 150 Visit your local Sussex
universities representative
Highly placed in UK, European and world Our trained representatives work closely with us
rankings, we are a leading research university. to ensure they can provide you with up-to-date
Our international reputation attracts teachers information and advice on applying to Sussex.
and researchers at the forefront of their fields, See page 34 for their contact details or visit
and we’ve counted Nobel Prize winners and www.sussex.ac.uk/International/agents/
fellows of the Royal Society and British Academy
Welcoming and supporting you
among our staff.
Feel at home in University
Fulfil your potential with a Sussex accommodation
scholarship Our University-managed accommodation is Helping you with the English language
Our Chancellor’s International Scholarships guaranteed for international students from Pre-sessional support before your
support the best in global talent, offering outside the EU for the first year of your degree –
financial support to up to 40 exceptional provided you submit your application by the degree
students each year. See pages 182-186 for deadline. So you don’t need to worry about You can enrol on pre-sessional English courses
details. finding somewhere to live before arriving in (before the academic year starts) at our Sussex
Brighton. See pages 24-25 for more information. Language Institute to help you gain the English
Enjoy our green campus, just an skills required for our degrees. You can join
hour from central London Come to us for help and advice courses in July, August or September – and
Our beautiful parkland campus has excellent Our International and Study Abroad Office there’s no need to take another IELTS test at the
transport links to London and the UK’s two can help you with any problems at university, end of the courses, only internal assessment.
biggest airports – Heathrow and Gatwick. It’s also providing advice on matters such as immigration, For more information about our English language
the perfect base for exploring the historic towns finance and life in the UK. We also have requirements, refer to page 174, see individual
and cities on England’s beautiful south coast. dedicated international advisors for students subject entries (pages 41-170) or visit
from China, Japan and South Asia. www.sussex.ac.uk/languages
Discover Brighton, the UK’s most
exciting seaside city Take part in our events Support during your degree
We’re just eight minutes by train from the Our International and Study Abroad Office is here Our Sussex Language Institute also offers
centre of Brighton – one of the most lively to help you make the most of your experience at in-sessional English support (after the academic
and cosmopolitan cities in the UK. The city Sussex. With their support, you can learn about year starts) to help you with your degree studies.
has a great beach, an outstanding choice of different cultures and experience the British Our language support and study skills workshops
restaurants, cafés and bars, and every year hosts way of life. We offer an introductory programme, are free for international students.
England’s largest arts festival. followed by day trips, social events, parties and
opportunities to meet former Sussex students Contact our Sussex Language
Find out more about us through our Alumni Host Programme. Institute
Come and see us in your home The Institute is British Council accredited and
Observe your faith a founder member of QuiTE (The Association
country There is a Muslim Student Centre and mosque on for Quality in TESOL Education), so you can
Our International Liaison Team visit schools, campus, along with our chaplaincy catering for a be sure of the quality of its teaching and support.
universities and education fairs all over the range of religions (see page 31 for more For information on general, academic, IELTS
world – from Shanghai to Mexico City. To find out information). In Brighton, there are two mosques, or professional English, get in touch by
when we’ll be in your country, visit a Buddhist centre, Islamic centre, Jewish centre emailing efl@sussex.ac.uk or visit
www.sussex.ac.uk/International/admissions/ and Greek and Russian Orthodox churches. www.sussex.ac.uk/languages
overseas
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4. Sussex’s overseas representatives Ryugaku Journal Inc, Tokyo and Osaka
If you live in one of the countries below, you may E japan.rj@sussex.ac.uk
International students Student services and career development
like to contact our representatives who can give
Si-UK Education Council, Tokyo and Osaka
you advice about applying to Sussex. We have
listed their head offices, but some have offices in E japan.si-study@sussex.ac.uk
other cities. The full address and contact details Korea
can be seen on our website at
UKEO, Seoul
www.sussex.ac.uk/International/agents
E korea.ukeo@sussex.ac.uk
Bangladesh
Educational Consultants, Seoul
Falcon Education/UK Centre for Education
E bangladesh@sussex.ac.uk E korea.educons@sussex.ac.uk
China Libya and United Arab Emirates
Aoji Enrolment Centre Dr Hasam Majdoob
E china.aoji@sussex.ac.uk E libya@sussex.ac.uk
Beijing JJL Malaysia
E china.jjl@sussex.ac.uk IUACC, Kuala Lumpur
Burgeon, Shanghai E malaysia.iuacc@sussex.ac.uk
E china.burgeon@sussex.ac.uk INDEX, Nilai
D + LT Consultants, Harbin E malaysia.index@sussex.ac.uk
E china.dlt@sussex.ac.uk Shankar Santhiram, Kuala Lumpur
EIC, offices across China E malaysia.eqtd@sussex.ac.uk
E china.eic@sussex.ac.uk MABECS, Kuala Lumpur
GIS, Shenzhen E malaysia.mabecs@sussex.ac.uk
E china.gis@sussex.ac.uk JM Education Counselling Centre, Selangor
Golden Arrow, offices across China E malaysia.jmecc@sussex.ac.uk
E china.ga@sussex.ac.uk
Nigeria
Iae-longre, offices across China Preparation for Life, offices across Nigeria
E china.longre@sussex.ac.uk E nigeria.lge@sussex.ac.uk
Index Shanghai Counselling Office, Shanghai Delaks Educational Services, Ibadan
E china.index@sussex.ac.uk E nigeria.delaks@sussex.ac.uk
UKEAS, offices across China Global Networks, Lagos
E china.ukeas@sussex.ac.uk E nigeria.gn@sussex.ac.uk
Cyprus Oman
Mr Antonis Antoniou, Nicosia Falcon Education
E cyprus@sussex.ac.uk E oman@sussex.ac.uk
East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) Pakistan
Uniserv
Falcon Education, offices across Pakistan
E kenya.uniserv@sussex.ac.uk
E pakistan.falcon@sussex.ac.uk
Ghana Preparation for Life, offices across Pakistan
Mr Kwame Osei-Bonsu, Accra E pakistan.lge@sussex.ac.uk
E ghana@sussex.ac.uk
Qatar
Greece
Intelligent Dedicated Partners, Doha
Mrs Rhea Calogeracos, Athens
E qatar@sussex.ac.uk
E greece@sussex.ac.uk
Singapore
Hong Kong
TMC Education Group
Hong Kong Education Web
E singapore@sussex.ac.uk
E HKEduweb@sussex.ac.uk
Educational Link Consultants (EduLink)
Hong Kong Overseas Studies Centre
E singapore.edulink@sussex.ac.uk
E HKOSC@sussex.ac.uk
India Sri Lanka
Mr Kausik Mitra, offices across India Aspirations Education
E india@sussex.ac.uk E srilanka@sussex.ac.uk
Indonesia Taiwan
Erajasa Globalindo, Head Office: West Jakarta INDEX, Taipei. Taichung and Kaohsiung
E indonesia@sussex.ac.uk E taiwan.index@sussex.ac.uk
UKEAS, offices across Taiwan
Iran
E taiwan.ukeas@sussex.ac.uk
Dr R Karkia
E iran@sussex.ac.uk Thailand
Ms Waraporn Cheablaem, Bangkok
Israel
E thailand@sussex.ac.uk
Campus Studies, Ramat Efal
E israel@sussex.ac.uk United Arab Emirates
Japan Intelligent Dedicated Partners
British Education Office, Tokyo and Osaka E uae.idp@sussex.ac.uk
E japan.beo@sussex.ac.uk Vietnam
CoEC Japan, Tokyo UKEAS – ISC, Hanoi
E japan.coec@sussex.ac.uk E vietnam.ukeas@sussex.ac.uk
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5. Pre-Masters for
International students Student services and career development
international students
at Sussex
Student services and career development
D esigned for international students from outside
the EU, our Pre-Masters programme prepares you
for entry to a Masters degree at Sussex. Satisfactory
completion of the Pre-Masters will guarantee your
progression to our Masters degrees in International
Finance, International Management, or Technology and
Innovation Management.
Pre-Masters Pre-Masters programme content Entry requirements
Our Pre-Masters programme: The Pre-Masters is a two- or three-term • A degree in a related field (eg Business
programme of academic subjects, study Studies); an undergraduate honours degree in
• is based in our International Study Centre in
skills and English-language courses. Which any subject (eg BA International Relations); or
the heart of the Sussex campus;
programme you need to take will be determined certain diplomas with high grades in a related
• is taught by specialists in university by your existing level of English language (see field.
preparation; Entry requirements below).
• English language: IELTS 6.0 for a two-term
• offers flexible start dates in September, Term 1 Pre-Masters and IELTS 5.0 for a three-term
January and April; Academic Business English Skills Pre-Masters. If you require additional language
• will give you the skills, knowledge and training before you start your academic
Pre-Masters Skills for English 1
confidence to succeed in your Masters studies; programme, you can first join the intensive
Term 2 English Language Preparation course delivered
and
Introduction to Economics at the International Study Centre. If you have
• guarantees entry to one of three Masters an IELTS level of 4.0, you will need one term of
Pre-Masters Skills for English 2
degrees, subject to satisfactory completion of English language training . If you are currently
the Pre-Masters programme. Pre-Masters Skills for English 3 at IELTS 3.0 you will need at least two terms,
You will be offered University-managed Quantitative Methods in Business followed by the three-term Pre-Masters.
accommodation, provided you apply by the How to apply
Term 3
appropriate deadline. Applications should be made through the
Introduction to Business and Management 1
Who is a Pre-Masters for? International Study Centre. For more information
Business and Management 2 – Operations or to apply for the Pre-Masters, contact:
The Pre-Masters is designed for students from a Management and Organisational Behaviour
variety of backgrounds who: Student Enrolment Advisors
Business and Management 3 – Strategy 1 Billinton Way
• require additional English-language training;
Business and Management 4 – Case Study Brighton BN1 4LF, UK
• need to enhance their academic background; T +44 (0)1273 339333
Assured progression to your degree F +44 (0)1273 339334
• need help adjusting to the UK academic
Joining the Pre-Masters programme guarantees www.sussex.ac.uk/isc
environment or are unsure about the level of
you will receive a conditional offer of a place on
their study skills; and/or Fees
one of three Masters degrees at Sussex:
• want to refresh their knowledge in finance or See pages 176-181 for information on fees.
• MSc in International Finance
management.
• MSc in International Management
• MSc in Technology and Innovation
Management.
Once you have successfully completed the
programme you will proceed directly to your
preferred Masters degree.
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6. ‘Studying at Sussex has
helped me to look to the
future with confidence.’
Jacqui Bealing,
MA in Creative and Critical Writing

7. Kelly’s
Career development perspective
Career development/part-time work Student services/career development
‘The resource I found the most invaluable at
x
and part-time work the University was the Career Development and
x
Employment Centre. I came to Sussex thinking I
x
knew exactly the career path I wanted to pursue,
x
but
x I found it increasingly difficult to find the right
Student services and career development openings. It was a real breath of fresh air to find
x
careers advisors who were always so willing to listen
x
and
x were genuinely knowledgeable in my subject
area, with years of experience advising the many
x
students at Sussex who are interested in the same
x
professional area. They were able to check my CV
x
and
x frankly discuss my options, allowing me to
S ussex postgraduates have access to a comprehensive
career development service. A wide range of resources
and events are on offer to help you plan your future career,
consider alternatives I would never have identified
xx
on
x my own. This has led me to a job working in
the
xx House of Commons, a role I wouldn’t have
contemplated without the help of CDEC.’
however firm or uncertain your aims may be. Kelly Barber
MA in Human Rights
Sarah’s Skills development
perspective For many of our graduate students, a
postgraduate degree at Sussex is another step
‘Doing a DPhil has greatly improved my career
x
towards a long-anticipated career in academia,
options. Though at the moment I don’t know if I
x
or in the private, public or voluntary sectors.
want to stay in academia or try something new, I’m
x
being equipped with all the relevant skills I need to
Sussex aims to give you a head start in the
x
succeed when I finish my degree.
x
competitive world of academic research by
‘We
x have a great Postgraduate Seminar Series in providing a range of skill-building activities.
the
x Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry that Several disciplines run research skills courses
allows DPhil students in any year of study to present
x that you can take as part of your Masters
programme, and organise specially targeted In addition, CDEC organises talks by Sussex
their work to an audience of other DPhil students. It’s
x
good because we get the chance to practice talks in
x career workshops in collaboration with graduates who are established in their careers.
a
x relatively relaxed setting, as well as hearing about the University’s Career Development and Recent topics have included journalism, life
other people’s research.
x Employment Centre (CDEC). science careers, and international development.
‘At
x x the moment a “student exchange” is being set Recruiting employers also visit CDEC to give
up
As a result of this support, Sussex students presentations and to interview: the BBC, the
x where DPhil students from other universities in
the
x South East can come and present their work in
achieve a high level of academic and Overseas Development Institute, Procter &
our
x seminar series and students from Sussex will professional expertise and this is evident in the Gamble, Logica and the Civil Service have all
have the chance to visit the other universities to talk
x positions recent postgraduates have obtained. been recent visitors to the campus.
about their work (www.sussex.ac.uk/biochemistry/
x These include:
pgseminars).’
Each autumn term CDEC organises a ‘GradFair’
American Express, Business Analyst; and a ‘LawFair’. These events are attended by
AstraZeneca, Principal Research Chemist; employers with graduate and postgraduate
Sarah Pannell
DPhil in Biochemistry
BBC World Service, Producer; DeHavilland vacancies.
Information Services, Senior Direct News
Correspondent; Earthwatch, Environmental CDEC resources
Partnerships Manager; Foreign and Our career development advisors are available
Commonwealth Office, Desk Officer; for both drop-in discussions and for longer
Institute for Animal Health, Research careers consultations. Our large open-access
Scientist; IBM Laboratories, Software information centre includes type-of-work
Engineer; Maritime Coastguard Agency, information, reference books and takeaway
Parliamentary Coordinator; Metropolitan publications. Careers information is now widely
Police, Intelligence Analyst; Mullard Space web based; the CDEC website is an extensive
Science Laboratory, Research Fellow; resource. All types of vacancies are advertised
Scottish Executive Education Department, in CDEC and on our website including graduate
Policy Officer; Sussex Archaeological Society, opportunities, work experience and vacation
Education Assistant; The British Film Institute, placements. Visit www.sussex.ac.uk/cdec
Marketing Assistant; UNICEF Cambodia,
Education Advisor.
Part-time work
Learning to live on what is often a tight budget,
Career Development and while making the most of university life, is one
Employment Centre (CDEC) of the challenges of postgraduate study. CDEC
CDEC complements the academic training at recognises the importance of part-time work and
Sussex. Our team of career professionals can aims to advertise a broad range of opportunities.
help you to identify specific career aims and to Many positions are within the University itself,
develop the career-planning strategies you will including administrative posts that are often
need to achieve them. targeted specifically at postgraduates.
Students can access a wide range of part-time
CDEC events
and temporary positions in the information
We organise a programme of skills workshops
centre or via our website at
designed to help with career planning and
www.sussex.ac.uk/cdec
making effective applications. We also run
career-planning sessions specific to your subject. We also offer guidance and support with
employment issues.
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8. Success after Sussex
Success after Sussex Student services and career development
Student services and career development
Y ou can be confident that your experiences at Sussex
will help give you the best start possible in your
chosen career. You will also be entering the company of
many Sussex graduates who have gone on to be highly
successful in a variety of fields.
Ian McEwan CBE
Author
Ian, an English Literature graduate, is one of the
UK’s best-known living authors. Over the past
30 years, he has written novels, short stories
and TV and film scripts; a number of his novels,
including Atonement and The Cement Garden,
have also been adapted for film. Ian has won
several literary awards, including the prestigious
Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel
Amsterdam (three of his other novels have also
been shortlisted for the same award), and is a
Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and
the Royal Society of Arts.
Georgina’s
career perspective
‘I
x was a biological sciences doctoral student at
Sussex in the late 1970s – a lively period for my
x
Michael Fuller subject area (evolutionary biology) and for the
x
Chief Constable of Kent Police University. It was very stimulating to be working
x
Michael, who started out as a cadet with among faculty members who were extremely
x
London’s Metropolitan Police Service, rose to creative, and were forging ahead with new theories,
x
methods and leading new ways of thinking. There
x
the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioner
was
x a good critical mass of postgraduates and young
(the fourth highest rank in the Met) before
lecturers, and a regular flow of visitors from overseas.
x
becoming Chief Constable of Kent Police in
‘It
x was my first experience of taking responsibility for
2004. He worked in a variety of roles at the Met, my
x own work and of having to defend my own ideas
including setting up and commanding Operation and
x data. This was all pretty daunting at the start, but
Trident, the unit set up to tackle gun crime within as
x time progressed I learned how exciting scientific
London urban communities. Michael, a Social research could be.
x
Psychology graduate, has been awarded the ‘Most important for my later career, I learned the
x
Queen’s Police Medal for distinguished service, importance of doing science well: posing clear
x
as well as honorary degrees from the Universities questions and finding the best ways to answer them.
x
of Sussex and East London. He is also a qualified I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Sussex.’
barrister and was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s
Inn in 2007. Georgina Mace OBE
Director of Science,
Zoological Society of
London, and Trustee
of the Natural History
Museum
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9. Helen Boaden Other high-fliers
Success after Sussex Student services and career development
Director, BBC News
Helen Boaden, an English Literature graduate, Arts
began her journalistic career with the BBC as a Turner Prize winner and Tate Trustee, Jeremy
news producer with Radio Leeds. She worked as Deller; film soundtrack composer, John
a reporter and presenter on radio and television Altman; and musician, Jem Griffiths.
before taking on a series of senior management Business
roles including Controller of BBC 7, Controller of Sir Robert Wilson, Chairman of BG Group
Radio 4 and, since 2004, Director of BBC News. and former Chairman of Rio Tinto plc;
Helen has won a number of awards for her work Hannah Jones, Vice President: Corporate
including a Sony Award for Best Current Affairs Responsibility of Nike Inc; Anthony Carlisle,
Programme for her report on AIDS in Africa. She Executive Director of the marketing and
is a Fellow of the Radio Academy, and has been communications group, Citigate Dewe
awarded honorary degrees by the University of Rogerson; Keith Skeoch, CEO for Standard
East Anglia (Suffolk College) and the University Life Investments; and Gail Rebuck, Chair
of Sussex. and Chief Executive, Random House Group.
Media
Alexandra Shulman OBE, Editor of UK
Vogue; Jane Root, former Executive Vice
President of Discovery Networks and General
Manager of the Discovery Channel in the US;
and TV presenter, Dermot Murnaghan.
Public service
Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent
Secretary of the Ministry of Justice; Jamie
Zhang Xin Shea, Director of Policy Planning at
Property developer NATO; and Ann Grant, former British High
After achieving a degree in Economics at Sussex Commissioner to the Republic of South
and a Masters in Development Economics at Africa.
the University of Cambridge, Zhang Xin worked Politics
as an analyst on Wall Street before returning
UK Government ministers, Rt Hon Hilary
to China to pursue a career in real estate. Her
Benn, and Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw;
company, SOHO China Ltd, has undertaken
and former President of the Republic of
a series of stylish residential and commercial
Botswana, Festus Mogae.
building projects that have made her into one
of China’s most successful property developers. Science
One of her projects – the Commune by the Great Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice
Wall – won a prize at the Venice Biennale, a of International Development and Director,
world-renowned contemporary art exhibition. Science, Technology and Globalization
She also won the 2004 Mont Blanc Arts Project at Harvard University; and Sir Peter
Patronage Award in recognition of her efforts Knight, Professor of Quantum Optics and
to promote the development of contemporary Principal of Natural Sciences at Imperial
architecture in Asia. Her company was floated on College, London.
the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in October 2007.
Sean Phelan
Founder of Multimap
After taking an Electronic Engineering degree
at Sussex, Sean became a programmer for
a software consultancy, designing, building
and debugging computer networks around
the world. With his heart set on a career as an
entrepreneur, however, Sean took an MBA at
the Theseus Institute in France, then worked
as a media and technology consultant before
setting up his own business, called Multimap, in
1995. The business has gone on to become a
leading provider of mapping and location-based
services with a multi-million pound turnover. The Alumni Network
In 2006, Multimap was awarded The Queen’s The Alumni Network is dedicated to helping
Award for Enterprise in the innovation category. you stay in touch with the University and
In December 2007, Sean sold his majority stake your Sussex friends after you graduate. The
in Multimap to Microsoft for over £12 million. organisation boasts a network of 75,000
former students in over 100 countries and
provides lots of ways to keep in contact,
including alumni groups, a magazine, an email
newsletter and online discussion boards.
Membership also entitles you to a wide range of
benefits, including discounts on travel, books
and accommodation.
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10. ‘I’ve had an amazing
time here and I’ve
made life-long friends.’
Nick Webber,
MA in Colonial and
Post-Colonial Cultures