2. Engaged Research that Makes a Difference
Understanding how the world is changing – and contributing to positive
change for greater global justice, sustainability, equality, peace and security
Addressing the Global Issues of Our Times
Unique interdisciplinary mix of social and natural sciences bringing new
perspectives to pressing global concerns
A global hub at the heart of an international university
Connections spanning the campus, the country and the globe; collaborations,
consortia and communicative possibilities

4. ‘Global Studies’: A perfect platform for our disciplines
School secured one step change in securing funding that enables research
30-35% hit rate to ESRC ; 50% for EU ; consistently above rising targets on research income; huge
increase in postdocs – Why?
•all faculty now pipeline proposals
•internal peer review works
•But above all, our critical ethos speaks to emerging research priorities
And it will continue to… e.g ESRC post-2015 to focus on our agendas
•Transformative, riskier, ‘frontier’ social science
•‘Global social science’ - ‘Development Studies’ is fast becoming ‘Global Studies’ - return of
‘inequality’ ; ‘culture’; ‘political economy’ and new engagements with natural science in
sustainability
But to take another step, we do need some HELP! The business of knowledge and its methods
are changing for good:
We need help in engaging with the Big Data revolution (also RCUK priority).
We need help linking in to performative and productive arts.
We need ‘patience’ – space to develop ideas… not rushing proposals…
We need sticks and carrots – to ‘get on with it’
And we can help – Our global research networks… our influence among funders… etc. etc.

6. Genetics,
Genomics and
GlobalHealth
Inequalities, Identities
andInsecurities
For more information and details of how to register, please visit:
www.sussex.ac.uk/globalhealthpolicy
Date: 18th July 2014
Time: 9:30am–6:30pm
Venue: Conference Centre
University of Sussex
Annual Conference 2014

7. Zermatt, Matterhorn
Case study: Physical Geography and Geomorphology

8. Duvanny Yar,
NE Siberia

9. Total PGR students: 186
Global studies: 141
IDS PGR students: 45
Recruitment
82% (approx) increase in PGR admission over past year
Global: 40 new students in 2013/14 up from 22 in 2012/13
IDS: 9 new students in 2013/14 up from 7 in 2012/13
Growth in Sources of Funding: ESRC (main), ERC/EU,
EPSRC, NERC, Trusts, Foundations, Governments,
Chancellors

10. International, Cutting-edge, Doctoral Research
•Political Economy of Low Carbon Development in
Resource-Rich Developing Countries (ESRC/Geog)
•Civil Society in EU Approaches to Democracy
(ESRC/IR)
•Ethnography of Risk Technology in Midwifery
(ESRC/Anth)
•Geographies of Political Violence (ERC/Geog)
•Art and Global Health (Wellcome Trust/Anth)
•Internal Control and Irregular Foreign Residents
Possibilities for Integration (EU/Migr)
•Measuring Active Layer Depth in Beach Response to
Wave Energies (NERC/Geog)
•Bio-networking in China (ERC/Anth)
•Model for Sea-cliff Risk Management in Brighton
(EPSRC/Geog)
•Role of the Biomedical Advanced Research and
Development Authority (ERC/IR)
•Migration and the Gulf: Belonging, Citizenship and
the Forgotten Generation
(Chancellors/Migr:Anth,Geog)

11. What we’ve done
•Better procedure for Research Outline: symposiums, interviews, feedback
•Close liaison with Doctoral School on Annual Review
What we need to do
•Link faculty research grants to doctoral and postdoctoral recruitment
•Strengthen fund-raising from benefactors and research councils
•Communicate supervisor expertise effectively to new/external audiences
How we will do this
•Strengthening communication between supervisors, students and DDS through
Research Convenors
•Promoting cross disciplinary student-led academic initiatives through the ESRC pathways
fund.
Strengthening Doctoral Research Capacity

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Goal 2: Increasing the number of
students receiving an outstanding
Sussex experience.

14. Producing graduates with a passion for and critical
understanding of the ethical dimensions of their
field, world citizens with the confidence to be
leaders in diverse global environments, and ensuring
our courses offer substantive introductions to the
philosophical and methodological bases of research and
the ethical foundations of scholarship and enterprise…

15. Enhancing readiness for employment
through employability

16. Case study: International Development
 Builds on a long history of Development Studies at Sussex
 The undergraduate programme started in 2006
 Growth to 120 students in 2013/4 taking single honours & joint
degrees
 Joint programmes support other departments
 Interdisciplinary, collaborative programme teaching real-world
transferable skills
 Students passionate about making a difference

17. Fostering active
engagement of
students as co-
creators of knowledge
Case study:
School feedback
and assessment
strategy

20. Goal 3: Strategy and resources to create a high-
quality physical environment that attracts the best
students and staff and strengthening faculty and
student work/learn environments

21. Chichester 1 Geography Labs - The Good
Case study: the
challenge of creating
a better Global
Studies working and
learning environment

22. Arts C Ground Floor - The Good

23. Arts C Top Floor - The Good

24. Arts C Ground Floor - The Bad

25. Arts C Top Floor – The Ugly

26. Goal 4: Increasing and strengthening partnerships with
external organisations, institutions and individuals
locally, nationally and internationally.

27. Case study: Sussex Asia
 Long Tradition and International Reputation
 Critical mass of specialists
Why Asia?
 Competition (South Asia/China)
 Existing research presence
 Intellectual developments in Asian Studies
Sussex Asia and Internationalisation
 Student recruitment
 Build on and create international collaborations
 International ties with other Asia Centres

28. What Next?
Research Themes
 Asia and Europe
 Popular Culture
 Human Security and Habitation
 Resources and Natural Capital
 Inclusive Economies, Human Capital and Well Being
 Build cross-
School
collaborations
 Support
 Research
 Teaching

29. Case Study: Geography/Migration:
International projects/partnerships
PartnershipsProjects

30. • DFID-funded programme 2010-2017 (£6.4m)
• Sussex Secretariat plus partners in 3 universities:
Legon (Ghana),
Wits (S Africa)
NUS (Singapore) and
Migration think tanks in Bangladesh and Kenya
• Focus on internal and regional (S-S) migration and their
relationship with poverty
• Sub-themes:
– rural-urban; incomes;
– family structure; gender; youth aspirations;
– the migration industry and migration policy-making

31. Goal 5: Strengthening the economic and social impact of the
University, increasing our influence on public policy; developing our
creative and intellectual engagement and promote public
understanding of the ideas and research developed within the School.

32. Case study: Communicating Global Studies

33. Goal 6: Securing the platform for the University’s
sustainable future.

34. Challenges & Opportunities