Sussex Business School ranks first for research income |
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For the third year in a row, Sussex Business School has been ranked number one in the UK for business and management research income.
According to the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS), Sussex Business School received £6.7 million in research income during 2022/2023, the highest among UK business schools. |
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This significant funding is being used to tackle crucial global challenges in sustainability, energy demand, trade policy, equality, innovation and digital technologies.
Professor Ingrid Woolard, Executive Dean of the Business School, praised the collaborative efforts behind the success, she said, “Colleagues across disciplines have fostered a collaborative culture, pooling their expertise and passion. This achievement isn’t just about numbers; it signifies the positive impact we are having on our world – in knowledge, policy, and society.”
Find out more about the Business School ranking first for research income |
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Sustaining Holocaust memory in the digital age |
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As we observed Holocaust Memorial Day this week, we reflect on research aiming to preserve the history of the Holocaust in the digital age.
Professor Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden is Director of the Landecker Digital Memory Lab which is exploring how museums, memorial sites and archives can make better use of digital technologies, to ensure a sustainable future for Holocaust memory in the digital age.
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In an interview with Victoria, find out why learning from the experiences of those involved in digital heritage projects is key to both progressing a vital field, and to enhancing how we understand both our past and our future.
"Periods of crisis lead to a real risk of objects, projects and people vanishing, and with that, history being rewritten. It’s critical for us to capture and preserve as much as we can.” says Victoria. Learn more in her full interview. |
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Sussex expert gives views on Starmer’s AI action plan |
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Artificial intelligence is transforming our world in ways that we are just beginning to understand.
Professor Thomas Nowotny from Sussex AI gives his expert view on how the UK is planning to harness its use following the publication of the government’s AI Action Plan.
"One aspect that’s not well known is that these systems are currently terrible loss-makers, with companies like Microsoft and Google spending |
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billions on energy to run their data centres to offer these services for free," he explains. Thomas believes the UK’s initiative is a smart move as “building supercomputing power here allows us to keep control within the UK, managed by the government and universities rather than big corporates in America—or potentially Donald Trump.”
To find out more, watch this short video part of our ‘hot topics’ series. |
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