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===Research=== In 2017, Sussex's research income was around Β£65 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Statements 2016-17 |url=https://www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gateway/file.php?name=3998-financial-statements-2016-17-final-web.pdf&site=262 |access-date=16 March 2023 |website=University of Sussex}}</ref> This primarily came from funding body grants and research grants and contracts. In addition to being home to [[Institute of Development Studies]], Sussex has over 40 university research centres, over 15 strategic research centres and many smaller research clusters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/about|title=Our research : Research at Sussex : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk}}</ref> IDS is ranked as 1st in the UK, 2nd International Development [[Think Tank]] and 4th university affiliated Think Tank in the world (out of 8,000 think tanks ranked) by the [[University of Pennsylvania]] Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2017.<ref name="upenn.edu">{{Cite web |last=McGann |first=James G. |date=31 January 2018 |title=2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report |url=https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=think_tanks |access-date=16 March 2023 |website=[[University of Pennsylvania]]}}</ref> Sussex research centres include SPRU, the [[Science Policy Research Unit]], which is ranked as 3rd best Science and technology Think Tank in the World (out of 8,000 think tanks ranked by the University of Pennsylvania Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2017)<ref name="upenn.edu" /> Other notable centres include the [[STEPS Centre]], the Centre for American Studies and the Sussex European Institute. [[File:The Sussex Genome Centre.jpg|thumb|The Sussex Genome Centre]] The university is one of the UK ESRC's 21 Centres for Doctoral Training, the only institutions accredited in 2010 and capable of receiving ESRC doctoral studentships and funding. The system was updated in 2016 and Doctoral Training Partnerships were established to replace the DTC. In this respect, Sussex is now a member of the Consortium of the Humanities and the Arts-South East England (CHASE) and the [[SeNSS|South East Network for Social Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esrc.ac.uk/skills-and-careers/studentships/doctoral-training-partnerships/|title=Doctoral Training Partnerships β Economic and Social Research Council|website=esrc.ac.uk|access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=21 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121213213/http://www.esrc.ac.uk/skills-and-careers/studentships/doctoral-training-partnerships/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://senss-dtp.ac.uk/|title=Home|website=SeNSS Consortium|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213012040/http://senss-dtp.ac.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The results of the Research Excellence Framework 2014 show that 98% of research activity at Sussex is categorised as 'world-leading' (28%), 'internationally excellent' (48%) or 'internationally recognised' (22%) in terms of originality, significance and rigour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.ref.ac.uk/Results/ByHei/172|title=Results & submissions : REF 2014 : View results and submissions by institution|website=results.ref.ac.uk}}</ref> Sussex has a number of research collaborations with other Higher Education institutions as well as governmental and non-governmental organisations and institutes around the world. For example, the Harvard Sussex program is a long-standing research collaboration between Sussex and [[Harvard University]] focusing on public policy towards chemical and biological weapons. The CBW Conventions Bulletin is a quarterly newsletter published by the HSP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~hsp/pdf.html|title=Harvard Sussex Program β The CBW Conventions Bulletin|website=sites.fas.harvard.edu|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214004103/https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~hsp/pdf.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sussex-Cornell Partnership, the Sussex-Bocconi-Renmin Intrapreneurship Hub and the Sussex-Lund Partnership in Middle Eastern and North African Studies are recent examples. Sussex also co-coordinates the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chase.ac.uk/chase-members/|title=CHASE Members|website=CHASE DTP {{!}} Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-East England|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305010659/http://www.chase.ac.uk/chase-members|archive-date=5 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sussex is also one of the eight universities of the [[Tyndall Centre]] network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/about|title=About the Tyndall Centre {{!}} Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research|website=www.tyndall.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> In Europe, Sussex is one of the collaborating institutions of the [[Paul Scherrer Institute]], the largest research institute in Switzerland, focusing on issues of technology and the natural sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psi.ch/|title=Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)|website=psi.ch|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> Sussex is involved with many projects with the EU and with European countries. For example, BAR research is an Anglo-French collaboration between the Sussex, the East Sussex County Council and three French universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/geography/researchprojects/BAR/personnell_organistions.html|title=Organisations & Project team|website=sussex.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> Nationally, Sussex is involved in a number of partnerships including the Nexus Network (A partnership between Sussex, [[University of Cambridge]] and the [[University of East Anglia]]) and CIED (a collaboration between Sussex, [[Oxford University]] and [[University of Manchester]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenexusnetwork.org/about/nexus-team/|title=Nexus team|date=8 February 2018|work=The Nexus Network|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-date=22 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222235810/http://www.thenexusnetwork.org/about/nexus-team/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cied.ac.uk/about/|title=About |work=Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand (CIED)|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> The university is also a partner of the [[Metropolitan Police]], with [[Demos (UK think tank)]] and [[Palantir Technologies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/internal/bulletin/staff/2015-2016/16102015/policinghatecrime|title=Social media's 'big data' could help police understand hate crime : 16 October 2015 : ... : Bulletin : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> In recent years,{{when|date=March 2019}} the institutes for the study of consciousness science, Centre for Advanced International Theory (CAIT), the institute for the study of corruption and the Middle East studies institute were opened at the university. The university also has a Genome Damage and Stability Centre, a nuclear magnetic resonance facility and a purpose-built apparatus in cryogenic research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/postdoctoral|title=Postdoctoral research : Research at Sussex : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk}}</ref> In terms of policy, Sussex is highly involved with the UK government, the UN and governments around the world. For example, the university is a [[UN Habitat]] partner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uni.unhabitat.org/?uni-partner=university-of-sussexinstitute-of-development-studies|title=University of Sussex/Institute of Development Studies β Habitat UNI|website=uni.unhabitat.org|access-date=4 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231836/http://uni.unhabitat.org/?uni-partner=university-of-sussexinstitute-of-development-studies|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nationally, the UK Trade Policy Observatory was set up at the university to offer the UK government, the UK industry as well as the public advice in addressing trade issues resulting from Brexit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/|title=UK Trade Policy Observatory |website=blogs.sussex.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> The university is also one of the UK government's partner institutions on the Arctic Research Program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arp.arctic.ac.uk/about/partners/#|title=Partners β The Arctic Research Programme|website=arp.arctic.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> Similarly, [[SPRU]] and [[Institute of Development Studies|IDS]] are involved in policy recommendations with countries on all five continents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/impact|title=Impact and influence : SPRU β Science Policy Research Unit : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> In 2016, the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) was set up as a collaboration between the university and the governments of Sweden, Norway, Finland, South Africa and Colombia to research social and economic issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transformative-innovation-policy.net/|title=Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC)|website=transformative-innovation-policy.net|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209042551/http://www.transformative-innovation-policy.net/|archive-date=9 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university is also home to a number of academic journals from the [[IDS Bulletin]] to The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/migration/jems/|title=JEMS : Sussex Centre for Migration Research : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref> Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, The World Trade Review, Journal of Banking and Finance, International Journal of Innovation Management, Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, European Journal of International Relations and the Child and Family Social Work Journal, among many others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/28733|title=Michelle Lefevre : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/372397|title=Christian Henderson : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/2765|title=Carol Alexander : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/41343|title=Joseph Tidd : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/102133|title=Beate Jahn : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/8681|title=Graham Davey : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bulletin.ids.ac.uk/idsbo|title=IDS Bulletin β IDS Bulletin|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref>
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