Editing University of Sussex (section)

==Campus==

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File:University of Sussex Falmer House - geograph.org.uk - 66869.jpg|Grade I listed Falmer House
File:University of Sussex.JPG|A picture of Meeting House
File:Library Square (University of Sussex) in Summer.jpg|View of Arts A
File:Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex.JPG|[[Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts]]
File:Arts Inner courtyard, University of Sussex.jpg|Arts Inner courtyard, characteristic of the Spence design
File:"University of Sussex" monolith.jpg|University of Sussex Monolith
File:University of Sussex Medical School, Southern Ring Road, University of Sussex (Falmer Campus) (February 2010).JPG|Brighton and Sussex Medical School
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The University of Sussex is situated near the city of [[Brighton and Hove]], next to the [[Stanmer Park]] reserve, and extends into the [[Lewes District]] in its eastern fringe. The closest train station is [[Falmer|Falmer railway station]], located at about nine minutes from Brighton station. The campus is also close to the medieval town of [[Lewes]] and is approximately an hour away from London.<ref name="suss_Howt">{{Cite web |title=How to get here : About us : University of Sussex |work=sussex.ac.uk |access-date=8 January 2020 |url= https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/directions}}</ref> Located within the [[South Downs National Park]], it is the only English university existing in a National Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prospects.ac.uk/universities/university-of-sussex-4013|title=University of Sussex - Prospects.ac.uk|website=Prospects|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref>

The campus, designed by Sir [[Basil Spence]], is next to the village of [[Falmer]] but mostly within the city boundaries of [[Brighton and Hove]]. It is close to the [[South Downs]], which influenced Spence's design of the campus. In 1959, the Basil Spence and Partners company began planning and designing the campus, to be built over a 15-year period. In 1971, 17 buildings had been designed and built winning numerous awards including a medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects and a Civic Trust award.<ref name="basilspence.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.basilspence.org.uk/learning/buildings/sussex-university|title=Sir Basil Spence Archive Project|website=basilspence.org.uk|access-date=20 November 2017|archive-date=27 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227100432/http://www.basilspence.org.uk/learning/buildings/sussex-university|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spence expressed his awe at the beauty of the surrounding region and designed the campus as a stream of low buildings so as not to disturb the natural scenery around. Brick was chosen throughout as it was the dominant material used across Sussex.<ref name="basilspence.org.uk"/> As the campus developed, Spence connected the buildings by a series of 'green, interlocking courtyards that he felt created a sense of enclosure'.<ref name="basilspence.org.uk"/>

The campus is self-contained, with facilities including eights cafes/restaurants, a post office, a [[Co-op Food]] store, a market, a bank, a pharmacy, a health centre (including a dentist) and childcare facilities.<ref name="U S website">{{cite news | url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/rsts/1-2-1-1.html|title=Shops, facilities and retail outlets|publisher= University of Sussex |access-date=26 July 2011 | location=Brighton}}</ref> Spence's designs were appreciated by architects; many of the campus buildings won awards. A number of features define these buildings, including the materials used and the fact that many of them have planted and tree-filled courtyards. The [[gatehouse]]-inspired [[Falmer House]] won a [[bronze medal]] from the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]].<ref name="history" /> Another campus building, The Meeting House, won the [[Civic Trust Awards|Civic Trust]] award in 1969.<ref name="About">{{cite web | url= http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/ | title=About us | publisher=University of Sussex| access-date=10 March 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070304132423/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 4 March 2007}}</ref> In 1993, the buildings which made up the core of Spence's designs were given [[listed building]] status, with Falmer House being awarded the highest designation, Grade 1, as a building of "exceptional interest".<ref name="About" /> A number of the original buildings are now Grade II [[listed buildings]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/30276|title=University's listed building agreement is a first|publisher=University of Sussex|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091127/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/30276|archive-date=16 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sussex laid claim to being the "only English university located entirely within a designated [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]]".<ref name="South Downs">{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/agriculture-2006/n454-06.pdf|title=Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Landscape Protection and Enhancement Aid Scheme (England)|publisher=[[European Commission]]|access-date=12 August 2007}}</ref> It is now entirely surrounded by the newly founded [[South Downs National Park]].

[[File:Essex House building, University of Sussex.jpg|thumb|Essex House]]
The Gardner Arts Centre, another of Basil Spence's designs, was opened in 1969 as the first university campus arts centre.<ref name="Gardner">{{cite web|url=http://www.gardnerarts.co.uk/about.html|title=The Gardner Arts Centre|access-date=10 March 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070208175630/http://www.gardnerarts.co.uk/about.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 8 February 2007}}</ref> It had a 480-seat purpose-built theatre, a visual art gallery and studio space, and was frequently used for theatre and dance as well as showing a range of films on a modern cinema screen. The Centre closed in the summer of 2007:<ref name="Closure">{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/press_office/bulletin/15dec06/article1.shtml|title=Gardner Arts Centre enters final season|publisher=University of Sussex|access-date=12 August 2007}}</ref> withdrawal of funding and the cost of renovating the building were given as the key reasons. Following an extensive refurbishment, the Centre reopened as the [[Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts]] (ACCA) in the autumn of 2015, and a public performance programme started in Spring 2016. The centre is now a national arts and performance hub hosting various kinds of performances year-round.

The campus has facilities such as the Genome Damage and Stability Centre; the medical imaging equipment at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS); and the university's Library, until 2013 the home of the [[Mass-Observation|Mass Observation]] Archive, which relocated to [[The Keep, Brighton|The Keep]], a purpose-built archive facility nearby.

===Library===
[[File:The Library, University of Sussex.jpg|thumb|The Sussex Main Library]]

The university's main library is at the centre of its campus. It was opened by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on 13 November 1964. The Royal Literary fund office is based at the Library, providing support for students around academic writing. The Library also houses a research support centre and a research hive for PhD students and research staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/library/research/hive|title=Sussex Research Hive : Support for research : Library : University of Sussex|website=sussex.ac.uk}}</ref> There is also a Skills Hub, training facilities, a support centre, a café and a Careers and Employability Centre.

There are also smaller libraries within individual schools and research centres, as well as [[The Keep, Brighton|The Keep]].

The university holds a number of acclaimed collections and archives, mostly related to twentieth-century literary, political and cultural history. Collections include original manuscripts and first editions by [[Virginia Woolf]], [[Jane Austen]] and [[Rudyard Kipling]] as well as The New Statesman Archive and the [[Mass-Observation Archive]].