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Issue One: Education at Sussex Newsletter

Welcome to the new Education at Sussex Newsletter. Your monthly update to support the student experience at the University. This newsletter brings together the latest updates, opportunities, events and examples of inspiring educational practice from across the University. It highlights

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New Education at Sussex newsletter

The new Education at Sussex newsletter, provides a way to keep colleagues connected with the latest news, opportunities, events, and inspiring practice from across the University and the wider sector. The newsletter is relevant to anyone at Sussex, whether in a professional

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Spotlight on AI in Education: June 2026

Welcome to June 2026’s Spotlight on AI in Education bulletin. With how fast things are moving, this will help you cut through the noise and catch what’s important. The bulletin highlights on-the-ground practice, institutional perspectives and trends in generative AI use across the sector and beyond. We

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Reflections on the Sussex Education Festival 2026

On 8 May, over 100 colleagues from across the university attended the fourth Sussex Education Festival. This year’s festival was our biggest yet- with more applications to present, and more colleagues attending than any previous year. The content of the

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Spotlight on AI in Education: April & May 2026

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Welcome to April and May’s 2026’s Spotlight on AI in Education bulletin. With how fast things are moving, this will help you cut through the noise and catch what’s important. The bulletin highlights on-the-ground practice, institutional perspectives, and trends in

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Sign up for the next Teaching and Learning with AI Community of Practice

The next meeting of the University of Sussex ‘AI CoP’ will take place on 8th June, 1-3pm in the Library Teaching Room. This will be a salon-style event designed to provide opportunities to reflect on 25/26 and discuss your ideas,

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Registration now open for the Sussex Education Festival

Register now to attend the fourth Sussex Education Festival. The event will be held on Friday 8 May, 09:30-15:30, in the Woodland Rooms at the Student Centre. The Festival is for anyone involved in delivering education at Sussex and provides a

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Call for Participation- Sussex Education Festival 2026

*Deadline extended until Friday 6 March* It’s that time of year again!   On Friday 8 May 2026, The Sussex Education Festival will return for its fourth year. The Festival provides a supportive and collaborative space to celebrate and share our

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Scholarship Opportunities in Education –Autumn 2025

As the autumn term begins, we’re delighted to welcome students and colleagues back to campus. For those involved in teaching, learning, and academic development, this season brings a wealth of opportunities to engage with educational scholarship—both at the University of

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Join us on the 26th November to explore the role of oracy in higher education

By turning our attention in a serious way to how we use and think about our voices and ears, we can help students develop their communicative resources as thinkers, listeners, and speaking citizens.  (Holmes-Henderson and Wright (2025) Sussex colleagues, join

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About this blog

Learning Matters provides a space for multiple and diverse forms of writing about teaching and learning at Sussex. We welcome contributions from staff as well as external collaborators. All submissions are assigned to a reviewer who will get in touch to discuss next steps. Find out more on our About page.

Please note that blog posts reflect the information and perspectives at the time of publication.