About the University of Sussex
The University of Sussex received its Royal Charter in 1961 and immediately set about offering an alternative to the traditional higher education landscape.
We designed our own academic structure, including pioneering the notion of 'interdisciplinarity'. And we forged ahead in new fields, such as cognitive science, as well as developing a diverse and broad-based curriculum.
In addition to intellectual freedom, we offered a bold new environment shaped by Sir Basil Spence's daring architecture, the natural beauty of the Sussex countryside, and our dazzling location on the south coast close to Brighton.
Now in our 60th year, we have grown to more than 19,000 students, and have established a global reputation - 151st in QS World Rankings - with more than 75 per cent of our research recognised as world leading or internationally recognised. We're also in the top 50 of universities globally delivering on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
We especially value our community, as demonstrated by our outstanding record for student retention, and we nurture our students beyond scholarship to give them the best life chances. We strongly encourage entrepreneurialism, particularly in social enterprise and sustainability, to give them the confidence to take their learning into the world.
We also maintain fantastic connections with our alumni from more than 150 countries, who are proudly associated with the university and who frequently tell us how their time at Sussex shaped their careers and gave them the courage to stand up for what they believe in. Their continuing support enables us to provide bursaries and scholarships for a wide range of disadvantaged students, as well as networking and mentoring opportunities.
Looking to the future, we aim to build on our strengths and remain committed to Sussex providing high-quality education, excellence in academic research, and fruitful engagement with our international partners and local communities.
IT Services
IT Services delivers a wide range of central and specialist Technology and Information Services to users across our Campus and beyond.
We are organised into three main teams delivering these services through an evolving developing service management and delivery model:
- Strategy and Architecture: ensuring our technologies, policies and standards are secure, up to date and that plans to replace, upgrade and improve our technologies and systems are aligned and prioritised around the University's strategic plans and objectives.
- Operations: work across the research, education, professional services and student communities to ensure outstanding service provision and excellence in the day-to-day operational activity of ITS.
- Business Relations: transforming the relationship between ITS and its stakeholders helping meet its ambition of being a recognised leader in the use of digital technologies in education, research, student services and university administration.
We work closely with colleagues in the Sussex Projects team, who provide management and delivery of projects and major change programmes, and assurance through a central IT Project Management Office (PMO).