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School of Global Studies
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Global Studies research activities are organised around the following departments and centres: - Research programmes and centres
- Centre for Advanced International Theory
- Centre for Cultures of reproduction, technologies and health
- Centre for Global Political Economy
- Centre for Poverty and Inequality Research
- Centre for the Analysis of Regional Integration at Sussex
- Sussex Centre for Conflict and Security Research
- Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research
- Sussex Centre for for the study of corruption
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme
- Centre for Global Health Policy
- Centre for International Education
- Sussex Centre for Migration Research
- Sussex European Institute
- Sussex Africa Centre
- Sussex Asia Centre
- Centre for Coastal Research
- Centre for Global Political Economy
- Centre for World Environmental History
- Sussex Energy Group
- Climate@Sussex
- Energy and Materials Chemistry
- Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects
Research impact
Re-shaping our understanding of political violence and conflict
Clionadh Raleigh, Professor of Political Geography and Conflict at the º£½ÇÉçÇø, has spent the past eight years collecting data related to violent incidents in order to re-shape the way we understand political violence and conflict.
Speaking the language of integration
Dr Linda Morrice’s research reveals the diverse language and educational needs of refugees in the UK, thereby helping to improve the outlook for migrants on both a national and local level.
Podcast: Rob Byrne on adopting new innovations and technology in sustainable energy projects
is a Senior Lecturer at the Science Policy Research Unit at the º£½ÇÉçÇø. He is also a co-convener for the Energy and Climate Change Domain of the (a research initiative between SPRU and the ).
Working for a number of years in Botswana and Tanzania on various sustainable energy projects, Rob’s background was particularly instrumental in providing real life context for the study of innovation, energy and climate policy. In this podcast, Rob talks about just how complex the process of adopting new innovations and technology can be.
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Forecasting for drought in Kenya
A collaboration between Sussex researchers, Kenyan national agencies and non-governmental organisations aims to improve drought predictions through the use of machine learning techniques to analyse satellite-based Earth observations.
Videos
Why migration deterrents don’t work: Higher walls just means longer ladders, says Professor Mike Collyer at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research.
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