Sussex Global

27/05/2026

♻️🌱Can sustainability exist within endless growth?

As continues to rise globally, this question becomes an increasingly important one to answer.

✏In his recent Monthly Review article, Professor Benjamin Selwyn explores how many practices celebrated today as innovative sustainability strategies were already identified by Karl Marx over a century ago.

The article challenges mainstream circular economy narratives that promise sustainability without questioning the underlying systems driving , exploitation, and environmental destruction.

It concludes: 'By reducing and eventually eliminating extraction-production-consumption-disposal/waste under competitive accumulation, it would be possible to rationally plan production to meet human and our planet’s environmental needs.'

Read more🔗https://monthlyreview.org/articles/marx-on-the-circular-economy/

Today, many use the term “circular economy” to describe a shift in the use of industrial waste products in a way that does not challenge the present mode of production.... READ MORE

27/05/2026

🇺🇿🤝Watch this space!

Global partnerships continue as signs Memorandum of Understanding ( ) with the National University of .uz!

Professor Magnus Marsden met with H.E. Mr Ravshan Usmanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the UK and Iceland in March to discuss future plans and how to best sustain the collaboration.

Read more 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/mhz2r5c5

[alt-text: picture of Meeting House at the University of Sussex and textbox reading: 'Sussex signs MoU with the National University of Uzbekistan']

26/05/2026

🇬🇧🌎🤝🇮🇹 As we continue to prepare the next generation of global leaders has launched a new dual programme in partnership with Luiss University, in , Italy !

✈️📚Another exciting collaboration which could give students the opportunity to study abroad, gain global experience & make valuable connections!

Read more via link in bio
🔗tinyurl.com/2pzxsmpp



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22/05/2026

👏The University of Sussex has signed a Memorandum of Understanding 📑with LUMS, one of ’s leading universities.

🌱💻The MoU opens a new chapter for academic collaboration and exchange, and the development of research in areas of human flourishing, environmental sustainability and digital futures.

Conversations are already taking place around joint projects in and , bringing together shared interests in technology, economy, mobility and social life.

Read more 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4drmujnw

22/05/2026

✏✨A great day for our Social Sciences postgraduate researchers who came together to share experiences in a focused on looking after your and during the journey, led by Head of the School of Global Studies Professor Geert De Neve!

The session created a supportive space for open discussion, reflection, and peer support.🧱🙏

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20/05/2026

🥦🥬 Swipe right for good vibes - does it get more than this?!

💥SO lucky our veg wall in The Veg Bowl cafe, powered by , is just around the corner from the Global Studies School Office in the Arts C building !

Nutritious meals with fresh ingredients every day! Cheers, 💚

[alt-text: Hydroponic living wall of fresh green vegetables growing indoors at Veg Bowl cafe on our campus]

20/05/2026

🇬🇧💬If the really wants to tackle inequality and back sustainable , it needs to go beyond promises and take real action to confront the systems that drain wealth from some of the world’s poorest countries.

📈💸Sunit Bagree, Research Associate in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex and Senior Policy Advocacy Consultant at Results UK, highlights the devastating impact of -related illicit financial flows on countries already struggling with .

He examines how practices like trade drain public revenues, weaken systems, and deepen , while calling on the UK government to take stronger action both at home and internationally to tackle illicit .

🔗Read the full blog, co-published with the Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC), below: https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/global/2026/05/20/the-uks-facilitation-of-illicit-finance-drives-child-undernutrition-globally/



[alt-text: Apapa Port Complex in Lagos, Nigeria. Credit dotun55 on flickr.com]

19/05/2026

🤝🌐💼The Department of Anthropology at the University of Sussex continues to strengthen its growing with the National University of Uzbekistan (Ўзбекистон Миллий университети) following Professor Magnus Marsden’s visit last month to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding ( ) signed earlier this year.

Magnus met with H.E. Mr. Ravshan Usmanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the UK and Iceland to discuss how to further develop their collaboration.

"Sussex and the Sussex Centre are delighted to have established this relationship with colleagues in . I hope the collaboration will further deepen our relations with institutions and scholars in and help to ensure that the work we conduct there reflects the priorities and concerns of the region", said Magnus.

Sussex Anthropology alum Oybek Ulugbekov, Lecturer in the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology at the National University of Uzbekistan, said:
(…) “Since the field of social anthropology is still in its early stages of development within the academic community of Uzbekistan, the MoU established between our universities holds significant importance for the further advancement of the Anthropology and academic direction at the National University of Uzbekistan”.

Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at Sussex Dr Diana Ibanez-Tirado added:
(…) “The MoU seeks to enhance collaboration and deepen the understanding of Uzbekistan and the wider region, creating opportunities for exchanges beyond social sciences and humanities, where some achievements, like a joint publication, have already taken place”.

https://tinyurl.com/mvm3h65w

Magnus Marsden met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to discuss the MoU between Sussex and the National University of Uzbekistan.

19/05/2026

👏📰As conversations around the global transition away from continue to grow, the work of Peter Newell, Professor of International Relations in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex, has been featured in the Financial Times' coverage of the and realities of the transition.

The magazine's cover story highlights Peter’s important contribution to understanding the political economy of and the urgent challenge of phasing out fossil fuels, work that continues to shape global discussions on and just transition.

https://tinyurl.com/4thtembu

The inside story of a climate summit unlike any other

15/05/2026

⛩️🕊️We are so proud of our University of Sanctuary reaccreditation!

We have a long history of supporting academics and students seeking sanctuary and raising awareness of the rights and needs of vulnerable communities, including through our , , , , and engagement.

🌈After being awarded the title of University of in 2020 in recognition of our efforts to welcome and support forced , our status was renewed earlier this spring.

Read full story via link in bio 🔗tinyurl.com/2rbsku5b


[alt-text: carousel of photos from University of Sanctuary reaccreditation event on campus]

06/05/2026

🐶👵💕Surprise visit from 11-year-old Rita today. Thank you for visiting, Rita.

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