Client
University of Sussex
A research-intensive university on the edge of the South Downs
About the work
The University of Sussex is a research-intensive university founded in 1961, with its campus at Falmer, between Brighton and the South Downs. It’s known for interdisciplinary research across the social sciences, arts, life sciences and engineering, and has long-standing strengths in global development, innovation policy and social change. Alongside teaching and research, it works with businesses, public bodies and communities across Sussex to turn its research into real-world impact.
The University of Sussex first brought in Always Possible in 2021 to help its researchers build relationships beyond academia. We designed and ran an online programme for its Ageing Well research community, a series of webinars and podcasts bringing academics together with care providers, tech companies and older people to explore relationship-centred care, co-creating services with older people and new business models in social care. That autumn we followed it with further webinars launching the Ageing Journey project and the Letters from Lockdown writing project, plus a roundtable and podcast with the university’s anti-modern slavery researchers.
We also supported the university’s contribution to the national Festival of Social Science, running online events for public audiences. And we created the Business Boost toolkit, an interactive guide helping doctoral social scientists feel more confident about commercialising their expertise and pitching their skills to businesses. It mixed practical advice with spotlights on Sussex researchers who’d already made the leap, including a graduate who turned her Masters research into a social enterprise.
We’ve stayed closely connected since, from contributing to the university’s work on regional transformation to hosting its Vice-Chancellor and academics on our Sussex And The City podcast.
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