Sussex Universe Lecture Series

🚨Tickets still available for tonight! 🚨

Sussex Universe presents 'Running on Empty: Blood Flow, Brain Energy, and Dementia'

Your brain contains around 400 miles of blood vessels—but what happens when they stop working properly? Join Professor Catherine Hall to explore the hidden network that powers our thoughts, memories and wellbeing, and discover how understanding it could help us tackle dementia.

📅 Wed 27 May | 6–7pm | University of Sussex, Fulton A
🎟️ Free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/running-on-empty-blood-flow-brain-energy-and-dementia-tickets-1982527121990?aff=oddtdtcreator

🚨Tickets still available for tonight! 🚨

Sussex Universe presents ‘Inks Meet Electronics: Printing Devices for a Sustainable Future’.

Join Dr Sean Ogilvie to hear how printable electronics could power our homes, devices, and even our bodies.

6–7pm | University of Sussex, Fulton A
🎟️ FREE tickets (booking required): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inks-meet-electronics-printing-devices-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-1977502475136?aff=oddtdtcreator

Open to everyone — no prior knowledge needed

Tonight: How a once ‘undruggable’ cancer target is becoming a new frontier in treatment. Professor John Spencer. FREE tickets available!

Today| 6–7pm | University of Sussex, Fulton B
🎟️ FREE tickets (booking required): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/p53-the-guardian-of-the-genome-tickets-1982523266458?aff=oddtdtcreator

Open to everyone — no prior knowledge needed!

Can’t make it? Join us on Wednesday 13th May for Inks Meet Electronics: Printing Devices for a Sustainable Future - exploring how printable electronics could power our homes, devices, and even our bodies.

🎟️ FREE tickets (booking required):
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inks-meet-electronics-printing-devices-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-1977502475136?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sussex Universe presents ‘p53: The Guardian of the Genome’

Join Professor John Spencer as he discusses the role of ‘p53’, a protein previously considered undruggable, in a flurry of clinical trials seeking to develop new drugs for cancer treatment.

Open to all – bring friends and family. No prior knowledge needed.

📅 Wednesday, 6 May 2026 | 6PM–7PM | Fulton B Lecture Theatre

🎟️ FREE tickets (booking required): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/p53-the-guardian-of-the-genome-tickets-1982523266458?aff=oddtdtcreator

✨ Tonight’s talk is SOLD OUT! ✨

We’re excited for 'The Invisible Universe' this evening - thank you to everyone who booked a ticket.

If you missed out, don’t worry, there’s still a chance to join us next week:

Broken Brains and Guilty Minds
📅 Wednesday 22 April, 6-7PM, Fulton A

Can neuroscience help us understand addiction as a ‘broken brain’ condition? And if so, should this change how the legal system assigns blame?

FREE tickets are still available if you’re quick. Book now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-brains-and-guilty-minds-tickets-1980123915936?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=1

Ever wondered how to make your workday… better?

From burnout to inbox overload, and whether a four-day week really works, join BBC broadcaster Claudia Hammond and University of Sussex psychologists for an evening of practical, science-backed insights on making work a better place to spend your time.

Mon 13 April | 7–9pm | Ironworks Studios Brighton | £10 Standard, £7 Reduced (Student, Retired)

Tickets selling fast, book now!: https://onlineshop.sussex.ac.uk/product-catalogue/conference-seminars/school-of-psychology/think-again-the-psychology-of-a-better-workday-7-9-pm-13th-april-2026

Last few tickets remaining!

Tomorrow | 6–7pm | University of Sussex, Fulton A
🎟️ FREE tickets (booking required): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../first-light-the-earliest...

Open to everyone — no prior knowledge needed!

Sussex Universe Presents: First Light – The Earliest Galaxies

What happened in the first few hundred million years after the Big Bang, before the Universe lit up with stars and galaxies?

Join Professor Stephen Wilkins for this Sussex Universe public lecture as he takes us on a journey to uncover how the first stars, black holes and galaxies formed and evolved at the dawn of the cosmos — and what cutting edge telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing about our ancient universe.

📅 Wed 11 Mar | 6–7pm | University of Sussex, Fulton A
🎟️ FREE tickets (booking required): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/first-light-the-earliest-galaxies-tickets-1977501277554?aff=oddtdtcreator

Open to everyone — no prior knowledge needed!

Join Professor Sarah King TODAY for this special Sussex Universe public lecture exploring how experiences influence brain development and ageing.

🥂 Celebrate her professorial appointment with a pre-talk drink in Fulton A foyer.

📅 Wed 25 Feb | 6–7pm | Free & open to all | no prior knowledge needed.

🎟️ FREE tickets (booking required): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/of-mice-and-men-how-experience-shapes-the-ageing-brain-tickets-1980122279040?aff=oddtdtcreator

Can't make today? Check out our other public lectures: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/news/events/science-talks/booking

Sussex Universe Presents: Of Mice and Men – How Experience Shapes the Ageing Brain

How do our life experiences shape our brains — and can keeping our brains healthy help lower the risk of dementia?

Join Professor Sarah King for this special Sussex Universe public lecture exploring how experience influences brain development and ageing.

🥂 Celebrate her professorial appointment with a pre-talk drink in Fulton A foyer.
📅 Wed 25 Feb | 6–7pm | Free & open to all | no prior knowledge needed.
🎟️ FREE tickets (booking required): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/of-mice-and-men-how-experience-shapes-the-ageing-brain-tickets-1980122279040?aff=oddtdtcreator