Fifty years of the University of Sussex

Sussex is awarding fellowships to distinguished alumni and academics who are associated with the Uni http://ow.ly/dq3yJ

The Guardian features an extract from Ian McEwan’s (EURO 1967) new book, ‘Sweet Tooth’. This passage is set here on campus. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/aug/10/ian-mcewan-sweet-tooth-extract?newsfeed=true

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - extract It's 1972 and culture is the new front line of the cold war. Serena Frome, just down from Cambridge and recently recruited by MI5, is sent for her first assignment to meet a promising young writer ...

The University's seven Vice-Chancellors. (Standing, left-right): Professor Michael Farthing, Lord Fulton, Lord Briggs, Sir Leslie Fielding and Sir Gordon Conway; and (sitting, left-right): Sir Denys Wilkinson and Professor Alasdair Smith

Painter Stephen Farthing RA with his portrait of Sussex's seven Vice-Chancellors, donated to the University in 2011-12, its 50th anniversary year

Vice-Chancellors Lord (Asa) Briggs, Sir Denys Wilkinson, Sir Leslie Fielding, Professor Gordon Conway, Professor Alasdair Smith and, current VC, Professor Michael Farthing, with a portrait of Sussex's seven VCs

What do you think of this portrait of the seven VCs who led the Uni in our first 50 years? http://ow.ly/c1Vov

This week in 1996, the Sussex Innovation Centre opened on campus http://ow.ly/bJbhh

This week in 1973, uni dealt with mass protest (500+ people) against Prof Huntington lecturing on campus http://ow.ly/bGbX5

This week in 1999, former Sussex student Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as the new President of South Africa http://ow.ly/bB2tG

Charming photo (made from 4 images!) from 1996 when we purchased our 1st digital photo editing equipment http://ow.ly/bxVAo

This week in 1963, Viscount Monckton of Brenchley was installed as the University’s first Chancellor.
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/fiftyyears/bulletin?id=14117

This week in 1963 – First Chancellor installed : Back through the Bulletin : Fifty years : Universit