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Experience Sussex!

The online magazine to help you make the most of your time at Sussex.

9 December 2024

Winter break is approaching, and whether you're heading home or staying in Brighton over the holidays, here are some ways to make the most of this festive season! Plus, stay warm by winning a winter hat in our latest giveaway!

Brighton clock tower with festive lights at Christmas

Fun festive things to do in Brighton during the winter break

Library Square in the snow

Student support over the holidays

Christmas gifts wrapped in brown paper and tied with a red ribbon

Five thoughtful and eco-friendly gifts for everyone

Two students sitting at a table having coffee

If you only do one thing this fortnight... take a break!

Plus

  • Did you know that current students can continue to live on campus after their first year? You can even apply to live with a group of up to eight friends! Find out more and apply.
  • Don’t forget, the Big Ideas contest is open for applications until 11 December! Students can pitch their idea and the winner will win a trip to California to pitch their idea at a Grand Final for the chance to win £10,000 launch funding. Find out how to get involved.
  • Leave a Whatuni review about Sussex and you could win a £100 voucher! Find out more.

More events

  • Our Pagan Chaplain is holding a Winter Solstice Ceremony to celebrate Yule, winter and the turning of Wheel of the Year. Wednesday 11 December, 2.30-3pm at the Meeting House.
  • Join a special Christmas edition of the Sussex Astronomy Lecture as Professor Stephen Wilkins presents Cosmic Explosions: The Biggest Bangs in the Sky on 12 December at 5pm in the large lecture theatre in Jubilee Building.
  • Chapter 60 invites you to explore the Library’s journey from its founding to today, reflecting on our shared history and looking forward to the future. Visit the Library between 9am and 7pm. Running until 20 December.

View the events calendar.

Giveaway! Win a Sussex winter hat!

We are giving away four Sussex winter hats to help you stay warm during the colder months.

To enter, all you need to do is answer one question about this edition of Experience Sussex! and provide your Sussex email address. Enter the competition via this form.

The deadline for entering is Friday 13 December. Read the Terms and Conditions of the competition.

Did you know?

We have students and staff from 150 countries! Wherever you are spending the winter vacation we hope you have a well deserved break and we look forward to seeing you in 2025.