University of Sussex Undergraduate Summer School on Climate Justice

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May 15, 2025, 9:45:17 AM5/15/25

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Dear Colleagues

Please share the details below with any students of yours interested in attending a summer school this year on climate justice.

Thanks and best wishes

Peter

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The University of Sussex Undergraduate Summer School is one of the oldest Summer School programs in the UK, running for over 20 years. It is a 3- or 6-week academic program offering credit-bearing modules in July/August each year.

This year, the School of Global Studies is running a module on Climate Justice from June 30 – July 18. Students on the module will explore questions of extractivism, climate responsibility, finance and funding, ecosystem uncertainty and activism through a series of lectures, case studies, seminars and workshops. They will learn about the colonial roots of contemporary environmental justice conflicts and the range of responses proposed to the climate crisis, while working in groups to discuss, design and propose alternatives. Teaching will be conducted both inside and outside of the classroom, with workshops taking place in the landscape of the Brighton & Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve and South Downs National Park.

Students will be studying in the International Development department and Sussex has been ranked 1st in the world for Development Studies for 8 year running.

More information can be found here https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/study-abroad-at-sussex/our-programs/summer-school/undergraduate-summer-school/global-studies

Here are some more general information:

The module is assessed and academic transcripts issued. Each module is equivalent to 3-4 US credits or 7.5 ECTS.
There is a non-assessed option for students who do not want to take assessment and would then be issued with a Certificate of Attendance
Teaching takes place Monday-Thursday each week with Friday left for free-time and tourist activities
There is a social program led by University of Sussex students, which offers a variety of on-campus, including English Tea event, film, music and quiz nights.
Off-campus activities include weekly excursions to local historical and cultural sites including the City of Brighton, the famous Seven Sisters and Arundel Castle. All these activities are included in the program with no extra charge.
A free gym pass offers fitness classes and activities throughout their time on the Summer School

Any student who attends the Summer School can receive university alumni status for access to the Alumni Scholarship Fund, which provides £3000 for Masters study at the University.

Applications to the Summer School close on 31 May.

If any students have any questions about the Summer School then they should contact the Summer School team directly: sum...@sussex.ac.uk. My colleague Ian Fielding, Head Global Programs, would of course be happy to be contacted directly if there are any institutional or partnership related questions connected to the Summer School: i.fie...@sussex.ac.uk.

Peter Newell

Professor of International Relations

Department of International Relations

School of Global Studies

University of Sussex

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 9SN

T: (0044) 1273 873159

E: P.J.N...@sussex.ac.uk

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