“The whole precinct should have the ‘sense of a university’ and should, if possible, grow out of the soil of Sussex to become a natural part of this beautiful site.”
SIR BASIL SPENCE Architect of the original Sussex campus buildings, 1961
How we will do it
We will seize opportunities offered by the digital shift to use new technology, continuously enhancing how we deliver our library services, spaces and collections. We will use technology to ensure our students and our staff are equipped to engage with new methods of learning and research. All of our student-centred work will feature the Student Voice; we will co-design our services with students and where possible, services for students delivered by students. We will be fully aligned with strategies and contribute to the delivery of business plans of the Academic Schools and Professional Services Divisions. We will be a leader in open scholarship in the University and our wider sector. We will provide the sustainable infrastructure for open research and education that enables us to curate, preserve and disseminate the University’s outputs. Our libraries will become laboratories of knowledge, working with staff and students to offer inspiring and innovative spaces for
them to learn and engage with each other in research. We will work with our wider academic library community (in particular RLUK) to collaborate on providing sustainable access to knowledge in the UK through initiatives around collective collections and joined up discovery systems. The Library will act as visible catalyst and space for civic engagement, providing accessible and inclusive spaces to engage with both the university and the wider community to connect with the research of the institution. We will enhance access to our unique and distinctive collections and lead our sector in areas such as discovery and data mining. We will open them out for use and reuse as far as possible to the wider community. We will embed environmental and operational sustainability in our physical and digital infrastructure. Understanding and reducing our carbon footprint and ensuring data-driven decision making for efficient operations and space management.
We will also use green roof technology to encourage biodiversity in our soft landscaping.
Water conservation and a waste management will also be thoughtfully engineered throughout.
Read more about how important sustainability is to the University.
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