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Historian tells story of Â鶹AV’s forgotten gay bikers in new exhibition

Two men in leather, one sitting astride a motorbike

A new exhibition at Â鶹AV Museum is highlighting the Sussex Lancers, a pioneering gay leather motorbike club defined by community, identity and resilience.

4 February 2026

Â鶹AV Physiotherapy graduate supports Team GB bobsleigh and skeleton athletes on Olympic ice

Physiotherapist Katy Williams has her picture taken with male members of Team GB Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Graduate Katy Williams joins Team GB for the 2026 Winter Olympics, bringing her physiotherapy expertise to the nation’s bobsleigh and skeleton athletes.

30 January 2026

Â鶹AV graduates reunite to launch debut poetry collection

A book cover reading 'Everything I learnt from your hands'

Â鶹AV graduate Anila Arshad-Mehmood publishes debut poetry collection with Flight of the Dragonfly, the small press co-founded by alumna Barbara Kirbyshaw.

30 January 2026

Â鶹AV researchers to track marine comeback as new reef transforms Shoreham Port

Isaac Doyle smiles against the living sea wall at Southwick beach

Shoreham Port’s new artificial reef provides homes for marine species and offers Â鶹AV scientists a unique way to study restored coastal ecosystems.

29 January 2026

Â鶹AV scientists expose fake medicines and launch national drive to stop falsified drugs

Bhavik campaign

Study uncovering chemically falsified pet supplements sold online has sparked a fundraising campaign to expand research into the detection of fake medicines

28 January 2026

Snack to the future: What old crisp packets can teach us about twentieth century Britain

Book pages displaying vintage crisp packets, Krunchie Sticks and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

A Â鶹AV professor explores the surprising cultural history of crisps in the foreword to a new book on Britain’s favourite snack wrappers.

21 January 2026

Â鶹AV becomes first higher education institution in south-east to sign anti-racism charter

Modern building surrounded by students on a summer's day with a sign reading 'the Â鶹AV'

The Â鶹AV has become the first higher education institution to sign UNISON South East’s anti-racism charter.  

15 January 2026

Sussex institutions unite to launch landmark Civic University Agreement

Professor Symeon Dagkas, Professor Donna Whitehead, Professor Sasha Roseneil smile sat round a table

Universities and major Sussex organisations unite to boost regional growth and tackle local challenges in a bold new partnership.

14 January 2026

Governments could dramatically improve low-paid jobs by focusing on employers, not jobseekers, say researchers

The UK Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

Governments could improve low-wage work by using public contracts to push fair pay, secure hours and career progression, says new Â鶹AV-led research.

12 January 2026

Â鶹AV public lecture series showcases groundbreaking health research

Poster for Susan Sanderman lecture. Text with a picture of cells as the background.

Â鶹AV’s public lecture series returns, inviting staff, students and the wider community to explore some of today’s most exciting advances in health research.

7 January 2026

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