Sussex and strategic partners nurture the next generation of global research talent

Sussex and strategic partners nurture the next generation of global research talent. The students are participating in the International Junior Research Associate (IJRA) scheme, which provides beneficial research experience in preparation for future PhD study. Students from selected international partners are supervised by Sussex faculty for an eight-week summer project. This year, 18 students are participating from seven countries, with projects hosted in eight Schools at Sussex. Partners include Georgetown University, Lund University, Monash University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the University of California Santa Cruz, the University of Ghana, Tomsk State University and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Where possible, placements are identified that involve students in collaborative research taking place with the partner University. Prof Ed Hughes, Head of Department of Music noted that " thanks to an IJRA student from University of California Santa Cruz we are working this summer on the John Altman Jazz Archive, a unique collection of live performances of jazz on screen from television and film throughout the 20th century.