Top investigative journalist joins Sussex journalism team

Top investigative journalist joins Sussex journalism team. One of the UK's foremost investigative journalists, Dr Paul Lashmar , has joined the University of Sussex to lead its growing journalism team. Dr Lashmar, who is also a highly regarded academic, will be teaching on the University's undergraduate and postgraduate journalism courses. "Journalism is a developing subject at Sussex and I look forward to helping to create an exciting and dynamic environment for our students," says Dr Lashmar. "We are committed to high-quality and radically questioning journalism." He adds: "I bring the same enthusiasm for journalism that I had when I started out and hope to inspire our students to be the thinking, inquisitive and ethical journalists of the future. I already feel at home in Sussex's unique learning environment." Dr Lashmar has worked in television, radio and print and published many major investigations. He has been on the staff of the Observer , Granada Television's 'World in Action' current affairs series and the Independent .