“We have done everything we can to make savings over the past year,” said Prof Roseneil. 

“We have significantly reduced non-pay expenditure, and made cuts to our planned programme of investment in our estate and infrastructure. 

“Unfortunately, it is now necessary to reduce our costs further in the interests of the long-term financial sustainability of the University.

“This difficult decision will not distract us from ensuring that Sussex’s ambitious, creative and forward-thinking students continue to receive an inspirational and high-quality education, or from supporting our world-leading researchers in their ground-breaking contributions to scientific, social, and cultural understanding.”