Contact Us
Getting in touch
There are lots of ways to get in touch with us, the STEPS Centre’s central contact details are below. If you want to contact a particular STEPS member, please check their profile for their personal contact details. You can also check our Frequently Asked Questions section, which may also provide the answers to your queries.
Write to us:
STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RE, UK
E-mail us
Fax us:
+44 (0)1273 621202 or 691647
Telephone us:
STEPS Centre general enquiries +44 (0)1273 876808
IDS switchboard: +44 (0)1273 606261
SPRU switchboard: +44 (0)1273 686758
Media enquiries +44 (0)1273 876814 or 07074 209148
Skype: juliaday1
How to find us
STEPS members work across two buildings on the University of Sussex campus. Before you plan your journey, please check if the person you are visiting is based at Institute of Development Studies or SPRU’s Freeman Centre.
IDS is at Brighton, BN1 9RE, UK and SPRU is at the Freeman Centre, Brighton, BN1 9QE, UK. All general enquiries and administration are carried out at the IDS address.
Getting to the STEPS Centre in Brighton (Multimap link)
University of Sussex campus map (pdf 684kb)
How to get to the University of Sussex
By rail:
Purchase your ticket through to Falmer Station, which is immediately opposite the University entrance (pedestrian access to campus is through the underpass). Visitors travelling via London and the West need to change trains at Brighton Station for Falmer. Falmer Station is well served by frequent local trains which run between Brighton and Lewes - the journey to Falmer Station from Brighton takes about eight minutes. (You can also travel to Falmer Station from London and the east via Lewes, using the same local train service.) For train times, please consult the Southern Railway timetable.
National Rail enquiries - 08457 484950
By coach:
Coaches to Brighton leave from London Victoria Coach Station and arrive at Brighton Pool Valley Coach Station. Services depart every hour during the day and the journey takes approximately one hour and 45 minutes. From Pool Valley it is a short walk - approximately 100 metres - to the Old Steine where you can catch a bus (see section on Bus travel) to the University, or alternatively take a taxi.
National Express Coaches enquiries - 08705 808080
By bus:
Bus number 25 runs between the centre of Brighton and the University - stopping at Churchill Square and Old Steine - bringing passengers directly onto the campus. In addition, bus services 28, 29, 728 and 729 operate between Brighton (Old Steine) and destinations east of Falmer. They all stop right outside the University. local bus services: Brighton and Hove Bus Co
By car:
The University is on the A27 road between Brighton and Lewes, about four miles (six kilometres) from the centre of Brighton. Visitors driving from London and the north should follow the M23/A23 road towards Brighton. Before you reach Brighton town centre, take the A27 eastbound which is signposted to Lewes. Drivers from the east or west should take the A27 direct to the University. (Please note, opposite the University of Sussex campus at Falmer is the University of Brighton's Falmer site. You should follow the signs to 'Sussex University'.) To get to IDS, follow the signs for car-park 7, to get the SPRU at The Freeman Centre, go to car park 1 or 2.
By air
London Gatwick Airport is much closer to the University of Sussex than London Heathrow and has better transport links to Falmer. From Gatwick take the train to Brighton or Lewes and change for Falmer (see section on Train travel). From Heathrow you can take the underground (London Transport) to Victoria Railway Station and then the train to Brighton and on to Falmer. Alternatively, coaches (number 747) run from both Gatwick and Heathrow Airports to the centre of Brighton (from Heathrow - this is a good option if you have lots of luggage).
If you are arriving at London City Airport take the train from Silvertown and City Airport to Canning Town, then tube to London Bridge, and then the train to Brighton and on to Falmer.
Gatwick Airport
Heathrow Airport
By sea
Passenger ferries operate between Dieppe and Newhaven, which has a direct train link to Falmer. From Portsmouth or Southampton, take the train to Brighton and change there for Falmer. From all other ports, take the train to London and travel from London Victoria Station via Brighton or Lewes.
Via the Channel Tunnel
Eurostar operates train services to and from continental Europe via the Channel Tunnel. There is a passenger terminal at Ashford, but it is easier to carry on to London Waterloo Railway Station. From Waterloo take the underground (London Transport) to Victoria Railway Station and then the train to Brighton and on to Falmer.
Eurostar
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