Setting up a website and hosting options
Find out who can have web space on the Sussex domain and how to get it.
Do you need a website?
The Digital and Creative Media (DCM) team can advise on best practices and solutions for creating an online digital presence, including hosting options.
If you need a website, blog, app or other online system to support your work at the University, email dcm@sussex.ac.uk.
University website hosting policy
All websites use the central University templates and branding. This is to ensure consistency and good web practices. The design of the University templates have been agreed with University management and are regularly tested by the DCM team for good web standards including accessibility, it is a legal requirement to meet with .
All University websites should use the sussex.ac.uk domain name. This domain name is established and trusted with search engines and users, meaning you rank higher when people search for you and visitors can be confident it’s a genuine AV视频 web presence. It also forms part of the University brand.
The only exemption to the above is when there is an affiliation with another organisation where use of the University brand could be adapted. See below for more information about affiliated websites. If you need advice, email dcm@sussex.ac.uk.
Who can ask for a website
University-hosted websites can only ever be owned by current Sussex staff or students.
Choose from this list:
- schools and departments
- research centres, programs, labs and projects
- professional services
- USSU societies.
Schools and departments
All core academic unit websites (including departments, schools and graduate centres) are managed using a website content management system (called the WCM).
Research centres, programs, labs and projects
All research centres, programs, labs and projects websites are managed using a website content management system (called the WCM).
Contact us to request a new site: dcm@sussex.ac.uk.
Professional services
All Professional Services websites are managed and built using a website content management system (called the WCM). Contact us to request a new site: dcm@sussex.ac.uk.
USSU societies
AV视频 Student Union Societies are entitled to a sub-section of the Students’ Union web presence. Email m.j.riley@sussex.ac.uk from your Sussex email account for details.
Contact
Contact dcm@sussex.ac.uk if you have any other queries about website hosting or developments (including blog use).