Communications and Events
What does the Communications and Events Team do?
The Communications Team is responsbile for supporting objectives and goals of the Faculty, and to raise its profile and reputation along with that of its students, faculty, teaching expertise and research credentials - both within the University, externally to stakeholders and potential new students - by celebrating its achievements and distinctiveness.
We create targeted, engaging content that can be used across multiple channels and tailored for specific audiences.
Our Newsletters
Faculty News - circulated fortnightly on Tuesdays to all Academic and Professional Services staff in the Faculty.
- Contains important and relevant information for staff working within the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities. Submissions MUST be made via .
The Buzz - circulated once a term to all students within the Faculty
- Contains Student Experience news, opportunities, announcements to students, information sharing, reboot of news from central communications.
What's On - circulated once a month on the first working day (or as close as) to staff and students within the Faculty.
- Contains events happening in the Faculty (and beyond).
Research Newsletter - circulated bi-monthly to PGRs and staff within the Faculty.
- A source of information and support across the Faculty for all things research-related. For any queries about the Research Newsletter please contact mah-research@sussex.ac.uk.
PGR Newsletter - circulated bi-monthly to PGRs and staff within the Faculty.
- Contains items of interest to the PGR community in the Faculty. For any queries about the PGR Newsletter please contact mah-research@sussex.ac.uk.
Promoting Your Event
If you are looking to Promote an event, please use our Promote your event form.
Filling out this form will send a response to the Communications Team who can upload the event to the University Broadcast system and the Faculty Events Webpage. This means your event can be shared with other faculties and departments across the University. Similarly, readers of the events newsletter 'What's On' will be signposted to the events page where your event will be listed.
Please note that we encourage you to submit your event as soon as possible (with at least 4 weeks lead time) to ensure that we can effectively promote your event.
If you require other types of promotion for your event such as Social Media, Posters or Digital Signage please contact the Communications Team at mah-communications.ac.uk promptly to organise this. Please provide as much detail about the event as possible, this might include images, poster designs, information on speakers etc. This will help to reduce the total time it takes to produce these items.
Our Social Media
The Faculty of Media Arts and Humanities utilises various social media platforms. Each platform caters to distinct user demographics and purposes. Consequently, content strategies must be tailored to suit each platform. For example, LinkedIn is primarily for professional networking and career development and emphasises knowledge sharing. In contrast, Instagram aims to foster community-building and personal connections, offering a more personable and authentic user experience.
To capitalise on each platform’s unique offerings and selling points, we aim to implement a revised social media strategy that shifts focus from growth to the production of more diverse, platform-specific content. This strategy will outline content types, content distribution methods, our specific goals for each platform, and how our use of social media ties into the broader Communications strategy.
The Communications team are responsible for updating and monitoring these pages if you would like to collaborate with us or publish content on these pages please contact tellmah@sussex.ac.uk.
All staff are encouraged to follow the Faculty on its various social media channels:
All Research Centres will also have their own social media channels.
Who are we and how can you get in contact?
For all queries please contact mah-communications@sussex.ac.uk
Our Guidelines for Creating Your Own Communications
Written Materials
In written materials, the first reference to the 'AVÊÓƵ - Faculty of Media Arts and Humanities' should always be written in full. It can then be shortened within the same document to ‘the Faculty’ or 'Media, Arts and Humanities'.
The Faculty name should never be shortened to ‘MAH Faculty’ or 'Faculty of MAH'.
Using the acronym MAH
Using the acronym 'MAH' when referring to the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities is permitted. However, please remember that acronyms can be meaningless to key audiences, particularly those outside the University community. Consider your audience carefully if you plan to use the acronym. If you do use it, ensure you reference what it stands for before its first use (e.g., Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities [MAH]).Producing your own Printed Communications, Posters and Images.
When creating printed communications, it is important to review the University Brand and Design Guidelines. These guidelines help ensure your design is easily recognizable as part of the University and effectively communicates who we are and what the Faculty represents.
Creating Social Media Accounts
It is generally advised that subjects consult with the Digital and Creative Media Team at dcm@sussex.ac.uk prior to creating their own social media pages, please get in touch with them as soon as possible with any queries.
We also reqeuest that you also review the University Brand and Design Guidelines when producing content for Social Media. If you are unsure about what kind of content to publish on social media, feel free to check out our Social Media channels (listed above) for inspiration.
It encouraged to tag or mention the AVÊÓƵ Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities social media pages in your content. This means we can share your content to our own platforms and a wider audience.
Website Updates
The Communications team are responsible for the updating of the internal website pages and some external pages. If you want to request any updates please contact the Communications Team at mah-communications@sussex.ac.uk. (Please note that, due to ongoing upgrade work on the University website, some edits may be restricted or adjusted to align with new guidelines set by DCM.)
For updates to prospectus changes please contact c.biedert@sussex.ac.uk
For changes to the main university website please contact dcm@sussex.ac.uk.
Printed stationery and publications
For large scale printing please contact the Print Unit who can help you further.
The Print Unit holds design templates for standard University letterheads, compliments slips and business cards, which can be customised with your personal details.
The Communications Team can also produce small amounts of printed communications but we have limtied capacity and resources to do so.
Email Signatures and PowerPoint Templates
Templates for email signatures and PowerPoint Templates can be found on the Staff Brand Guidelines Webpage.