Since it was established in 1966, SPRU has become a global leader in research, consultancy and teaching of science, technology and innovation policy and management. SPRU is one of the world’s largest specialised centres of its kind, and has made significant contributions in science, technology, and innovation policy, with important implications for development and environment. When it began in 1966 at the newly installed University of Sussex campus in Brighton, England, its focus areas were: Industrial Innovation and Science and Technology for Development.

Source: SPRU’s website http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/