Sussex.ac.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
55% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.30 s
File size
36.40 kB
Words
742
Media files
7
Number of links
163 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of Sussex - a leading, research-intensive university
The length of the page title is perfect. (549 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Choose from over 500 undergraduate and postgraduate courses and degrees at a highly ranked, research-led university in Brighton, UK.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (838 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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descriptionChoose from over 500 undergraduate and postgraduate courses and degrees at a highly ranked, research-led university in Brighton, UK.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The average number of words per sentence of 39.67 words is high.
This page contains 742 words. That's ok.
26.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
This page only loads 2 JavaScript files. That's good!
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...campaign/change-with-us/meet-with-us.svgMeet with us
...homepage/development-studies-ranking.jpgCyclist under blossom tree on campus
/images/homepage/masters-open-day2.jpgStudents walking on campus
...ages/homepage/sustainability-745-468.jpgStudents walking across campus
/assets/images/homepage/north-laine.jpgVideo showing highlights of life in Brighton
/assets/images/homepage/360-arrow.pngViewable in 360 degrees
/assets/images/homepage/impossible.pngImpossible until it's done

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
University of Sussex
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 33 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 University of Sussex
H2 Main menu
H2 Quick links
H2 Undergraduate
H2 Masters
H2 PhD
H2 Contact us
H2 Visits and Open Days
H2 Fees and funding
H2 International students
H2 Student life
H2 About us
H2 News
H2 Features
H2 Events
H2 Media Centre
H2 Blogs and podcasts
H2 International
H2 Research
H2 Business and entrepreneurs
H2 Public and third sector
H2 Other
H2 Alumni
H2 Course finder
H2 Explore our campus in our virtual tour
H2 News Duplicate text
H3 Browse courses
H3 First in the world for Development Studies
H3 Shape your world with a Masters
H3 Eighth most-sustainable UK university
H3 Experience live-coded music and a celebration of Britain's rave history at Brighton Festival
H3 University of Sussex launches UK's first Climate Justice undergraduate degree
H3 Vaping misperceptions are misleading young people about dangers, study suggests
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 15 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/University of Sussex
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/Home
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
/about/website/accessibilitySubdomain Accessibility
https://staff.sussex.ac.uk/External Subdomain Staff
https://student.sussex.ac.uk/External Subdomain Current students
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/Subdomain Homepage
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/Subdomain Study with us
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/Subdomain About us
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/news/Subdomain News & events
/international/Subdomain International
/research/Subdomain Research
/collaborate/Subdomain Collaborate
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/Subdomain Alumni
/study/visit-us/undergraduate/...Subdomain Undergraduate Open Days
/study/visit-us/postgraduate/m...Subdomain Masters Open Days
https://student.sussex.ac.uk/External Subdomain Text duplicate Current students
https://staff.sussex.ac.uk/External Subdomain Current staff
/about/jobsSubdomain Jobs at Sussex
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/az/Subdomain A-Z list
/profiles/Subdomain Staff search
/about/websiteSubdomain Cookies / Privacy / Disclaimer
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/Subdomain Text duplicate Study with us
/study/undergraduate/Subdomain Undergraduate
/study/undergraduate/Subdomain Courses
/study/subjects/foundation-yea...Subdomain Foundation years
/study/undergraduate/applying-...Subdomain Thinking about university
/study/undergraduate/choose-su...Subdomain Choose Sussex
/study/visit-us/undergraduate/...Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Open Days
/clearing/Subdomain Clearing
/study/applicant/Subdomain Undergraduate Applicant Hub
/study/access/Subdomain Access to Sussex
/study/masters/coursesSubdomain Masters
/study/masters/coursesSubdomain Text duplicate Courses
https://study-online.sussex.ac...External Subdomain Online courses
/study/masters/applySubdomain How to apply
/study/masters-applicant/Masters Applicant Hub
/study/phd/degreesSubdomain PhD
/study/phd/degreesSubdomain Degrees
/study/phd/guide-phd-studySubdomain Guide to PhD study
/study/phd/doctoralSubdomain Sussex Researcher School
/study/phd/applySubdomain Text duplicate How to apply
/contactus/Subdomain Contact us
/study/registerSubdomain Register for updates
/study/prospectusSubdomain Request a prospectus
/study/askSubdomain Ask us a question
/study/unibuddySubdomain Chat to our students and staff
/study/visit-us/Subdomain Visits and Open Days
/study/visit-us/Subdomain Open Days and events
/study/visit-us/campus-toursSubdomain Campus tours
/study/visit-us/undergraduate/...Subdomain School and college visits
/study/visit-us/virtual-tour/Subdomain Virtual tour
/study/fees-fundingSubdomain Fees and funding
/study/fees-funding/tuition-feesSubdomain Tuition fees
/study/fees-fundingSubdomain Funding and scholarships
/study/fees-funding/living-costsSubdomain Cost of living
/study/international-studentsSubdomain International students
/study/international-students/...Subdomain Meet us at an event
/study/international-students/...Subdomain Information by country
https://isc.sussex.ac.uk/External Subdomain University preparation courses
/study/study-abroad-at-sussexSubdomain Study Abroad at Sussex
/study/international-students/...Subdomain English language courses
https://student.sussex.ac.uk/i...External Subdomain Visas and immigration
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/brexit/Subdomain Brexit information
/study/student-life/Subdomain Student life
/study/student-life/campusSubdomain What's on campus
/study/student-life/brightonSubdomain Brighton
/study/student-life/studyingSubdomain Studying at Sussex
/study/student-life/student-su...Subdomain Student support
/study/accommodationSubdomain Accommodation
/study/careersSubdomain Careers
/study/terms-and-conditionsSubdomain Terms and conditions
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/Subdomain Text duplicate About us
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/Subdomain Text duplicate About us
/about/factsSubdomain Rankings and figures
/about/whoSubdomain Our structure
/about/strategy-and-fundingSubdomain Strategy and funding
/about/jobsSubdomain Jobs
/about/term-datesSubdomain Term dates
/about/directionsSubdomain How to get here
/about/campusSubdomain Our campus
/about/sustainable-universitySubdomain Creating a sustainable university
/about/culture-equality-and-in...Subdomain Culture, equality and inclusion
/about/communitySubdomain Sussex in the community
/about/conferencesSubdomain Teachers' conferences
/about/access-to-educationSubdomain Improving access to higher education: widening participation
/about/recruit-graduates-studentsSubdomain Recruit our graduates and students
/about/facts/facts-figuresSubdomain Anchor Office for Students Transparency information
/about/strategy-and-funding/co...Subdomain Modern Slavery Act Statement
/about/procurementSubdomain Working with the University: Procurement
/contactus/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact us
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/news/Subdomain Text duplicate News & events
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/news/Subdomain News
/news/featuresSubdomain Features
/news/features/twelve-womenSubdomain Twelve women in Academia
/news/features/quantum-computi...Subdomain Quantum computing Laboratory
/news/eventsSubdomain Events
/graduation/Subdomain Graduation
/news/events/sussex-lecturesSubdomain The Sussex lectures
/news/events/science-talksSubdomain Science talks at Sussex
/news/media-centreSubdomain Media Centre
/news/media-centre/contact-usSubdomain Text duplicate Contact us
/news/media-centre/press-releasesSubdomain Press releases
/news/media-centre/hear-from-o...Subdomain Our experts
/news/media-centre/filming-gui...Subdomain Filming guidelines
/news/blogsSubdomain Blogs and podcasts
/international/Subdomain Text duplicate International
/international/Subdomain Text duplicate International
/study/international-studentsSubdomain Text duplicate International students
/global-engagement/Subdomain Global engagement
/research/explore-our-researchSubdomain International research
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/brexit/Subdomain Text duplicate Brexit information
/research/Subdomain Text duplicate Research
/research/Subdomain Text duplicate Research
/research/impossible-until-doneSubdomain Centres of Excellence
/research/explore-our-researchSubdomain Explore our research
/research/aboutSubdomain About our research
/research/centresSubdomain Research centres and groups
/research/schoolsSubdomain Our schools
/research/directorySubdomain Find a researcher
/research/publicationsSubdomain Publications
/research/full-news-listSubdomain Text duplicate News
/research/contact-usSubdomain Text duplicate Contact us
/collaborate/Subdomain Text duplicate Collaborate
/collaborate/business/Subdomain Business and entrepreneurs
/collaborate/business/expertis...Subdomain Expertise, consulting and research for business
/collaborate/business/public-f...Subdomain Access to public funds for business
/collaborate/business/investme...Subdomain Investment and license opportunities
/collaborate/business/business...Subdomain Business incubation services
/collaborate/business/apprenti...Subdomain Degree apprenticeships at Sussex
/collaborate/business/teamSubdomain Meet the team
/collaborate/public-third-sectorSubdomain Public and third sector
/collaborate/public-third-sect...Subdomain Expertise, consulting and research for public and third sector
/collaborate/public-third-sect...Subdomain Access to public funds for public and third sector
/research/about/policy-at-sussexSubdomain National and international policy makers
/about/community/Subdomain Citizen and the community
/collaborate/talent-recruitment/Subdomain Recruitment and short courses
/collaborate/conferences-facil...Subdomain Conferences and facilities
/collaborate/events/Subdomain Networks and events
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/alumni/news-eventsSubdomain News and events
/alumni/peopleSubdomain Sussex people
/alumni/get-involvedSubdomain Get involved
/alumni/communitySubdomain Alumni community
/alumni/overseas/Subdomain Global network
/alumni/falmer-magazine/Subdomain Falmer magazine
/alumni/supportSubdomain Support us
/study/visit-us/undergraduate/...Book an Open Day
/study/undergraduate» Undergraduate
/study/masters» Masters
/study/phd» PhD
/study/subjects» Browse by subject area
/about/facts/rankings/developm...Subdomain First in the world for Development Studies We have been named best in the world for Development Studies for the ninth year in a row.
IMG-ALT Cyclist under blossom tree on campus
/study/visit-us/postgraduate/v...Subdomain Shape your world with a Masters Join our online webinars to find out what makes postgraduate study at Sussex unique and how our courses are inspired by our w...
IMG-ALT Students walking on campus
/news/university?id=64810Subdomain Eighth most-sustainable UK university We've been ranked 8th out of 91 UK institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2025.
IMG-ALT Students walking across campus
/study/unibuddyChat with us now
https://vimeo.com/222526644External IMG-ALT Video showing highlights of life in Brighton
/study/student-life/brightonDiscover our home city of Brighton
/study/visit-us/virtual-tour/Start tour
/research/impossible-until-doneDiscover more about our centres
/news/article/67250-experience...Experience live-coded music and a celebration of Britain's rave history at Brighton Festival Brighton Festival is back. The city’s annual celebration of the ...
/news/article/67402-university...University of Sussex launches UK's first Climate Justice undergraduate degree The University of Sussex has today (27 February) launched the UK’s first ever u...
/news/article/67270-need-to-ta...Vaping misperceptions are misleading young people about dangers, study suggests Young adults are more likely to give up smoking and switch to vaping if they ...
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/news/Read all news stories
https://x.com/SussexUni/status...External X
A-TITLE X
https://www.facebook.com/uniof...External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/suss...External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/u...External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube
https://vimeo.com/uniofsussexExternal Vimeo
A-TITLE Vimeo
https://www.tiktok.com/@sussexuniExternal Subdomain Tiktok
A-TITLE Tiktok
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain Linkedin
A-TITLE Linkedin
/study/ask/Text duplicate Ask us a question
/about/documents/modern-slaver...Modern Slavery Act Statement [PDF 161KB]
/about/website/accessibilitySubdomain Text duplicate Accessibility
/about/website/privacy-and-coo...Subdomain Privacy
/about/website/privacy-and-coo...Subdomain Cookies
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/Anchor Back to top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.sussex.ac.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.30 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page only loads 1 CSS files. That's ok.
This page only loads 2 JavaScript files. That's good!
The file size of the HTML document is fine (36 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,819 referring domains.
This page has 202,135 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,520 different ip addresses.

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www.sussex.ac.uk
University of Sussex - a leading, research-intensive university
Choose from over 500 undergraduate and postgraduate courses and degrees at a highly ranked, research-led university in Brighton, UK.

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