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Celebrating International Women’s Day in times of a crisis

Brighton Business School and the student Equality Society are holding an event for International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March 2021 on the subject of Women during the time of Covid. The day will feature events and talks from students, staff and we’re delighted to announce that we will be welcoming guest speaker Rosemary French,…

Developing resilience and how it can help you to focus: catching up with alumni

We have are reaching out to alumni who are sharing their experience of building resilience, how this is helping them now and any tips and idea they have for current students and graduates, facing the labour market in a time of uncertainty. Giovanni Parcou, Paralegal at Oliver Fisher Solicitors, shares his journey from his Law…

Work ‘smart’ and do not let things you perceive as barriers hold you back: advice from Law alumni.

Zoe Bowler – a 2017 Brighton Law School graduate from our Law with Criminology LLB(Hons) degree is now a Trainee Solicitor at top law firm Charles Russell Speechlys. We caught up with Zoe for her take on how resilience can help you get the career you want, regardless of your A-level grades. “I received poor A-level grades which…

Life as an event professional at a London startup

How do you think it feels to be living your life as an event professional at a London startup? Brighton graduate Felicity Cator has offered us a glimpse in to her world… “Don’t you just sit around drinking coffee and playing video games all day?” I was jokingly asked by a rather cynical family friend, when…

Pioneering Brighton alumna returns to Brighton

Dr Madeleine Orr is to host a research seminar on her work in Sport Ecology, which has seen Forbes list her among the leading young people in sport for 2021. After graduating in 2015 with a Masters in Event Management from the University of Brighton, Dr Orr did a PhD at the University of Minnesota. She then…

Building resilience and how it can help you thrive

Tejal Mistry – HOST Finance Lead, Global Finance Business Partner at HSBC – tells us how she has built resilience and gives her take on what can help us through the current challenges. Tejal is an alumni of University of Brighton and studied Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons). I look back at my past and think…

University of Brighton student work placements continue to shine in the face of COVID-19

Employers are continuing to benefit from successful work placements with University of Brighton students, despite the huge disruption caused by COVID-19. Over 300 employers across the region have approached the university regarding placements for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at its highly-regarded Brighton Business School – ranked in the UK’s Top 5 for the impact…

Brighton Open Podcast 4: First year of uni

Brighton Business School alumni, Marvin Okai and Denzil Lawrence, are back talking to us through a new podcast series; BOP (Brighton Open Podcast) about their journey to becoming Chartered Accountants and why they developed their blog Black and in Business to share their experience. In this fourth episode of the series, Denzil and Marvin chat…

Brighton Open Podcast: Black in Business Episode 3

Brighton Business School alumni, Marvin Okai and Denzil Lawrence, are back talking to us through a new podcast series; BOP (Brighton Open Podcast) about their journey to becoming Chartered Accountants and why they developed their blog Black and in Business to share their experience. In this third episode of the series, Denzil and Marvin chat…

Black in Business: Brighton Open Podcast

Brighton Business School alumni, Marvin Okai and Denzil Lawrence, are back talking to us through a new podcast series; BOP (Brighton Open Podcast) about their journey to becoming Chartered Accountants and why they developed their blog Black and in Business to share their experience. Denzil and Marvin “discuss topics relating to our university experiences and…