Community University Partnership Programme Blog

Showcasing the university at annual Eastbourne Strategic Partnership event

The Eastbourne Strategic Partnership (ESP) recently invited Associate Professor Anne Mandy (Health Sciences) & Bethan Prosser (Community University Partnership Programme) to discuss their  local community-university engagement activities and to showcase the Eastbourne e-bike scheme at their annual event. The event brought together ESP members across statutory, public and private sectors to share and learn about…

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Blog #7 Knowledge Exchange Trip: Florescer by Bethan Prosser

My last visit in Sao Paulo was to the first trans homeless shelter in Brazil, named Florescer (to bloom /flower), which opened 4 months ago. I visited with Denise, one of the professors setting up the Gender Identity clinic at UNIFESP, and Eduardo, Phd student doing research with the trans homeless community. It was impressive to meet…

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Blog #5 Knowledge Exchange Trip: UNIFESP School of Nursing by Bethan Prosser

Fresh from the homeless shelter and songs of love, I found my way to the federal university of Sao Paulo: UNIFESP. There are many campuses around the city and this health site is located right next to one of the main hospitals. I met a number of academics and professionals connected with the nursing school…

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Blog #4 Knowledge Exchange Trip: Homeless Centre in Sao Paulo, by Bethan Prosser

Blog #4 Knowledge Exchange Trip: Homeless Centre in Sao Paulo, by Bethan Prosser I’ve been fortunate on this trip to meet with a number of people working with different communities. It’s one thing trying to understand universities in Brazil, but just as important for community-university partnerships, is trying to understand how civil society operates. In…

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Blog #3 Knowledge Exchange Trip: Labmovel in Sao Paulo, Bethan Prosser

Everywhere you go in Sao Paulo, there’s graffiti – ranging from ambitious large art works to tags that are undecipherable to the untrained eye.  It therefore feels appropriate that my first meeting with a ‘community partner’ was with an urban art and digital technology project, Labmovel. The lead for this work, Gisela Domshke, has worked…

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Brighton and Hove Fairness Commission report now available

Making Brighton & Hove a ‘fairer city’ University researchers have supported the Brighton & Hove Fairness Commission to produce a major report on how “organisations and communities can work together to make the city a fairer and more accessible place”. ​Our university supported the work of the Brighton & Hove Fairness Commission (BHFC) by analysing…

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Make a plan – make a difference

On Monday 23 May, the Department for Communities and Local Government launched the Make a plan – make a difference campaign across England with advertisements and a new step-by-step website – neighbourhoodplanning.org. The campaign is aimed at introducing people to neighbourhood planning, to give them an opportunity to find out more about what’s happening in their area and…

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