Back in November, we received an invitation from Melanie Challenger for MEC students to attend an event about organised by Blackwells’s and Orion Magazine on the relationships between humans and the rest of nature, and what we can do. Both Melanie Challenger and George Monbiot would be talking at the event, and MEC students were encouraged to send questions in…
Tag: student experience
Meanwhile the Earth, by Katy Ensch, 2nd year MEC student
It was during the very first lockdown in the UK, when I first thought of the idea for Meanwhile the Earth. I was out on my one form of exercise for the day; walking at the beach. On that evening, Brighton beach looked particularly beautiful as the sunset was igniting everything with the enticing, and almost delicious, orange glow of…
Media and Environmental Communication: your course
With the growth of technology and internet use, the media has become central to the ways in which environmental issues are communicated to and understood by the public, on a local and global scale. Whether through photographs, documentaries, advertising or news articles, we are made aware of the challenges that face our planet like never before. Scientists, environmental organisations, businesses…
Learning how to communicate to make a difference – by Mattias Watkins, MEC graduate
I finished Media and Environmental Communication this year, and since then I have been volunteering for local environmental charities, something I am looking to pursue long term and possibly turn into a career path. This is common for MEC students, as most of us tend to volunteer at some point while studying towards the BA. Working together and helping out…
MEC: learning to question our world and spark real change in it, by Katy Ensch, MEC student
By Katy Ensch, 1st year MEC student. Well, undoubtedly 2020 is a strange year for everyone. Although approaching 25 years of age this has also been my first year of University. However, despite the lockdown and everything else going on in the world, I’m really happy with how it’s gone. And I’m already excited to start the second year of…
National Union of Students – Everything you need to know about the UCU Strikes this February and March
“[…] staff pay has declined by 17% over a decade, compounded by gendered and racialised pay gaps, they do significant amounts of unpaid work due to the size of workloads and casualisation is becoming an increasing problem. This means that many teaching staff in particular are employed on hourly paid contracts or zero hours ones, with very little job security. UCU are…
Brighton is The Place To Be for Student Environmentalists, by Matias Watkins, 3rd year MEC student
Established a decade ago, Media and Environmental Communication (MEC) BA Hons programme is a unique one in the UK, in that not only equips students with the required knowledge to critically engage with current climate movements, but it does so without narrowing your opportunities after graduation to a specific industry or sector. Some common areas to find work in may…
BA Media and Environmental Communication Students -Welcome!!
We would like to welcome you onto the BA (Hons) Media and Environmental Communication course and invite you to explore the course blog. Some of your peers have written helpful posts about Brighton, your new home!, and why it is the perfect place for green minds to flourish. I have been living in Brighton for over three years now and…
From Seven Dials to Montreal: my MEC journey so far, by Chanelle Manton, MEC grduate
I’ve now graduated from Media and Environmental Communication BA (Hons), but this is only the beginning of my academic journey and I continue to consider myself a MEC advocate. If you’ve seen me at a University of Brighton Open Day, you’ll know that my enthusiasm for the course is borderline obsessive. However, I truly believe that in the current social,…
In a foreign land: experiencing Brighton as an international student, by Clara Wessel, 1st year MEC student
The first time I came to Brighton was also the first time I came to visit the UK. It was a rainy day (what else could I have expected) in February of 2018. I took the train from Gatwick and walked to my hostel. Despite the dark rain clouds and the cold I immediately liked the city. There was a …