School of Sport and Health Sciences

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University backs first Africa Tourism Leadership Forum

The University of Brighton is supporting the first Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards. As a Pan-African event, this is the first Africa travel and tourism industry gathering designed by Africans, for Africans and being hosted in Africa. The forum will convene global and African travel and tourism business leaders, ministers, policymakers, tourism authorities, investors,…

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ICAP funding award 2018

The School of Health Sciences is delighted to announce that we have been awarded HEE Integrated Clinical Academic Programme (ICAP) funding to support clinicians to develop research skills in preparation for PhD or clinical doctoral research fellowship applications. The ICA programme is designed to enable delivery of the government strategy, Developing the Role of the…

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HEE Bridging funding award 2018

The School of Health Sciences is delighted to announce that they have been awarded HEE Bridging funding to support clinical academics to develop research and research capability to doctoral level. The awards are open to current students completing ICAP or MRes and MRes alumni. To apply, download the application form and return to us by 31 August. Interviews…

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Empowered midwives, empowered women

Our midwifery students have been busy organising a day of celebration for women and midwives on 18th July. The ‘Empowered Midwives, Empowered Women’ conference is an all day event from 9am-5pm and takes place on our Falmer campus.Speakers include Prof. Wendy Graham, Marie Langley, Katheryn Gutteridge, Rebecca Schiller, Amanda Burleigh and Natalie Lennard. Tea and coffee…

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Nursing student’s epic hike in support of The Sussex Beacon

Nursing student Sammie Aplin is walking from Brighton to Devon over nine days, taking in the South Downs, New Forest and Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.  Sammie and partner Paul set off on Friday 13th July. The couple are raising money in support of Sussex Beacon,  the Brighton-based charity offering specialist care for people living with HIV….

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Podiatry student highly commended at Bee purple innovations competition

Sarah Brown (final year podiatry student) submitted her business case for this years’ Bee purple innovations completion and was awarded a ‘highly commended’ with a £100 prize. Sarah’s idea remains in development, but is designed to provide an earlier diagnosis for Charcot foot, which remains an under-diagnosed and poorly understood complication of the insensitive foot,…

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Healthy Futures 2018

Last week, as the celebrations for the NHS’s 70th birthday drew to a close, academics from across the university came together to share innovative ideas about health at our Healthy Futures event. Dr Nigel Sheriff, Principal Research Fellow represented the School of Health Sciences and delivered a presentation on HIV: Fast-track to prevention, raising attention to…

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We’re now members of ATLAS!

The School of Sport and Service Management is delighted to announce that it is now a member of the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research (ATLAS). ATLAS membership will benefit those studying tourism with us providing  Special Interest Groups, networking and conferences and symposia opportunities.

Kick-start members dancing

A prestigious invite for Kick-start

The University of Brighton’s all-male dance company, Kick-start, were invited to showcase their work at the Association for Physical Education’s annual national conference held at St Georges’ Park National Football Centre. The dance company is made up of students on the Physical Education BA(Hons) with QTS course based at the university’s Eastbourne campus.

Photo of deckchairs on Brighton beach with the pier in the background

Are our seaside towns free from racism?

Seaside towns are venues for fun, frivolity and escapism – but are they also places where racism flourishes?

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