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Animation and digital design lecturer nominated for a Motionographer award
Kate Jessop, has been nominated for one of the biggest awards in animation and motion design internationally for her comedy Queerer Than Thou, previously selected for development in the Berlinale Talent Lab.
Brighton architecture student is commended in RIBA 2020 President’s Medals
Jordan Whitewood-Neal who graduated from MArch has been recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects for his dissertation in the annual awards for the world’s best student architecture projects. Read More
Fine Art BA(Hons) students show work as part of Brighton’s Artist Open House festival
Ainoa Burgos Gonzales, Liberty Cheverall, Bradley Smith and Jack Digby are showing work in the We, You, Me exhibition at Brighton Place, opening in early December and is online now. Read More
Fine art graduate Rachel Atkinson shows work at Phoenix Gallery
Rachel’s work was been selected for the CVAN South East:2020 Platform Graduate exhibition and her work Exit, Stage Left can be seen through the window of Phoenix just by our City campus. Read More
Fine Art MA student Valerie Savcica in Saatchi Gallery’s Antisocial Isolation exhibition
The group show features artworks by some of the most exciting emerging artists of today – the works in the exhibition deliberate on the future and respond to the current Covid-19 pandemic. Read More
Fine Art MA student selected for exhibition
I Never Went to the Folies Berger by Crimson Boner is available to view in The Discerning Eye’s ING Exhibition, artwork for which has been selected by singer Beverley Knight. Read More
Film BA(Hons) showreel
Watch a this short film showcasing some of the recent projects by our talented students. Read More
Film student Alice commended at film festival
Alice Giraudi’s short documentary Il Giardino was nominated in the Best Student Film category in the 2020 Her International Film Festival. Read More
Interested in taking a photography degree?
Photoworks, a leading agency based at the University of Brighton, is running a free online photography workshop exploring the relationship between photography, archaeology and climate change for people aged 13 – 18 on 30 October 2020. Read More
“Ripping up the system won’t build the homes we need”
Read the Town Country Planning Association’s response to the government’s white paper Planning for the Future, outlining their concerns that the proposals will “undermine local democracy, marginalise local councils and fail to achieve the kind of high quality places that the government is committed to delivering.” Read More
What impact will Covid-19 have on planning for housing and neighbourhoods?
Read this piece from The Planner which asks whether a different approach to housing and public realm could provide greater resilience in a health crisis. Read More
Planning the post-Covid world we need
The Royal Town Planning Institute’s new paper Plan The World We Need says that to recover from Covid-19, we need to make plans to accelerate progress to a zero carbon economy, increase resilience to risk, and create fair, healthy and prosperous communities. Read More
Photography graduate chosen for Crane Kalman showcase CREAM 2020
Matt Hughes, who has recently graduated from Brighton’s Photography BA(Hons), has been selected as an exhibiting artist in the show which runs during October.
“There was lots of interaction with the planning sector – I took the placement module, an invaluable experience which led to freelance work”
Sidonie Kenward recently graduated from the Town Planning MSc at Brighton – read about her experience of the degree in this Q&A.
Graphic Design MA course leader launches The Grid virtual installation
Louise Colbourne’s studio-LAB project sees her create accessible ‘maker spaces’ within virtual reality environments – and for this first installation Larry Achiampong and David Blandy showcase selections from their video works A Terrible Fiction and Finding Fanon 2. Read More
Brighton sweeps environmental awards at New Designers
3D Design and Craft BA(Hons) grad Imogen Gray wins Environmental Design prize at New Designers Awards 2020, with Product Design BSc grad Lawrence Parent named as runner-up. Read More
Photography lecturer releases new book Dinosaur Dust
Dinosaur Dust is a collection of photographs by Zoe Childerley exploring encounters between people and nature in the Mojave Desert. Read More
“I went to Paris and took part in the menswear showrooms, conducting appointments with international buyers”
Final-year Fashion Design with Business Studies student Max Jennings on working with our placements team to secure industry experience at Burberry, E.Tautz and Tom Ford.
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Art at Brighton is UK top 20
In the Guardian League Table 2021, released at the weekend, art at University of Brighton is 19th place – check out our courses.
Photography lecturer Daniel C Blight in conversation about The Image of Whiteness
University of Brighton Photography lecturer Daniel C Blight discusses his recent book The Image of Whiteness: Contemporary Photography and Racialization with Fergus Heron, MA Photography course leader. Read More
2020 Photography graduate Noé Warren profiled by Creative Review
Recent University of Brighton Photography BA(Hons) graduate Noé Warren is one of 10 creatives selected by Creative Review to feature in their annual Gradwatch showcase which highlights art and design grads producing outstanding creative work.
Painting grad Hattie wins studio for a year in University of Brighton’s annual Cass x Phoenix prize
“I am so excited about winning the prize! I feel extremely honoured and I cannot wait to get in the studio, set myself up and start painting!”
Graduate Miriam Escofet, commissioned to paint Queen’s official portrait, talks about her time at UoB
“It was great fun, a great place to be. Brighton was one of very few places at the time which offered 3D Design and Craft as an option and there was a huge variety of approaches to work going on in my course” – award-winning artist looks back on her time at Brighton. Read More
‘Waste It’s Mine It’s Yours’
The Dreamcatcher Foundation and staff from the University of Brighton have been working with residents of Melkhoutfontein, South Africa to turn waste into products, helping to generate income and clean up the environment. Read the report on DICE by Imani Dlamini and watch the film. Read More
Thinking of studying Craft MA?
Watch this film where 2020 graduates Liz and Susie discuss why they chose the MA and their experiences of studying at Brighton, their work on the course and working during lockdown. Read More
Fashion Comms student Indigo on making the most of your ‘free’ time at uni
“I realised I really needed to get better at utilising my free time to benefit my degree more, it goes so quickly as it is you’ve got to make it count.”
Self portraits of lockdown expressed through mask making
Graphic design lecturer Allyson Waller is collaborating on a project which encourages people to express their experiences of Covid-19 lockdown through the creation of face masks. Read More
Limited edition School of Architecture and Design t-shirts
The Brighton Interior Architecture and Architecture Society (BIAAS) t-shirt is something of a tradition now – get yours! Read More
Graduates 2020: Ewan Brammall: Product Design
“My project allows expensive machinery to be created inexpensively, meaning that a wider range of people can access machines that otherwise would have been difficult or expensive to access.”
Graduates 2020: Alastair Manley: Architecture
“I take enjoyment in how small interventions in the built environment affect the large scale, and how large interventions affect the small scale.”
Graduates 2020: Davis Mak: MArch
“My work has focused on developing a cybernetic system, co-designing with nature, that involves algorithm code writing in stimulating the growth of nature and the development of material and structural system.’”
Graduates 2020: Hannah Millett: Architecture
“The greatest influence for my work this year has Belgian design studio A JDVIV. Their approach cherishes the existing, creating delicate spaces from materials that are found nearby.”
Graduates 2020: Kyle-James Keen: Product Design
“My final major project, Design Privitruism, is an exploration of the privilege of the designer, and how that determines the macro/meso/micro level of pro-social design interventions.”
Graduates 2020: Nuria Garcia Vazquez: MArch
“My work this year was inspired by a hypothetical anarchist approach to building, which resulted in an architectural language of satire towards planning laws.” Read More
Graduates 2020: Jordan Whitewood-Neal: MArch
“My course has not only been a and an opportunity to engage with wide range of tutors, researchers and even other courses and disciplines which enriches your work.” Read More
Thinking about choosing Media Production?
Watch taster lectures of modules we offer on the fundamentals of filmmaking, podcasting and serial dramas. Read More
Product Design student grad show project featured in Dezeen
Living Blocks by Lawrence Parent has been highlighted in architecture and design mag Dezeen in it’s focus on the best projects at the virtual New Designers show. Read More
Watch Fashion Communication student Vanessa discuss her sustainable YVERT brand
“The most important thing when it comes to sustainability in the fashion industry is that we work together to create change.” Read More
Lecturer Daniel C Blight discusses ‘the white gaze’ on Shade podcast
University of Brighton photography lecturer and author of The Image of Whiteness: Contemporary Photography and Racialization, Daniel C Blight recently appeared on Lou Mensah’s Shade podcast – click through to listen.
Fashion student Grace praised by Guardian fashion team
Grace Blackman, Fashion Design with Business Studies student was selected by Jess Cartner-Morley for the paper’s graduate special – Jess said, “I love the purity and the glamour in Grace’s work. Young designers sometimes shy away from making their clothes beautiful, because they want to be different. But beauty is powerful. She looks like an angel, or a superhero, or both.” Read More
Graduates 2020: Kitty Symington: History of Art and Design
“I’ve always been fascinated by the culture that produced the beautiful prints of 18th century Japan, so choosing Japanese prints as my area of study for my dissertation wasn’t hard.” Read More
Graduates 2020: Sarahlouise Newman: Visual Culture
“I am a research historian and I focus mainly on the 20th century and specialise in war history. I am currently working at Newhaven fort and have passed a curatorship course at the National Army Museum in London.” Read More
Graduates 2020: Jake Lambert: 3D Design & Craft
“My final year project has been concentrated around memory, specifically my earliest childhood memories.” Read More
Graduates 2020: Hattie Malcomson-Lifford: Fine Art Painting
“The central subject of my practice is the process of women empowerment in the context of contemporary society.” Read More
Graduates 2020: Alice Gompels: Illustration
“I’m a filmmaker and my work is centred around public engagement and documentary.” Read More
3D Design and Craft student Izzy hosts Crafts Council webinar
Izzy Roope was invited to host an event called Rethinking the Graduate Show which featured guest speakers including Product Design course leader James Tooze. Read More
“Working at home in my garage has meant finding new ways to develop my practice”
During lockdown Fine Art Painting student George Coll has been selling prints of her abstract works with all proceeds going to NHS Charities Together. Read More
Still, Here (an exhibition) by Kirsty Atek
Watch this powerful three-minute film made by Illustration BA(Hons) student Kirsty Atek about her lockdown exhibition of work Still, Here which looks at space and what it means to belong. Read More
Wondering if studying the arts is vocational enough? New British Academy report shows the benefits
Qualified for the Future (May 2020) demonstrates the tangible benefits of skills developed in the arts, humanities and social sciences to the UK workforce, economy and society, not only now but in the future.
University wins 5G research grant
A School of Media team at the University of Brighton has been awarded more than £37,000 to explore the potential that 5G holds for the games and performing arts sectors. Read More
A very timely project
These are difficult times and in recognition of the theme of Kindness in Mental Health Awareness Week, Product Design student Benjamin Ronnie has been speaking about his very relevant and timely project.
Pandemic Encounters ::: being [together] in the deep third space
School of Art professor Paul Sermon collaborates with artists on online performance installation (Saturday, May 23, 12pm-1.30pm). Read More
Gender equality awards for the School of Art and School of Media
The School of Art, School of Media and School of Health Sciences have achieved Bronze awards from Advance HE’s Athena SWAN Charter in recognition of their commitment to gender equality. Read More
Got questions before you start? Read our FAQs for art courses
We have put together the most frequently asked questions from our recent School of Art online Q&A. Read More
Dezeen praises Brighton MArch students’ digital student show
The influential design publication has published a piece on the 12 first- and second-year students who are part of the Design is Research Studio taught by Charles Holland and Holly Lang, for their work on the theme of Ecological Aesthetics. Read More
Join our School of Architecture and Design online Q&A event: Tuesday 12 May, 1-3pm
Got any questions about studying Architecture, Interior Architecture or Product Design at Brighton? If you’re an applicant or thinking of applying then sign up for an informal online chat with lecturers and students on the course. Read More
Printmaking graduate leads online tutorial today
Rose Electra Harris who graduated from our Printmaking BA(Hons) leads a painting class for Partnership Editions at 7pm on Wednesday 29 April – sign up now! Read More
Photography exchange exhibition 2020
For the ninth year, students from Brighton’s Photography BA(Hons) programme have exchanged images with students on the Image Arts course at Ryerson University, Toronto – see the work here. Read More
BAFTA winning director Mark Jenkin online Q&A on Friday 1 May, 10am
School of Media students are invited to join director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer Mark Jenkin (Bait, 2019) for this exciting online guest visit.
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Graphics and Illustration students working in lockdown
Follow our first years’ tip of the day and pics of their isolation stations on their Graphosandillos Instagram feed. Read More
Product Design course leader heads team making vital equipment for NHS
James Tooze assembled the team from the School of Architecture and Design to respond to an urgent call for more PPE for those working with patients with coronavirus.
Follow Printmaking on Instagram
Find out what’s happening on the course via the Printmaking Instagram feed. Read More
Crits across the world film
Take a look at how our Sustainable Design MA students and lecturers have critiqued each other’s work from all over the world during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Brighton sustainable design studio’s new portable charger
The charger, powerful enough to charge a smartphone over five times, has been designed by Gomi, a company co-run by Tom Meades who graduated from the University of Brighton in 2017 in 3D Design and Craft BA(Hons). Read More
Been asked to create an online portfolio?
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of our arts and media courses are replacing an interview with online portfolio submission – read our tips for making your work stand out digitally. Read More
Film critic Mark Kermode praises lecturer’s podcast
The Cinematologists podcast run by lecturer Dario Llinares, course leader of the University of Brighton’s Film BA(Hons), was praised by respected film critic Mark Kermode in a Guardian article on the best in culture right now. Read More
Gallery programme moves online
CANCELLED: Have a t-shirt made by Printmaking students!
Printmaking students are hosting a fundraiser by printing you a one-off t-shirt – head along to see them at Falmer (12 March) and Cockroft (30 April). Read More
Solo show for Printmaking course leader
Phil Tyler who leads our Printmaking BA(Hons) will be exhibiting his new work at the Zimmer Stewart Gallery in Arundel near Brighton 4-25 April 2020. Read More
Design and Craft graduate nominated for prestigious craft prize
Darshana Raja has been nominated for the The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize which has a prize of 50,000 euros .
Join the School of Architecture and Design for the launch of LOADED 2020
The show opens on Friday 6 March at 4.30pm on 3rd floor of Mithras House and features work from 20+ staff and students in the school exploring genders and identities in architecture and design. Read More
Artists highlight research aimed at combating antibiotic resistance to TB
The University of Brighton is funding artists Anna Dumitriu and Alex May to bring together “creative visualisation, 3D technologies and BioArt to engage diverse audiences”. Read More
Competition open for mural design – enter by 27 April
Brighton Racecourse is running a competition for a University of Brighton student to showcase their work at the venue. Read More
Product Design graduates launch new Enayball prototype at event with Alison Lapper
The designers behind the Enayball painting device for wheelchair users are running a workshop on 23 March at Phoenix Art to launch the improved version of their device. Read More
3D graduate Luke Fuller exhibits in London group show Tectonics
Luke will be showing his clay work inspired by the parallel layers of rock strata built up over time at the in London from 27 Feb – 9 April. Read More
“Don’t waste the waste” construction firms urged
Sustainability expert and Senior Architecture Lecturer Duncan Baker-Brown is hosting an international exhibition and seminar aimed at promoting the circular economy at FutureBuild in London (3-5 March), along with 27,000 industry ‘influencers and shapers’.
Are you following our Photography degrees on Instagram?
Follow the account @uobphotography to get a flavour of our courses and see the best of our student and staff photography, recommendations, exhibitions, events and more. Read More
Follow our Textiles courses on Instagram
Our Textiles BA and MA Instagram feed showcases the work and life of students, events and ‘interesting stuff’ from the degrees. Read More
Graduate Yen Wong picked to show at London fashion Week
Womenswear designer Yen who recently graduated from Fashion Design with Business Studies BA(Hons) has been chosen by Graduate Fashion Week Presents to show her 2020 Spring/Summer collection at the major international fashion showcase taking place 14-16 February.
Illustration graduate brings the Brontës to life
Read a Guardian interview with graphic novelist by Isabel Greenberg about Glass Town, her book based on the Brontë sisters. Read More
Future Selves 2020 starts today!
Graphic Design and Illustration students start a week of talks and events today to help them consider their ‘future selves’. Follow the Instagram feed for updates. Read More
Sustainable Design MA exhibition
See work by our talented students at this show at Mithras House which runs from 31 January to 19 February, open 5 – 8pm.
Alison Lapper MBE joins Brighton Fringe as Freedom Season Ambassador
The artist, television presenter and speaker who studied fine art at Brighton says she is “thrilled and excited”. Read More
Media lecturer to present on BBC 3
Dr Lance Dann is presenting a documentary on BBC Radio 3 this coming Sunday on the immersive media and art. Read More
Fine Art Painting graduate Sola Olulode has solo show in London
Sola, who graduated in 2018 and was shortlisted for the Evening Standard Art Prize 2018, has an exhibition ‘Where the Ocean Meets the Beach. Read More
Print in Motion exhibition
Head to our Edward Street building to see this show (17-24 January) by students from our Printmaking BA(Hons) and Moving Image BA(Hons).
Follow Fine Art MA on Instagram
Follow our feed for exciting art and art events! Read More
MA Fine Art graduate Elizabeth Eade has first major solo show
“I know you are but what am I” is a presentation of new work by Elizabeth Eade, winner of the 2018 HIX Award, at the Hix Gallery in London (17 January – 15 March 2020).
Photography BA(Hons) graduate is official Golden Globes photographer
Alexi Lubomirski, who also photographed Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s wedding, captured the reactions of the 2020 Golden Globe winners after they received their awards. Take a look at his pictures of actors including Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Renee Zellwegger and Laura Dern.
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Digital Film graduate honoured by the Queen
University of Brighton graduate Samson Rattigan received a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year Honours, one of the youngest people to receive the honour. Read More
Magazine spread for 3D grads
Luke Fuller and Katie Spragg, who both studied 3D Design & Craft BA(Hons), have been featured in the latest Crafts Magazine. Read More
Breastfeeding research highlighted in short film
The Arts and Humanities Research Council have made a film about the work of University of Brighton research student and lecturer Sally Sutherland which looks at the social and cultural barriers to public breastfeeding.
“We all want to learn more about how we can improve both ourselves and the world”
Here, Sustainable Design MA student Suzanne Smulders tells us why she chose the course, what she’s working on, what inspires her and how the teaching staff have guided her practice. Read More
Brighton graduate Helen Cammock is (one of four!) Turner Prize winners
In an unexpected announcement the 2019 Turner Prize has been shared between all four nominees, including Photography graduate Helen Cammock, who said “they wanted to make a “collective statement” at a time when there was “already so much that divides and isolates people and communities”. Read More
“It was hard work and I did have the occasional melt down!”
Luxury women’s wear designer Ong Pairam graduated from the University of Brighton with a BA(Hons) in Fashion and Business in 2008 – here he tells us about his latest collection and his time at Brighton. Read More
“It is both very challenging and exciting. The tutors are so inspiring, friendly and extremely helpful”
Hanna Jujka, a first year BA(Hons) Illustration student who has won a national Christmas card competition, talks about her tutors at Brighton. Read More
Follow our Sustainable Design MA
See what’s happening on the course on their Instagram feed. Read More
Win an artist’s residency in Italy
Open to students and recent graduates, a new partnership between the University of Brighton and Mahler & LeWitt Studios means an artist has a unique opportunity to develop their practice with a residency in Italy followed by an exhibition at Brighton’s Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) between May – September 2020. Read More
Helen Cammock in conversation on BBC Radio 4
Photography graduate and Turner Prize 2019 nominee Helen Cammock is featured on Only Artists in conversation with playwright and screenwriter Suhayla El Bushra. Read More