“Make the most of every opportunity, as you never you what adventure it will take you on and enjoy life as a constant learning journey, to never stop learning.” Read More

“Make the most of every opportunity, as you never you what adventure it will take you on and enjoy life as a constant learning journey, to never stop learning.” Read More
“When starting this project the location of the course became a vital part of me work, connecting me to supply’s of materials I used in my making.” Read More
“The studio environment and the discussions that I have had with fellow painters on the course has been a significantly enjoyable part of the course.” Read More
“It’s never too late to start university and choose a course that you would enjoy doing. I started my BA as a mature student – I was 28 – and I felt very good about my choice, I wasn’t just doing this degree to stay in school and to “do what I meant to do” but because I truly wanted to do it.” Read More
“This course is perfect if you want to pursue your artistic expression whilst having no limits. I chose it because I knew I had enough passion and curiosity to carve my own path.”
“After college I was working in Savile Row, while I was there, I became interested in suiting cloth. I then decided to leave to study textile design, while knowing I wanted to specialise in weave. The best aspect of my course was the full technical cover, ensuring that there was always a technician in the studio to assist you and making sure you where able to get on with your work.” Read More
“I chose my course (Fine Art: Painting) as it is a specialised course that priorities studio-based art making. Before coming to university, I knew I wanted to paint, so I needed time and space to be fully submerged in my practice.” Read More
“I always wanted to do my studies in Brighton as I knew that I liked the city and that it had a good arts department for a university outside of London. It is a great city to live in as a student.” Read More
“I would say to 16 year old Sara that university has been a rite of passage and has provided someone like me from a working class, mixed heritage background many opportunities in the creative field.” Read More
“I would tell my 16 year old self that pursuing an art career is not naïve. Go for it!” Read More
“Don’t be afraid of making lots of mistakes because the sooner you get over it the sooner you’ll enjoy the process more!” Read More
“This year, one of my animations was used within BBCs Great British Menu Finale and my illustrations are displayed over 26 benches throughout the Brighton Marina.” Read More
“Brighton is a contagious town and rubs off on most things.” Read More
“From the very first assignment I experimented and took my sound somewhere I’d never explored before. The course has been really life changing for me.” Read More
“I have acquired knowledge and skills in creating knitted fabrics and garments using multiple techniques.” Read More
“It has all gone so fast and it feels over too soon, but I am excited to continue working on projects with my friends as we all go into this next stage of life.” Read More
“I took a chance, and it’s turned out really well.” Read More
“I’ve met so many amazing and inspiring people and produced work I’m really proud of.” Read More
Fashion Communications students and staff have organised a series of events for the University of Brighton Fashion Revolution Week, running across Grand Parade next week. Read More
Join us for an interactive and informative online mini-lecture with Dr Ewan Kirkland and current students that will help give you a feel for university level study. Read More
“I had an amazing experience at the University of Brighton. From working in London for Ben Sherman to designing fabric in traditional British mills, to living in Paris for three months and designing fabric for Chanel, and working in a Woven design studio in London.”
“I love the conversation via the tutorial with students, helping students to find their own visual language through enquiry, investigation of subjects, experimentation, and play, to help students find themselves and what they want to make work about. ” Read More
“I’m passionate about the role of design to do good, not just as a tool to make the rich richer. As visual communicators, we possess powerful skills to inform and persuade, which I believe can be used to make a difference.” Read More
Roderick Mills, course leader for BA(Hons) Illustration has been revealed as the artist behind the original artwork for the latest hit podcast from The New York Times, ‘The Coldest Case in Laramie’. Read More
Animations created by students from BA(Hons) Illustration will have a nationwide audience tonight (Friday 31 March) when they are shown as part of the final of the BBC’s Great British Menu. Read More
“I knew from a very young age that I was going to be a journalist because I loved creative writing at School. I was having a clear-out over Christmas and I found a football match report that I wrote when I was 13 and my teacher left the comment “could have been lifted from the sports pages” which turned out to be a premonition given my career path. Read More
Hear from Viktorija a third year Media Production student and student ambassador. Read More
“I began telling stories with sound and on the radio back when I was a student, there was a University radio station where they played 90s rock and my flatmate and I used to show up playing records backwards, reading from poetry books and making strange noises. They banned us within a month, so I turned it into a career!”
As a student on Media Production you will have access to two media studios, camera, lighting and sound equipment and full service post production tools. Read More
If you are in Year 12 and interesting in art, design, fashion and textiles this is you chance to get involved and see if you’d like to study your passion at degree level. Read More
MA Craft 2021 graduate, Belinda Coyne, has been selected for the prestigious Crafts Council’s Collect exhibition 2023. Read More
Michael Clarence is the latest artist to receive a prestigious Freelands Fellowship to work for a year within University of Brighton’s School of Art and Media. Read More
The win for Morag, who graduated from her Fine Art Painting degree in 2019, means that alumni from the University of Brighton course hold both the current Portrait Artist of the Year and the Landscape Artist of the Year following Elisha Enfield’s win of that title earlier this year. Read More
Chloe Hook is enjoying her run in the series Handmade, C4’s primetime competition to find Britain’s best woodworker. Read More
A large quilt installation, the brainchild of Vanessa Marr, course leader of Design for Digital Media, with accompanying audio reflecting on women academics’ experiences during the Covid pandemic will be exhibited at Loughborough University this week. Read More
The exhibition, titled Design Matters, will feature objects chosen by 14 MA and PhD students which they consider to be particularly ingenious examples of design. These objects could be made by the students or something of historical, social or cultural significance. Read More
University of Brighton students are tackling fashion industry waste by making clothes from surplus fabric supplied to them by global fashion house Burberry. Read More
Two of this year’s graduates from University of Brighton have been chosen among 2022 names to watch by the Crafts Council magazine Crafts. Read More
Raymond Briggs, creator of masterpieces of illustration as diverse as The Snowman and When The Wind Blows, has passed away, aged 88.
Anna came up with the idea of recycling discarded chewing gum while studying 3D Design and Craft. Read More
The Association of Illustrators has name recent Illustration graduate Imogen Donegan as one of 10 talented new graduates to watch. Read More
Sadie Horler has released a love song to the city, in the same week as her graduation. Read More
University of Brighton has awarded an Honorary degree of Doctor of Arts to ground-breaking artist and photography alumna Helen Cammock for her work in creative arts and social care. Read More
I enjoyed having conversations with my tutors. Individual Essay and Mentoring Module tutorials helped me to deepen my interest in the chosen subjects. Read More
Having been guided by my tutors and mentor to hone my research proposal, within the first couple of months I felt confident enough to steer away from my planned use of medium and experiment in new techniques. Read More
The course at Brighton has been amazing. It has completely given me the boost and redirection I felt I needed. Read More
University of Brighton art graduate Miranda Forrester is combining designing fabrics for Soho House’s new Brighton outpost with international painting success. Read More
“I have absolutely loved my time at Brighton. I completed both my BA and my Master’s here. I feel seen and known here. One is never just one of many, I felt like my lecturers believed in me long before I learned to do so for myself.” Read More
“I have loved my time at Brighton. Jayne and Jo, our course leaders have been fantastic. They have really lived up to the course mentality of inclusivity by being extremely flexible to help prevent exclusion on days when having a new baby made it hard to join in.” Read More
“There have been so many perks to this course, I have surprisingly enjoyed aspects of it that I didn’t think I would, such as creating a presentation to discuss my practice. This was at first a worry for me but after talking to an audience about my work I felt confident about my presentation and public speaking skills that I may need in the future!” Read More
It’s not just about the art practice, it’s also about the artists and giving everybody a chance to be creative. Read More
“I was attracted to the MA course in Brighton for two main reasons. Firstly, it has a strong reputation. And secondly, a number of friends have attended this university so I was very familiar with the campus and course.” Read More
Academic writing is not my forte, so I was glad when the teachers encouraged me to be creative with my critical essay. I started a graphic novel about fiction in art. Read More
For art students, it is like paradise, the most beautiful city makes me feel the urge to create! Read More
My mood was always in a creative state here, not only because of the help I received, also because our studios are located in a very good position of the city! Seeing the sea while working, is a great motivation booster! Read More
The studios are an open and friendly place, and once people get to know each other more and everyone comes out of their shells a little (especially after lockdown) you won’t want to leave. Read More
University of Brighton has received £450,000 to boost its innovative arts and humanities-based research and impact initiatives over the next three years. Read More
“I have had a chance to try out so many material areas and techniques, gradually building a really broad skill set and giving me the confidence to define my specialisms and discover exactly why and what i want to make. ” Read More
“I am grateful that the course in Brighton is not set in stone for what kind of work you are expected to make – for those who find traditional illustration not fitting for their practise, they are encouraged to use other mediums which makes the course incredibly multidisciplinary.” Read More
“DDM offers a huge range of avenues to explore, and I can recommend it to anyone who wants to try something new alongside their own specific discipline.” Read More
“I’m glad that I chose to study Illustration because an equal amount of realism is taught, as much as ‘fantasy’ is encouraged; all the skills I’ve gained from my time at Brighton can be applied to the industries that I hope to work in and I’m still able to create work that fulfils me creatively.” Read More
“My professors, great artists as well, have been very supportive and dedicated to their students. Particularly, their tolerant attitudes towards my works have contributed to my achievement.” Read More
“The course continuously motivated me to push my boundaries, both theoretically and through various materials.” Read More
“The 3D design course at Brighton has always interested me for its focus on materials exploration and narrative.” Read More
“When people ask me what I do at University saying ‘Design for Digital Media’ doesn’t cut it. I describe it as ‘Graphic design with an art focus but also animation and so much more.”
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“I feel I’ve been guided and pushed by my tutors and the opportunities presented to me throughout the course but have also felt a great sense of freedom to explore my own styles.” Read More
“I feel hugely lucky that in fact, Brighton is the best possible place to study 3D Design and Craft in terms of course content, tutors, technicians, workshops and peers.” Read More
“I have found my time at Brighton amazing; its an incredibly special place and I’ve found it attracts a very friendly and kind collection of people.” Read More
“The course provides opportunities to develop a range of practical skills, but even more significantly, I think, it encourages you to consider the broader context of your work.” Read More
“I’ve really enjoyed my time on the course as it has given me the opportunity to explore my own creative process and interests in craft.” Read More
“Over my three years at Brighton, I have been encouraged by my tutors to nurture my talents in subject areas where they have seen potential, which has helped me developed my confidence and professional skill.”
“My experience of the Visual Communication course at Brighton has been great; the course is extremely experimental in its approach to what ‘Illustration’ means allowing students to explore lots of different methods and approaches to their work.” Read More
I am interested in the language between contrasting materials when situated in the same body. I prefer to work in a more intuitive, less regimented way. Read More
Broadcaster, writer and LBC radio presenter James will be speaking to staff and students this Thursday in Mithras House. Read More
Brighton is an excellent place for students and creatives with many start-up opportunities and societies. Read More
“One of the main reasons I was attracted to the course was the placement year as I wanted the opportunity to work with big brands in the fashion industry and make valuable industry connections.” Read More
“The tutors and technicians are so helpful, and full of knowledge, I couldn’t have wished for anything more!!” Read More
“The flexibility offered on Illustration is one of its strengths. Across the course people are engaged with animation, drawing, printmaking, moving image, collage, 3D rendering and in my case writing.” Read More
“To have the option of placement was great and has meant once we graduate in July, we’ll know what to expect.” Read More
Wiktoria came to Brighton from Poland to study Film BA(Hons) in 2020. Here she talks about her journey so far. Read More
“I have found that my course has been an interesting journey over the course of three years; exploring different aspects of fashion and realising that so much process goes into every one of them.” Read More
Staff and students from our journalism courses have joined refugee journalists from Afghanistan, Qatar and Iran at the London College of Communication. Read More
You can now follow Film and Screen Studies on Instagram @fss_UoB. Read More
“Brighton and the BA Photography course have provided me with a space to investigate and build upon an initial interest in photography that I wasn’t yet able to articulate or translate into a body of work.” Read More
“There’s a creative community amongst everyone that feels inspiring and supportive” Read More
“Each project challenged me in a unique way. I have grown in confidence as the years have gone by and I feel I will leave a completely different person from the girl who walked through Grand Parade’s doors four years ago!” Read More
Artist and printmaker Phil Tyler is course leader of BA(Hons) Printmaking. Read More
“Three years seems to have passed in absolute flurry but nevertheless I’m leaving with the feeling that I’ve spent them well and progressed not only my photographic
creative practice but also personally”.
“Being in such close proximity to other courses has been great and I’ve met many amazing people in my last year that I had the chance to collaborate and connect with; it really made the university feel like a small creative community.” Read More
“Moving to Brighton has been an invaluable experience by placing me in a hub of creative people as well as the sea, the South Downs and the coastline as a constant inspiration for my practice.” Read More
My course has facilitated my learning and helped me gain knowledge in the creative industry. I now feel confident in creating my own brand and starting my career as a freelancer.
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“My tutors have made this course stimulating and although some projects weren’t my cup of tea I understand looking back on them why they were important.” Read More
“The tutors have always been welcoming and have definitely been a key part in the development of my work. Being in an environment which encourages you to explore and try out different mediums and ideas has allowed me to mould my practice into something which I am really proud of.”
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“The fine art painting course at Brighton has been a great opportunity to develop my practice, meeting many painters and artists that have expanded my ideas and thoughts about painting. Brighton has been an exciting city to live in, with a strong community of artistic people.”
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Lucy Delano, graduate of MA Fine Art is opening ‘Brighton Rocks’ a new, ground-breaking exhibition coming to Pop Gallery, in the heart of Brighton’s North Laines. Read More