” The work I’ve been doing this year has been to explore the detrimental effects of stress within the workplace and has aimed to alter our perceptions of stress by improving well-being in the workplace.
Graduates 2017: Lucy Bird
“I explore the human longing for intimate interactions, and how in the absence of them, we turn to objects.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Jackson Akitt
“I hope to keep working on my non-binary portraits project with more emphasis on photographing people across the UK – as well as Brighton and London.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Holly Johns
“My work is inspired by the quotation ‘You do not have a soul; You are a soul; You have a body’. My vessels are sized from measurements of my body then formed by an embrace…” Read More
3D Design & Craft: making making making
The final years are hands-on in the studio pre Grad Show… Read More
Grand Parade hosts main Brighton Festival exhibition
Grand Parade Gallery is hosting the work of sculptor Cathie Pilkington RA as part of Brighton Festival.
Cathie Pilkington RA: The Life Rooms is the festival’s main exhibition in collaboration with Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft.
Media school hosts Brighton Fringe show
The University of Brighton’s new photography and film learning centre will be open to the public during the Brighton Fringe for the first time. Read More
Santander success for wheelchair painting device created by Product Designers
A team of five University of Brighton students have picked up a £2,000 prize for designing a new system to help disabled wheelchair users to paint. Read More
Graduates 2017: Anthony Henry
Can’t stop gaming? Product Design student Anthony hopes his design will drag you from the sofa with the power of scent. Read More
Entries open for It’s Nice That’s graduates comp!
If you’re a student in the UK about to complete an art or design-related undergraduate course then get involved. Read More
18 or over? Register to VOTE!
Graduates 2017: Judith Ricketts
“The project explored the politics of diversity of European nationals based in Brighton in response to Brexit. I photographed eight people. People were very scared. It was very palpable. I asked them how they felt – you’re in a place that you think is home and it’s no longer home.” Read More
Graduates 2017: Nikki Compson
Photographic artist Nikki has already made a name for herself with her ongoing project Women Belong in the Kitchen – and her grad show will be a foodie installation. Read More
Graduates 2017: Matilda Grover
Remote community workshop from Matilda Grover on Vimeo.
“ I don’t want to design more products that solely use virgin materials when there are enough in the world. What I’m interested in designing are products that act as catalyst for change and education.”
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Olivier win for Interior Architecture grad and lecturer
An opera which BA Interior Architecture Studio alumni and lecturer Rob Vinall helped design has won Best Opera Production at the Olivier Awards. Read More
Graduate Show 2017: Studios get busy
Preparations for the Graduate Show 2017 are well underway. Fine Art Painting course leader Chris Stevens describes the atmosphere in the studios.
The Cult in Screen Culture talk
What constitutes a ‘cult’ film? Hear our Film & Screen Studies degree team examine this question on Saturday 6 May, 6.30-7.30 at Sallis Benney Theatre. Read More
Second year Izzy joins list of respected designers
Graphic Design student Izzy Watson has been successful in gaining entry to the prestigious International Society of Typographic Designers. Read More
Lecturer penned podcast knocks The Archers off top spot
A podcast created by University of Brighton lecturers Lance Dann and Phil Connolly is the top arts podcast in the UK – knocking BBC’s The Archers off its seemingly permanent Number 1 position.
Hastings exhibition for Fine Art graduate
Thom Kofoed’s exhibition ‘untitled (Miss. Ms. Other)’ of paintings, drawings and films exploring disparate experiences of gender and celebrating women, is on until 28 May.
Edward Street looking good on Floornature website
Our newest development, once a tired office block, is highlighted by Floornature architecture magazine. Read More
Photography alumni Matt Packer now director of major contemporary art biennial
EVA International is a biennial exhibition of contemporary art in Ireland – and one of our grads is now running the show. Read More
Do you want to be a writer? Our expert panellists can help…
Our free annual Publishing Panel event on Tues 16 May sees a literary agent, publishing director and writer discuss their work and give advice on finding an audience for your writing. Read More
Graduate Show 2017: follow our students
The annual University of Brighton Graduate Show runs from June 3-11 and turns the university into the largest art venue in the South of England. Read More
Exploration of Cult Media as part of packed University programme at Brighton Fringe
The University is exploring what makes cult media as part of the University’s sponsored events at the Brighton Fringe in May. Read More
Fashion students look for GFW funding
Final year Fashion with Business Studies BA(Hons) students are looking to raise £3,000 to help them showcase their collections at Graduate Fashion Week in London. Read More
Matthew Raw in conversation with It’s Nice That
3D Design (formerly WMCP) graduate artist Matthew Raw talks about his past, present and future to It’s Nice That. Read More
Fabula collective Come and Draw activity at Hove Museum
A collective originating from two Brighton MAs is holding a drawing activity throughout April with a fun day on 29 April. Read More
Artist talk: Esther Teichmann, Wednesday 3 May, 5.30pm
Esther Teichmann, an artist who uses still and moving image, collage and painting, will be talking about her work at an Edward Street event which is free to University of Brighton students. Read More
Symposium: Nostalgia in Art, Media and Popular Culture
The 2nd annual Film & Screen Studies Symposium is at Edward Street on Friday 28 April, 1 – 5.30pm. All welcome! Read More
Karl Lagerfeld x Steven Wilson – Illustration grad and fashion supremo team up
Hear Professor Julie Doyle speaks on climate change and communication
Product Design students make Indiegogo film to raise cash for New Designers
Photography grads show at Saatchi – and speak on the BBC
Emma Critchley and Laura Pannack are both included in the From Selfie to Self-Expression exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery (until 30 May) – and Laura has been speaking to the BBC about selfies. Read More
Gresham Blake produces ‘Brighton tartan’
Fashion with Business alumni and Brighton-based designer Gresham Blake has given the city its own check. Read More
Graduate Shows 2017 – use #brightonshow17
Part of the Graduate Shows this year? If you’re posting to social media about the build up, your work, your exhibition, then use #brightonshow17. Read More
Are you a poet?
Media Studies graduate and published poet Thomas Wolfe is running a competition to help emerging voices be heard and become published. Read More
Senior lecturer exhibits at The Mosaic Rooms
The work of Moving Image senior lecturer Judy Price will be featured in a new exhibition, Still, in April at The Mosaic Rooms in London. Read More
Belfast Film Festival screening for Moving Image course leader Matthew Noel-Tod
Four films by Moving Image course leader Matthew Noel-Tod will be shown as part of the 17th Belfast Film Festival followed by a Q&A with the director. Read More
Pottery project shortlisted for charity funding
A project by 3D Design and Craft graduate Finola Maynard aimed at teaching pottery skills to people experiencing isolation, has been shortlisted for The People’s Project competition. Read More
Work in concrete: Architecture exhibition
If you haven’t been to the architecture studios on the third floor at Mithras House, Lewes Road then head along for a look at the current display of first year work. Read More
Graphic Design students work with London architect
A leading firm of architects, run by a University of Brighton graduate, is undergoing a major rebranding with the help of the university’s Studio 245, a staff and students’ studio. Read More
Exciting post-grad opportunity on LGBTQ research project
We have an opportunity for a student to undertake a fascinating research project as part of our MRes in Arts and Cultural Research, studying and archiving 25 years of Gscene magazine for The Keep archive. Interested? Read More
All About Eve screening
On 22 March at 2pm the Film and Screen Studies Film Club will be showing this classic movie at Edward Street. Read More
Last call for Santander Ideas Competition
Got a great idea for a new product, service or community enterprise? You have until Monday 20 March (11.59pm) to submit your entry and win funding of £2000, £1000 and £500. Quick! Read More
Three universities engage for International printmaking project
The University of Brighton has teamed with Nagoya University of Art (NUA), and King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, (KMITL) Thailand for a project culminating in an exhibition at Edward Street. Read More
Final Twins Talk is over to you
The final Twins talk of the series, So What? will ask the audience to choose the topics and be the speakers. This is a ‘right to reply’ for all of you who have been inspired or aggravated by the talks we have held over the last two months.
Free screening of Chevalier
The Film and Screen Studies Wednesday Film Club will be screening the film Chevalier (Tsangari 2015) on 15 March.
Screening of Leonardo di Caprio-narrated ‘Before The Flood’
Students get free entry to a screening of this powerful and informative documentary about climate change at Grand Parade on Wednesday 15 March, 6pm. Read More
Daisy Weller wins LGBTQ Life Research Hub prize
The fifth annual award sees Moving Image graduate win for her for her dissertation on ‘Young, queer and trivialised?’. Read More
Bogarde stars in Cinematologists screening of Victim
The next Cinematologists screening will be Basil Dearden’s social issue film Victim (1961) starring Dirk Bogarde & Sylvia Syms. Read More
Women & Domesticity – What’s your perspective?
An exhibition and workshop using the domestic duster as a canvas to explore thoughts around the theme of women and domesticity will take place at Grand Parade from March 24 – April 13. Read More
Free Wednesday Film Club: Born in Flames
Lizzie Borden’s documentary-style science fiction film is set ten years after a peaceful socialist revolution in the United States, where inequalities of gender, sexuality, and race still prevail, until a group of women decide to mobilise the revolution even further. A film that combines news reports, surveillance footage, documentary sqeuences and handheld camera shooting, the film is now seen as an example of ‘guerrilla filmmaking’ and as iconic of intersectional identity politics of the 1980s.
March 8. 2-3.30pm Room: ES102
Heavy Load free film screening: 21 March 7pm
Book your place at this screening at Fabrica in Brighton of documentary Heavy Load, which follows the punk band of the film’s title as they smash barriers through their rock music. Read More
Illustration grad Hannah Dyson has Gloucestershire show
In the years since graduating from our Illustration BA(Hons), Hannah Dyson has worked as a freelance illustrator for The Idler, The Guardian and The Independent. Read More
MA Photography grad tipped by Rangefinder
Heather Shuker’s wedding photography is a world away from the usual fairytale images – realistic and distinctive, it’s getting her noticed. Read More
Build your brand from right now
Want to start your own business? Want to get £2,000 to help? Read More
Imaginative Investigations exhibition 27 Feb –18 Mar
Pop into the Grand Parade cafe foyer and catch this exhibition of research student work in art, design and media. Read More
Film club Feb-May listings – free screenings every Weds
Head to Edward Street on Wednesday afternoons 2-4pm and catch a classic movie – all welcome. Read More
Artist Tom Yendell receives Alumnus Award
Artist Tom Yendall has received the university’s Alumnus Award 2017 in recognition of his prolific career as a Mouth and Foot Painting Artist and his numerous charitable accomplishments. Read More
