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The rise and rise of a Brighton graduate

A TV producer and director behind some of the UK’s biggest shows revealed today how his “invaluable” time at the University of Brighton helped kick-started his meteoric career journey. Winston Gallagher graduated with a Media degree in 2003 and has since worked with the likes of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and on some of…

The Brighton Effect: Serge Attukwei Clottey

Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey’s performance installations highlight Ghana’s soaring levels of pollution and help draw attention to social injustice… In Ghana, jerrycans play a vital role in transporting water in times of drought but leave behind an environmental catastrophe, lying discarded by the side of the road, on city dumps and beaches and clogging…

The Brighton Effect: Hair of the Dog

Textiles graduate Jade Evans reveals how she’s creating home furnishings from dog hair as told to Alice Leader. “I grew up with long-haired German Shepherd dogs for pets and I remember their hair being everywhere. When you brushed them you’d end up with these massive bundles of hair. I’ve never forgotten that image, so when…

The Brighton Effect: Business with gumption

Design graduate Anna Bullus’s company recycles chewing gum waste into a range of new products –everything from frisbees and rulers to trainers and gumboots (naturally). Making products out of waste chewing gum is a brilliant solution to a sticky problem. How does it work? Our Gumdrop bins (above) are the first in the world specifically…

A summer of travelling and meeting our wonderful alumni

Summer feels a lifetime ago. Students are back in lectures, the first years are settling into their halls and I have finally unpacked my case after a busy summer travelling so thought it was time to reflect on this. My travels kicked off with Graduate Fashion week in June. This was my first time at…

Alumna Hannah Gibbins designs for Debenhams!

A University of Brighton alumna has designed a fashion collection for retail giant Debenhams. Hannah Gibbins, who graduated in Fashion with Business Studies in 2018, will launch her “pop-up” capsule range HCFG for Autumn/Winter in 12 stores including Brighton’s on Monday 23 September. She was given the opportunity as part of her prize for winning…

Brighton graduate nominated for £40,000 Turner Prize

University of Brighton graduate Helen Cammock has been announced as one of four artists shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize. Helen, who graduated with a BA(Hons) in Editorial Photography in 2008, also lectured at the University on the BA(Hons) Photography course. She was nominated for the £40,000 prize for her solo exhibition The Long Note…

Lilly’s first Chelsea Flower Show garden

An award-winning Brighton graduate has designed her first garden for the Chelsea Flower Show. Lilly Gomm studied architecture at the University of Brighton until 2012 and recently joined Hillier Nurseries which enjoys a record-breaking gold medal run and is the most successful exhibitor in the history of the Show. Hillier is partnering the power tool…

Alumna and local CEO Carlene Jackson will be speaking at Grow Your Business

Carlene Jackson is CEO of local business Cloud9 Insight which is an award-winning strategic and Gold Certified Microsoft Cloud Partner delivering cloud technology solutions to small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Carlene founded Cloud9 Insight in 2008 after she was inspired by the launch of Microsoft’s Dynamics365 CRM in the cloud. Jackson, who studied at the…

Brighton graduate in contention for top photography prize

A Brighton graduate’s photography book has made the shortlist for a prestigious prize. Jacob Clayton, who graduated from the University in 2017, has been nominated for the MACK First Book Award. Jacob completed his book, E2-E4, which contains a range of work from photographic studies to recorded performance, as part of his final year BA…