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Pioneering new project explores inclusive open water swimming with visually impaired community

A groundbreaking project is supporting visually impaired people across Sussex to enjoy the mental and physical benefits of open water swimming.

Led by researcher Sadie Rockliffe from the university’s School of Business and Law, the project focuses on making blue spaces, such as seas, lakes, and pools, more welcoming and accessible to people with sight loss.

While outdoor swimming is increasingly recognised for its health and wellbeing benefits, many blue spaces remain inaccessible to people with visual impairments. Often designed with sightedness as the default, these environments can overlook the importance of other senses, such as touch, sound, rhythm, and temperature, which are essential for many swimmers, with or without sight.

Sadie’s research project challenges this sight-centred approach by exploring how people with visual impairments connect with water through their other senses – and by working directly with participants to reimagine these environments as more inclusive, community-focused, and responsive to diverse sensory experiences.

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University of Brighton ranked among top 4.3% of universities worldwide

The University of Brighton has earned a place among the world’s leading universities. Brighton has ranked in the top 4.3% of institutions globally, in the 2025 Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). 

This recognition highlights the university’s continued dedication to academic excellence, impactful research, and the success of its students and alumni worldwide.

The 2025 CWUR rankings are the largest of their kind, based entirely on outcome-based data, rather than surveys or self-submitted statistics. Universities are assessed across four key pillars: education, employability, faculty, and research – all of which reflect measurable impact on students and society.

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University of Brighton to open UK’s largest indoor cricket academy

The University of Brighton has announced the UK’s largest indoor cricket academy, enabling aspiring cricketers to develop their talents while earning a degree.

Brighton Cricket Academy is a groundbreaking partnership between the University of Brighton and Square One Education Ltd, which will offer top-tier professional coaching and cutting-edge facilities from September 2025.

Based at the university’s new Brighton Sport and Health Complex, Brighton Cricket Academy will be the second largest indoor cricket facility in the world, providing a world-class training environment catering to student cricketers of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and abilities. The academy programme will support players in fulfilling their potential both on the field and in their academic studies.

Brighton Cricket Academy will be open to all University of Brighton students at foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels, catering to aspiring professional cricketers and those with a passion for the game. 

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Brighton opens new hub to transform pharmacy education and research across Sussex

The newly launched Sussex Institute of Medicines Education and Research (SIMER) will focus on improving medicine use, pharmacy education and clinical research across Sussex.

Hosted at our School of Applied Sciences, SIMER unites partners from across NHS Sussex and local healthcare organisations. It aims to embed research and innovation into everyday clinical practice, improve the efficiency of pharmacy service delivery and professional development, reduce medicines waste, and promote safe and effective medicines use.

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Centre for Environment and Society to drive R&KE excellence

The University of Brighton has launched its latest Centre of Research and Knowledge Exchange Excellence – the Centre for Environment and Society, headed by co-directors Dr Corina Ciocan and Professor James Ebdon from the School of Applied Sciences.

The centre replaces and builds on the work of the Centre for Earth Observation Science and Centre for Aquatic Environments and seeks to address pressing environmental, health and societal challenges. Research and knowledge exchange activities within the new centre fall under the following five broad themes:

  • Water, health and humans
  • People, nature and place
  • Geoscience and society
  • Ecology and conservation
  • Environmental data and spatial intelligence.
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From the classroom to Sicily: How Brighton geography and enviroment students experience the real world

Field trips are the best way of learning what the world’s really like in practice, not just in theory. They also boost students’ confidence for future studies and for jobs – they’ve seen the challenges the field throws up, and they’ve learned that they can deal with them!” – Dr Nick McGlynn, Senior Lecturer in Geography.

Second-year students studying our Geography and Environmental Sciences degrees recently took an unforgettable field trip to Sicily! The annual visit is a vital part of our courses, allowing students to put theory into practice in dynamic, real-world environments.

Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society and the Institution of Environmental Sciences, our degrees ensure students graduate with genuine field experience — a vital asset for their future careers.

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My experience (so far) of studying Biomedical Science at Brighton

I wasn’t just looking for a course that taught science — I was looking for a place where science is actively being done.

Sahil Day is a second year student, currently studying Biomedical Science MSci.

Why I chose Brighton

I’d love to say I chose Brighton purely for the course content, the opportunities it offered beyond the classroom, or the promise of a dual accredited degree — and while all of those did influence my decision, the truth is that I was drawn here by something more personal: the opportunity to study in a place that reflects the values I hold, both in science and in life.

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Future Leaders: Brighton students join UNESCO talks on climate and food

Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco, sustainability experts and young changemakers gather at the university to discuss how food choices impact the planet.

Hosted by The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere, Nature Starts on Our Plate, the University of Brighton were proud to recently welcome experts from across the globe to discuss why choosing local, sustainable food matters for our health, our communities, and the environment.

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