Your time is about more than just earning a degree; it’s about developing the skills, experiences, and connections that prepare you for a successful career anywhere in the world.
At Brighton we know that employability is an important part of that experience, which is why we offer career support for life.
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“My degree has led me to a career in one of the top pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies in the world and I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunities and support I received.”
Navigating life after university can feel daunting, but for one biological sciences graduate, a single career talk sparked a journey that led to a fulfilling role at one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.
In this blog, we hear graduate, Ogochukwu Meniru’s personal experience of what inspired her to follow a career path into science communications.
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Meet Mariia Kondrateva, an international graduate from our Town Planning MSc degree at the University of Brighton. Originally trained in planning in her home country, Mariia came to the UK to build on her experience and transition into a new professional environment.
We caught up with her to hear about her journey from student life to securing a role at Brighton & Hove City Council as a Transport Planning Officer.
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The University of Brighton has climbed an impressive 16 places to secure a spot in the top 30 of the latest People & Planet University League, a prestigious ranking of 165 UK universities based on their environmental and ethical performance.
Brighton’s achievement also places it as the fourth most sustainable university in the South East, showcasing its leadership in sustainability within the region.
The People & Planet League evaluates universities across 14 categories, including environmental policy and strategy, water use, waste and recycling, carbon management and reduction, as well as education on sustainable development.
Brighton was awarded:
The improvement on last year’s league table position means Brighton has risen by 41 places in the last two years having placed 71st in 2022 and 46th in 2023.
Ollie Swan, Head of Sustainability at the University of Brighton, emphasized the institution’s dual focus on academic and operational excellence:
“Our academic mission is deeply connected to addressing today’s environmental and ethical challenges. By aligning our teaching and research with real-world issues, we prepare students to contribute to a sustainable society. At the same time, we’re committed to ‘walking the talk’ through our own environmental performance. While these results are encouraging, we remain focused on consistent improvements within our emerging university strategy.”
The latest performance in the national sustainability league table comes after the university was awarded platinum status through the EcoCampus university sector environmental management certification (EMS) scheme.
This is a result of implementing strategic policies to cut carbon emissions, move towards cleaner energy, protect biodiversity, and reduce waste.
So far, the University of Brighton has:
This recognition reflects Brighton’s dedication to fostering a culture of sustainability. The university’s staff and students play an active role in driving positive environmental change, setting a strong example for the wider community.
“Through my Pharmacy degree, I developed valuable professional skills needed for my current role in the Pharmaceutical Industry field.
International Pharmacy alum Polyxeni Tsea tells us how her university experience as a whole, not just her degree, set her up for a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry.
As an international student coming to the UK, Polyxeni tells us how the University of Brighton equipped her both personally and professionally for life and career beyond graduation.
She tells us about learning independence in a new country, the experience of meeting people from all around the world working as a Student Residential Advisor and how her degree has directly linked to her career working for DEMO S.A.
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“When starting my role, I reflected on my own experience and realised how important it was to make work experience more accessible to students and hence created several programmes and partnerships with universities to allow students this opportunity at Paydens Pharmacies.”
Pharmacy graduate Shirin Alwash shares the importance of supporting new pharmacists and the positive impact of diversity at Brighton.
Shirin, who works as a Training and Development Manager for Paydens Pharmacies, is inspiring the next generation of pharmacists.
Reflecting on her own journey and experience to create work-based training programmes to help prepare and upskill new graduates for a career in the pharmacy industry; Shirin is a true example of the Brighton Effect. She is taking that energy and using it to help others embarking on a similar career path.
Shirin also tells us about how meeting people from different backgrounds during her time at Brighton was important for the communication and relationship-building skills she has carried with her into her career.
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Simonne Weeks along with students Marianna Valouma and Roma Sujith, share insights from a recent pathology lab tour.
The combination of manual work and advanced diagnostic technology paints a vivid picture of the clinical setting. The trio discusses their ‘aha’ moments, where theoretical concepts merge with real-world applications, establishing a connection between lectures and the practical learning in the lab. They outline how their biomedical science modules correlate between seemingly disparate topics.
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I understand a lot of the technical work that the people I recruit do, as they work in sustainability, which is so intrinsically linked with the geography topics I learnt.
Ruth works at ACRE, Sustainabillity & ESG Recruitment Agency, as a Senior Recruitment Consultant. Read about how her course influenced her career. Ruth graduated from Geography BA(Hons).
I love Brighton as a city, the sea, the vibrancy and all the good things happening there so it was an obvious choice! Combined with this, I noticed that the course had the choice to opt in and out of a range of topics to adapt the course to my preferences and interests! I chose to go down the more social geography route rather than environmental but loved the choice of both.
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“I chose Geography mainly because of its employability – it’s one of the best degrees out there for job prospects.”
Jacques Burrowes recently graduated from our Geography BA(Hons) and is doing a job he loves all thanks to his degree. We caught up with Jacques to find out more.
“I was an Auto-Electrician before I came to university and I wasn’t really being developed by my employer, so I came to university to develop myself and have a shot somewhere where I could progress
“Geography BA is a diverse course that gets you experienced in a multitude of geographical disciplines. It’s great that the course gets you experienced in a variety of geographic studies from digital geographies, feminist geographies and social and cultural geographies. It opened my eyes up to what was considered geography. It’s literally everything by the way!”
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“This opportunity has provided me with transferable skills for future lab experience and experimental design.”
Amy Austrin secured a five-week internship as part of the Interreg REDPOL (reduction of pollution by endocrine disrupting compounds at source) project this summer, and helped Dr Wulan Koagouw in the lab. Read what Amy has to say about the skills learned and what it’s like to study Ecology and Conservation.
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