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Brighton the biggest climber in latest Complete University Guide

The University of Brighton has recorded the largest improvement of any UK institution in the 2022 Complete University Guide, published on 8 June. The university climbed to 83 in the rankings – an overall improvement of 29 places on last year. We have also been ranked in the top 50 for graduate outcomes, reflecting the…

Brighton professor helps hone Airbnb proposal for UK short lets regulation system

Professor Marina Novelli has led research with Airbnb calling on the UK government to create a new regulation system for short-term lets operators. Professor Novelli – Professor of Tourism and International Development at Brighton Business School – undertook research in collaboration with Britain Thinks, underpinning a just-released Airbnb ‘whitepaper’ calling for a national registration system…

First of 800 student bedrooms completed

The first of over 800 new, affordable, student bedrooms has now been completed, offering an exciting glimpse of the University of Brighton’s new accommodation to prospective students. Located at the heart of the campus, the new rooms will range from standard to large or premium options. Each room will sit as part of a self-contained…

Welcome to Dr Celestine Nwachukwu

Dr Celestine Nwachukwu joined our school in April, 2021 as a Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management (HRM). Prior to that, he lectured in Business Management and HRM at Solent University, Coventry University International, Vision University centre and Liverpool John Moores University. He has taught undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional courses. He also has…

Brighton School of Business and Law has achieved Bronze awards from the Athena SWAN Charter, recognising their commitment to gender equality.

The Athena SWAN Charter seeks to promote gender equality, representation and progression within higher education and research. A Bronze award recognises the steps that the Schools have taken in assessing data trends, practices and processes and identifying opportunities for developing an inclusive culture that values all staff within a five-year action plan. The University of…

Rosemary French OBE, inspires staff and students on International Women’s Day

Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome Rosemary French OBE, who gave an inspirational speech to staff and students at Brighton on 8 March as part of the University’s celebration of International Women’s Day. Awarded an OBE in 2014 for services to women in business, the 2017 Sussex Business Woman of the Year in 2017 began…

Celebrating International Women’s Day in times of a crisis

Brighton Business School and the student Equality Society are holding an event for International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March 2021 on the subject of Women during the time of Covid. The day will feature events and talks from students, staff and we’re delighted to announce that we will be welcoming guest speaker Rosemary French,…

Why I chose Supply Chain Management at Brighton

Ibrahim Ali Awatid, from Saudi Arabia, is currently studying our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc, we caught up with him to find out what why he chose this course and what he’s enjoying during his time at Brighton. Why I chose logistics and supply chain management at the University of Brighton “One of the reasons I…

The Hidden Racism in Economics: a guest lecture with Professor John Komlos

Recently students and staff welcomed Professor John Komlos via Zoom on the topic of Hidden Racism in Economics. The talk was not just focused on economics, but looked at how discrimination harms people’s livelihoods and economies, and how freeing the world of bias would help address many challenges to society and the global economy. Professor Komlos…

Pioneering Brighton alumna returns to Brighton

Dr Madeleine Orr is to host a research seminar on her work in Sport Ecology, which has seen Forbes list her among the leading young people in sport for 2021. After graduating in 2015 with a Masters in Event Management from the University of Brighton, Dr Orr did a PhD at the University of Minnesota. She then…