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How to become a Chartered Certified Accountant

What does an accountant do? Accountants are a trusted advisor within an organisation, providing financial advice to help businesses manage their money and maximise profits. Your Accountancy role will vary depending if you work for a small or large business, or you’re a private accountant working with clients. In all cases you will all use…

Could you be a Brighton Student Mentor?

At Brighton we don’t just want students to succeed, we want them to feel good too. It’s about being part of a community that build you up and we believe that mentoring plays an important role in boosting the confidence and skills of our students. What is mentoring? Mentoring is a unique relationship where a…

Spotlighting violence against young women in gangs

University of Brighton will host a webinar – From Hidden Girls to Visible Women – on 2 December as part of a wider campaign against gender-based violence. The free online event – entitled From Hidden Girls to Visible Women – has been organised by University of Brighton criminology lecturer Dr Chris Magill and Dr Tirion…

How do you know postgraduate study right for you?

The pandemic has made many people reconsider their career options – the job applicant market is booming, many students are going straight into postgraduate study after their degree and for the first time in five years the numbers entering part-time postgraduate study is growing. But how do you know postgraduate study is right for you?…

Brighton expert putting spotlight on water environments and wellbeing

University of Brighton’s Dr Catherine Kelly will speak at an event on 30 November on the wellbeing benefits of natural water environments. The two-hour webinar – entitled Promoting Health and Wellbeing Through Integrated Water Management – is a collaboration between the Environment Agency and the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) organisation. In addition to Dr Kelly’s…

Questions to think about when writing a postgraduate application

How to write the perfect postgraduate application

Postgraduate study can help you to achieve your professional goals faster by equipping you with in depth subject knowledge and providing a space for critical thinking and discussion to take place. We have two intakes a year for postgraduate study, meaning that you can join a university in the top 50 for UK graduate outcomes (Complete…

Brighton academic driving police action against night-time sexual harassment

A University of Brighton criminology expert is part of an ongoing initiative by Thames Valley Police to better tackle sexual harassment and assault at night. Dr Chris Magill is evaluating the impact of the scheme – called Project Vigilant – which is based on expert insights into ways to cut sexual harassment and assault on…

Economics: the study of choice under a constraint

Recently, the furlough scheme ended and fuel caps rose. Changes to stamp duty, VAT on holidays and other support packages provided by the government also ended. Regardless of your thoughts on how the government handled the crisis, the pandemic has transformed how we think within our businesses, our economies and our societies. This thought process…