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Picture of Family Law scholarships Loren May Waddon and Alana Frawley flanked by Robert Williams and Alan Larkin from Family Law Partners

Students celebrate new Brighton law scholarships

The first students to receive new law scholarships offered by award-winning local firm Family Law Partners have been celebrated at the University of Brighton. Brighton-based Family Law Partners announced their Law Progression Scholarship with University of Brighton last April, designed to support students from lower income backgrounds through the entirety of their undergraduate studies. The…

Brighton to submit two winning law teams to this year’s national CEDR competition.

In their first semester, 24 of our law students from across all our law courses took part in an annual regional negotiations competition to determine who would go forward to represent Brighton at the national and international competition. The final took place on Tuesday 14 December with four pairs competing with judges Jay Barnett and Romy…

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…

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…

Our new home

We’re excited to announce that Elm House, the new home for the School of Business and Law, is complete and ready for the new academic year. As you can see from the images below it’s going to be an exciting place to study. You can learn more about the exciting developments on the Big Build…

Student entrepreneurs launch online marketplace

Three University of Brighton students have created and launched the Uniimarket app – a buy and sell platform for peers at the institution. Co-founders Ben Brooks and Anmol Mangat are both graduating this year studying BSc(Hons) Business Management, with Brighton Law LLB(Hons) graduate Ehab Ahmad, acting as a shareholder. Originally formed as part of module…

Subject explorer online event – 13 May

Join us to see what it is like to study accounting, finance, business, economics, marketing, tourism, events and law at university. Book your place now Our subject explorer events give you the chance to hear from a range of lecturers and current students in the subject you are interested in. The event will have an…

Brighton firm funds new law degree scholarships

To mark its 10th anniversary, award-winning Brighton-based practice Family Law Partners has announced a £36,000 fund to support law study at Brighton. The scholarships from Family Law Partners – the Law Society’s Medium Law Firm of the Year 2019 – will support candidates from poorer socio-economic backgrounds and/or black and black-mixed heritage to study law…

Work ‘smart’ and do not let things you perceive as barriers hold you back: advice from Law alumni.

Zoe Bowler – a 2017 Brighton Law School graduate from our Law with Criminology LLB(Hons) degree is now a Trainee Solicitor at top law firm Charles Russell Speechlys. We caught up with Zoe for her take on how resilience can help you get the career you want, regardless of your A-level grades. “I received poor A-level grades which…

Welcome to the new faces of Brighton Business School

We have two new members of teaching staff who have joined the school in December we welcome them to the school and hopefully will meet them in person as soon as is possible. Chantal Frindall joined our Law School in December 2020 as a Lecturer in Law. Previously, Chantal worked as Law tutor in Land,…

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