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Cost of living crisis: Why we need financial experts now more than ever

This week is Talk Money Week, coming at a poignant time in the UK where interest rates have hiked from 0.75% to 3%, and the country is in the middle of a cost of living crisis. But what does a cost of living crisis mean and how did we get here? There have been four…

Graduate’s Money Business

The Mayor of Worthing Cllr Alex Harman cut the ribbon on a new foreign exchange shop launched by a University of Brighton graduate. Mohammad Golam Hossain, an international student, said the launch wouldn’t have been possible with support from the university: “I could not start a business in the UK without the university because of…

Improving students’ employability with Knill James Accountants

As a Business School we believe it’s vital to work closely with organisations to help improve students’ employability. Each year we hold two annual awards ceremonies, sponsored by a number of our business partners, the summer Prizegiving Ceremony and the autumn Excellence Awards Ceremony. We met with one of our sponsors from our Excellence Awards event this…

Louise Newson: “The University of Brighton set me up with the skills I would need to progress in my chosen career”

Louise graduated with a first class degree in Accounting and Finance. “I am proud to be a Brighton Business School graduate as it allowed me to take part in a placement year, which helped me to get a first class degree.”

Students impress top employers during speed meetings

By Sandra J. Holmes MA FCA, Senior Lecturer Brighton Business School and the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW) have co-hosted a Speed Meeting event. This was an exciting opportunity for local employers to ‘speed interview’ final year Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons) students who are considering training for their professional Chartered Accountancy examinations. Aidan Berry, Dean of the…