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Campaigns can cut drunken advances

Research by the University of Brighton has shown than publicity campaigns can help combat alcohol-fueled sexual contact. Dr Matthew Wood, our lectures on our Social Marketing PGCert, teamed up with Professor Paurav Shukla from Essex Business School to evaluate a campaign by the alcohol education charity Drinkaware. The charity decided to tackle what is a growing…

Tania Davies on joining through Clearing and making lifelong friends

Tania Davies successfully graduated in 2016 with a degree in Business Management with Economics, after joining the University through clearing after a sudden change of heart “I am proud to be a Brighton Business Graduate because without the support of the Brighton Business School I would never have secured a position at one of the…

Emerging themes and how to get recruited in the digital industry

On 15 June, twenty Brighton Business School students studying our Marketing and Business degrees attended an Open Day at the Jellyfish Digital Marketing Agency‘s office in Brighton. The visit was the latest event in the ongoing relationship being developed by the Business School with Jellyfish that is enabling students to gain insight from one of The…

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Volunteering at the Chinese Educational Development Project

All of our Business Top-up students have the opportunity to volunteer as part of their course. Yiting Hu, Business Top-Up BSc(Hons) student, volunteered to help the Chinese Educational Development Project in Brighton. Yiting tells us about her experiences volunteering. The Chinese Educational Development Project- CEDP was established in 2000, which is aim to support Chinese community of…

Digital marketing analysis: A student’s blog on fashion retail giants capturing millennials

This time of year is when lecturers in the School of Business and Law have the pleasure of reading and marking blog posts by students who are studying Digital Marketing (an optional module in their final year). As part of this module students are required to create their own blog analysing how digital technology is…

Brighton students in University Business Challenge semi-final

The University Business Challenge (UBC) is a country-wide competition where teams are tested on their understanding of business operations, making interactive decisions for a company in an attempt to be the most profitable team. The competition started back in October, where I and two other course mates formed our group. We decided to take part…

Annual International Study Visit to Strasbourg

Ghaith Arabi Durkawi is a full-time MBA student from Syria, he talked to us about a recent International Study visit to Strasbourg that our MBA and Management MSc students took as part of their course. “My study trip to Strasbourg was an experience that will accompany me for a long time. We attended a preparation course…

Barker Talent – How to get the Job you want

As part of the Business School’s Career Planning Agreement, which is embedded into every undergraduate course, we carry out various events to support students who wish to take up a placement. On 28 February, Sarah Barker, from Barker Talent advised our second-year Finance and Investment BSc students on how to get the job they want.