Back in November, we received an invitation from Melanie Challenger for MEC students to attend an event about organised by Blackwells’s and Orion Magazine on the relationships between humans and the rest of nature, and what we can do. Both Melanie Challenger and George Monbiot would be talking at the event, and MEC students were encouraged to send questions in…
Tag: environmentalism
“Listening to Animals”. A Oxford Centre for Life-Writing Event.
Tuesday next week, the Life-Writing Beyond Words network at the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing is hosting a public event exploring how animal expressiveness may inspire, support, enrich the process of incorporating the non-verbal in life-writing. Speakers include artists, academics and writers such as Katherine Collins and Aline PĂ©nitot. What can life-writing learn from the expressive forms of the animal kingdom? Date: 9…
Meanwhile the Earth, by Katy Ensch, 2nd year MEC student
It was during the very first lockdown in the UK, when I first thought of the idea for Meanwhile the Earth. I was out on my one form of exercise for the day; walking at the beach. On that evening, Brighton beach looked particularly beautiful as the sunset was igniting everything with the enticing, and almost delicious, orange glow of…
Climate Action 13th March 2020
The UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) has called for a day of online and offline protest against the government’s lack of action on the Climate Crisis. You can find information about activities organised by local groups here. And here are some ways in which you can get involved while staying indoors: Make noise in social media – Tweet, Retweet,…
Brighton is The Place To Be for Student Environmentalists, by Matias Watkins, 3rd year MEC student
Established a decade ago, Media and Environmental Communication (MEC) BA Hons programme is a unique one in the UK, in that not only equips students with the required knowledge to critically engage with current climate movements, but it does so without narrowing your opportunities after graduation to a specific industry or sector. Some common areas to find work in may…
In a foreign land: experiencing Brighton as an international student, by Clara Wessel, 1st year MEC student
The first time I came to Brighton was also the first time I came to visit the UK. It was a rainy day (what else could I have expected) in February of 2018. I took the train from Gatwick and walked to my hostel. Despite the dark rain clouds and the cold I immediately liked the city. There was a …
An environmental mind: learning and flourishing in Brighton city
If you’re considering studying Media and Environmental Communication BA (Hons) at University of Brighton, you’re probably already aware of the city’s student-attracting features. From the beach and its infamous pier to nightlife and culture for all tastes and interests, it’s no surprise that in recent years Brighton has been dubbed ‘the best student city in the UK’ and, more…