As we wrap up 2024, we want to take a moment to reflect on the past year’s achievements, milestones and stories that have shaped the year here at the University of Brighton.
There’s so much to celebrate – we’ve seen groundbreaking research, community impact and inspiring student success across every area of the university. Continue reading “Looking back on our 2024: A year of innovation, creativity and impact “
Are you curious about what it’s like to study Geography at the University of Brighton? Join us for an engaging online taster session designed to help you get a glimpse of university life and dive deeper into the area of human geography and spatial politics. Continue reading “Join us for a geography taster session on the history of LGBTQ+ spaces “
A pioneering project by University of Brighton researchers has shed new light on how wound dressing materials can speed up healing of chronic wounds.
The breakthrough could mean faster recovery for patients and is an important first step towards the development of a new type of wound dressing that mimics the body’s natural tissue and which would transform wound care in the UK and around the world.
From exploring the stunning landscapes of places such as Wales and Sicily to collaborating with peers in the lab, the University of Brighton’s Environmental Sciences BSc course offers you the opportunity to turn your passion for the environment into real-world action.
Students here don’t just study the environment – they experience it firsthand, through field trips, lab work, creative assessments and an optional industry placement year that helps them build their academic and practical skills. Continue reading “Top 10 Reasons to Study Environmental Sciences at Brighton “
Dr Matthew Brolly’s research on “foodscapes” studies the complex habitats that sustain wildlife, particularly large herbivores like deer, in Mediterranean ecosystems.
The INCREMENTO and MULTISPECTRAL projects, which focus on wild ungulate foodscapes using controlled deer populations to study their impacts, exemplify this by exploring how these animals interact with their surroundings and respond to changing vegetation availability and habitat quality. Continue reading “GIS and Remote Sensing for Detecting and Managing Wildlife Foodscapes”
November 19th 2024 is World Toilet Day! This year’s theme, “Toilets: A place for peace”, emphasizes the importance of safe and secure sanitation facilities, which are essential to our daily lives.
Unfortunately, billions of people face threats to sanitation due to conflict, climate change, natural disasters, and neglect, leading to a global sanitation crisis. Currently, 3.6 billion people live with inadequate toilets that harm their health and/or pollute the environment. Conflicts and extreme weather can disrupt sanitation services, and when toilet systems fail or are absent, untreated human waste contaminates the environment, spreading deadly diseases like cholera. It is therefore crucial for governments to ensure that sanitation and water services are resilient, effective, and accessible to all.
Continue reading “UoB Researchers Tackle Global Sanitation Challenges in Bangladesh”
Third year students from our Geography and Environment courses travelled to London this November, as part of our popular Geographies of Genders and Sexualities module. Taught by Dr Nick McGlynn and Dr Paul Gilchrist, this module teaches students to use geographic thinking to better understand contemporary issues. Crucially, though we love Brighton, it’s important to get away and investigate other sites! For this module we visit London, and particularly the famous Soho area.
Continue reading “Geography/Environment Field Trip: Exploring London’s Changing LGBTQ+ Spaces “
University of Brighton’s public lecture in December shares insights into how stress hormones impact cancer.
Stress and cancer: The hidden link
Wednesday 4 December 2024 at 6.30pm, University of Brighton, Huxley Lecture Theatre (300), Huxley Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ
What is the hidden link between stress and cancer? The first inaugural lecture for this academic year at the University of Brighton aims to shed light on the impact of stress responses on the progression and treatment of the disease.
Join Professor Melanie Flint, Professor of Stress and Cancer Research and co-director of the Sussex Cancer Research Centre, on Wednesday 4 December when she explores how chronic stress impacts quality of life and its link to cancer.
Continue reading “University’s public lecture explores the link between stress and cancer”
We are incredibly proud to share that our MSc Town Planning (Chartered Apprenticeship) graduate Louise Brace has been awarded the RTPI Research Excellence Student Award at the 2024 Planning Research Conference.
This award, which recognizes the outstanding research of planning students globally, is a testament to Louise’s dedication and the quality of her work.
Her dissertation “The Role of Local Planning Authority Plan Making in Rural Renewable Energy Production,” explores a pressing issue combining topics around climate change, energy security, and local governance.
Through her research, Louise developed a criteria-based policy evaluation framework that could considerably improve how Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) support renewable energy (RE) development in future.
Continue reading “Brighton graduate wins RTPI Research Excellence Award “
Given that Brighton is seen as the LGBTQ+ capital of the UK, it’s natural that we cover issues relating to sexuality in our Geography and Environment degrees. Students can even take our specialist module on Geographies of Genders and Sexualities in their third year. Cementing our reputation in this area, this year we brought the world’s only regular conference that unites Geography and sexuality to Brighton. Continue reading “European Geographies of Sexualities Conference comes to Brighton”