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Students gain Football Association Secondary School Teachers award

Student PE teachers on the PGCE and School Connect routes experienced an intensive day with FA coaching staff. They learnt how to maximise learning time in PE lessons and how to promote the holistic development of pupils through a four models games approach to learning. They were also guided in how to adapt their lessons for…

Emily Leon and Karen Bonner MBE, Chief Nurse NHS England

Queen’s Nurse awards for Brighton students-turned-educators highlights university’s impact on frontline care

Two University of Brighton-trained nurses have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Nurse title, celebrating their outstanding leadership and commitment to community nursing. Dr Hannah Morris-Ingram and Emily Leon, both lecturers in the university’s School of Education, Sport and Health Sciences, were recognised by The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing for their dedication to delivering high-quality…

University of Brighton named the UK’s most LGBTQ+ friendly university

Brighton has been crowned the UK’s most LGBTQ+ friendly university in a new survey, scoring 8.7 out of 10 for inclusivity – the highest in the country. The new findings from Erobella indicate that Brighton is a place where LGBTQ+ students feel safe, supported and celebrated, further strengthening the university’s reputation for fostering an inclusive and welcoming community. Nationally, the average university score…

Frisbee – The Ultimate Game

Student PE teachers were introduced to Ultimate Frisbee, a game widely taught in North America, as part of their initial teacher training. Ultimate Frisbee, officially called simply Ultimate, is an exciting, non-contact team sport that mixes the best features of soccer, basketball, American football and netball. Many schools now include Ultimate in their PE curriculum…

Lecturer awarded CASES Fellowship

University of Brighton lecturer Alex Bliss has been awarded a Fellowship from the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK – the Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES). CASES Fellowship is awarded to recognise esteemed professional achievement, skills, knowledge and service to CASES and the sport and exercise science community…

Brighton researchers join national project to decarbonise healthcare delivery

University of Brighton academics are helping drive sustainability in healthcare through a new green healthcare hub to accelerate the UK’s journey to net zero. Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), this transdisciplinary hub brings together researchers, NHS partners, and policymakers to develop new ways to reduce the environmental impact of health and…

Teaching Rugby safely in secondary school PE lessons

Student teachers on the (Secondary) Physical Education PGCE were introduced to Tag Rugby at the Falmer campus. Tag Rugby is a non-contact version of rugby which removes the tackling element of the game, so that physical education lessons become safer and more inclusive for all sexes, ages and abilities. The game is played by two…

Learn more about studying at Brighton at an online taster session

Discover what it’s like to study at the University of Brighton with one of our taster sessions. These events are a great way to dive deeper into your chosen subject and gain insights into the application process and university life. The sessions are aimed at students in year 12, the first year of sixth form…

female cancer patient looking out a window

Brighton study explores if the brain ‘turns up the volume’ on post-cancer fatigue

University of Brighton study looks at why patients experience debilitating fatigue after breast cancer treatment and how the brain could aid recovery. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common side effects of cancer treatment, affecting up to 90% of patients during therapy. For many, the exhaustion doesn’t fade when treatment ends – around one in three…

Gary presenting to the student PE teachers

Celebrating England’s female sporting success through Physical Education

In November 2011 the BBC announced their shortlist of candidates for the BBC Television Sports Personality of the Year based on the votes of27 newspaper and magazine editors – just six months before the London 2012 Olympic Games not one single British female sport star or athlete appeared on that shortlist. In November 2025, it…