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P2P wins ATHE/ABTAs Making the Case Award for a Teaching Project

The Peer2Peer (P2P) Capacity Building in Tourism Initiative has won the Association of Tourism in Higher Education’s (ATHE) Making the Case Award for a Teaching Project for Building Leadership and Management Capacity in the Visitor Economy, which is sponsored by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA).

Euro BA Meeting in Eastbourne

The Steering Group of the European Academy of Hospitality Management, the organisation which oversees the very successful Euro BA programme, met in Eastbourne on 9 and 10 November. Chaired by Dr Steven Goss-Turner, representatives from partner institutions in France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands discussed current issues and future strategy.

Professor Nauright in The Conversation

John Nauright, Professor of Sport and Leisure Management at the University of Brighton writes in The Conversation: A single, permanent Olympic site would help us reclaim the integrity of sport. Read the article

Tchouckball introduced to Trainee PE teachers

PGCE and School Direct PE students were introduced to a new and innovative non-contact invasion game which is sweeping across the country and gaining popularity amongst pupils in secondary school PE lessons. Tchouckball is a game that was invented in Switzerland.

Journalism students on Lewes Bonfire Celebrations

Our second-year Sport Journalism and Travel Journalism students have posted on Overtime Online about the Lewes Bonfire and other celebrations around Brighton and Eastbourne. The website has been recognised by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) as one of the top four student websites in the country. Read these and more stories.

Korfball workshop

As part of an on-going series of alternative activities, PGCE and School Direct trainee PE teachers were introduced to the Dutch game of ‘Korfball’. Korfball is a goal throwing invasion and a mix between netball and basketball played specifically between two mixed-sex teams of eight (four female and four male).

Keynote speech for Dr Steven Goss-Turner

The Head of Operations for the School of Sport and Service Management, Dr Steven Goss-Turner recently gave the keynote speech at the Graduation Ceremony of long-standing partner, the International University of Applied Sciences, Bad Honnef, Bonn, Germany. Steven referred to the 16 years over which the two institutions have collaborated, and in that time more…

FIFA scandal keeps our sports academics busy

John Sugden, Professor of the Sociology of Sport, at the School of Sport and Service Management, was inundated with media interviews earlier this week. This followed suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s suggestions that an agreement had been made for Russia to host the World Cup 2018 before the official vote took place.

Lidl Sales Operations Executive Visit

Retail Management BA(Hons) graduate Filip Jicinsky returned to the School of Sport and Service Management to talk to current undergraduate students about his role as Lidl’s Sales Operations Executive for the Prague Region in the Czech Republic.

Graham Spacey in The Conversation

Graham Spacey from the university’s Rugby 4 Peace initiative writes for The Conversation: Rugby World Cup: what good sports can teach the world about how to play fair. Read the article