School of Sport and Health Sciences

TASS accreditation for University of Brighton

The University of Brighton is delighted to be selected as one of just 24 institutions who will be part of the Sport England Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme Accredited Centre Network (TAC Network) this year.

Postgraduate students in charity run

Seven postgraduate students from the School of Sport and Service Management at the University of Brighton will be joining Team Willmott this September to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.

Euro BA graduates in business start-up

Edouard, Arthur and Clement who graduated from the school’s Euro BA in International Hospitality Management have succesfully launched a new business, Comme des Papas. The trio used crowdfunding website KissKissBankBank to raise €8,000 to set up their website and the launch the business and exceeded their target by 1%. Principal Lecturer, Helen Atkinson said: “This is a brilliant…

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Does The Sun shine too brightly on Newcastle?

School of Sport and Service Management senior lecturer, Simon Mcennis, writes for The Conversation on the relationship between Newcastle United and The Sun. Read the article.

Brazil needs help from Fifa

​”Countries like Brazil deserve more support from football’s immensely profitable non-profit overseer. The tax breaks for Fifa and its partners must end today” – that’s the view of our Professor Alan Tomlinson in a Guardian article, co-written with Jules Boykoff, Associate Professor at Pacific University in the USA. Read the article.

University academic to speak in Washington

A University of Brighton academic is to speak to the World Bank in Washington DC on ways to boost tourism in post-conflict countries.

Journalism course leader on Radio London

Rob Steen, co-course leader of Sport Journalism BA(Hons), was interviewed on Radio London 8 Jul 2014 to discuss his new book Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport. You can listen to the interview online until 14 July; please scroll to 01:34.

Events students on placement with Vivid Event Group

International Event Management students Iris Wheatcroft and Chloe Kypriam have just started the third week of their one-year placement with Vivid Event Group in Brighton.

Hospitality students at Royal Ascot

Five students from the International Hospitality Management BA(Hons) course were given the opportunity to work in the Royal Enclosure Lodge, the home of the CEO of Ascot Racecourse.

How to score a penalty

Our sport experts believe they have worked out the best way to score penalties at the 2014 World Cup. The essential ingredient to scoring a World Cup penalty – play the fool.

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