Sport and health science courses at Brighton news

Brighton Buccaneers Wheelchair Rugby club workshop

A group of over 55 second year Sport Coaching and final year Physical Education with QTS students took part in a Wheelchair Rugby workshop with Brighton Buccaneers Wheelchair Rugby Club. The workshop involved a keynote lecture from the club about wheelchair rugby, as well as guidance and advice about working with wheelchair users and being…

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Student PE teachers provide team games activities for partnership school

Student physical education teachers on the PGCE route organised a series of team games activities for one of our partnership schools, the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA). Around 120 Year 7 pupils spent a day taking part in football, rugby, netball, hockey, ultimate frisbee and pop lacrosse in the university’s Falmer campus sports facilities. The…

Undergraduate PE teachers experience mountain biking

During the first month, first year student teachers on the Physical Education BA(Hons) with QTS learn about and take part in a wide range of Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA) both on and off campus. For their latest adventure the student teachers experienced mountain biking in Brighton’s Stanmer Park with PE lecturers Simon Green and Warren Smart….

Enhancing your employability

Your time at Brighton is about more than just earning a degree – it’s about developing the skills, experiences, and connections that prepare you for a successful career At the Brighton we know that employability is an important part of that experience. We support you in achieving your ambitions, expanding your prospects, and building lasting…

Student teachers welcome back former PE trainee

We were delighted to welcome back to the Falmer campus, Tiana Zammit, a former PE PGCE student. Tiana is now an early careers PE teacher at St Paul’s Catholic College in West Sussex having completed her teacher training with us last year. Tiana gave valuable advice to the new cohort of student teachers as they…

Brighton trainee paramedics host free CPR training event for university students and staff

Students and staff at the University of Brighton will get the chance to learn critical, life-saving skills for the Restart a Heart campaign. Each year, more than 40,000 people in the UK have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, with a survival rate of less than one in 10. Yet, currently, only four in ten people in…

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Feeling wiped out? Brighton researchers say fatigue may be more about your brain than your body

New research suggests fatigue may be the brain’s way of protecting the body – and exercise could be key in managing it, both in daily life and treating illness. Around 1 in 4 people experience general fatigue at some point in their lives, especially when dealing with long-term health conditions or serious illness. Unlike pain,…

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Student teachers hold team building event for 150 pupils

Brighton’s student physical education teachers organised a team building event for Gildredge House School as part of their course. Around 150 Year 7 pupils took part in a series of ice-breaking games, trust games, team building exercises, and decision making and problem solving activities throughout the day at the university’s new sports facilities on the Falmer…

Meet sport and exercise science technical instructor Bill

As a Brighton sport and exercise science student, you’ll be supported not just by a team of expert academic staff but a team of expert technicians too! Our technical team are on hand to assist with the practical aspects of teaching, experiments, and research. They set up, maintain and calibrate the specialist equipment and ensure our…

University of Brighton gains prestigious national award for advancing racial equity

Brighton is awarded the Race Equality Charter (REC) Silver Award by Advance HE, becoming one of only six universities in the UK to hold prestigious recognition. The REC framework is designed to improve the representation, progression and success of Black and minority ethnic staff and students in higher education. The Silver Award acknowledges the university’s…