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Great feedback and a real buzz on the Nursing Career Open Day!

Third year students had a great opportunity to meet potential employers at our recent Nursing Career Day held at the Checkland Building, Falmer site. With over 16 NHS healthcare trusts and a number of private healthcare providers from local regional areas, it was a great networking opportunity for University of Brighton nursing students, staff and…

275 million pints of beer…

275 million pints of beer, 31 million breakfasts and 52 million coffees sold in one year in all the Wetherspoon outlets in England! These are just some of the fascinating facts that we found out when James Ullman, Head of Retail Audit, came to speak with hospitality students. James is one of our International Hospitality Management…

Let’s share the benefit …of Occupational Therapy!

It’s not every day that you can say that your blog has had over 36,000 views from different corners of the world, however it is clear that this lady is exceptional, and she deserves every bit of recognition! Cancer survivor Alice McGarvie is spreading the word worldwide on the benefits of occupational therapy (OT) –…

Professor Nick Webborn OBE has been elected as the new Chair of the British Paralympic Association.

Nick Webborn is Clinical Professor of Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine at the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine at our School of Sport and Service Management. He is one of the leading sports medicine specialists in the UK, with a particular expertise in the area of disability and Paralympic sports. He has…

The Football Ticket Sales Challenge

Final year Sport Business Management students spent a day with Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club (BHAFC) as part of their marketing module. The day provided an opportunity for students to develop their employability skills as they were required to be both creative and practical, whilst under pressure due to the time constraints of the…

Joanna Woollard wins ‘Clinician of the Year Award’ at the Oscars!

Pardon the pun – but University of Brighton Podiatry students are literally ‘one foot ahead of the rest!’… It’s not every day that you can say that you have been to the Oscars, picked up your very own award and rubbed shoulders with Olympic hurdles silver medallist and former world champion Colin Jackson CBE! However…

Alternative Physical Education Documentary Film

A documentary film written and directed by principal lecturer, Dr Gary Stidder, highlights the value of alternative physical education. The film was made to highlight the teaching and learning of ‘alternative’ physical activities within physical education lessons whilst providing an example of good practice and a way forward for the training of physical education teachers. The film…

Event Planning and Dodgeball!

Tom Dodsworth who is studying Sport Business Management BSc(Hons) writes on a recent learning experience: On Friday 17 February 2017, myself and fellow Sport Business Management students had a 4-hour session learning about how to plan, organise, run and evaluate a sporting event as well as learning the differences between products and services. This was…

Sport Business Masterclass

Second year Sport Business Management BSC(Hons) student James Drummond writes on the recent masterclass he took part in with local schools and colleges. Albion in the Community (AITC) and the University of Brighton worked in partnership to create a sport business masterclass delivered to pupils from 5 local colleges and schools. The day was led by…

A Celebration of Research in Cruise Tourism

On 15 February, the School of Sport and Service Management and the Centre of Sport, Tourism and Leisure Studies (CoSTaLs) celebrated the world-leading research on cruise tourism being conducted at the University of Brighton. As the fastest growing sector of the global tourism industry, cruise tourism is a significant research area and the CoSTaLs event…