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Staff successes – March 2016

Helen Fidler told me today her PhD amendments have been approved. Many congratulations Helen! Claire Hebron has been appointed as the social media editor for the Manual Therapy Journal – we will soon all be looking at you Clare for guidance on social media. Colette Ridehalgh has been invited to join the International advisory board…

Student Conference – contemporary issues in sport

World-leading academics gathered today to lead a conference designed specifically for School of Sport and Service Management students. Assistant head of school Sid Hayes opened the event and welcomed the speakers to the university.

Placement Promotion Success for Retail Student

Retail Management BA(Hons) student Sophie Baker has been promoted by Majestic Wines while on placement with them. Sophie started her year-long placement in July 2015 as a trainee manager in Weston-super-Mare before moving to a branch in Taunton just before the hectic Christmas period. She also gained experience providing cover in other Majestic stores including…

University supports student to fulfil his Korfball ambitions

Korball was first played in 1902 and since its introduction the sport has grown from strength to strength. One of its rising stars is second year University of Brighton sports management student Blake Palfreyman who made his debut for the England korfball team in 2014. At the end of 2015 Blake attended the Senior Korfball…

Enriching the postgraduate experience

Lectures and essays do not exclusively compound the postgraduate experience. University life, as the University of Brighton sees it, is a much more complete network of resources to make learning an on-going and enriching process. Modules deliver the basic outcomes for all courses; to achieve thought-through goals however, the university experience does not stop there….

£1.5m to improve children’s feet

The university is sharing in £1.5m funding to provide parents and clinicians with improved knowledge to care for children’s feet. Source: £1.5m to improve children’s feet

Brighton academics join breastfeeding change call

Carol Williams and Nigel Sherriff were this week featuring on Juice FM news bulletin on breastfeeding, Arrow FM, Sovereign FM, Splash FM, and Bright FM. Two leading experts from the University of Brighton have joined calls for the Government to provide more to support for new mothers in breastfeeding. Dr Nigel Sherriff, Principal Research…

Take an e-bike to the Eastbourne campus

Today saw the launch of the University of Brighton’s power-bike rental service for staff and students at Eastbourne train station. Physical Education with QTS student Emma Brown was one of the first to give them a test run. Read the full story on the University of Brighton website or find out more in this short film.

Power bikes make their debut

A University of Brighton power-bike rental service for staff and students took to the streets for the first time. Source: Power bikes make their debut