One of our ECRs Hannah Thurston, Senior Lecturer, has had a successful June with the publication of her first book, Prisons and Punishment in Texas. Many congratulations go to Hannah on this excellent achievement. Professor Kate Bullen Professor of Psychology and Head of the School of Applied Social Science
Dr Mary Darking and Dr Carl Walker will be receiving a university award for their community facing work in July, and they have also submitted an application to the THE Awards 2016 in the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community category. Many congratulations to both Mary and Carl for what they have achieved – and […]
On July 2nd we held the first Open Day leading up to the 2017/18 UCAS round – it was a really busy and hopefully successful day. I sent my thanks to staff and students yesterday but I have subsequently received the stats for the day. SASS had 507 attendees with their families, this was 43% […]
Natalie Pitimson, University of Brighton I’ve carried my book bag back and forth to the library three times a week for about two years. I bought it from the Jewish Museum in North London because I liked it. The word “schlep”, written on the side, perfectly describes my regular hour-long trek through central London with […]
Helen Williamson, University of Brighton How it is possible to get hold of weapons in Britain despite tough laws that restrict their ownership and use? This strict firearm legislation, enacted chiefly through the Firearms Act 1968 and amendments following the 1987 Hungerford mass shooting and 1996 Dunblane mass shoting, has reduced the number of purpose-made […]
Statement from the Vice-Chancellor on the Orlando shootings Source: Statement from the Vice-Chancellor on the Orlando shootings
Apart from the usual University work, April and May have been busy with external activities in a number of areas. These have included the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Nottingham, attending a range of BPS committee meetings, and a PhD viva in Roehampton. I was re-selected as the chair of the BPS Ethics Committee […]
In the last two months we welcomed Katie Batchelor and Ciara McDermott to our team of programme administrators and both are off to a flying start! It’s good news for everyone to have a fully staffed School Office again. We are entering a very busy recruitment phase and have recently held interviews for new Criminology, […]
The university is the first university in the country to launch a campaign to cut sugar consumption – and it is being backed by Jamie Oliver. Source: The university joins Jamie Oliver’s drive to cut sugar consumption
Draft plans for the university’s Moulsecoomb campus and the regeneration of Preston Barracks are on show from today (22 April). Source: Plans on show