Student News and Events

News and events for University of Brighton students

What could you do with an extra £1000? 10 Brighter Futures Grants to be won.

Fancy winning £1000? We’ve got 10 lots up for grabs!

Exclusively for University of Brighton students, the Brighter Futures Grants have been created to support our students through their university experience. There are 10 grants each with a value of £1000. You could use the funds towards accommodation or bills to help with the cost of living, or you could spend it on a new laptop or tablet.

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Join us in celebrating Black History

Black History Month serves as a special opportunity to amplify the voices of minority ethnic communities. Join us in this collective effort to build a brighter future by drawing wisdom from the past.

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Welcome to the University of Brighton for 2023/24

Our Vice-Chancellor, Debra Humphris, has prepared this message for you to let you know what it means to be a student at the University of Brighton.

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My Brighton new design and improvements coming 28 July 2023

We’re making some changes to the student portal and app, My Brighton this Friday 28 July, from 2pm. There’ll be some refreshing new colours, a revised Home dashboard and the navigation has been improved.

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My Brighton improvements coming 5 May 2023

We’re pleased to announce that the university app, My Brighton will undergo some minor changes based on your feedback, which we’ve collected since February. We thank all students who took time to share their thoughts with us: “Your Voice Shapes Our University.” Your feedback told us that some services were not easy to find on…

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Supporting you to achieve your full potential reminder

The additional consideration process is available to consider unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances that students face, and to protect you from the impact of these circumstances on your achievement.

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Supporting you during UCU’s marking and assessment boycott

Read our FAQs on how the University of Brighton is supporting those affected by the inductrial action in terms of students’ studies, exams, grading and degree graduation.

Student hackathon

Job opportunity: Student Partner for Hackathon Challenge

We are looking for up to nine students (any level) to join student engagement specialists based at the University of Brighton in a small series of ‘hackathon’ challenge events.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and assessment

University’s position on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools when producing work for assessment as part of your course.

Digital Experience Student Insights Survey

Tell us how technology supports your learning

Take the Digital Experience Student Insights Survey today, to help us understand how you are engaging with digital learning. Your views will help us to understand the aspects that are working well and how we can support you further to develop vital digital skills.

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