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Extended library opening hours

The university will be trialing extended opening hours in the New Year. All students need their UniCards to access these facilities out of normal working hours. If you forget your Unicard, you will not be able to gain access. Falmer, ST Peters House, Queenwood and Hastings libraries Opening hours will be: 8.45am – midnight, (Monday-Friday) 12pm –…

Join the Big Xmas Switch-Off

Before heading off for a well-deserved break, staff and students across the University will be coming together as part of our c-change campaign – to switch off unnecessary energy-guzzling equipment and lights, and help cut our carbon emissions during the university’s closure days. See the poster below for a few top tips you can follow to help…

The Brighton Student Survey – frequently asked questions

What is the BSS? From January 2016 the Brighton Student Survey will be the University’s principal method for canvassing opinions from first, second and some of our third year undergraduate students who are not yet completing the National Student Survey (NSS). The BSS (which will be based on the same questions as the NSS) will…

Do you know about our Wellbeing Workshops….

The university cares about your wellbeing and understands that life as a student can be busy and demanding. To help you manage this term and keep your life in balance, the Student Services Wellbeing team have organised a variety of sessions on every campus: Pop up workshops Building Resilience – Developing ‘Academic Buoyancy’ A series…

The Street Diner is back

Come and visit the Street Diner and experience a mouth-watering tapestry of food from a collection of local traders, cooking up a diverse range of street food including: Gourmet Sussex burgers from The Troll’s Pantry Locally caught gourmet fish subs from Olly The Chef Nose to tail British street food from Forgotten Cuts Awesome Mexican…

Time management tips

Create good study habits 1. Study at the same time each day so that it becomes a habit. 2. Plan for weekly reviews. 3. Set aside blocks of study time (about 45 minutes each). 4. Keep your study area just for studying and get rid of distractions. 5. Write down assignments in every class including…

Fresher’s survival tips

How to survive the first term… Take it easy – Fresher’s is the time to get out there and have fun. However try not to be the person forever remembered as the guy who slept in a bin or the girl covered in puke. Have fun, look after each other. Be open-minded – even if…

Changes to the studentcentral homepage

The university has launched a new homepage for studentcentral to give you access to the important information you need. Last year students told the university that there were a number of features that studentcentral and other systems needed to provide, to help access information quickly and easily. These included: email, timetables, the online library and…

Brighton Students’ Union Presents: Freshtival 2015

Freshtival 2015 is a 2 week programme of events presented by Brighton Students’ Union. A variety of events will be taking place throughout the fortnight across each of the University of Brighton campuses. Each campus has an exclusive Freshtival programme with crossover events occurring in Brighton for the gala events. 2014’s Freshtival programme was a…

Mentoring celebration

On 14 May, students celebrated their hard work on the Momentum scheme, a programme designed to help BME, disabled students and those lacking in confidence, build skills and confidence for future employment. Robert is in his first year studying social sciences at the Falmer campus. Before signing up for mentoring, he had a fear of talking in public…

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