Student News and Events

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…

Catching up with Ben

Ben studied Law with Business in the Business School, he graduated in 2013 with a First Class degree. He got in touch to tell us about what he’s doing now. “I started my degree in 2010 at the Moulsecoomb campus and was already living in Brighton so I didn’t have to worry about a big…

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…

Meet some of the Grad Show exhibitors

We take a sneak preview at some of the work on display as part of the Grad Show Emily Bowers-Clark’s collection ‘Static Fluidity’, follows her internship with luxury fashion label Le Photographe where she now hopes to find full-time employment. Emily, from Kingston, South West London, describer her Fashion with Business course as “really enjoyable”, adding that it,…

Grad Show 2015

More than 12,000 visitors are expected to attend one of the South East’s largest exhibitions of architecture, fine art, design and film. The University of Brighton’s annual Graduate Show is a free-to-attend exhibition that lets visitors search out stars of the future who hope to follow in the footsteps of alumni such as fashion designer…

Student Awards and Scholarships

Last year the University of Brighton awarded prizes worth just under £200,000 to students Yes, that’s right. Thanks to donations from local businesses, our Alumni Association and friends of the university, 200 students won awards ranging from £50 to £1000 for their achievements. Available awards: Up to 50 x £1000 scholarships each academic year Awards…

Doing a placement got me a job before graduation

Emma studies Primary Studies with Education at the Falmer campus. She’s in her final year and will be graduating in July. Her hard work on her course and during placements has landed her a job at a new school before she’s even graduated! “I originally chose Brighton because it seemed like it was the best…

Studying with a brain tumour – Gemma’s story

“I’m Gemma and I am 32 years old, currently studying Adult Nursing at the Eastbourne campus. I’m in my third and final year of the course, juggling course work and placements with looking after a husband and two young boys who are ten and six. I have loved my course so far; it’s something that…

My dissertation – Jordan’s story

I’m Jordan, a third year Multimedia Broadcast Journalism student at the Hastings campus. I decided to write about how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) TV characters have developed over the past 25 years and what the public’s response to them has been like for my final year dissertation. Whilst I was writing it, as…

Graduate Tom and his Atlantic adventure

Former Sports Journalism student Tom is training to do something extraordinary. He and his best friend James are pushing themselves to the limit this coming December by rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic completely unaided. The team will be rowing from The Canary Islands to Antigua, rowing up to 12 hours a day for up…