International Student Blog

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 with the University of Brighton

The University of Brighton is proud to support our female students and staff and we’ll be celebrating the day with a range of activities. The University of Brighton is holding a joint event with the University of Sussex – a conversation with award-winning science journalist and author Angela Saini. The talk will cover the history…

Brighton Photography Graduate Selected for International Exhibition

Hungarian alumna student Kíra Krász has been selected for exhibition in a leading European gallery. Her work was shown in the Hangar Art Center in Brussels from November 2020 to January 2021. Kíra’s work was inspired following being locked down in her Hove flat with with her partner. They were finding that they felt cramped…

Our Forward Bound scholars – Anastasiia Bondarenko

Since 2015, the University’s has offered its prestigious Forward Bounds scholarship to MSc Health Promotion applicants from low or lower-middle income countries. The award was introduced to support health and other professionals who are employed or who volunteer in roles where they will be able to influence and shape health promotion practice and policy on…

Our Forward Bound scholars – Virginia Mzunzu

Preparing for your PhD interview

Getting through to a PhD interview is a great achievement in your PhD acceptance journey and you are almost at the final stage. In this final article in our series of postgraduate application tips, Dr Ioannis Pantelidis of the University of Brighton Doctoral College has put together some of his tips for preparing for your…

How to find the right PhD supervisor

Before submitting a PhD proposal to a university, it is advisable to find a potential supervisor who has an interest in your project and who can help you to develop your proposal before you submit an application to a university. This article will cover a few examples of how you can find the right supervisor…

How to write a great research proposal

Continuing our series of postgraduate application tips, in this article Dr Ioannis Pantelidis of the University of Brighton Doctoral College shares his tips on writing a brilliant PhD proposal. Depending on which university you are applying to, they will have their own ways of asking you to present a proposal, and there are some things…

Top Ten Mistakes to Avoid During the Pre-Doctorate Journey (PhD, DBA, EdD, Mphil)

Dr Ioannis Pantelidis, director of doctoral studies at the University’s Doctoral College, has compiled his top tips to avoid when considering a PhD, based on his many years advising his own prospective PhD students and from the students themselves who have taken on the PhD adventure. Doing a PhD because of powerful others (and not…

Why study a postgraduate degree at the University of Brighton

Dr Ioannis Pantelidis, BBS senior lecturer and director of Doctoral Studies at the University of Brighton Doctoral College, spoke to us about study at postgraduate level at Brighton and breaking down some myths and legends about postgraduate study in general. At a time where more people are revaluating where they want to work and reassessing…

Why I Chose Supply Chain Management at Brighton

Ibrahim Ali I Alwatid, a postgraduate international student from Saudi Arabia, is currently studying our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc. We caught up with him to find out what why he chose this course and what he’s enjoying during his time at Brighton. Why I chose logistics and supply chain management at the University…