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Graduates 2021: Kasper Wahnstrom: Fashion Design with Business Studies

Swedish undergraduate student Kasper has spent the last three years studying Fashion Design with Business Studies. His work is inspired by the idea of communality and functionalism. “What attracted me to the fashion design course at University of Brighton was the fact that it included business studies. The course allowed me to be both creative…

Graduates 2021: Giulia Angelucci Fashion Communication with Business Studies

Italian Fashion Communication with Business Studies student writes about her practice as she makes post-graduation plans. I am an interdisciplinary practitioner who approaches work led by curiosity and intuition. I specialise in Creative Direction, Visual Research, and Branding, which are practices that I have been able to develop further within these past three years. I…

Economics student creates new platform to boost access to remote working

Undergraduate Indian student Kanoj Vora has teamed up with students in the US and Germany to create a new website to link students and employers for remote work. Currently in his second year of a BSc(Hons) in Economics, Kanoj co-created his new online platform Likeava to bolster the worldwide surge in remote working. The aim is…

Photography alumna receives English Heritage portfolio commission

British-Chinese photography graduate Mia Parker-Tang has received one of four New Lenses commissions by English Heritage to create a portfolio inspired by a chosen site. After graduating from her Photography BA (Hons) course in 2019, Mia – now based in Peterborough – worked as a freelance photographer and showed in an exhibition at London’s Truman Brewery….

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…

Digital Film graduate recognised at international film festival

Italian Scottish student Alice Giraudi has placed third in an women’s international film festival. Alice’s short film, entitled Il Giardino, takes a documentary look at Italian chef Maria Zingarelli as she sets about opening her own vegetarian restaurant – in a part of Italy famed for its meat… Alice is an Italian Scottish student and…

Studying online – how I do it

As the university adapts to learning in lockdown, our students our showing off their best tips for studying online . Elaf Shams-Ul-Haq, a Psychology and Criminology student from Pakistan, shared with us how a day in her life looks for her and her course.

“This means an incredible amount” – Brighton graduate wins fashion award

In September 2020, Fashion Design with Business Studies graduate Ella Hall picked up the accessories prize at Graduate Fashion Foundation’s (GFF) 2020 Awards. The socially distanced ceremony was held on 22 September and was streamed live from SamsungKX in London and brought to an end Graduate Fashion Week, which featured work from a number of…

Winning the Environmental Award will always remind me what I can achieve

In August 2020, Environmental Sciences student Pieter Fourie spoke to us about the impact winning he University’s Environmental Award has had on his academic life. I am the recipient of the Environmental Award from the University of Brighton for my dissertation which investigated possible links in pathogen transport in water and microplastics. I was…

“It felt safe for me to be my authentic self for the first time and be automatically accepted for that too”

George Green graduated in English Language and Linguistics in 2014 – he told the university’s alumni team about his experience. University was a transformative experience for me personally, academically and professionally. Even though it’s impossible to know an alternative universe where I did not go to university and how my life would have been if…