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Preparing for university as an international student

If you are reading this, you might be concerned about how to prepare for university. Don’t worry, I felt the same as you before I came to the University of Brighton. As an international student from Malaysia, I had to make sure that I was well prepared for the weather, culture, studies, and lifestyle before…

Five tips for settling into Brighton as an international student

Attend orientation week Orientation week is an extremely critical week that will help you ease into university. During orientation week, you get to meet your professors, staff members, and classmates. It is essential that you make the most out of this week and get acquainted with your professors since they will assist you later during…

Five things to remember before travelling to the UK – student tips

It is natural to feel nervous and/or anxious! Travelling to a new country is a big move especially because you are travelling away from home where you are used to. You are travelling away from family and friends. It is important to remember that feeling scared, nervous, anxious are all natural feelings. After all, you…

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…

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.

Welcome to our international student blog

Welcome to the University of Brighton’s international student blog – the place to find out about all aspects of international student life at the university. International students have a long history of excelling at Brighton, and here we are pleased to share the best of what our students achieve and how the university can help…

Advice on looking after yourself from our students of colour mentors

In August 2020, students from the University of Brighton worked with the Sussex Learning Network and UniConnect sharing their experience as a student and person of colour and how to best look after yourself. These students are mentors for other POC in secondary schools and John Lynch, who co-leads the mentoring programmes also features in…

“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…

Fashion Communications student Indigo on making the most of your ‘free’ time at uni

Fashion Communications with Business Studies student Indigo spoke with us about making the of life outside of the classroom at Brighton. “I realised I really needed to get better at utilising my free time to benefit my degree more, it goes so quickly as it is you’ve got to make it count.’ ‘When first starting…

Why joining a society was the best thing I did

Thivya, a Biomedical Science student, joined the Music Society in her first year. Here’s her top ten reasons why you should get involved. Making new friends - University can be intimidating at first but joining a society puts you in a place where you can meet others going through the same thing. The people you meet will likely…