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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…

Want to be a podiatrist?

In July 2020, the College of Podiatry and The WOW Show, published a new career guide that takes a trip behind the scenes of being a podiatrist. The film features interviews with young podiatrists including University of Brighton graduate Jamie Bedwell. Jamie graduated from our Podiatry (BSc)Hons in 2019 and now works part-time as a…

Got questions before you start? Read our FAQs for architecture, interior architecture and product design courses

We have put together the most frequently asked questions from our recent School of Architecture and Design online Q&A. Architecture How much maths is involved in Architecture? Traditionally maths was an important requirement for architecture but these days computers have taken over many of the tasks. Apart from basic maths to understand measurements or areas…

Humanities staff talk you through our undergraduate courses

Lecturers from our Humanities programme explain the six different degrees in these short presentations. Critical History BA(Hons) Listen to lecturer Dr Jon Watson explain the degree in this short presentation available on the university’s mediastream. Watch the Critical History BA (Hons) overview here. Find out why to choose_Critical_History_BA(Hons) Globalisation: History, Politics, Culture BA(Hons) Listen…

What is it like to study a Masters in Education at Brighton?

In February 2020, recent graduate Gemma Batchelor spoke to us about her journey studying on our Education MA course. “My Masters in Education journey started when I was working full-time as a reception teacher during a school meeting. The topic focused on sharing ‘best practice’ in supporting ‘disadvantaged’ children in the classroom, an area…