International Office Blog

Digital Music and Sound Arts graduate wins award from Japan

Alex Lewis-Whitaker has won the Nagoya University of the Arts Award of Excellence 2021 for his final degree show project, entitled Wɔpo. Alex graduated this year with Digital Music and Sound Art BA(Hons), and drew on his mixed English and Asante (Ghanaian) heritage to create a degree show work comprising both a live performance piece and a digital…

Illustration depicting scene in a supermarket

Graduates 2021: Sherry Shi: MA Sequential Design/Illustration

Chinese student Sherry Shi is a 2021 graduate from our MA Sequential Design/Illustration course. Please tell us a bit about your work and your influences This project captures moments of everyday life to chronicle the many societal changes taking place in the last three decades in China. The intention of this project is to use…

Workshops and Tutorials for Improving Academic Skills

Since September 2020, CAELD has been working with tutors and students to provide the appropriate support that will elevate their academic writing skills. This in turn serves to boost the number of students that pass assignments the first time. The CAELD team and staff from across the university have been working together to create tailored…

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…

A new wind turbine design developed remotely

Five students from electrical, mechanical and aeronautical engineering, have developed a new design for a radical vertical axis wind turbine, despite lockdown and two of them working remotely from across the world. The group developed a series of scaled prototypes and finally were able to test them in our wind tunnel as well as outside…

Applying through Clearing as an international student – why I did it [video]

Yousra is studying International Business Management BSc(Hons) here at Brighton. Find out more about her journey to joining us through Clearing. Why I applied through Clearing I applied through Clearing because it was mid-August, and I still wasn’t happy with my university choices. After being offered unconditional offers from three different universities none of them…

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…

Opening of the exhibition 'Welcome to the circus!' at La U mutante' in Spain

Photography and textiles graduates create Spanish art academy

Spanish class of 2019 graduates, Ángel Luis Sánchez Flores (MA Photography) and Rosa Brualla (MA Textiles) have created an art academy in Salamanca, Spain. The pair, founded a company called ‘La U mutante’ together which is an interactive project to share experiences around art and design. As well as offering workshops and seminars the academy…

Graduates 2021: Andrea Hladikova: Digital Music and Sounds Arts MA

Czech student Andrea is a 2021 graduate from our Digital Music and Sound Arts MA. “I love combining different techniques in order to achieve the most accurate expression of my concept. I have always gravitated towards sound and music and when I learned more about this course and its experimental and often multimedia approach I…