News and media
As members of our alumni and friends community, we hope you will be interested in keeping up to date with happenings at the university as well as news of success achieved by other alumni and friends or our current staff and students.
You can keep up-to-date through these pages and also via The Brighton Effect, our magazine for alumni and friends and our regular enewsletters.
Double honours for Brighton alumnae
Two University of Brighton alumnae have been nationally recognised as trailblazers in the world of technology. The second annual Cisco everywoman in Technology Awards acknowledge inspirational women in the technology industry. Read more...
Julien MacDonald returns to his fashion roots
Internationally acclaimed fashion designer and Brighton alumnus, Julien MacDonald OBE, returned to his roots on Monday 19 March to talk to University of Brighton fashion students about his illustrious career.
Read more...
Peter James congratulates outstanding literature students
Peter James, the Brighton-based award-winning author, recently took time out of his busy schedule to meet the two students from the University of Brighton's School of Humanities who were the recipients of the Peter James Scholarships for last academic year. Read more...
Eggs-ellent effort!
Meet Egg Hog, the creation of Brighton illustration alumna (2004), Vicky Scott (www.vickysworld.co.uk). Vicky was approached by the charity, Elephant Family, to design a special egg for the London-based charity event, The Big Egg Hunt. Read more...
Honorary graduates
More than 1,800 students will be receiving their awards this year from the university on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February. Also receiving awards will be three honorary graduates. Nick Cave, Helen Boaden and Michael Rosen will receive awards at winter graduation 9–10 February. Find out more...
Disability campaigner wins first Alumnus award
Social media guru and disability rights campaigner Julie Howell has been named the first winner of the University of Brighton Alumnus Award.
Julie, who graduated in 1992 with a degree in Library and Information Studies, will receive her award on 9 February at the university's winter graduation ceremony. Find out more...
You can find more university news in the news pages and in the news archive
