The Brighton Effect
Issue 28
NEVER STOP QUESTIONING AND LEARNING
Not many people can boast the title of Master Inventor, fewer still that they are a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Mandy Chessell (Software Engineering MSc, 1996) has both.
YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY
“Call me whatever you like: Norman, Norm, Nobby …” Perhaps better known as Fatboy Slim, Norman (born Quentin Leo Cook in 1963) was a student at Brighton Polytechnic from 1982–1985, achieving a 2:1 in British Studies. Almost 30 years since graduating, Norman invited The Brighton Effect to his home to chat about his time as a student, his career and his relationship with the city.
IT’S A FUNNY OLD BUSINESS
If you could build a career based on your adolescent fantasies, you’d probably be laughing. Not bad work if you can get it. Comedienne and author, Louise Rennison, tells us how voicing her inner teenager has led to a prolific publishing career, award-wining books and why research is no big chore.
Other articles include:
- Blowing the House of Commons up!
- A flair for fashion
- Winning design
- Helping others helps you too
- The power of volunteering
- Alumni Advice Network
- The bigger picture
If you would like to comment on any of these articles, email alumni@brighton.ac.uk
Magazine archive
The following back issues of the BGA magazine are available to download:
- Issue 28 (2Mb pdf)
- Issue 27 (2Mb pdf)
- Issue 26 (3.2Mb pdf)
- Issue 25 (4Mb pdf)
- Issue 24 (2.2Mb pdf)
- Issue 23 (1.6Mb pdf)
