News
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.
You can even tune in to our student radio station Burst radio for up to date university news, chat and music.
New Alumnus Award winner
We are delighted to announce the winner of the University of Brighton’s Alumnus Award 2013 as Graphic Design alumnus (1984) Chris Riddell. Read more…
Gary Brickley inducted into Coaching Hall of Fame
Senior lecturer at the School of Sport and Service Management and three times alumnus of the University of Brighton, Dr Gary Brickley has been awarded a Mussabini Medal at the Sports Coach UK awards. The medal is in recognition of coaches that have coached athletes to outstanding success on the world stage. Read more...
Launching ideas into reality
The Springboard Grants Programme provides awards of up to £1,000 to current students and staff at the University of Brighton to help fund unique activities that enrich and enhance the student and staff experience. In the last round, almost 70 applications were submitted and 24 grants awarded to exceptional projects. Read more…
Blazing a trail
A revolutionary bike light invented by a University of Brighton graduate has been hailed a major breakthrough in tackling one of the biggest causes of cycling deaths. Read more…
Secret to paralympic success
Helping the Team GB paracyclists bring home eight medals, Dr Gary Brickley knows how to put in a winning performance. A Brighton alumnus himself, Gary is a senior lecturer at the School of Sport and Service Management, where he applied specific training techniques to prepare the athletes for London 2012. Read more…
The escape chair
Freyja Sewell’s HUSH chair has already been earmarked as a ‘green hero’ by Grand Design’s TV presenter Kevin McLeod. Read more about the chair designed to provide a retreat from the hubbub of modern life.
Badge of pride
Illustration graduate Julia Zeen won a commission from Coca-Cola and has designed official Olympic lapel badges. Read more...
Primary school pupils attend graduation
Professor C Gull helps local children explore the option of going to university.
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