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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.
Read more... 5/7/2012
Company in Top Ten IT Employers for Women
A company headed by University of Brighton alumna and active member of the ambassador scheme, Sheila Flavell, has been placed in the ‘Top Ten IT Employers for Women’ in 2012. Find out more... 1/1/2013
Alumni and friends support local wine research centre
The construction of the Plumpton Wine Research Centre is well underway and the drive to raise funding was launched in May 2011. Thanks to support from the Rathfinny Wine Company, the Merrydown Trust and many others, sufficient funding was secured by March 2012 to go ahead with the building. Read more...
1/1/2013
Graduate Summer School 2012
The Careers Service has once again teamed up with Beepurple and the University of Brighton Alumni Association to offer University of Brighton graduates the opportunity to take part in a series of events to help improve their employability skills and the chances of securing that dream graduate job. Find out more... 12/9/2012
A cast of sporting heroes
Sculptures of Olympic heroes including Dame Kelly Holmes have been created by a University of Brighton graduate.
Louise Giblin has cast the bodies of five top athletes to celebrate sporting success and to raise money for charity. Her work will be exhibited at Saffron Gallery in Battle, from 27 July to 11 August 2012. Find out more... 27/7/2012
Colophon donates font for graduate show
One of the fonts used in the poster campaign for this year's graduate show was kindly donated by Brighton alumni, Anthony Sheret and Edd Harrington. Both studied Graphic Design BA(Hons) at the Faculty of Arts and now work together at their Brighton studio 'The Entente'. Find out more... 23/7/2012
Santander Universities strikes new three-year agreement with the university
On 25 April, the university hosted a celebration event to mark the beginning of a new three-year agreement between Santander Universities and the University of Brighton. The occasion, held in the Cockcroft Building in Moulsecoomb, also recognised the achievements of the students, staff and community partners who received funding over the last year. Find out more... 25/4/2012
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... 29/3/2012
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... 19/4/2012
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... 3/4/2012
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... 10/2/2012
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... 3/2/2012
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... 11/1/2012
Nationwide success for enterprising alumnus
As this year’s Enterprise Awards are launched, the winner of last year’s Student Entrepreneurship Award, David Ferguson, has recently signed a deal with a major DIY retail chain to sell his innovative loft storage solution across the UK.
Find out more... 10/1/2012
Winning design
Winners at the 2012 Paralympic games will be wearing medals designed by Brighton alumna, Lin Cheung (3D Materials Practice (Wood, Metal, Ceramics and Plastic) BA(Hons) 1994). Lin, who is a senior lecturer in Jewellery Design at Central Saint Martins, was one of 100 designers invited by LOCOG to submit their ideas for consideration for the new medal. Lin took her inspiration from the wings of Nike (the Goddess of Victory) and was inspired by “the endurance, focus and achievement of elite Paralympic athletes". Her winning designs were unveiled at the British Museum. Find out more... 17/11/2011
Student opportunity to promote Big Beach Boutique
Norman Cook's Big Beach Boutique 5 will be taking place next June, right here in his home city of Brighton at the new AMEX stadium and his management company, Anglo Management, would like to work with some creative University of Brighton students on promoting the 2012 gigs on a local, national or even international scale. To take part in this amazing opportunity, Click here… 11/11/2011
An illustrious talent
A University of Brighton Illustration graduate has won the Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize 2011.
Isabel Greenberg's work was chosen from more than 200 entries. She said: "I'd entered twice before and once been a runner-up. To win is so nice. I’m so happy about it." 18/1/2012
Excellent careers advice
We are delighted to announce that Robert Prosser, our alumni careers development adviser and coordinator of the university’s Momentum mentoring scheme, has just won an Excellence in Facilitating/Empowering Learning Award. If you need free expert advice from our award-winning colleague, please contact careers@brighton.ac.uk 12/7/2011
Collaboration helps employment prospects for local offenders
Co-directed by Brighton alumnus, Phil Ashford (MBA 2003), Enterprise for Change is a not-for-profit organisation which specialises in helping people from disadvantaged backgrounds become self-employed or start a business in order to turn their lives around. 28/6/2011
Sports awards 2011
The alumni association was proud to sponsor the university’s annual Sports Awards in May. Sandra King, Brighton alumna and Boccia Competition Manager at the Paralympics 2012, joined Katherine Merry, Olympic bronze medallist (Women’s 400m – Sydney 2000) as guest speaker. Giving inspiring talks about the importance of pursuing goals and the inestimable value of volunteering, Sandra and Katherine then proceeded to help hand out the awards.
The association was delighted to introduce a new category – Sports Alumnus of the Year. This year’s award went to Gary Marlow (BA(Hons) Physical Education with QTS 2003) in recognition for his services to sport, through his charitable work and his tireless efforts to make sport an inclusive activity regardless of ability.
Panthers Cheerleaders greeted the announcement that they had won the alumni association’s Club of the Year award with a loud chorus of approval. The association was also delighted to congratulate Brighton alumnus, Adam Haniver, who was awarded Coach of the Year for his work with the university’s Boxing Club. 28/6/2011
