We currently have many projects in progress which are actively helping the business community to develop products, services, technologies and systems. Here are just a few examples of ways in which we work with industry:
Business management
- Rick Stein - Diversifying hospitality through retail
Rick and Jill Stein's Padstow-based business worked with the university to develop a new retail strategy and operational systems.
Education and training
- FDM - Kick-starting careers in IT consultancy
FDM offers trainees the opportunity to gain an MSc. - The Pensions Regulator - Award-bearing course in-house
The Pensions Regulator worked with Brighton Business School to develop a university validated in-house course. - Site Visibility - Accessing the talent pool
Site Visibility offers placements and a scholarship to digital media students.
Environment
- Plastipack - From swimming pools to reservoirs
Swimming pool coverings materials manufacturer Plastipack developed new environmental properties for its materials with a graduate on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership.
Health
- Biocompatibles International - Drug delivery system
PhD students work with Biocompatibles in developing polymer-based drug delivery systems for the treatment of cancer. - Allergy Therapeutics - Characterising materials for solubility
Allergy Therapeutics work with Brighton team in the development of pharmaceutical vaccine products
Product design and engineering
- Bowers & Wilkins - Testing sound frequencies
B&W have been working with the university to push the boundaries of speaker design. - Grays International - Product design for sport
Grays International has a long history of designing and manufacturing elite sports equipment. - Easidream - Cot rocker helps babies
Easidream prototypes help babies to sleep quickly and safely in pilot operational trials.
