Graduates from the Faculty of Health and Social Science are feature in our alumni magazine, The Brighton Effect.
If you would like to be included in an edition of The Brighton Effect or on our website, or have recently been featured in the news, please do contact us and let us know. We are always looking for alumni stories, both big and small.
School of Applied Social Science
"I now live in the USA and combined my healthcare background and my diploma to become a medical administrator. I sit on the Downs Syndrome Association of Houston Board and involve myself in charity and community work."
Marie Dooley, BA(Hons) Social Policy and Administration 2001
"After graduating I worked for Brighton Housing Trust before moving into mental health at The Richmond Fellowship. Fourteen years on and I am working in a re-engagement project for young people. My degree has been relevant and informative for my entire career."
Jane Gilbert, BA(Hons) Social Policy and Administration 1993
School of Health Professions
Rachel Tobelem: Works as an Occupational Therapist / Strategy Co-ordinator for the Gibraltar social services agency. Originally from Gibraltar Rachel explains her own personal journey. Find out more...
Kate Clarke: Kate completed the Physiotherapy BSc(Hons) in 2005, and now works for Bradford Teaching Hospitals in West Yorkshire. Find out more...
Charlotte De Jonckheere: Charlotte graduated with an MSc Podiatry in 2004 and now runs her own private practise in Belgium. Find out more...
School of Nursing and Midwifery
"Since I graduated I have been working for the Ministry of Defence primarily with the soldiers under training. We also care for the permanent staff and their families as well and I am now the lead nurse for the childhood immunisations. I recently completed a post graduate certificate in minor injuries and illness through my employer, further advancing my clinical skills enabling me to work more autonomously."
Juliet Bale, BSc (Hons) Midwifery 2009
"Since graduating from Brighton with a 2:1 degree in nursing I have achieved my dream job as a Pain Management Nurse in the hospital that I wanted to work in since the start of my training!"
Rhea Crighton, BSc (Hons) Nursing 2010
