The University of Brighton is engaged in ground-breaking research which has the potential of bringing far-reaching benefits around the world and locally.
The following films explain in detail what some of our research projects are about and show how our staff and students are striving to make a difference and improve the way we live.
Research films
Emotionally durable design
Dr Chapman's research presents strategic counterpoints to 'throwaway society', by developing design tools that enhance the resilience of relationships between people and their products.
Diabetes - searching for a cure
The holy grail for diabetes researchers will always be the finding a cure for this disease that affects more than 285 million people worldwide.
How to save fuel and cut emissions - at a stroke
A new car engine that switches between a two-stroke and a four-stroke modes promises to reduce fuel consumption by one quarter.
Cosmic Drums: Where art illustrates science
Through a collaboration of art and science, the TIMELINE sculpture makes invisible radioactive particles not only visible but audible too...
How can we convert CO2 into useable nanomaterials
Imagine if we could break CO2 back down into its harmless building blocks instead of pumping billions of tonnes of it into the atmosphere every year...
Could pond snails unlock the secrets of a healthier old age
Pond snails suffer the same memory loss as humans and by studying their brain functions, scientists hope to find new treatments...
Inclusive art
The artwork says it all: see how artists with learning disabilities and university students are working side-by-side to make high quality art in a vibrant and inclusive environment...
Joined up design
The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning through Design
(CETLD) is a unique venture bringing together object based learning in
Higher Education and Museums
Social change for LGBT people
Count Me In Too is an award-winning project that seeks progress and social change for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people in the south-east coastal area...
Tara Brabazon 'Google is white bread for the mind'
Access to technologies does not ensure literacy in them, says Tara Brabazon, Professor of Media Studies and director of the Popular Culture Collective...
Steve Flowers on innovation
Professor Flowers' research has been looking at how government policy can help encourage innovation which is led by users or consumers...
James Ebdon on water pollution
The discovery of a bacterium in a sewage treatment works by Dr James Ebdon could be the first step to a cheap and simple test for water pollution that could save lives around the world....
Peter Squires on gun crime
Brighton criminologist, Professor Peter Squires has put the issue of gun crime in perspective and set out what he and his team of colleagues think is the best way to tackle it...
