Why choose Brighton?
By completing your research programme at the University of Brighton, you will be part of a growing, ambitious research community that will support you in making your original contribution to knowledge.
Six reasons to undertake your research here
A focus on impact
We are committed to delivering 'transformative research' that has real-life positive impacts to people, their societies and economies.
Links to industry
With our strong links to industry and the professions, collaborative projects and working is key to our approach for students and their supervisors.
Culture of shared endeavour
Research students and their supervisors are part of a university-wide research culture of shared endeavour and active participation.
Researcher development
We are continuing to develop a high quality researcher development environment in support of the doctoral learning experience.
Research and researcher facilities
We continue to invest in university facilities and researcher facilities including our new Doctoral College centres being established across our campuses.
Global Brighton community
We welcome postgraduate research students from around the world and strive for international best practice in provision of our support.
Celebration of research application and impact
We are committed to delivering 'transformative research' that has real-life positive impacts. We believe there are two types of research - applied research and research that is yet to be applied. We are renowned for our regional engagement and the service we provide to our communities.
Find out more in our 'transforming research' publication.
High quality researcher development environment
We are continuing to develop a high quality researcher development environment in support of the doctoral learning experience. We providing the skills, training, networks and knowledge for research students to develop themselves and their work, for successful research and professional careers.
Find out more about our researcher development.
Culture of shared endeavour and participation
The university culture is one of shared endeavour and active participation by research students and supervisors. With an environment of high support and high challenge, career researchers and professionals who embed research in their practice are nurtured.
Find out more about our researcher culture.
Global Brighton community
We welcome postgraduate research students from around the world and supporting the research focus of all students with international best practice and scope for impact.
Find out more about our focus on achieving international best practice.
Connected to industry and the professions
With our strong links to industry and the professions, our research students and their supervisors collaborate on programmes that make real world impact locally and across the world.
Find out more about our partnerships with business and industry.
Facilities for research and researchers
University facilities and researcher facilities including our new Doctoral College centres being established across our campuses. We continues to invest in our facilities and technology to assist our staff and student researchers to advance your searches for original knowledge.
In addition to the services of our new Doctoral College and our ongoing maturing of our research culture, our research students have access to world class facilities across a wide range of disciplines, from industrial textile looms to a flight simulator, rapid prototyping facilities, a real-time trading room, human movement laboratories, molecular biology facilities, hospitals and more.
Find out more about subject-specific facilities on our school websites.
Find out more about our on-campus Doctoral College study centres.
In addition to providing the technology I need and having such a great supervisory team guiding and supporting my development, the university also offers research methodology training and research seminars that are great opportunities to talk about my research and hear what other researchers are producing.