News archive
2012
Cricket legend speaks at the School of Sport and Service Management
Mike Atherton, the former England cricket captain and award-winning sportswriter, is coming to the School of Sport and Service Management to present its Annual Sport Journalism Lecture.
Pegasus professional gives wings to Bright Young Things
Students on the PR module have been given valuable insight into the art of media relations when Sharon Whiting, senior account director with Pegasus PR, shared her knowledge and experiences.
Gary Brickley inducted into Coaching Hall of Fame
Senior lecturer Dr Gary Brickley has been awarded a Mussabini Medal at the Sports Coach UK awards.
Physical Education students arrange outdoor education day
Over 250 year 7 pupils from the St Leonards Academy recently took part in a day of outdoor education at the School of Sport and Service Management.
New Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with St Wilfrid’s Hospice
The School of Sport and Service Management has recently been awarded a two-year KTP with St Wilfrid’s Hospice
Kicking it out
The Sport Journalism course was in the thick of it as Kick It Out, the under-fire anti-discriminatory and charitable body, staged a fans forum debate over the ongoing furore surrounding racism in football.
Principal lecturer Rob Harley wins the Beachy Head Marathon
Principal lecturer from the School of Sport and Service Management, Rob Harley has won the 2012 Beachy Head Marathon
Meeting the Olympic elite
Athletes and academics from the 2012 Olympics were brought together by the University of Brighton to explain how science is helping win medals.
Sports Journalism website shortlisted for award
The University of Brighton's sport journalism course website, www.overtimeonline.co.uk, has been shortlisted by the National Council for the Training of Journalists for Website of the Year.
Postgraduate Induction Week 2012
New postgraduate students at the School of Sport and Service Management were welcomed to the University of Brighton with a week-long induction programme.
Peru Cycling Challenge
Students and lecturers from the University of Brighton in Eastbourne have cycled hundreds of miles – inside the town’s Arndale shopping centre.
Rob Steen to present paper at Oxford Indian Society Symposium
Sport Journalism senior lecturer Rob Steen is looking forward with relish to his forthcoming encounter with Lalit Modi, the architect of the Indian Premier League and one of the most divisive and controversial figures in recent sporting history.
Open day for Marathon runners
The University of Brighton is offering local runners and fitness athletes the chance to shave minutes off their performance times.
The Science of Elite Sporting Performance Symposium
University of Brighton presents an evening symposium - The Science of Elite Sporting Performance on Friday 19 October 2012
Girls Go Gold
University of Brighton students met Olympic gold medalist Sally Gunnell OBE at a conference 'Girls Go Gold'
Retail Marketing student opens fashion boutique
Whilst most students were relaxing during the summer before their last year, final year Retail Marketing BA(Hons) student Holly Newman opened her own ladies fashion boutique .
Students organise inclusive sports festival
PGCE Physical Education and Dance students recently facilitated a day of modified and adapted physical activities to children from special schools in East Sussex.
Brighton supports Gambian tourism move to another level
The University of Brighton is actively supporting tourism in the West African country of The Gambia.
Prizegiving ceremony
Students from the School of Sport and Service Management studying events, hospitality, retail, tourism and travel, recently had their prizegiving ceremony at the Jubilee Library.
Lizzi Rumens named ITT Student of the Year
International Tourism Management BA(Hons) student Lizzi Rumens has won the 2012 Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) Student of the Year.
Football 4 Peace key figure awarded honorary Doctorate
The man credited with helping build bridges between Arabs and Jews living in Israel through sport was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts by the University of Brighton.
Olympics unites sport journalism students
The Olympics has united the country and has also brought together sport journalism students past and present.
Endurancelife Real Relay
Two principal Sport and Exercise Science lecturers Rob Harley and Stuart Mills have taken part in The Endurancelife Real Relay, a national relay challenge.
Research lab Sport and Exercise laboratories reaccredited by BASES
The Sport and Exercise laboratories at the University of Brighton have recently been reaccredited by BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences)
PGCE students organise swimming gala
Pupils from the Headstart School in East Sussex recently took part in a swimming gala organised by PGCE Physical Education trainee teachers
New York Times gets Olympic opinion from Brighton
Professor Alan Tomlinson has been writing on the politics of the Olympics
Chelsea School Student Exhibition
30 students recently showcased their work at the Chelsea School Student Exhibition.
Students consult for retail brands
A group of third year undergraduate students have had their first experience of working with live clients...
Exploring the psychology of sporting success
Senior lecturer James Wallis was one of six experts to speak at The Psychology of Sport, a panel discussion held at the Science Museum's prestigious Dana Centre in early June
PhD scholarships available in hospitality management
The School of Service Management are inviting applications for two new hospitality management PhD scholarships beginning in 2012, each worth £12,900
Physical Education Students organise Student Leader Day
PGCE trainee teachers of physical education recently facilitated a day of leadership training for 50 year 10 aspiring student leaders from Ratton Secondary School in Eastbourne
Students visit Outdoor Adventure
PE and sport science students recently attended Outdoor Adventure in Bude, Cornwall. The trip was arranged to focus students' performance in a range of outdoor and adventurous activities
Doctoral College studentships valued at £55,650 each
The Doctoral College is inviting applications for up to 40 new studentships in 2012/2013. Each offers funding to support full-time doctoral study at the university for three-years
Students take on the Brecon Beacons
Students have returned from testing their survival skills in the Brecon Beacons. The three-day challenge forms part of the Expedition Physiology and Survival Medicine module.
Students visit Lords Cricket Ground
Final year students studying the sport tourism elective module recently went to Lords Cricket Ground in London to investigate the relationship between the iconic sport venue to tourism
Scanning for Gold
Scanning for Gold looks at the physiques of high performance athletes and gives an insight into their training regimes as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games
Town of Runners
The university recently had a screening of the film Town of Runners. Read Sport Journalism BA(Hons) student Anthony Hay's review of the event
Mirror, mirror on the Sunshine Coast will you cook a decent roast?
he Brighton Hospitality Research group have received a solar cooker, enabling them to showcase the possibilities of free energy and educate on the uses of parabolic mirrors
MP praises Student Volunteering
Steven Lloyd, MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon has praised Chelsea School of Sport students for the volunteering they do in the local community
Justin Campaign at Brighton
On the 14th anniversary of Justin Fashanu's death, The Justin Campaign, Football 4 Peace and the Chelsea School of Sport carried out a football festival of joy and commemoration
Launch of 'Odyssey', the University of Brighton's first Travel and Tourism Society
'Odyssey' will help it's members to experience the industry while still studying, enhancing both their degree course and their employability when they leave university
Culinary Arts Studio receives five stars for food hygiene
The Culinary Arts Studio at the School of Service Management has scored the highest rating of 5 in the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
Award for Acting Head of School
Dr Steven Goss-Turner, Acting Head of school has won an award for "Services to Education" at the recent Eastbourne Achievers Awards Ceremony, held at the Winter Gardens venue on 20 April
A new vision for top high street store
Retail graduate Lisa Matthews talks about her time studying at the University of Brighton and how it helps in her current role as a visual merchandiser for Ted Baker
Sport Journalism students to report on Olympics
Three Sport Journalism students will celebrate graduation by being in the thick of it at the Olympics, reporting on the Games and the Paralympics for the organisers, LOCOG
Doctoral research student organises summer school to Thailand and Laos
A doctoral research student, Claudia Dolezal is involved in the organisation of a summer school trip to Thailand and Laos for "StudyExperience South-East Asia"
Students win the BUSC Futsal 2011-12 trophy
The University of Brighton Men's Futsal second team, based in Eastbourne, recently won the BUCS Futsal 2011-12 Trophy
Football 4 Peace at Eastbourne Town Football Club
Local school children united together as they took part in free football coaching led by Eastbourne Town Football Club and international charity Football 4 Peace
Brighton boosts tourism in the Gambia
The Gambia is raising the quality of its tourism industry and University of Brighton experts have played a vital role in improving standards
Football across the divide
Can football contribute to world peace? Hundreds of Eastbourne children will find out this weekend when they take part in an ambitious sports initiative
Gifted and talented day
Nearly two hundred pupils from East Sussex attended the annual gifted and talented day organised and facilitated by physical education students from the Chelsea School of Sport
Ufi Ibrahim is keynote speaker at Brighton Hospitality Research summer forum
Ms Ufi Ibrahim, Chief Executive of the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has been confirmed as keynote speaker at the Brighton Hospitality Research summer forum
Football 4 Peace Training Camp
Chelsea School is once again hosting the annual training event for Football 4 Peace, an organisation which aims to use sport to build bridges between fractured communities
Swedish tennis team chose us for their Olympic training
The University will be playing its part in the Olympics this summer when the Swedish tennis team gets match ready for the Games at its hi-tech sports facilities
The Pitch National Runners Up
Retail Marketing students were eventual runners up at the National Final of the Chartered Institute of Marketing's The Pitch competition
Dr Ricky Mitchell completes his PhD
Congratulations go to the School of Service Management's newest lecturer, Dr Ricky Mitchell, who recently completed his PhD
John Carlos to deliver this year's Annual Sport Journalism Lecture
The school has pulled off a major coup by signing up John Carlos, one of the most iconic Olympians, to deliver this year's Annual Sport Journalism Lecture
National hospitality debating competition victory for University of Brighton students
Three students have won the Passion 4 Hospitality 2012 debating competition at Hotelympia, the UK's largest exhibition for foodservice and hospitality
Chelsea student wins Postgraduate Dissertation of the Year
Chelsea postgraduate student Jorg Krieger has won the Sue Glyptis Memorial Award for Postgraduate Dissertation of the Year awarded by the Leisure Studies Association (LSA)
Hospitality students receive £1,000 grant for Chuck It Cups
Students studying International Hospitality Management have received a £1,000 grant for a project created from the module "Contemporary Issues in Hospitality"
Sport and the 'Big Society'
A one day workshop was recently hosted at the school reflecting upon the meanings of the 'Big Society' and its relation to sport
Physical education students organise outdoor adventure day
Trainee physical education teachers recently facilitated a day of outdoor and adventurous activities for over 100 year 8 pupils from Robertsbridge Community College
Chelsea student organises event on 'The Freedom of Speech'
A successful event highlighting support available for people with speech impediments has recently taken place at the university organised by Chelsea student Matthew Callard
Retail students prepare for national final
Students from the School of Service Management prepare for the national final of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s (CIM) ‘The Pitch’ competition
Retail students’ field trip to Paris
Final year retail students recently explored the famous retail hotspots in Paris, including the Bon Marché and Champs-Élyseés
Travel Professionals of Tomorrow
Over 100 sixth form students attended this conference, held with Institute of Travel and Meetings, to encourage more students to think about a career in the travel industry
Dr Marina Novelli visits Basecamp Explorer Kenya
Dr. Marina Novelli has returned from a visit to two sustainable tourism operations in the Masai Mara Reserve and Naboisho Conservancy
Cricketing star celebrates World Cup glory
Chelsea student Laura Owen talks about her amazing experience playing in the World Cup indoor cricket final in South Africa
Sports Journalism student works for local paper
Sport Journalism student Maria Hudd's work experience with the Eastbourne Herald & Gazette impressed them so much that they offered her a part-time contract
Target Dance performance in Eastbourne
University students and school pupils showcased their talents in an evening of contemporary dance on 14 January 2012
The Premier League at 20: the saviour of football?
Free event on Monday, 23 January 2012 at Coventry University’s London Campus. Take part in a live public debate on the long-term impact of the Premier League to mark 20 years since the competition began
Tackling homophobia and transphobia in sport
Professor Jo Doust demonstrates the Chelsea School of Sport's support for the Government Charter for Action: Tackling Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport
New CENTOPS book: Controversies in Tourism
Examining some well established controversies in tourism and some newly emerging controversial aspects associated with tourism as an activity and a business
Year 9 gifted and talented days
Nearly three hundred pupils from East Sussex attended the annual gifted and talented days for year nine pupils, organised and facilitated by physical education students
Enlightening Tourism Conference 2012
The Centre for Tourism Policy Studies (CENTOPS) at the School of Service Management is a partnering organisation for this international conference in Naples on 13-14 September 2012