Our charter has been co-created by students and staff to realise the potential of our learning community. It sets out what we should all anticipate from our partnership in terms of expectations and commitments for students, the university, and the Students’ Union. This Student Charter is not intended to have legal effect, for full details of your agreement with the University of Brighton please refer to the Student Contract.
Students
Recognise the importance of your individual role in the university and wider community, to help bring the university’s values to life and to uphold professional, courteous and respectful behaviour at all times.
In particular:
Brighton has a very positive energy – there’s always something going on. It’s a place where you can come thinking one thing and leave thinking another.
Oliver Coulson, Social Science student
The university
Foster a culture and ethos of mutual respect and tolerance of all members of our university and its wider community, ensuring equality for all.
Students can expect:
Just like the city we call home, the University of Brighton is a place where different perspectives meet. A place where opinions, ideas and visions of the world come together, feed off and inspire each other, and create something unique.
2019 university prospectus
The students' union
Recognise and celebrate the diversity of our student community and taking steps to ensure that all of our students are welcomed, valued and included within the university and the local community.
By:
I am amazed by how much my horizons have been expanded at Brighton. Speaking to so many students has opened my eyes to ensuring everyone is treated fairly and with respect.
Tomi Ibukun, SU President 2018/19
Make a personal commitment to, and take responsibility for, your own learning and development by fully utilising the resources, facilities and research opportunities available.
In particular, by:
I have a range of different practices within my course: written work, editing and a lot of hands-on practical work – it suits me as I learn from doing more than just hearing what it’s all about.
Georgia Mutegevu, Media Studies student
Offer a range of inclusive learning experiences through an innovative curriculum to support students to develop their knowledge, skills and intellectual curiosity, within a stimulating learning environment that fosters enquiry collaboration, co-production and experimentation.
Learning should feel like a collaborative process. It’s my job to work with my colleagues to make sure our University is a supportive place where students have space to explore and practice what they learn, becoming skilled and confident so that they can fulfil their potential.
Professor Debra Humphris, Vice Chancellor
Through the energy and effort of our dynamic sabbatical officers, volunteers and staff, work to simultaneously challenge and support the university to continuously improve the academic experience of students.
Through:
Our BSU Education Campaign has had such a positive response from students who want to feed back about their experience, and to see how the University is improving the student experience by listening to the student voice.
Parker Robinson, VP Student Experience
Be proactive in seeking support and advice to ensure that you can fulfil your personal and academic potential, alongside maintaining your health and wellbeing.
Mood Boost gave me some great skills to help improve wellbeing. Each week I learned a new skill to help combat negative feelings. I continue to use these whenever I feel stressed or low.
Jordan Lansborough, Psychology and Sociology student
Offer a wide range of accessible services to support students throughout their time at university, provided by qualified professional staff who are focused on students’ experience, development and wellbeing.
Through offering:
Our reading weeks have been replaced by enrichment weeks with timetables of health, wellbeing and development activities scheduled, including yoga, meditation and creating free self-help kits.
Julie Fowlie, Principal Lecturer, School of Business and Law
The students’ union
Provide a range of services for our members that support and promote academic success, health and wellbeing.
We're committed to making student life better. As such, we're here to help you on a variety of academic issues. If you're struggling with hitting deadlines, have educational needs that aren't being addressed or are being accused of academic misconduct, you can come and speak to us at any time.
BSU website
Be open to new learning experiences and challenges, both inside and outside of your course, that can boost your confidence and develop your passion and curiosity for lifelong learning.
The only limits you might encounter at the University of Brighton are those set by yourself. The course is engaging and challenging and there will always be a member of staff willing to help you, taking feedback on board to improve the experience of students and help them meet their potential.
Liam Ardagh, Aeronautical Engineering student
Offer a range of opportunities within and outside the course curriculum, to enable students to develop the practical knowledge and skills, passion and creativity to equip them for their professional and personal futures.
We use a diverse programme of placements to give our students opportunities, with appropriate support, to develop and deliver interventions in settings where occupational therapy is not traditionally delivered.
David Haines, Principal Lecturer, School of Sport and Health Sciences
Support active student engagement and employability by providing a varied and exciting extracurricular offer, encouraging every student to explore and develop their own interests and passions to prepare them for future success.
I first got involved in setting up the Southeast Asian Society when my friends and I were joking about how nice it would be if we were to create a society to meet more people of Asian background… The Students’ Union guided us through every step, and we were able to complete all of the requirements and get the society ratified.
I first got involved in setting up the Southeast Asian Society when my friends and I were joking about how nice it would be if we were to create a society to meet more people of Asian background…
The Students’ Union guided us through every step, and we were able to complete all of the requirements and get the society ratified.
Carylle Mirano, Computer Science student
Engage in opportunities to feed back on your experience and contribute to creating an exciting environment for learning and high-quality research, recognising that students and staff can work together to generate ideas to improve standards and university life.
We use Touchstone Tours to empower students by getting them to take on the role of tour guide and give staff a 1-2-1 tour of the library from their point of view highlighting their likes and dislikes. Each tour is videoed so that we can track patterns in feedback and use this to inform service improvements.
Cath Morgan, Head of Library Services
Listen to and engage students, not only to provide opportunities for feedback on their experience throughout their university journey, but also actively encourage them to work in partnership to shape the quality of their learning experience.
We have appointed a Student Engagement Champion in our School who is helping to develop new ways of collecting student feedback and encouraging participation.
Andy Knott, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Represent and amplify the student voice, to ensure students are at the heart of decisions made within the university and the union.
Every year students are elected by other students to represent our university community… We also have course reps on every course in every year who feedback on how your course is and help make changes.
BSU section of 2019 university prospectus