School of Humanities

With a thriving research culture that informs courses at all levels, our humanities programme at Brighton seeks to examine the world that human beings have created for themselves.

Courses in this school cover three subject areas:

  • literature, linguistics and language
  • history of art and design
  • humanities.

The former is based at our Falmer campus and the latter two are based at our Pavilion Parade building in the centre of Brighton.

We look rigorously into politics, philosophy, history and the cultures that people develop through their literature, religion and communication and aim to create an academically rewarding, encouraging and enlivening environment.

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News and events

“My time studying at Brighton has been a life-turning experience”

“My time studying at Brighton has been a life-turning experience”

As part of her studies in MA Creative Writing, Elizabeth Eaton worked as writer in residence at a primary school, going on to edit an anthology of stories written by children to raise money for Samara’s Aid which works with Syrian refugees.
Graduate Show 2019: Briar Grootveldt: Philosophy, Politics, Art

Graduate Show 2019: Briar Grootveldt: Philosophy, Politics, Art

My dissertation focusses on the extensive and rather timeless topic of death and the trauma that often follows alongside it.
Graduate Show 2019: Eleanor Medhurst: Fashion and Dress History

Graduate Show 2019: Eleanor Medhurst: Fashion and Dress History

I see Fashion and Dress History as a way to study society.
How can we protect heritage sites?

How can we protect heritage sites?

The University of Brighton welcomed academics from across the world to a research workshop based around safeguarding cultural heritage.

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Collections

Design Archives

The University of Brighton Design Archives is based at our Grand Parade building. It is an internationally significant research base with a curatorial team that initiates and promotes collaborative activity through a programme of projects. It focuses on British design and global design organisations in the twentieth century, welcoming scholars and students from many academic disciplines researching the designed environment, the design profession and design practice.

Visit the Design Archives website.

Design Archives and student

Dress History Teaching Collection 

The aim of the Dress History Teaching Collection, held in our Pavilion Parade building, is to offer all students and staff at the University of Brighton direct access to closely examine and photograph historical and world fabrics and garments while encouraging the use of the collection within material culture research.

Visit the Dress History Teaching Collection website.

Dress collection sample

Research and enterprise 

Centre for applied philosophy, politics and ethics

Centre for Design History

Centre for memory, narrative and histories

Centre for spatial, environmental and cultural politics

Performance and communities

General enquiries

School of Humanities (Falmer)
University of Brighton
Checkland Building
Falmer
BN1 9PH

School of Humanities (Pavilion Parade)
University of Brighton
10-11 Pavilion Parade
Brighton
BN2 1RA

Phone: +44 (0) 1273 643905
Email: humanities@brighton.ac.uk

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