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2020 news

Please find listings of our 2020 new stories below:

Monitoring recovery from COVID-19

Students working with cardiac rehab clients

The university's Dr Alan Richardson is working with hospitals to support the recovery of patients who have received intensive care treatment for coronavirus.

1 May 2020

Apprentice Nursing Associate brings personal touch to frontline community care

Becky Chards COVID 19 Safety Poster

Apprentice Nursing Associate Becky Chard has taken on a valuable role in providing frontline community support for patients and their carers.

1 May 2020

Karla’s commitment to helping the vulnerable

Carer and patient photo by Georg Arthur Pflueger on Unsplash

Karla Kern lives in a small flat with her partner and she’s one of the university students who volunteered to continue their placement helping the vulnerable.

30 April 2020

Predicting how the Amazon River Basin will respond to widespread dam building

Professor Phil Ashworth

Professor Phil Ashworth is to lead part of a research project that aims to predict the environmental impact of new dam construction in the Amazon River Basin.

29 April 2020

How students are helping the vulnerable

Gloved hand held out to give assistance Photo by Benedikt Geyer on Unsplash

30 students are volunteering to help the vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis - here's how one is coping.

28 April 2020

Personalised medicine could dramatically improve patients' lives

Professor Somnath Mukhopadhyay

A link has been discovered between a gene defect and eczema, nasal blockage and wheeze among babies as young as six months, according to a new study at BSMS.

27 April 2020

Policing the public over the pandemic

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University lecturer Dr Lambros Fatsis claims the official response to the coronavirus has been focused on law enforcement rather than a public health approach.

27 April 2020

For the love of scrubs

Handmade heart

The School of Education’s Pippa Totraku is sewing hearts for sick patients in Intensive Care – and now she’s making scrubs too.

24 April 2020

Discovering nature…from home!

Butterfly

Dr Rachel White is encouraging the university community to get involved in the 2020 City Nature Challenge between 24-27 April.

23 April 2020

How Jacqueline switched from tube train driver to top scientist

Jacqueline driving a tube train

A Brighton graduate who started work life as a tube train driver has been made a Fellow of one of the world’s most prestigious science programmes.

22 April 2020

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Teaching Excellence Framework silver award

TEF Silver awarded for the quality of our teaching and student outcomes

Center for World University Rankings 2025 top 4.3%

We are in the top 4.3% of institutions globally, Center for World University Rankings 2025

Race Equality Charter silver award

Race Equality Charter Silver awarded for our pledge to advance representation, progression and success for minority ethnic staff and students

Stonewall LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer Gold Award 2024

We are ranked 14th in Stonewall's top 100 employers for commitment to equality for LGBTQ+ staff and students

Athena Swan Gender Charter Silver Award

We were awarded Athena Swan Silver for advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all

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We are a Disability Confident employer, committed to ensuring opportunity for progression for all

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Signed to the Disabled Student Commitment, an initiative to improve support for disabled students

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EcoCampus Platinum accredited for our environmental sustainability, compliance and processes

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