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2020 news

Please find listings of our 2020 new stories below:

Brighton doctors qualify early to aid coronavirus crisis

Students in the BSMS lecture theatre

Fifth year medical students at Brighton and Sussex Medical School have already taken their final assessments and will soon join the workforce.

8 April 2020

Nanoparticle research may improve tumour treatment

Medical operation in progress photo by Natanael Melchor on Unsplash

Researchers have been working on the development of a potentially life-saving treatment for one of the most malignant and aggressive brain tumours.

6 April 2020

Brighton lecturer picks up Catalan literary award

Dr Mandie Iveson

A book by the University of Brighton’s Dr Mandie Iveson has won a Premi Crítica Serra d'Or for her research on Catalan language and culture.

3 April 2020

Brighton sustainable design studio’s new portable charger

Tobie Tse testing out one of the first Gomi Portable Chargers in Brighton

Brighton sustainable designers have launched a new portable phone charger made from repurposed batteries and non-recyclable plastic.

2 April 2020

Medical School answers hospital and doctor's call for help

PPE gown and gloves copyright ECDC Flickr cc

Protective equipment for frontline workers fighting COVID-19 is being donated by Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS).

1 April 2020

National status award for Design Archives

Posters from the Design Council Archive

The University of Brighton Design Archives has been awarded national accreditation.

31 March 2020

COVID-19: a lesson on why vaccines are so vital

Virus image photo by CDC on Unsplash

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the critical need for families to keep up with vaccinations, according to a Brighton immunologist.

30 March 2020

Get off the sofa, turn up the music – and dance!

Woman dancing photo by Juan Camilo Navia on Unsplash

A university exercise expert believes a good bop not only burns the calories but it also beats the isolation blues by increasing positive emotions.

26 March 2020

Climate change will flush more plastics into the sea

Karolina Skalska with MP Greg Clark

Global warming and the resulting increase in flooding is expected to send more microplastic pollution into the sea, according to research at the university.

25 March 2020

Carry on teaching - how our Professor Bhavik Patel is using his patio windows for remote learning

Bhavik with his window white board photo by his seven-year-old daughter Diva

Professor Patel has detailed how he’s coping – and how he’s found his patio windows at home are perfect substitutes for white boards.

24 March 2020

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