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2020 news

Please find listings of our 2020 new stories below:

Air pollution detectors for cyclists

Emily Brooke MBE with Professor Debra Humphris

A Brighton graduate is developing an air quality device to alert cyclists to polluted areas as they ride.

7 February 2020

University offering funded residency

Activists holding up a poster saying its just love

The University of Brighton is inviting applications for ‘Activist in Residence’ to work on issues around gender and sexuality.

6 February 2020

Tyldesley leads tributes to journalists of the future

Clive Tyldesley and Zuzanna Marciniak

Legendary football commentator Clive Tyldesley was the guest of honour at the University of Brighton’s first Journalism Awards.

5 February 2020

University kicks off involvement in Nature2020

The Nature 2020 launch team

MPs have helped launch a year-long celebration of biodiversity within the Brighton and Lewes Downs UNESCO World Biosphere Region.

5 February 2020

School of Art sets up Summer School of creative courses for adults

Student making pottery at a School of Art Summer School

The University of Brighton’s prestigious School of Art is to run a programme of Summer School creative courses for adults this July.

4 February 2020

Celebrating Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ history

Jacket worn at anti-Section 28 demonstrations photography credit Brighton Museum and Art Gallery Zoltan Borovics

Students, graduates and staff have contributed to Queer the Pier, a new community-led exhibition which opens at the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery this month.

3 February 2020

Brighton professor appointed as independent adviser on Airbnb task force

Professor Marina Novelli

A University of Brighton tourism expert has joined a team of experts to underpin the development of Airbnb’s planned registration system for rentals in the UK.

31 January 2020

Hats off to our 1,000 graduates

University of Brighton graduations

Close to 1,000 students are graduating from the University of Brighton at the Brighton Centre on Friday (7 February).

30 January 2020

£3.5m foundation launched in Brighton to fight tropical diseases

Patients being treated for Podoconiosis in Africa

A new foundation to end the neglect of three tropical diseases has been launched at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

30 January 2020

Could drugs help fight climate change?

Climate change demonstration photo by Li-An Lim on Unsplash

The controlled use of psychedelic drugs can help tackle depression but could they also restart the beating heart of ecological awareness before it is too late.

30 January 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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