Benefits and facilities

The university offers competitive salaries, contributory pension schemes plus provision for dependants and comprehensive range of benefits.

You can find out more about the following benefits and facilities:

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Financial

The university offers competitive salaries (see our salary scales pdf) and contributory pension schemes which provide a range of retirement benefits plus provision for dependents. Arrangements exist for transfer in from other pension schemes.

Find out more about our two main schemes, the Local Government Pension Scheme, and Teachers' Pensions. The university also operates the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). This is a national scheme available for staff who were contributing members of USS immediately prior to commencing employment at the University of Brighton.

The university provides generous employer pension contributions which are as follows:

Pension contributions
 Scheme name Percentage
 Local Government Pension Scheme  19.7%
 Teacher's Pension Scheme  16.48%
 Universities Superannuation Scheme  18%

Holidays and other leave

The university offers a generous annual leave entitlement, dependent on grade and length of service, of between 23 and 35 days a year (pro-rata for part-time staff). Please see the table below for full list of holiday entitlements.

The annual leave entitlement is in addition to public holidays and any concessionary days (pdf) when the university is closed over the Christmas period. All leave, including public holidays and university concessionary days, is pro-rated for part-time staff.

There are also generous maternity (pdf), adoption (pdf) and paternity/partner leave schemes.

Leave entitlement
GradeBasic entitlement per yearAfter 5 years' service
1-3 23 28
4-7 25 30
8-9 27 30
Lecturers, senior
lecturers, principal
lecturers and research
staff (Ac 1 – Ac 4)		 35 -
Staff on senior managers’ terms and conditions of employment 30 -
Royal pavilion ice-skating

Balancing working life

The university offers and encourages many ways to achieve a balance between work and life outside work. Options include flexible working, job sharing (pdf), family friendly schemes, health and welfare support, training and development, sport and leisure including discounted membership to university sport facilities, and special leave (pdf) for situations such as family emergencies and exams.

Car parking, transportation and how to find us

In the interest of the environment, staff and students are encouraged to use alternatives to driving whenever possible. The sites are easily reached by frequent bus services, by train, and the university offers travel loans and the opportunity to purchase bikes and accessories tax-free, up to a value of £2,000, saving on average about 25% of the cost.

Staff can also register at www.easit.org.uk to find other information and sustainable ways to travel to work.

Car parking on all sites is very limited. If you are invited for interview you will receive further information about travelling to your interview.

Find out more about how to reach our campus locations with the maps and directions available on this website.

Aerial view of Eastbourne

Cultural events

There is a regular programme of lunchtime and evening concerts, open lectures and exhibitions in the Brighton Centre for Contemporary Art. Open lectures and other cultural events are held on all sites throughout the year.

Find out more about our news and events.

Development and training

The university offers a wide range of personal and professional development activities. Options range through workshops, conferences, part-time certificate and diploma courses, professional qualifications and higher degrees, to learning another language. There are fee waivers in place for some part-time courses for staff at the University of Brighton and its partner organisations.

Excellent learning resources are available on each site and staff members are encouraged to undertake a mixture of formal training and self-development on a continuous basis.

Each site has a library with books and publications on all subjects taught at the university as well as a selection of recreational and background material. There are also reciprocal arrangements with the libraries at the University of Sussex and Brighton Metropolitan College.

Find out more about our libraries.

There is also an online library allowing access to thousands of eBooks, databases and full text journals - most accessible from anywhere with an internet connection.

Accessing the online library

Eating, shopping and banking

Eating

A range of hot and cold food is available from outlets across all four campuses. There are also shops on each site that sell confectionery and stationery during term-time.

Shopping

All staff across the university are entitled to buy an NUS Extra card through Brighton Students' Union and are able to enjoy discounts and offers from over 170 companies in store and online.

Banking

As a member of the global Santander Universities network, staff and students of the University of Brighton have access to a number of funding opportunities and also to a range of exclusive commercial products such as preferential mortgage rates. To find out more information, please visit our Santander webpage. We also benefit from a campus branch of Santander located on the mezzanine floor in the Cockcroft Building, Moulsecoomb campus.

Computer software

The university’s computer store provides staff with access to free and discounted computer software, including, free antivirus software and Microsoft Office packages. Computer first aid clinics are also available for help and advice in relation to personal computers.

Cockcroft Building mezz area

Equality, diversity and inclusion


The university aims to provide an experience of higher education that is challenging and enjoyable for our students and staff, embodies equality of treatment, and equips our students to be socially purposeful professionals and citizens. More information can be found on our equality, diversity and inclusion webpages.

Health and welfare

The university’s Occupational Health Service engages proactively in providing advice on staff health and welfare. The service holds a number of events to promote health and well-being.

Staff helpline

As part of the university’s insurance arrangements, DAS are an independent company who offer a 24-hour telephone confidential counselling service for staff or their immediate family members living with them.

Staff volunteering scheme

The university allows for up to 5 days of contracted hours for volunteering activity to enable staff to take part in a wide range of voluntary opportunities in the local community.

Sustainability

The university is committed to maintaining and improving the quality of its environment, both for those who live and work in the university and for the wider community. This commitment is reflected in policies that seek to make the most effective and efficient use of all our resources, minimise pollution, comply with relevant legislation and encourage all members of the university community to develop a sustainable approach to their work and lifestyle.

c-change is our bespoke carbon reduction campaign, especially designed to engage, inspire and support staff and students to cut carbon, both at the university and also in our personal lives.

Cyclists standing by their e-bikes

Trade unions

The university recognises the following trade unions: University and College Union (UCU); and UNISON.