Educational partnerships

The University of Brighton has a vast network of educational partnerships both in the local community and across the world.

We are committed to the promotion of higher education and work closely with schools and colleges in the East Sussex region to raise the aspirations of local students. We also have a number of international partners, based in countries from France to Mauritius, to ensure that we remain a socially engaged institution with globally relevant research.

One of Brighton's most significant and successful collaborations has been with the University of Sussex. Together, we've formed the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), whose undergraduate degree programme is already one of the most competitively sought after in the UK.

Promoting higher education to all

The university has its own team dedicated to working with local communities, schools and colleges in the immediate area. Our aim is to raise aspirations and provide advice and guidance for students of any age.

If you would like to talk to our team about the ways in which we can support your students, please get in touch.

Widening Participation Outreach Manager

Michelle Tarling m.tarling@brighton.ac.uk 01273 641929

Widening Participation Outreach Officers

Amy Adams (Eastbourne and Hastings) a.r.adams@brighton.ac.uk 01273 644605
Daniel Hawkins (Brighton and West Sussex) d.hawkins@brighton.ac.uk 01273 641774

Widening Participation Coordinators

Sarah Andrews (Events) s.e.andrews@brighton.ac.uk 01273 641043
Johanna Harris (Moulsecoomb) j.harris2@brighton.ac.uk 01273 644762
Anna McGovern (City) a.m.mcgovern@brighton.ac.uk 01273 641662
Vicky Johnson (Falmer) v.johnson3@brighton.ac.uk 01273 641276
Marina Trowell (Eastbourne) m.y.trowell@brighton.ac.uk 01273 644622
Nikki Collins (Hastings) n.t.collins@brighton.ac.uk 01273 641205

Projects and initiatives

Centre for Learning and Teaching

The Centre for Learning and Teaching works with colleagues across the University of Brighton and partner colleges to improve the student learning experience.

University of Brighton Compact

The University of Brighton Compact is a partnership between the university and local schools.

Students studying at these schools benefit from the support and services we deliver through the Compact no matter which university they are thinking about attending. We aim to make our activities responsive and flexible to individual needs.

STEM Sussex

The university's STEM outreach department, STEM Sussex, works with employers and schools in support of the STEM skills pipeline, raising awareness of STEM career paths involving science, technology, engineering and maths to teachers and young people.

Sussex Learning Network

The Sussex Learning Network (SLN) is a partnership of universities, colleges, training providers and guidance agencies. As one of the first Lifelong Learning Networks, the SLN is leading the way in this exciting and innovative collaboration to make vocational higher education more relevant and accessible for people in Sussex.

Brighton and the south-east

The University of Brighton works with young people in schools and colleges to encourage more students to consider the benefits of higher education. This is especially significant in the Hastings area where educational progression has historically been low.

Supporting academies

The university is sponsor of the University of Brighton Academies Trust. The trusts’ network of 15 academies in Sussex all support each other - and their pupils - to excel. Enriched by the university’s contribution, they work to ensure that their 7,500 pupils are inspired to meet their potential and develop a passion for life-long learning.

Starting with the formation of two secondary academies – The Hastings Academy and The St Leonards Academy - from three underperforming schools, the university took the role of lead sponsor in the Hastings Academies Trust, when it was launched in 2010.

The University of Brighton Academies Trust was then established in 2014 to build on the university's success in Hastings and broaden the work of the trust to Sussex and the surrounding areas. After working closely together for several years the two trusts merged in September 2017.

Partner colleges

One of the ways in which the University of Brighton supports widening access to higher education in the region is by validating university-level courses at our partner colleges, which include:

The university also validates degrees taught by the KLC School of Design, London and the PGCE Secondary award for Kent and Medway Training SCITT.

Brighton and the world

International College

The University of Brighton International College is based on our Moulsecoomb campus, and it offers degree preparation courses for international students. 

Overseas partners

Our courses are taught at the following international partner universities:

We also work in partnership with a number of other overseas universities to provide student exchange and progression opportunities for our students.