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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

Royal honour for Sheila

Sheila Flavell speaking at the 2018 graduation ceremony

Sheila Flavell, University of Brighton graduate and a champion for women in tech, received a CBE in the Queen’s new year honours.

15 January 2020

How Dumbo inspired top fashion designer

Ong Oaj Pairam Photo by Jonjo Borrill

Walt Disney’s elephant Dumbo is the inspiration for the latest collection from one of the UK’s leading fashion designers, Brighton-based Ong Oaj Pairam.

28 November 2019

Jill’s ‘Americano’ appointment

Jill McDonald

A University of Brighton graduate has been appointed CEO of the US-owned coffeehouse chain Costa Coffee.

26 November 2019

Graduate’s ‘Naked Truths’ chosen for national exhibition

Mirandas Naked Truths exhibit pictures

A University of Brighton graduate has been selected to exhibit her work in FBA Futures 2020, the annual survey of contemporary figurative art in UK art schools.

25 November 2019

Painting Oxbridge’s first female professor

Sara presented with flowers by the managing committee of the McDonald Institute

A Brighton graduate has been commissioned to create a portrait of the first female Oxbridge professor.

19 November 2019

United Nations appoints Brighton graduate

Damilola Ogunbiy

A University of Brighton alumna has been appointed United Nations Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All.

15 November 2019

Prize nomination for alumna’s critique of communication

Image of woman with camera The Discreet Channel with Noise by Clare Strand1

A University of Brighton alumna has made the four-person shortlist for one of the world’s most prestigious photography prizes.

8 November 2019

The rise and rise of a Brighton graduate

Winston Gallagher filming on location at an aviary in Germany. Photo Ann Dalimore

A TV producer and director behind some of the UK’s biggest shows reveals how his “invaluable” time at university helped kick-start his meteoric career journey.

5 November 2019

Brighton graduates win Emmy Award – again

A still from Inside North Korea's Dynasty

A group of University of Brighton graduates won their second Emmy Award for their animation work on a National Geographic film about North Korea.

2 October 2019

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