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Notable alumni

The University of Brighton is proud that our alumni have progressed into a wide variety of careers and significant activities. Below are just some of our notable graduates.

If you know of others, please do get in touch.

Dato Ir. Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar
Electrical Engineering
Former Vice-President of Petronas Petrochemical Business, Malaysia

Ragheb Aga
Sport and Exercise Science
International cricketer

Kate Allenby MBE
Sport Science
Modern pentathlon, bronze medal winner Sydney 2000 and Director of Fencing at London 2012

Matthew Ashton
Fashion Textiles Design with Business Studies
Creative Director for LEGO in Denmark

Daisy Asquith
Cultural History, Memory and Identity
Documentary filmmaker

Jeannie Baker
Author and illustrator

Duncan Baker Brown
Architecture
Architect and expert in contemporary methods of ecology-friendly housing design (designer of The Brighton Waste House)

James Barnes
Sport Science
Television director

Chris Barrie
Combined Studies
Actor, comedian and impressionist

Oliver Barry
History of Design
BAFTA-winning film-maker (produces, directs and creates shows and series all over the world, including shows for BBC and VH1)

Adam Bates
International Hospitality Management
Director of Venuesadvisor Ltd and former Head of Tourism for the city of Brighton & Hove

Ian Beck
Graphic Design
Author and Illustrator

Edward Bell
Graphic Design
Artist, photographer and illustrator (worked on album covers for David Bowie and Hazel O’Connor)

Munroe Bergdorf
English Language and Media
Social activist

Gresham Blake
Fashion Design With Business Studies
Entrepreneur, bespoke tailor and designer

Becca Bland
Editorial Photography
Chief Executive of Stand Alone charity

Dr Gary Brickley
Sport and Leisure Studies
British Paralympic cycling team coach and Alumnus Award winner 2015

Emily Brooke MBE
Product Design with Professional Experience
Founder and CEO of beryl (formerly Blaze)

Caraline Brown
Information Systems
Owner and Managing Director of Midnight Communications

Mandy Chessell CBE
Software Engineering
Computer scientist, Master Inventor and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Lin Cheung
Wood, Metal, Ceramics, Plastics
Designer of the 2012 Paralympic medals

Andrew Christie CBE
Management Studies
Independent Commissioner for children's social care at Birmingham City Council

Dr Gillian Clarke MBE
Physical Education
Olympic hockey umpire at three Olympic games

Paddy Considine
Editorial Photography
Actor, screenwriter and director

Norman Cook
British Studies
DJ, musician and producer, Alumnus Award winner 2015

Yvonne Coomber
Humanities
Artist

Ben Cooper
Public Administration
Controller, Radio 1 and 1Xtra

Lucy Cousins
Graphic Design
Author and illustrator of children’s books (best known for her books featuring Maisy Mouse)

Keith Coventry
Fine Art
Artist and curator (winner of the John Moores Painting Prize 2010)

Cressida Cowell
Narrative Illustration
Children’s author, best known for novel series, How to Train Your Dragon which subsequently became an award-winning film

Paula Cox
Modern Languages
Artist

Keren Craig
Fashion Textiles Design with Business Studies
Marchesa designer

Thompson Dagnall
Fine Art
Sculptor

Melita Dennett
Library and Information Studies
BBC local radio presenter, director of QueenSpark Books

Matthew Dent
Graphic Design
Designer of the Royal Mint British coinage redesign 2008

Graham Duff
Expressive Arts
Writer, actor and producer

Polly Dunbar
Illustration
Author and illustrator

Mark Eley
Fashion Textiles with Business Studies
Eley Kishimoto designer

Camila Fiori
Dance and Visual Art
Actress

Fox Fisher
Sequential Design/Illustration
Filmmaker, trans campaigner and artist 

Rod Flavell
Human Movement/Human Biology
CEO and founder of FDM Group, awarded Best CEO in the IT industry 2015

Sheila Flavell
General Management
Chief operating officer at the FDM Group, Everywoman in Technology’s Leader of the Year in a corporate organisation 2012

Joanna Gardiner
Physical Education
Winner of the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration (2007 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year)

Midfield General (real name Damian Harris)
Fine Art
The original founder of Skint Records

Sarah Gibb
Narrative Illustration/Editorial Design
Illustrator of children’s books

Harvey Goldsmith CBE
Pharmacy
Performing arts promoter

Emily Gravett
Illustration
Children's book illustrator and author

Mini Grey
Sequential Design/Illustration
Award-winning children's author and illustrator

Bobby Griffin
Leisure and Sport Management
Parabadminton bronze medallist – 2015 world championships

Lorraine Harrison
Undergraduate Free-Standing Modules
Former Head of the School of Education at the University of Brighton and voluntary Director of the Brighton Multi Academies Trust

Ben Hawes
Sports Technology
Captain of the Great Britain field hockey team (Beijing 2008 Olympics) and Chairman of the British Olympic Association Athletes’ Commission, 2015

Shona Heath
Fashion Textiles Design with Business Studies
Art director and set designer, featured in The Vogue Power List 2015

Sue Hendra
Graphic Design
Author and illustrator

Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie
Physical Education
Artistic Director, Wired Aerial Theatre

Ivan Horsfall Turner
Management Studies
Managing Director of Freedom Leisure

Julie Howell
Library and Information Studies
Disability rights and web accessibility campaigner, Alumnus Award winner 2012

Barbara Hulanicki OBE
Fashion Illustration
Founder of iconic fashion label, Biba

Group Captain Mark Hunt OBE
Mechanical Engineering
Former President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Anji Hunter
Humanities
Senior Adviser, Edelman

Dr Steve Ingham
Sport Science
Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport (IES)

Amy Jump
Fine Art
Film scriptwriter and editor

Simon Kernick
Humanities
Sunday Times number one bestselling author

Alison Kervin OBE
Sports Science
Journalist and Fleet Street's first female sports editor

Natasha Khan
Music And Visual Art
Musician, Bat for Lashes

Saira Khan
Humanities
TV presenter and businesswoman

Sandra King
Human Movement and Education
Boccia competition manager for 2012 Paralympics

Bobby Krlic
Music and Visual Art
Musician and producer

Alison Lapper MBE
Fine Art
Artist and author

Sue Law
Head of Equality & Child Protection, The FA GroupKeith Leech MBE
Education
Received an MBE for Services to Heritage in East Sussex

Paris Lees
English Language and English Literature
Journalist, presenter and transgender rights activist

Cameron Leslie
International Hospitality Management
Founder of London nightclub Fabric

Simone Lia
Graphic Design
Cartoonist and author

Dr Hong Lu OBE
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Chairman of the Trustees, Chinese Education Development Project

David Luckes MBE
Sports and Leisure Studies
GB hockey player who participated in three summer Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000) and Head of Sport Competition for London 2012

P J Lynch
Graphic Design
Artist and illustrator of children’s books

Julien Macdonald OBE
Fashion Textiles Design with Business Studies
Designer

Sadie Mason MBE
Physical Education and Science
CEO of Active Sussex and current Board Member of London Sport

Faye McClelland
Physiotherapy
European and world Paratriathlon champion, Alumnus Award winner 2014

Jill McDonald
Business Studies
Managing Director (Clothing, Home and Beauty) Marks and Spencer PLC

Siobhan Melia
Podiatry
Chief Executive of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Joseph Mount
Music and Visual Art
Musician and founding member of Metronomy

Jo Neary
Art and Design
Comedian, writer and actress

Molly Parkin
Teachers Certificate
Painter, novelist and journalist

John Pasche
Graphic Design
Art designer, including Rolling Stones’ Tongue & Lip motif

James Payne
Visual and Performing Arts
Scriptwriter (EastEnders)

Adam Pearson
Business Management
Actor, developer, presenter and award-winning disability rights campaigner. Recipient of the Alumnus Award 2016.

Peepshow Collective
(Miles Donovan, Chrissie Macdonald, Pete Mellor, Andrew Rae, Lucy Vigrass and Spencer Wilson) Emmy award-winning group of visual artists

Steven Pippin
Fine Art
Visual artist

Yvonne Powell OBE
Physical Education
Awarded OBE for services to education

Professor Mark Power
Visual Communication
Magnum photographer

Alice Purnell OBE
Counselling
Psychologist, counsellor, author and LGBT advocate

John Rankin Waddell
Accountancy Foundation
Portrait and fashion photographer

Philip Reeve
Art and Design
Children's author and illustrator

Chris Riddell
Graphic Design
Award-winning author, illustrator and cartoonist, Alumnus Award winner 2013

Sophie Robinson
Three-Dimensional Design for Production
Interior designer and TV presenter

Juno Roche
Critical Fine Art Practice
Award-winning trans activist

Sarah Roots
Hotel and Catering Management
Senior Vice President, Warner Bros Worldwide Tours

Greg Rose
Sport Journalism
Head of Content, Virgin Group

Pooja Shah
Theatre with Visual Practice
Actress and model

Dr Chris Shambrook
Sport Science
Sports psychologist for the GB rowing team at London 2012

Darren Snow MBE
Youth and Community
Youth and community worker

Ewen Spencer
Editorial Photography
Photographer and filmmaker 

David Stone MBE
Social Work
Paralympic cycling, two times gold medal winner Beijing 2008

Tanya Streeter
Public Administration
World Champion Free Diver and TV personality

Simon Strong
Computer Studies
Writer, musician and film-maker

Fi Tillman
Physical Education
Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Team athlete

Trevor Treharne
Information and Media Studies
Sports journalist and editor of FourFourTwo

Keith Tyson
Fine Art
Artist and Turner Prize winner 2002

Nicky Walsh
Photography
Jerwood Photography Prize winner 2008

Jesse Waugh
Fine Art
Artist

Martin Webb
Business Studies
Entrepreneur and TV business mentor

Orlando Weeks
Illustration
Musician, formerly of The Maccabees, writer and artist

Dickon Weir-Hughes
Health Education
Nurse leader, consultant, educator, scientist and former chief executive and registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Ben Wheatley
Fine Art
Film director

Jo Whiley
Applied Languages
DJ and TV presenter

Rachel Whiteread CBE
Fine Art
Artist and Turner Prize winner 1993

Ben Williamson
International Hospitality Management
Footballer

Cliff Wright
Artist and illustrator

Tom Yendell
Expressive Arts
Mouth and Foot Painting Artist and winner of the Alumnus Award 2017

Carey Young
Graphic Design
Visual artist

Andria Zafirakou
Fashion Textiles Design with Business Studies
Winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2018

Anne Zielinski-Old
Fashion Design
Artist, inventor and designer for Barbie and Classic Sindy

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