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Work placements

Many of our courses provide work placements or other professional work-based opportunities.

A placement can offer you a taste of what life is really like in your chosen field, provide useful work experience and give you a chance to impress potential employers.

Why should I do a placement?

Doing a placement will enhance your career prospects by giving you the opportunity to:

  • Extend skills that you already have and develop new ones
  • Build your confidence
  • Gain knowledge of the professional environment
  • Apply your theoretical knowledge to real-world situations
  • Develop specific vocational and personal skills
  • Make contacts in your chosen industry
  • Gain transferable work experience and skills such as communication and team working
  • Earn a salary.

If you are interested in completing a work placement abroad you may be able to get funding through the Turing scheme.

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Contact the schools

Our placement departments act as links between employers and students, providing information about placements and arranging opportunities for interviews. They can also support you throughout your time in the workplace.

School of Applied Sciences

STEMplacements@brighton.ac.uk

Clinical placements administrator
Helen Watts: h.watts@brighton.ac.uk

School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering

STEMplacements@brighton.ac.uk.

School of Art and Media

Fashion and textiles
FTPlacements@brighton.ac.uk

Media
MediaPlacements@brighton.ac.uk

School of Business and Law

placements.business@brighton.ac.uk

  • placements in business, management, law, marketing, finance and accounting

School of Education

primaryeducationplacements@brighton.ac.uk

secondaryeducationplacements@brighton.uk.uk

School of Humanities and Social Science

HSS-office@brighton.ac.uk

School of Sport and Health Sciences

Sport
Julie Burkill: SASMEmployability@brighton.ac.uk, 01273 643607

Allied Health Professions
Sara Hadland: S.Hadland@brighton.ac.uk, 01273 643873

Nursing/Midwifery/Paramedic/Foundation Degree/Return to Practice
Kirsty Dunhill: K.I.Dunhill@brighton.ac.uk, 01273 644038

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