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The University of Brighton is involved in many different aspects of community life.

Here you will read about news and updates on the latest developments on our partnership activities. It will also include highlights and successes from our community-university partnerships and projects, student engagement initiatives and activities, and opportunities to get involved.

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University of Brighton launches Health Innovation Hub to tackle health challenges

Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP (middle) with Andrew Lloyd and Rusi Jaspal (right)

Strategic initiative designed to foster innovation in health research, education, and practice is launched at the University of Brighton.

25 November 2024

University of Brighton excels in delivering economic and social benefits

KTP high engagement

Knowledge Exchange Framework results announced today confirm the University of Brighton’s place in top ranks for delivering economic and social benefits.

18 September 2024

Professing what’s popular: New audiences for Annebella Pollen’s 'Nudism in a Cold Climate'

Film title still. Reads le nudisme à la britannique. Black and white image features three male naked croquet players.

Annebella Pollen has an eye for cultural history with popular appeal. Her work on naturist cultures has found fans around Europe - and at the local Bevy pub.

13 May 2024

University collaboration makes Pavlov’s dogs the tiny stars of a real and virtual exhibition

Psychology lecturer Dr Matthew Adams and designer and technical project manager Jim Wilson lead a team telling the story of the animals in Pavlov’s experiments.

30 April 2024

Latest ‘Brains at the Bevy’ event to explore writing true crime and forensic psychology

Bevy events The Mysterious Mrs Hood

Crime writer Kim Donovan and forensic psychologist Dr Gemma Graham will share expert insights on the mystery of true crime stories and how to write them.

11 April 2024

Can e-bikes, e-cargobikes and e-scooters reduce UK carbon emissions? Have your say and win a prize.

Staff of University of Brighton and Elctrc cycles in front of Elctrc shop four with electric e-bikes.

With a new survey, researchers in three UK cities are asking whether “e-micromobility” could make travel easier, healthier and reduce carbon emissions.

10 May 2023

Where do the Stonehenge stones come from? Opening of new season of ‘Brains at the Bevy’ tells all

The Bevy community pub

The latest season of University of Brighton’s award-winning Brains at the Bevy programme gets under way on 3 May.

27 April 2023

Newly surfaced films bring Stonehenge’s geological heritage to life.

Grainy 50s colour film shot of young boy in shorts photographing engineering work at Stonehenge. Courtesy Screen Archive South East and the Phillips family.

With World Heritage Day upon us, we celebrate the activities that led to a precious piece of Britain's prehistory revealing its hidden secrets.

18 April 2023

Students and staff join Community Spring Clean

Moulsecoomb clean up team

University of Brighton students and staff joined the local community to clean up the area around Moulsecoomb station as part of the Community Spring Clean 2023.

27 March 2023

Inaugural public lecture explores shaping of identity through life challenges

Professor Rusi Jaspal Inaugural lecture

A public lecture by leading academic Professor Rusi Jaspal will examine how people create identities amid life's struggles, especially when facing prejudice.

13 February 2023

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