University of Brighton
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The University of Brighton (formerly Brighton Polytechnic until its re-designation in 1992) is a multi-site university based in the city of Brighton & Hove (England). The university occupies three sites in Brighton - at Grand Parade (opposite the Royal Pavilion), Moulsecoomb, and Falmer (directly opposite the University of Sussex), near the village of Falmer - and several smaller sites in Eastbourne.
The University was formed as Brighton Polytechnic in 1968 by merging the Brighton College of Technology and Brighton College of Art. Before the merger external University of London degrees were offered. As a polytechnic, degrees were granted under the auspices of the Council for National Academic Awards, an umbrella organisation responsible for monitoring the quality of degrees at most polytechnics during the 1960s and 70s. It was awarded full university status in 1992, allowing it to offer degrees in its own right.
-->Brighton College of Technology was located at Moulsecoomb in Brighton. It initially offered degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Pharmacy, Computer Studies and Applied Chemistry. There were about 1200 students in 1970. An appreciable number of students came from overseas, mainly from countries that were part of the British Commonwealth.
Brighton College of Art was located in Grand Parade, where The Faculty of Arts and Architecture is still based.
Brighton College of Technology had grown out of the much older Brighton Technical College.
Faculties
The university is organised into five faculties:- The Faculty of Arts and Architecture
- The Faculty of Education and Sport
- *Includes the School of Languages
- The Faculty of Health
- The Faculty of Management and Information Sciences
- *Includes CENTRIM
- The Faculty of Science and Engineering
- *Includes the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Educational partners
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is a partnership between the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex. BSMS benefits from the universities’ distinctive traditions and shared strengths in biomedical sciences, healthcare and professional education. The school, which is the first medical school in the South East outside London, opened in 2003.
- The University Centre Hastings (UCH) represents a radical departure from the traditional delivery of higher education. Situated in the heart of Hastings it provides high quality higher education with a portfolio of courses designed to meet the needs of local business and education communities.
Alumni
- Chris Barrie - actor (did not graduate)
- Peter Falconio - murdered backpacker
- Abu Hamza al-Masri - controversial Muslim cleric
- Alison Lapper - artist
- Michael Pinsky - artist
- Keith Tyson - artist / Turner Prize winner
- Rachel Whiteread - artist / Turner Prize winner
- Carey Young - artist
- Jo Whiley - DJ and TV presenter
- Cliff Wright - illustrator of Harry Potter books
- Gresham Blake - fashion designer
- Julien Macdonald - fashion designer
- Paddy Considine - Actor
See also
- Great Wilkins Halls of Residence
External links
- [University of Brighton website]
- [Find a course at the university]
- [Brighton and Sussex Medical School website]
- [Brighton Graduate Association]
- [University Centre Hastings website]
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