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Ï㽶ֱ²¥ named the UK’s most LGBTQ+ friendly university

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Brighton has been crowned the UK’s most LGBTQ+ friendly university in a new survey, scoring 8.7 out of 10 for inclusivity – the highest in the country.

26 November 2025

Ï㽶ֱ²¥ secures £2.5m cash boost to upgrade teaching spaces for high-demand skills

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Brighton has been awarded £2.5 million from the Office for Students (OfS) to transform teaching spaces and enhance the student experience across its campuses.

18 November 2025

Brighton researchers join national project to decarbonise healthcare delivery

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Ï㽶ֱ²¥ academics are helping drive sustainability in healthcare through a new green healthcare hub to accelerate the UK’s journey to net zero.

18 November 2025

Trading tech for tradition: Brighton architecture students and staff learn centuries-old construction skills to build inclusive learning space

A building structure, in which people in high vis jackets make straw bales

Architecture students are trading high-tech design studios for low-tech sustainable construction skills – to help create a pioneering new learning space.

17 November 2025

Heavenly stays: how ‘Champing’ is turning churches into hubs of sustainable tourism

St Mary the Virgin, Stansted Mountfitchet

Brighton research reveals how Champing – the experience of sleeping in centuries-old churches – is driving a new model of sustainable, heritage-led tourism.

14 November 2025

Brighton study explores if the brain 'turns up the volume' on post-cancer fatigue

Visual metaphor for the activated immune system, white blood cells representing cancer treatments

Ï㽶ֱ²¥ study looks at why patients experience debilitating fatigue after breast cancer treatment and how the brain could aid recovery.

11 November 2025

University expert calls for more radical change in education following government plans to streamline national curriculum

Two students looking at a phone, with the words: Beyond our depths: The (post)digital future of schooling

Professor Michael Jopling calls for a more radical approach to preparing young people for the digital age in his Inaugural lecture .

10 November 2025

How Brighton scientists are helping keep toxic road runoff out of the city’s water supply

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A landmark project, led by BHCC with research from the Ï㽶ֱ²¥, aims to protect 90% of the city’s drinking water from toxic road pollution.

6 November 2025

Dragon’s Den star headlines Women in Leadership event at Brighton’s i360

Drone shot of Brighton's i360 on a sunny day with the city and sea in the background

The Ï㽶ֱ²¥ and Dynamic Magazine welcome Dragon’s Den’s Sarah Willingham and leading entrepreneurs to the i360 to explore the future of business.

3 November 2025

Ï㽶ֱ²¥ recognised for sector-leading impact on the economy and society

Professor Rusi Jaspal

Knowledge Exchange Framework results confirm the university's position among the top-performing UK universities for real-world benefits through collaboration.

31 October 2025

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