| Location | Brighton, United Kingdom | Funding Type | Public |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Students | 20470 | Establishment | University |
| Founded In | 1858 | Estimated Cost of Living | 9207 GBP |
| Address | Mithras House Lewes Road Brighton BN2 4AT |
The University of Brighton is a public university based on four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. It achieved university status in 1992.
From small beginnings in the 1850s to Brighton, the University of Brighton has grown to a complex and diverse institution based in three locations across the south coast of England.
Our ethos is defined by four core values:
Our students are part of a dynamic, diverse, and creative community that embraces partnership working and that makes a positive difference to society.
History
In 1858 the Brighton School of Art opened its doors to its first 110 students, in rooms by the kitchens of the Royal Pavilion. It moved in 1876 to its own building in Grand Parade, with the Prime Minister, William Gladstone, witnessing the laying of the new building's foundation stone. The Municipal School of Science and Technology opened in Brighton in 1897 with 600 enrolled students. In the 1960s new buildings were constructed in Moulsecoomb for what had become the Brighton College of Technology. In 1970 the School of Art and Brighton College of Technology merged to from Brighton Polytechnic.
In 1976 Chelsea College of Physical Education (in Eastbourne) merged with Eastbourne and Seaford Colleges of Education to form the East Sussex College of Higher Education. The same year, Brighton College of Education (the teacher training college) merged with Brighton Polytechnic, giving the Polytechnic campus at Falmer. It had opened in 1909 as the Municipal Day Training College in Richmond Terrace, Brighton. There was a further merger in 1979, when the East Sussex College of Higher Education merged with the polytechnic, creating a campus in Eastbourne. That institution had opened in London in 1898 as an institution training women and girls in physical education and moved to Eastbourne in 1949.
Our values
Inclusivity
We’re committed to developing and nurturing a diverse community, that supports not only included in the university but through the impact of our activities in local, national, and international communities. We champion and nurture inclusivity, diversity, and equality to the highest levels, recognizing the value it has to the future of our students, staff, partners, and community.
Creativity
Nurturing creativity is key to ensuring we continue to grow and develop our activities. We’re committed to creating new, radical, and exciting opportunities for our students, staff, and community. We recognize the scale of the challenges we face as an institution, society, and world and place value on tackling these in creative and innovative ways.
Sustainability
We recognize and value the critical importance sustainability has for the future of our students, staff, partners, and community. Whether it’s through buildings of the future, a strong and protected financial position or the long-lasting knowledge and support we give our students and staff – sustainability will be highly valued, underpinning decisions we make and the activities we do, now and in the future.
Partnership
The partnership is at the core of who we are. Through partnership we create distinctive educational programs, we share and disseminate our research and enterprise and we create mutual benefit to our city, our region, and globally. They are critical to our success as an institution.
Equality
Our ethos is one of mutual respect and fairness, which mirrors that of Brighton as a whole. We value and celebrate diversity.
Your access to our facilities
Open-access learning, libraries, Sallis Benney Theatre, University Gallery, Sport Brighton, SouthCoast Conferences and One World nursery.
Community partnerships
Our community-university partnership program (Cupp) and work in our communities.
Educational partnerships
STEM Sussex, Brighton Outreach, Sussex Learning Network (SLN), partner colleges, overseas partners.
Milestones in our history
Key moments that have shaped and defined the University of Brighton since its humble beginnings 150 years ago.
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