- Libraries:
- 564,700 books are split between 5 site libraries, each being subject-based.
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- Computing:
- 1500 odd workstations are available. This is a reasonable number but come dissertation time they are like gold dust. Bringing your own machine is a wise move if you have one. If not a scour through the local paper might turn up some interesting finds at reasonable prices, after all, the vast majority of stuff you'll do on it will be word processing so it shouldn't matter too much if it isn't great.
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- Sports:
- Given that Brighton has a dedicated sports studies department, it has some excellent facilities to boast. Unfortunately for the majority of students these are far away in Eastbourne. Still, the Falmer site is pretty good, there are gyms, pitches of all varieties and a Sport and Racquet club among other facilities.
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- Future Plans:
- Brighton and Sussex have a new medical school for 2002-2003.
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- Disabled Students:
- There are accessibility issues with older buildings, Brighton is certainly not alone in this though. The situation is probably most serious at the Eastbourne and Falmer sites. To balance things out the university provides: a Disability Coordinator, Learning Support Officer, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Support Officer, Visual Impaired Support Officer, IT Student Support Officer, Disability Assistant and a Learning Support Tutor. They also contract in Educational Pyschologists and other LS Tutors.
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- Student Welfare:
- The University has a strong welfare department employing doctors and nurses on each site and full time counsellors, along with a mobile surgery unit. The team is well trained and is well in touch with needs and problems specific to the local area. The city has more than its fair share of HIV positive residents and doesn't have a sparkling reputation for drug problems but this need not have any bearing on you as a student there.
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- Parking:
- Don't bother bringing your car, it's a bastard to park just about anywhere and the traffic wardens are of the 'robocop guilty or innocent' type. What spaces there are at academic and halls sites are free though.
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- University Shops:
- There are shops at all main buildings so this entails a wealth of shops across the university's sites. There is a computer store at the Moulsecombe site which serves the IT needs of students there.
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- University Bookshops:
- There is a branch of Blackwells with a cafe on the Moulsecombe site and there are bookshops in town, expect to have to wait when ordering some books.
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- Banking:
- All the major banks have branches around Brighton. There is also a branch of Barclays on campus.
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- Transport Policy:
- There is a good bus service and all academic and halls sites are well served. £ will get you most places. You can alternatively buy a pass for £70 for three months free on the buses. There is a network of cycle lanes which really help so we would definitely recommend a bike over a car anyday.
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- Green Areas:
- Some pleasant parkland around the Brighton Pavillion and the beach of course. The Flamer Campus is set in the South Downs National park, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
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