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University of Brighton
31,286 discussions, 145 guides
University of Brighton
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton
BN2 4AT
+44 (0)1273 600 900
1859
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Brighton and Sussex have a new medical school for 2002-2003.
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Most of the fun and games take place at Akademia on the seafront. This is a replacement for the old union, The Basement. Unfortunately it is nowhere near adequate size wise and many students will miss out. To be fair though they do put on some top nights. They call themselves a pre-club bar and aim it at students who are on the way somewhere else, and thus don't compete with the excellent range of late night entertainment in town, only London has more pubs, bars and clubs.
The main building has two floors with downstairs as a theatre. Komedia is not bad at all and occurs on Thursday nights. This is essentially a comedy night but often involves music aswell. The popularity is not matched by capacity though. Tuesdays and Saturdays are the best of the rest and music policy is pleasantly wide ranging with dance, house, latino and cheese all having a turn. This is quite a good symbol of how Brighton Uni appeals to a wide range of people. There is an arts bias in comparison to other unis, with theatre and cinema being pretty big, but everyone should find something to their liking.
The other bars are a little more pub-like in style and are popular, this probably has more to do with the lack of capacity in the main SU though. Falmer is the best and Eastbourne not bad. Events at these locations are well received and attended. They are the venue for DJ evenings which have attracted a host of top names.
Food is of a pretty high quality and is in the beach resort snack style. The best food to be found is in the cafe at Cockroft though. This can be a welcome change from the overpriced fuel to be found in the refectories.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays are the best, Other nights there is pretty much just a bar and music.
The sites at Eastbourne and Brighton hold big annual events which seem to go down pretty well. The Summer Ball is the biggest annual event, which is usually around £20 or £25. Most recently this was held at Brighton Race Course and included performances from Liberty X as well as various tribute bands.
Nursing and interior design are the most interesting, especially if you have designs on the interiors of nurses. I am sooooo funny. Given the town's large gay population the appropriate societies are pretty strong and have plenty of cool nightspots to frequent and a generally high level of acceptance and tolerance. We know thats not always important but it can make life easier.
The University of Brighton won the "Sunday Times University of the Year".
The football team has been doing well, as has the basketball team.
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Here you do have to bear in mind that Brighton is split into four sites. Grand Parade (arts), Moulsecoomb, (engineering and numbers type stuff) Falmer (nursing and teaching) and Eastbourne. (sports and leisure) They are all very different and although not that far away from each other, (apart from Eastbourne-26 miles) Brighton could certainly not be considered a campus university. Most of the halls accommodation goes to first years. They are quite comfortable, quite safe and quite unremarkable. The main good points brought up by students were that they offer good value for money (apart from the refectories) and that you don't get hassled about noise. In terms of specific halls, Varley is in a rough area and students should stick to the site at nightime. Falmer has good shops and other facilities, but needs them as it is in the middle of nowhere. Phoenix is right in the town centre so great for access and Moulsecoomb is right next to the academic site of the same name. Selsey is great if you like loaning your car and stereo to local youths and having it returned a burnt out shell.
The local area has a range of bedsits and houses, many of which are occupied by students. Lewes road is so popular you really have to go some to find a property that is not let to students. London Road, Seven Dials and Kemptown are also popular and pleasant enough. Try to avoid Hove and Moulsecoombe (the area not the hall of residence) as the former is miles away from anything and the latter is only good if you like to have the crap kicked out of you on a regular basis. Well maybe it's not that bad but there have been violent incidents involving students so take care.
Culture buffs are well catered for with a range of theatres and cinemas. These make Brighton somewhat of a centre for the arts. There is a fair amount of 'alternative' art around aswell. You know, the stuff that you see on late night BBC2. Every May watch out for the Brighton festival, one of the UK's most important arts events.
The town is buzzing and vibrant with its many bars and pubs. It is an expensive place to drink but you have to take the rough with the smooth. If you are a homophobe then Brighton is not for you. The town has one of the largest gay communities in England. This translates into some excellent clubs and bars and a well rounded population but the atmosphere can sometimes be a little intimidating from one side and there are small, isolated pockets of anti-gay violence from the other. Most students are intelligent enough and well aware of the town's reputation, so have no problem with what is a major section of its community. Good bars for everyone to go to are the Fortune of War and Greens. Given the lack of SU-run facilities, there are some top deals to be had at local bars. They work with the SU and most will have some sort of student night and discount scheme. Clubs are a strongpoint and Brighton has some of the South's best. Head for: Zap, The Ocean Rooms, The Beach Club, The Honey Club and Cuba. Then go to the library and write an essay- Ha ha ha.
The town has some excellent shops, with all the usual brands present. There are two things that make Brighton different though, the first is the vast array of antiques shops, mostly to be found in the maze of lanes in the city centre. The second is the surfy atmosphere. Brighton is somewhat of a hotspot along the South coast and attracts many of the long-haired, wet-suited type. The presence of a fair amount of surfers is reflected in the number of excellent surf shops selling some top quality merchandise. To find out more about whats going on, check out the excellent information at [/external/?http://www.brighton.co.uk http://www.brighton.co.uk]
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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.
All the major banks have branches around Brighton. There is also a branch of Barclays on campus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
564,700 books are split between 5 site libraries, each being subject-based.
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.
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.
