University of Brighton

University of Brighton

Type	Public
Established	1858 (as Brighton College of Art) 1992 (university status)
Endowment	£0.06 million (2015)
Vice-Chancellor	Debra Humphris
Administrative staff	2,700
Students	21,135 (2015/16)
Undergraduates	17,170 (2015/16)
Postgraduates	3,965 (2015/16)
Location	Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, England
Website	www.brighton.ac.uk

The University of Brighton is a public university based on five campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings 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 and it achieved university status in 1992.

The university focuses on professional education, with the majority of degrees awarded also recognised by professional organisations or leading to professional qualifications. Subjects include pharmacy, engineering, computing, mathematics, architecture, geology, nursing, teaching, sport science, journalism, criminology and business. It has 21,135 students and 2,700 staff.

In 2015, the University of Brighton gained a first class award in the People & Planet's University League table – UK universities ranked by environmental and ethical performance.

The university has five campuses: three in Brighton, at Falmer, Grand Parade and Moulsecoomb, one in Eastbourne and one in Hastings.

The Falmer campus is approximately three miles from Brighton city centre. The School of Humanities (literature, language and linguistics), School of Health Sciences, School of Applied Social Science, Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Research, International Health Development and Research Centre, Social Science Policy and Research Centre, School of Education, Education Research Centre, the Centre for Learning and Teaching and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School are all based on this campus.