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The University of Brighton has around 18,000 students and 2,400 staff studying and working across four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne. Subjects taught range from medicine to engineering, psychology to illustration, sport science to English literature.
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In addition to its internationally renowned teaching, practice and research in the Arts and Design, it is also one of the UK’s leading teacher training universities and a major Higher Education provider for healthcare and engineering professions.
In partnership with the University of Sussex and local NHS, the University of Brighton sponsors the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, which is rated by students as one of the best in the UK.
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Lecturer and PhD Candidate in Comics and Architecture, University of Brighton
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Principal Lecturer, Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories, University of Brighton
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Senior Lecturer, Sport and Exercise Science, University of Brighton
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Professor of Public Understanding of Science, University of Brighton
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Brighton
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Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Brighton
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Principal Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Brighton
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Innovation and Digital Leadership, University of Brighton
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Principal Lecturer, School of Art and Media, University of Brighton, University of Brighton
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Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton
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Principal Lecturer in Mathematics Education (Primary), University of Brighton
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Professor of Biogerontology, University of Brighton
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Principal Lecturer, Microbiology and Biomedical Science Practice, Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science, University of Brighton
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Principal Lecturer in School of Art and Media, University of Brighton
