A public university founded in 1992 from Brighton Polytechnic, with origins in the 19th century Brighton School of Art. Multiple campuses across Brighton and Eastbourne.
Address: Mithras House, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4AT, England, United Kingdom
Art and Design, Education, Health Sciences
Domains taught:
- Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong links with creative industries, local businesses, schools, and NHS trusts in the South East. Focus on community engagement and placements.
Research:
Practice-based research in arts, humanities, health, education, and sciences. Focus on community engagement, sustainability, and professional practice.
Famous Alumnis:
Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim), Grayson Perry (attended legacy institution), Keith Coventry, Orlando Weeks
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2900
Current students***:
20000
Foreign students***:
15%
Cumulative former students***:
135000
Pros
Strong in arts and practice-based subjects, vibrant coastal city location, emphasis on career-focused learning and sustainability.
Cons
Multiple campuses can mean travel, cost of living in Brighton can be high, research intensity varies.
Best For
Students passionate about creative arts, education, or health, in a lively coastal city with a focus on practical, sustainable, and professional skills.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- A good alternative in the same country is Manchester Metropolitan University, which likewise covers industrial design, manufacturing and life sciences; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Birmingham City University works in much the same fields, chiefly industrial design, manufacturing and life sciences, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Where this institution leans on industrial design, manufacturing and materials, De Montfort University does the same, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers AI and machine learning as well.
- Middlesex University shares the core fields of this institution, namely industrial design, life sciences and software engineering; it has almost the same size, at about 21,500 students, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with Kingston University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on industrial design, life sciences and software engineering, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- On content, University of Wollongong in Australia and this institution are close, as both teach ecology and sustainability, materials and life sciences; it also offers mba programmes and covers civil engineering and data analytics as well.
- If this institution is on your list for ecology and sustainability, materials and life sciences, University of Southern Denmark in Denmark deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and software engineering is Griffith University in Australia, and it is larger, enrolling about 44,427 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- For industrial design, materials and life sciences outside the home country, National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan is a natural reference; it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
- On content, Qingdao University in China and this university are close, as both teach materials, life sciences and software engineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Creative Design Strategies, Design Thinking, Innovation, User-Centered Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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