One well-being partnership commended by professional and regulatory bodies for excellent innovative practice is Time for Dementia. This project connects pre-registration nursing and physiotherapy students with local families where someone is living with dementia, allowing students to gain invaluable experience in communication and understanding of the condition before they encounter someone with dementia in an emergency or clinical setting.
The university also jointly manages Brighton and Sussex Medical School in partnership with the University of Sussex, with the school recently ranked the top UK institution under 50 years old in the 2021 Times Higher Education Young University World Rankings.
The university also has a strong connection with the healthcare sector through its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Debra Humphris, who spent 20 years working in the NHS, and in 2018 was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians for her significant contributions to the education and development of health professions.
Professor Humphris said: “I am very proud of the important role the University of Brighton plays through our graduates in frontline sectors, and the part they have played during the pandemic – and will continue to play as part of our recovery by contributing every day to improving the lives of so many.”