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.
The University’s research and knowledge exchange activity enriches teaching, drives important partnerships and collaborations, and produces positive societal impact, with 98% of research rated as world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised in REF 2021.
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.
The University is a major contributor to the social and economic health of the city region including through its many partnerships with local government, public sector, business and industry. Through its Academies Trust, it directly supports the education of over 7,500 local pupils in 15 schools across Sussex.
Promising vaccines such as Pfizer’s will play a role in ending the pandemic – but widespread immunity isn’t yet on the horizon.
Il est plus fréquent de se déplacer en autobus ou en train pour se rendre au travail lorsque le temps est froid et humide. La proximité avec d'autres passagers pourrait faciliter la transmission du virus.
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Le temps hivernal nous incite à nous rassembler à l’intérieur, mais il semble que l’air froid et sec contribue également à la propagation des virus respiratoires.
Control of an infectious disease through build-up of natural immunity has never been achieved before, and there’s no reason to believe COVID-19 is any different.
Why structured contact with nature, rolled out with government support, will go a long way to solving the psychological distress of coronavirus.
Les équipes de recherche de Moderna et d'AstraZeneca ont utilisé leur expérience antérieure en adaptant des modèles existants pour répondre aux exigences particulières de la fabrication d’un vaccin contre la Covid-19.
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Tant Moderna que AstraZeneca ont utilisé leurs expériences antérieures ainsi que des conceptions de pointe pour réduire le temps de développement de leurs vaccins.
For as long as there has been remote working, companies have sought ways to replicate the serendipitous conversations we have in a physical work space.
In the 1910, the ready-made blouse market was booming and Leicester’s knit giants tried their hand at manufacturing easy to launder, practical blouses.
Egan Bernal, the Tour de France’s first non-white winner, wears the leader’s yellow jersey in 2019.
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Too many small yachts and speedboats are simply being abandoned to shed toxins and microplastics into the sea.
Un volontaire reçoit un vaccin contre la Covid-19, en Afrique du Sud. La vaccination contre le coronavirus pourrait nécessiter des rappels.
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Un vaccin contre les coronavirus implique un virus vivant ou un organisme porteur. Il nécessitera probablement plus d’une injection. Mais ce n’est pas une mauvaise chose.