University of Brighton

In the latest episode, Dr Nita Muir, Academic Lead for Nursing, discusses how our students are contributing to treating patients affected by the coronavirus pandemic - and talks about the nursing offer from the University of Brighton.

Find out about our nursing and midwifery courses.

In this week's podcast, Dr Chris Cocking, Principal Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences, discusses social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic and how the public has responded positively to the measures.

Find out more about Chris' work.

In the latest podcast, Performance Sport & Fitness Officer Rob Nitman gives advice on how to stay fit and active during the coronavirus restrictions, and why it is so important to exercise for mental wellbeing.

Rob discusses UOBFIT, the free fitness app for staff, and demonstrates some simple exercises you can do at home with household equipment nearly everyone will have.

Find out more about UOBFIT, free online classes from Sport Brighton and Couch to 5K.

You can watch a video version of this podcast on YouTube.

In this week's podcast, we ran the second of our coronavirus Q&A specials, with Dr Chi Eziefula taking your questions on Covid-19.

Dr Chi is Senior Lecturer in Infection at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (run jointly by the Universities of Brighton and Sussex) and an Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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In the latest podcast, we've been speaking to Professor Angie Hart, Director of the Centre of Resilience for Social Justice based in the School of Health Sciences, to talk about how 'resilient moves' can help mental wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.

To find out more about Boingboing, which works as, with and for people who have lived experience of adversity and challenges which make life more difficult.

With the university moving to remote working and learning from Monday 23 March and the coronavirus pandemic having such a huge impact on all of our lives, we invited Dr Bethany Davies, Senior Lecturer in Infection at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) to answer your medical questions on COVID-19.

Over the coming weeks and months, our podcasts will focus on the virus itself, wellbeing, tips to get through this extraordinary situation - including advice on remote learning and working and much more.

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In the latest podcast, we catch up with sports scholar George Mills, who's just become British Indoor athletics champion in the 1500m in Glasgow and also recently went 3rd in the British rankings over the same difference.

George talks about balancing studies with elite sport, his Olympic dream and his famous dad - former England footballer Danny Mills.

With the end of the academic year just months away, we sat down to speak to the university's new Head of Employability, Clare Dawson.

Clare offers careers tips and guidance, advice on CVs, discusses how big an opportunity placements can be for students.

In the latest episode, we speak to the School of Education's Deputy Head of School (Partnership and Engagement) to talk about teacher training, student placements and how to make teacher training even more accessible.

In the latest podcast, we spoke to the model, activist, graduate and honorary graduate following a recent visit to the university.

Munroe spoke about a range of issues including learning to be happy in your own self, her time at the university and a desire for trans people to set their own ‘parameters’.

Follow Munroe on Instagram and Twitter.