A major redevelopment of a university campus has now been completed meaning courses which had previously been taught more than 20 miles away can now be taught in the city. The work to improve and expand Brighton University's Falmer campus led to the Eastbourne campus being closed in the summer. The new development included the creation of “world class” facilities to support teaching, learning and research.
Each year, almost 1,000 University of Brighton students begin their careers in the NHS and wider health sector after graduating. New facilities at Falmer have been designed to replicate the professional spaces in which Brighton students will work in their future jobs. READ MORE: Courses end at University of Brighton's Eastbourne campus This includes bespoke laboratories and teaching facilities for students studying subjects such as paramedic science, physiotherapy and nursing.
There is also a running track with 3D motion analysis camera technology, labs measuring and predicting the impact of extreme environmental conditions on the human body, blood analysis facilities, an occupational therapy daily living suite, simulated hospital wards and a 360-degree virtual reality simulation suite. Professor Andrew Lloyd, interim vice chancellor of the University of Brighton, said: “The Falmer campus is now one of the region’s biggest hubs for sport and health learning, teaching and research, alongside our already outstanding teacher training provision.”.
