Late last year University of Brighton students were given the opportunity to promote Fatboy Slim’s 2012 gigs and Hastings TV Production student Bobby Blowers was selected. He heard about the opportunity after being emailed by his lecturer and swiftly submitted a proposal with a number of ideas one of which revolved around a pastiche of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the well-known phrase from the film ‘there’s no place like home’. Success of our business student inside Graduate updates inside Student Ambassador inside Biology Field trip 2011 inside SU campus rep interview inside Rewarding Excellence back Term, Semester & Open Day dates back Staff Profile back What’s inside “Norman didn’t actually want to use the Wizard of Oz theme,” explained Bobby, “but his management company loved it and may want to use it for another of their clients, so for the BB5 project we’re going with something else.” The BB5 gigs are on 1–2 June with support from Carl Cox, Nero and others to be confirmed. We’ll make sure to catch up with Bobby after the event for all of the news from behind the scenes. Spring 2012 Welcome to the University of Brighton in Hastings news and events Hastings TV student to promote legendary DJ
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Late last year University of Brighton students were given the opportunity to promote Fatboy Slim’s 2012 gigs and Hastings TV Production student Bobby Blowers was selected.
He heard about the opportunity after being emailed by his lecturer and swiftly submitted a proposal with a number of ideas one of which revolved around a pastiche of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the well-known phrase from the film ‘there’s no place like home’.
Success of our business student inside Graduate updates inside Student Ambassador insideBiology Field trip 2011 inside
SU campus rep interview insideRewarding Excellence backTerm, Semester & Open Day dates backStaff Profile back
What’s inside
“Norman didn’t actually want to use the Wizard of Oz theme,” explained Bobby, “but his management company loved it and may want to use it for another of their clients, so for the BB5 project we’re going with something else.”
The BB5 gigs are on 1–2 June with support from Carl Cox, Nero and others to be confirmed. We’ll make sure to catch up with Bobby after the event for all of the news from behind the scenes.
Spring 2012Welcome to the University of Brighton in Hastings
news and events
Hastings TV student to promote legendary DJ
Hastings Business student, Sarah Ammoun, came up with an enterprising idea for a business as part of her studies – flexxi-shoes. Not the rubber wellington but something much more diva – a party shoe for women who like to look stunning in high heels, but would prefer a flat shoe on the way home after a night of dancing. The flexxi-shoe does both.
This is just one of a series of new business ideas produced by Hastings Campus Business students, which has influenced planning for a brand new Business with Enterprise BSc Honours degree, due to start at Hastings
Campus in September 2012. “So many of our students have great entrepreneurial flair, that we decided to build Enterprise development into the new honours course, encouraging more students to explore their own creative ideas and get them ready for market” said Andrea Benn who is co-leading the new course in Hastings
Enquiries about the new BSc Business with Enterprise can be addressed to [email protected] and the UCAS course code is N190.
Success of our business students inspires a new course
Basia Lalik Basia graduated in 2011
from our Broadcast Media course
I started working as a runner for Envy Post Production & was promoted to Head Runner then Receptionist. After a year I got a job as Post Production Co-ordinator at BBC’s Holby City and stayed there a year before moving to Steam motion & Sound as a Production Assistant and Co-ordinator. Working in production was something I’ve never experienced before and sincerely enjoyed it. After a very intense four months an opportunity came up to return to Holby, which I couldn’t turn down as it’s like one big family. I’m looking forward to what’s coming up next.
Becki Adams Becki graduated in
2011 from our English Literature & Education course
Since graduating I went on to do the PGCE Secondary English Course in Brighton and have been working on placement in a local secondary school as part of this. Learning about the local educational practices gave me an insight into the area and the course allowed me to progress in my career and realise that I have the capability to succeed in teaching, thanks to the skills and knowledge I gained.
Find out what more of our graduates are doing online: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/hastings/prospective-students/student-experience-in-hastings/
Graduate updates
Jen McGee
Broadcast Journalism student Jen joined our Student Ambassador team in September 2011.
My lecturers told me about becoming a Student Ambassador, it involves representing our uni and our campus in the best way possible and offering support at various events.
The involvement in uni and actually doing something for our campus was the main thing that appealed to me. I also thought it would look good on my CV and would make me more employable in the future.
I hope to work in the media, and for that I need to stand out as much as possible as it’s such a competitive industry. The skills you learn from being a Student Ambassador, are skills you need for life in every aspect but particularly in employment.
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Staff and students on the Biology field trip to Mankwe Wildlife Reserve in South Africa were treated to an ad hoc dissection class when a young female southern African python (Python natalensis) was unfortunately found dead in the reserves electrified fencing.
The presence of a food bulge caused the python to become trapped and following the dissection this was found to be a cape genet (Genetta tigrina) – the first record of these as part of the giant python’s diet. This novel observation is about to be published in the scientific journal Herpetology Notes by the
University of Brighton’s resident snake specialist Angelo Pernetta and Mankwe’s wildlife ranger Matthew Dell, who performed the dissection. So, not only can Biology students have the opportunity to study the ecology of African savannah ecosystems when taking the field trip option, they can also potentially contribute something novel to science!
The forthcoming article:Pernetta, A.P. & Dell, M.C.P. (In Press) Predation of a cape genet (Genetta tigrina, Schreber 1776) by a southern African python (Python natalensis, Smith 1840). Herpetology Notes.
Inside Africa’s giant snake lies new information
Alex Tuckwell
Broadcast Media student Alex is the Campus Rep at Hastings.
As part of the Students’ Union, my job is to assist the students in whatever way I can. This includes pointing them in the right direction for academic and emotional support, as well as anything else they need.
Being involved in the Students’ Union is a great way to meet other students and make new friends.
Since October we have been giving the chance to students to use the Student Lounge every other Thursday to meet and get to know each other, regardless of the course they are doing, with food and games provided. We have various sporting events and our Spring celebration coming up too!
To find out more visit the website on http://www.ubsu.net/
Matthew Dell dissecting the unfortunate python (A) discovers a novel prey item for this snake species – the cape genet (B)
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Staff profile Irralie Doel
What did you study foryour degree(s)?I did a BA(Hons) in EnglishLanguage and Literature, an MAby Directed Research looking atconstructions of poetic prose and a PhD on poetry, creative process andpractice.
What influenced you in your decision to become a University lecturer?I was asked to teach by the School of English and on the Continuing Education and Widening Participation programmes at the University of Liverpool and it all really happened from that.
What course(s) do you teach at Hastings campus?I teach most of the English Literature modules and the English strands of the Common modules.
What do you like most about working here at Hastings campus?Working with the staff and students here is brilliant – everyone is so committed to the Hastings Campus and it’s a really vibrant community.
What is the most surprising thing you have found about working here?The professional experience of the teaching staff here is phenomenaland everyone is so supportive of one another – it’s always difficult to start a new life in a different place, but it’s been a joy to be here because all the staff and students have made me sowelcome.
Open Days 2012Saturday 10 March 10.30am–2pmBroadcast Journalism, Broadcast Media, Digital Post Production, Radio Production, Television Production
Saturday 24 March 10.30am–2pmApplied Social Science, Biology, Business, Community History, Computing, Digital Games Production, Education, English Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Sociology
Wednesday 16 May 1–4pmAll courses
Saturday 10 November 10.30am–2pmAll courses
Term dates 2012 Spring: 9 Jan–23 MarSummer: 16 April–8 JuneAutumn: 24 Sep–14 Dec
Talented Sport Performer Hastings student Juan Ospina Restrepo has been awarded one of the university’s Top Level Talented Sport Performer Awards for his achievements in paragliding.
The awards are designed to help talented athletes develop sporting excellence by providing financial support for training and attending competitions whilst achieving their academic qualifications.
Juan has excelled as a paraglider in the last year. He gained his advanced pilot licence in England, won first prize for the best newcomer to the British championships, took part in the Paragliding World Cup and became number one in the Colombian World ranking listing.
Juan’s goals for 2012 are to take part in the British Championships in Italy and Spain and to go to Paragliding World Cup events in Portugal and Macedonia.
