University of Brighton Impact Report 2018/2019

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Dear Supporters, Welcome to this year’s University of Brighton Impact Report. This edition highlights the impact your philanthropy has made throughout the year, and how it has enabled our community to succeed.

Thanks to your giving, the University of Brighton continues to develop life-changing education, research and placements that influence the future careers of our students.

WHO IS GIVIN d £26,416 gifte by honorary graduates

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CO M M U Y IT S R E IV N UR U

I am delighted that Marnie Middlemiss joined the team at the start of this academic year as the new Director of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement.

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With students at the centre of everything we do, our philanthropy and alumni engagement programme focuses on how we can create the most opportunities and biggest impact for our students.

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OUR BRIGHTON COMMUNITY IN NUMBERS FROM 2018-19

21,555 Students UK: 18,800 EU: 1,110 International: 1,645

2,750 Staff

173,091 Alumni

Marnie’s enthusiasm and vision for the power of philanthropy at the University of Brighton is a huge asset and we look forward to sharing with you our future vision for how your support can continue to make a real difference.

Thank you.

With best wishes, Professor Debra Humphris Vice-Chancellor

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REACHING BEYOND BRIGHTON: THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FUND, SUPPORTED BY SANTANDER*

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Travelling abroad brings life-changing experiences, builds global networks and broadens horizons. Through your gifts to the International Experience Fund, students at the University of Brighton are able to access incredible opportunities, allowing them to increase intercultural competence and gain a competitive edge for their future careers by studying, working or volunteering abroad.

One of our recipients of this fund, Chloe Morel, worked at a wildlife reserve in South Africa over the summer and said: Without the financial help of the International Experience Fund, I could never have afforded to visit South Africa for the time period that I did. Spending almost three as taken in This photo w months working in this field is so incredibly valuable as part of South Africa for my future prospects. The international experience l ’s Internationa has benefitted my future career, studies and me as a Chloe Morel person, and I will forever be grateful for that.”

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Active study exchange agreements (with partners in 11 countries)

THE CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM LAUNCHING STUDENT PROJECTS Springboard is the university’s digital crowdfunding platform for students, enabling them to use the power of online giving to raise financial support for their ideas and projects. Since it launched in October 2018, the platform has helped over 500 students fulfil their academic and extracurricular activities. In the last year, our university community has directly helped students raise £20,000!

The platform gives projects the ability to reach for the stars – like that of the five engineering masters students whose fundraising achievement will help send them into Space later this year.

The European Space Agency’s Fly Your Thesis Campaign is a once in a lifetime opportunity to design, manufacture and test new and innovative space technologies in a micro-gravity environment on board an Airbus A310.

Only two teams in Europe were selected last year to take part in the campaign, with Brighton team, PHP Cubed, being one of them.

Over 500 students have benefitted from fundraising on Springboard Number of Springboard projects supported on Springboard: 19

Their project uses heat management technology – Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs) – which has been extensively developed by a team of researchers at the University of Brighton. They’ve scaled this technology down to explore its feasibility as a nanosatellite-sized solution for future space technologies.

PHPs have an appeal as an alternative heat management solution for satellites as their passive mechanics require no moving parts or pumps to work.

This significantly reduces the risk of the system failing and requiring maintenance, which is not always possible if the system is in Space.

Georgie Crewdson, member of the PHP Cubed team: Getting selected by the European Space Agency to take part in this project is a huge achievement, not only for us as students, as this demonstrates the knowledge and skills of all the team’s members as engineers, but also shows the capabilities the University of Brighton has in training competent and confident young individuals and preparing them for such exciting and innovative projects.”

Total for th raised e via S ir project pring boar d: £3,1 86

Thank you for your support.

Be a part of Springboard in 2019/20 and see how you can help our students first-hand.

Check out our live projects on www.springboard.brighton.ac.uk or email springboard@brighton.ac.uk

#SpringboardBrighton

Total amount raised by students: £20k

£455,915 Amount received in philanthropic gifts

£357,808 Total value of awards given

2,799

Individual donations

MAKING GREAT CHANGE THROUGH STUDENT PRIZES nts rt last year, 460 stude Thanks to your suppo ards and prizes. received financial aw s, uals and organisation Sponsored by individ d har e dg wle no ack ards student prizes and aw student er off and ent em iev work, academic ach shape future careers. opportunities to help tells us how awards and Prize winner, Martina, make r to impact lives and prizes have the powe great change.

an winner Martina La Trobe-Batem ns) Photography BA (Ho d ite Lim x bo oto of The Ph : Breakthrough Award . The d to receive this award delighted and honoure to om ed fre e ativ Thank you! I am both cre at w me gre of the award will allo dy piece in the rea y ler financial component gal a to gh ou project and see it thr fully explore my final r. yea coming academic in my nt with a 20-year gap graphy, a mature stude ond sec ir the in As a woman in photo ne studying of three, and as someo r the past year ove ent education, a mother em iev ach larly inspired to see my language, I am particu y. wa recognised in this t to embark anyone who is hesitan an encouragement to be can ry education of sto y my rne pe jou ho I sity education. Each ver uni is t tha ure ap” ent on the great adv m to a certain “roadm no pressure to confor be uld sho or , re eer The car nt. n, is differe what way educatio at stage of life and in ghton truly that prescribes at wh t the University of Bri tha ing eth som is s Thi n. pe hap family should tes”. understands and facilita

HE LPING THE CHILD M ALAG IRI ACCESS E RE N OF DUC ATION Pratikchhya (right) gre w up in Malagiri, a very remote and po or area of Nepal.

The nearest school wa s a strenuous two-hour walk away and therefore she and her peers had little or no education or learning tools, such as pens and paper, availab le to them.

The Malagiri School wa s opened in 2011 thanks to the sup port and efforts of alu mni, students and sta University of Brighton ff of the who tirelessly fundra ised to help these chi an education. Without ldren receive the funding to suppo rt this school, there wo prospect of educatio uld be no n for the children in the village.

Since being built, it’s become a hub for the community, offering art, music, and English lessons in among others. So far, the campaign has rais £150,000, changing the ed over lives of 200 children like Pratikchhya.

But, we need to help more children. The sch ool costs £12,000 pe r year to run.

To find out more abo ut how you can help change the lives of chi in Malagiri, and to see ldren updates from the sch ool,visit our blog: blogs.brighton.ac.uk /malagiri

323 Prizes

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Projects supported by philanthropic gifts

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Students benefitting from philanthropic support

YOUR LEGACY

#BRIGHTONFOREVER The university has a 160-year legacy of groundbreaking research, realising potential, and changing lives – and you are part of it.

Davidson-O’Connor Scholarship Creating the next 50-year legacy for women’s hockey, Judith A. Davidson’s legacy is designed to support the next generation of international hockey players training and learning at the university. The Davidson-O’Connor Scholarship supports Sport Coaching students and elite members of the University Hockey team.

Judith tells us about her legacy: Judith A. Davidson, PhD - Chelsea College, 1966/67 (now the Eastbourne campus) President, United States Field Hockey Association 1984-1992 While at Chelsea, I had the opportunity to play goal keeper on the field hockey team. During my time on the team, I had the good fortune to become a friend of Maureen O’Connor, later Fisk, or “Con” as she was called then, a forward line player. We often practiced against each other, pushing each other to make our respective national teams. While Con did later play for England, I was elected President of the United States Field Hockey Association, so we ultimately did represent our respective countries through field hockey.

All that was a long time ago. Sadly, more than 20 years ago and far too young, Con passed away from breast cancer. I could think of no more fitting way to show my gratitude for what I learned at Chelsea College and the friendship that spurred me to be the best I could be than to help provide an opportunity to a young person to become all that they can be.

Hopefully, in time, this gift will go on in perpetuity. In a small way it’s my way of giving back to an institution that helped shape my life.”

Without ongoing support from our alumni and friends, these important activities would not be possible.

Thank you for your continued help.

For more information about other ways you can get involved, please email giving@brighton.ac.uk giving@brighton.ac.uk +44(0)1273 642600 www.brighton.ac.uk/giving To view our roll of benefactors 2018-19 www.brighton.ac.uk/rollofbenefactors

Lauren Roberts, the first recipient of the scholarship in 2019, was called up to the senior Welsh team having received the ‘Goalkeeper of the Tournament’ award at the European Under-21s Championship.

Reflecting on her first international cap, Lauren said: “It was an unforgettable moment. Going into the competition I was excited about the experience of being at a senior competition, but wasn’t expecting to play due to having limited experience in a senior environment. Without the contribution of Dr Judith Davidson, I wouldn’t have been able to fund my international hockey pursuits.”

To find out more about lifetime and legacy giving, please contact David Phillips – giving@brighton.ac.uk