学校简介
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    布莱顿是英国著名的度假圣地，被人们亲切地称为“海滨的伦敦”。绝妙的沙滩、芬芳四溢的美景、超一流的旅游服务设施，引得成千上万的游人纷至沓来。海滨嬉戏之余，邱吉尔广场上最新的商业中心会引领您探寻时尚的前沿；步入布莱顿古老街巷，看似平凡的街道充满了各色奇特的 小店、酒馆、餐厅和咖啡屋以及不同类别的影剧院；在这里，无处不在的、趣味横生的游艺设施更是吸引了大量的游人驻足流连。当然，如果您是一个体育爱好者，骑马、高尔夫、网球、水上运动在布莱顿当地也是不错的休闲选择。
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     布莱顿大学自1859年其前身：School of Science and Art
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     第一次招生，直至1970年正式成立为一所门类齐全、科系众多的综合性高等学府。学校目前共有10大院校、100多个科系、超过300多项本科和硕士专业。在最新的全国教育质量测评中，有近三十个专业表现突出。其中艺术与设计、艺术史、哲学、医药与药理学、图书馆信息管理以及运动、休闲与酒店管理等专业的学术地位更是不容忽视，年年在《全英高校杰出科系》榜上有名。除工程，自然科学与数学，环境建设，计算机信息，商科，教师培训，社会科学，人文科学，艺术、设计与表演艺术等热门专业外，极具学术优势的MBA(技术管理方向)、工程管理、建筑学等方面的课程，也吸引了来自世界各地的莘莘学子。毕业生长期以来在全英高校中保持高就业率。  
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Rankings
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The 'The Sunday Times University Guide 2006' (September 2006) University League Table ranks Brighton University 19th overall in the UK. It ranks Brighton 3rd in the 'Top Ten Modern Universities' in the UK(those formed after 1992). Brighton remains the only modern university to be named 'Sunday Times University of the Year' (1999) as this is normally dominated by older universities.
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Brighton university has slowly been descending down the tables contrary to its positive predictions in 2006. However, it is still holding on to its mid table seat and considering its age it has relatively good stats and prospects.'The Times University Rankings 2010' ranks Brighton University at 70th overall in the UK.
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'The Complete University Guide Rankings 2010' ranks BrightonUniversity at 63rd overall in the UK.
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'The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise' (RAE) have confirmed that 79 per cent of the University of Brighton's research output is of international standing. Brighton is also ranked as the leading modern university in terms of the quality of its research by Research Fortnight. The university's RAE ranking rose from 80th place in 2001 to 59th in 2008 as titled as one of the 'Rising Stars' in the UK. Sixty-five per cent of research in art and design at the Faculty of Arts was classified as either 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'. This placesBrighton amongst the leading research centres in the country for art and design and Research Fortnight ranked the submission second in terms of the volume and quality of research.
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Educational partners
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The Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is a partnership between theUniversity of Brighton and the University of Sussex. BSMS benefits from the universities’ distinctive traditions and shared strengths in biomedical sciences, healthcare and professional education. The school, which is the first medical school in the South East outside London, opened in 2003.
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In recent years there has been a University of Brighton division at Northbrook College Sussex Worthing for its Higher Education courses.
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The University Centre Hastings (UCH) represents a radical departure from the traditional delivery of higher education. Situated in the heart of Hastings it provides high quality higher education with a portfolio of courses designed to meet the needs of local business and education communities.
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教学设施
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    布莱顿大学具有各种极其先进和完善的教学设施。
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    学校图书馆约藏书50万册、多媒体音像资料20万套和3000种不同类型的书报、杂志。此外，现代化的计算机中心、项目研发中心、银行和商店以及广泛的体育、娱乐、运动场地，如：健身中心、网球馆、壁球馆以及大型的室内游泳馆等都极大地丰富了在校学生的学术实践和业余文化生活。