University of Brighton completes £2.5m upgrade of teaching spaces across city campuses

The University of Brighton has completed a £2.5 million refurbishment of teaching spaces across its Moulsecoomb and Falmer campuses, in a move aimed at improving the student experience and helping meet skills needs across Sussex.

The University of Brighton has completed a £2.5 million refurbishment of teaching spaces across its Moulsecoomb and Falmer campuses, in a move aimed at improving the student experience and helping meet skills needs across Sussex.

Funded through a successful bid to the Office for Students, the project has modernised more than 2,000 square metres of learning space. In total, 16 major teaching rooms have been upgraded for students studying engineering, computing and artificial intelligence, creative industries and business.

The work was carried out over the Easter break to reduce disruption and forms part of a wider programme to modernise the university estate.

University leaders say the investment was focused on subjects highlighted as priorities in the Sussex Local Skills Improvement Plan, helping ensure graduates are better prepared for careers in local industries and the wider regional economy.

The upgraded rooms now include new high-spec audio-visual technology, better digital connectivity, improved lighting and ventilation, and flexible furniture designed to support collaborative learning and group work.

Accessibility was also a major part of the refurbishment. With nearly 40 per cent of University of Brighton students declaring a disability, the new spaces have been designed to be inclusive by design. Features include step-free access, height-adjustable desks and upgraded hearing loop systems integrated throughout the rooms.

Refurbished lecture room in Cockcroft - Credit: University of Brighton

Professor David Walker, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students, emphasised the impact on the student experience: “These improvements help us ensure that our environments enable learning, that our teaching can be creative, and that we create the inspiring, authentic learning experiences that embody a Brighton education.”

The project was shaped by student feedback, including calls for better layouts, improved lighting and more vibrant design features.

Sarah Lewis-Tulett, Director of Education and Students at the University of Brighton, said: “Students were clear about what wasn’t working in some of our older spaces, and we listened. This project shows that when Brighton students tell us what matters to them, we take action and make meaningful changes.”

The university says the 16 upgraded rooms mark the first phase of a longer-term programme of investment across its campuses.

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