[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]For general information about Brighton:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]University of Brighton[EULNE][PARA].[BOLD] [EBOLD]31/2 miles inland from the Brighton town centre, before the land[PARA]rises onto the Downs, is the thoroughly modern[ITAL],[EITAL] 200-acre [PARA]campus of Sussex University, set in rolling green land near the [PARA]village of Falmer. The Basil Spence design of courtyards, [PARA]arches, concrete pillars and redbrick buildings [ITAL]could so easily [PARA]have been hideous, but, in context, it works - it really does - [EITAL]and it [PARA]has awards to prove it. The campus is isolated, but virtually [PARA]self-sufficient with a chemist, green grocer, health centre and so [PARA]on, all on site.[HDNG]ATMOSPHERE:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]Unlike some other places with a similar proportion of mature [PARA]students, the tone of the University is affected, but not governed, [PARA]by them. The mood is generally youthful and radical, but in a [PARA]trendy rather than revolutionary way. In fact, the only revolution [PARA]around here is the spinning wheels on the cars of the student [PARA]Sloaney types who go to London at the weekend and leave the [PARA]campus a lot quieter. But Sloanes don't set the tone either - the [PARA]University has an easy-going pace with easy-going people. The [PARA]trek into Brighton is a lot of hassle to make every day and so [PARA]many students (particularly those living on campus) don't spend [PARA]much time in town. Indeed, many 1st years hardly ever leave the [PARA]campus at all. Despite this, many students stick around locally [PARA]after graduating, which, of course, helps local relations.[EITAL][HDNG]TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Population: 133,400 [BULL] London: 55miles [BULL] Southampton: [PARA]56miles [BULL] Eastbourne: 26miles[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Brighton: [EBOLD]Sometimes called 'London by the sea',[ITAL] Brighton is a [PARA]truly cosmopolitan town that feels a bit like a city crushed into a [PARA]village, because of the local variety and life.[EITAL] [ITAL] It's not as tacky as [PARA]you might expect one of the kiss-me-quick and candy floss [PARA]coastal resorts to be - it's a bit too posh for all that. Most of the [PARA]touristy bits are of the quaint, craft work variety rather than the [PARA]Blackpool Illuminations' bedazzling unsubtlety.[EITAL] Brighton has all [PARA]the daily trade and shopping stocks for most needs although [PARA]there's no big shopping mall. Instead, there's North Laines ([ITAL]vastly[PARA]preferable[EITAL]) with [ITAL]terminally trendy[EITAL] clothes, jewellery and antique [PARA]shops, cafes and buskers. Some of the more notable features [PARA]include the [ITAL]excellent [EITAL]selection of 2nd hand bookshops, the [ITAL][PARA]bizarre [EITAL]Brighton Pavilion (Indian colonial throwback) and the [PARA]Palace Pier with its permanent funfair.[HDNG]TRAVEL:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Trains:[EBOLD] Connections from Brighton station to London (51mins), [PARA]Birmingham, Bristol and beyond.[PARA][BOLD]Coaches:[EBOLD] National Express services from both towns. From [PARA]Brighton all over the country including London (ú6.00, 1:45hrs, [PARA]every 90mins), Bristol (ú18.50, 4:45hrs, 7/day), Manchester [PARA](ú23.00, 6:25hrs, 7/day). From Eastbourne: London (ú7.50, [PARA]2:15hrs, 3/day)[PARA][BOLD]Car:[EBOLD] The A23 connects Brighton with London as the A22 does [PARA]for Eastbourne. The A27 joins both towns with each other. [PARA]Within Brighton, beware the voucher system, and zealous wardens.[PARA][BOLD]Air:[EBOLD] Gatwick, Britain's 2nd largest airport, is 23 miles north on the A23.[PARA][BOLD]Ferries:[EBOLD] Ferries from Newhaven (8 miles east) to Dieppe.[PARA][BOLD]Hitching:[EBOLD] Students often hitch to London, [ITAL]although getting a lift can[PARA]be a hitch (ho, ho).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Local:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The local buses are reliable when it comes to turning up, [PARA]but are slow and not all that cheap[EITAL]. Trains are quicker, often [PARA]cheaper and they provide a comprehensive local service inland [PARA]and along the coast linking Brighton and Eastbourne (ú3.35).[PARA][BOLD]Taxis:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Not the country's cheapest[EITAL].[PARA][BOLD]Bicycles:[EBOLD] Lots of hills, few racks or sheds, lots and lots of thefts, [PARA]but nevertheless, lots of cyclists.[PARA][PARA][BOLD] [EBOLD]Falmer is the closest station with frequent trains into Brighton, [PARA]costing just ú1.60 (return) and providing a comprehensive local [PARA]service. [ITAL]Local buses are reliable both when it comes to turning [PARA]up and when it comes to taking the longest route into town[EITAL] and [PARA]charging ú1.50 for the privilege. There are late night buses until [PARA]2am. The A27 goes straight past the campus en route to [PARA]Brighton and students often hitch into town and into London, [ITAL][PARA]although getting a lift can be a hitch (ho, ho). [EITAL] Taxis are d[ITAL]ownright[PARA]exorbitant[EITAL], up to ú6 from campus to town. [ITAL]Bikes are better.[EITAL][HDNG]FACULTIES and STUDENT NOS:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Sciences[EBOLD] 1,662[BOLD][PARA]Engineering[EBOLD] 478[BOLD][PARA]Maths[EBOLD] 546[BOLD][PARA]Soc Sci[EBOLD] 1,725[BOLD][PARA]Languages[EBOLD] 1,860[BOLD][PARA]Education[EBOLD] 12[BOLD][HDNG]LIBRARIES and COMPUTERS:[EHDNG][EBOLD][PARA][BOLD][STAT][BULL] Books: 700,000 [BULL] Periodicals: 3,500 [BULL] Study places: 900 [PARA]Computer workstations: 900[ESTAT][EBOLD][PARA]The library contains the papers of Virginia Woolf and Kipling.[HDNG]CAREER PROSPECTS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Career Development Unit [BULL] No of staff: 3full/3part [BULL] [PARA]Unemployed after 6mths (1992): 9%[ESTAT][HDNG]SPECIAL FEATURES:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL]Teaching is not split into departments but 'schools' of study [PARA]which cover groups of courses and many of which are [PARA]introducing modular approaches to degrees.[PARA][BULL][ITAL]Many courses, particularly on the arts side, are taught with a [PARA]radical, feminist and sometimes left-wing perspective.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA]Simon Fanshawe (comedian); Nick Fisher (Just 17 agony uncle); [PARA]Brendan Foster (athlete); Philip Gould (Labour Party adviser); [PARA]Peter Hain MP (Lab); Mark Hollis (Talk Talk); Billy Idol (rock [PARA]singer); Ian McEwan (writer); Andrew Morton (royal writer); Nigel [PARA]Planer (Neil from 'The Young Ones' and voiceover for 'The Magic[PARA]Roundabout'); Gail Rebuck (millionaire publisher); Julia Somerville [PARA](newsreader); Virginia Wade (the last Briton to win a Wimbledon[PARA]singles title).[HDNG]FURTHER INFO:[EHDNG][PARA]Prospectuses for undergrads and postgrads. The SU publishes [PARA]an alternative prospectus.[PARA][PARA]
