Editing Brighton (section)

==Education==
[[File:Waste House, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton (September 2015) (10).JPG|thumb|[[Waste House]], on Brighton University campus, is a [[sustainable building]] constructed using waste materials to showcase sustainable construction practices.]]
The [[University of Brighton]] has been part of Brighton since 1859, starting as a school of art in the kitchens of the Royal Pavilion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your university |url=https://www.brighton.ac.uk/about-us/your-university/index.aspx |access-date=11 November 2021 |website=University of Brighton |language=en-GB}}</ref> It was granted university status in 1992,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milestones in our history |url=https://www.brighton.ac.uk/about-us/your-university/milestones-in-our-history/index.aspx |access-date=11 November 2021 |website=University of Brighton |language=en-GB}}</ref> and now has a student population of around 18,000 of which 79 per cent are undergraduates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Facts and figures – University of Brighton |url=https://www.brighton.ac.uk/about-us/statistics-and-legal/facts-and-figures/student-population.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117145213/https://www.brighton.ac.uk/about-us/statistics-and-legal/facts-and-figures/student-population.aspx |archive-date=17 November 2017 |access-date=11 November 2021 |website=University of Brighton}}</ref> The university is based on four campuses – City campus in the heart of Brighton; Falmer campus set in the South Downs; Moulsecoomb campus on [[Lewes Road, Brighton|Lewes Road]] and Eastbourne campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our campuses |url=https://www.brighton.ac.uk/accommodation-and-locations/campuses/index.aspx |access-date=11 November 2021 |website=University of Brighton |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The [[University of Sussex]], established in 1961 as the first of the plate-glass universities, is a [[campus university|campus]] research intensive university between [[Stanmer Park]] and [[Falmer]], four miles (6&nbsp;km) from the city centre. The university is home to the [[Institute of Development Studies]] and the [[Science Policy Research Unit]], amongst over 40 other established research centres, and has been ranked first in the world for Development studies by the World University Rankings.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-sussex |title=University of Sussex |date=16 July 2015 |work=Top Universities |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311021837/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-sussex |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ids.ac.uk/ |title=For international development research, teaching and communications |access-date=23 December 2017 |archive-date=23 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223052108/http://www.ids.ac.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/ |title=SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit : University of Sussex |website=www.sussex.ac.uk |access-date=23 December 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215212218/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Served by trains (to [[Falmer railway station]]) and 24-hour buses, it has a student population of around 20,000 students of which about a quarter are postgraduates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/facts/facts-figures |title=Facts and figures : Rankings and figures : About us : University of Sussex |website=www.sussex.ac.uk |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030927/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/facts/facts-figures |url-status=live}}</ref> The university has been ranked 41st in the UK by the Complete University Guide in its 2022 rankings<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings |title=University of Sussex |website=The Complete University Guide |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-date=25 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625164636/http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and 246th in the world by the World University Rankings of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021 |title=Top Universities, QS World University Rankings 2021/ |website=The World University Rankings/ |access-date=24 November 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128002557/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2001 the music college BIMM ([[British and Irish Modern Music Institute]]) opened in Brighton under the name The Brighton Institute of Modern Music. The college has approximately 1500 students across Brighton, its degree courses at BIMM are validated by the [[University of Sussex]] and diploma courses are taught at the [[Brighton Aldridge Community Academy]]. Notable alumni have included [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]], [[The Kooks]] and [[Tom Odell]]. Since the college opened it has expanded to become Europe's largest music college with 6500 students studying at eight campuses across Europe including [[Bristol]], [[London]], [[Manchester]], [[Berlin]], [[Dublin]], [[Hamburg]], and [[Birmingham]].

In 2003, the universities of Brighton and Sussex formed a medical school, known as [[Brighton and Sussex Medical School]]. The school was one of four new medical schools to be created as part of a government programme to increase the number of [[National Health Service|NHS]] doctors. The school is based at the University of Sussex campus and works closely with the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Brighton & Hove City Council is responsible for 80 schools, of which 54 are in Brighton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1001684&action=dsp_lists&type=all&desc=all |title=Brighton & Hove City Council – school contact information |access-date=20 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920100134/http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1001684&action=dsp_lists&type=all&desc=all |archive-date=20 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

A range of non-university courses for students over 16, mainly in [[vocational education]] subjects, are provided at the [[further education college]], Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (previously City College and before that Brighton Technical College). More academic subjects can be studied by 16- to 19-year-olds at [[Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College]] (BHASVIC) in the Seven Dials area. [[Varndean College]] in North Brighton occupies a commanding position. The 1920s building is celebrated for its façade and internal quads. The college offers academic [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A levels]], the [[International Baccalaureate]] and vocational courses, including BTECs.

As Brighton is home to public universities and colleges, it also home to private colleges such as [[Hove College]] located near the [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]]. The college was established in 1977 and offers higher educational courses such as vocational, certificate, professional, diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications and has a close partnership with the [[University of Brighton]].

There are [[state school]]s and some [[Faith school#England|faith school]]s. Notable secondary state schools include<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brightonscene.co.uk/notable-brighton-state-schools/ |title=Brighton State Schools/ |website=Brighton Scene |access-date=27 July 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121032326/http://www.brightonscene.co.uk/notable-brighton-state-schools/ |archive-date=21 January 2014}}</ref> [[Longhill High School]], [[Varndean School]], [[Patcham High School]], [[Dorothy Stringer School]], [[Blatchington Mill School]], [[Hove Park School]], [[Brighton Aldridge Community Academy]], and [[King's School, Hove|King's School]].

Special Education Schools include Downs View and Downs View Link College for people over 16. There are also [[Pupil Referral Unit]]s (PRUs).

There are a number of [[independent school]]s, including [[Brighton College]], [[Roedean School]], [[Waldorf education|Steiner School]], [[Brighton Girls]] (formerly known as Brighton and Hove High School (BHHS)), and a [[Montessori]] school. As with the state schools, some independents are faith-based; Torah Academy, the last Jewish primary school, became a Nursery School at the end of 2007. The [[Brighton Institute of Modern Music]], a fully accredited music college, opened in 2001 and has since expanded to five locations throughout Britain.<ref>{{citation|last1=Goodwin |first1=Noël |authorlink=Noël Goodwin |title=Brighton Festival |publisher= Brighton Institute of Modern Music, Oxford University Press |date=2001}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2024}}

Brighton has been ranked a top 10 student city in the UK by QS rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Best Student Cities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/city-rankings/2019 |access-date=11 November 2021 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>