A number of donors - including celebrity alumni such as DJ Norman Cook, author and illustrator Cressida Cowell and events promoter Harvey Goldsmith - joined university Vice-Chancellor, Professor Debra Humphris and the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Councillor Pete West to formally recognise the achievements of all of the prize winners at a lively ceremony in the university’s Cockcroft Hall.
Thanking donors at the event Anastasiia Bondarenko, recipient of a postgraduate scholarship in International Health Promotion, said: “Without your support I could not be here. I wouldn’t be able to study at this fantastic university, to get inspiration every day from my lecturers and peers. Your contributions give the chance to people like me to go beyond their limits, to return to their countries empowered - with concepts, tools and confidence to make this world a better place”