Moulsecoomb - Today

Today

The Moulsecoomb Campus of the University of Brighton is one of the university's three main sites. The 10-storey Cockcroft building dominates most views in the area. As well as teaching facilities, the majority of the university's administration departments are located here, along with some student halls of residence. Moulsecoomb Place, the oldest non-religious building in Brighton, is currently used by the accommodation and counselling services of the university. Before the university was founded in 1992, the various buildings were part of Brighton Polytechnic and before 1970 the Cockcroft Building was the main building of Brighton College of Technology.

Moulsecoomb is also the location of the Home Farm Business Park, where the United Kingdom subsidiary of United States arms manufacturer EDO Corporation is based. This factory has been the site of regular anti-war demonstrations since 2004 (for a full description of this campaign, see the article Criticism of EDO Corporation)

Moulsecoomb Wild Park is a large downland valley which has been preserved in its undeveloped state. It lies immediately to the west of the railway line and the Lewes Road, and merges into the Hollingbury Camp hill fort to the west and the edge of Coldean to the north. There are areas of chalk grassland and woodland and a nature trail. The "Moulsecoomb Family Fun Day" has been held in the park on the third Saturday in May every year since 1978.

Moulsecoomb Primary School is leading the way in outdoor education with award winning school grounds. They have built a Neolithic-style chalk house, the first one built in Britain for 5,000 years to compliment their Saxon, Mesolithic and Iron Age Roundhouse

Moulsecoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project is an award winning community project that offers volunteer opportunities to local residents and pupils who learn best by practical hands-on activities.