Honorary Titles and Honorary Contracts

Honorary and Visiting Status at BSMS

Individuals who are not employed by BSMS but work closely with the school may require an honorary contract or visiting title to carry out certain duties, or may wish to obtain an honorary title in recognition of their contributions.

The opportunities for Honorary status are, Honorary Title, Honorary Contract or Visiting Title/Contract. The appropriate option depends on your contributions and links to the BSMS and your current employment. The awarding of the honorary status by BSMS is at the discretion of BSMS governed by both the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton.

How to enquire

A flow chart explaining the application and enquiry process for obtaining a BSMS Honorary Title

Please download and complete the enquiry from below, submitting to our Operations Manager, Dawn Hanna via d.hanna@bsms.ac.uk.

Download the enquiry form here >

All enquiries will be reviewed at our monthly Honorary Panel meetings. Individuals will be contacted within six weeks and advised on how to formally apply for the most appropriate Honorary or Visiting status, based on the nature of their relationship with, or contributions to, BSMS.

Please note the following:

Completion of the enquiry form does not constitute an application for Honorary Status. Its purpose is to determine which of the three types of Honorary Status is most appropriate for the individual, based on their activities with BSMS as outlined in the enquiry form. Once the enquiry has been reviewed by the Honorary Panel, the individual will be contacted with instructions on how to proceed with a formal application.
We are currently requesting that all individuals complete the preliminary enquiry process, for new status or renewal of an existing honorary status.