Inspiring and connecting women makers
This Girl Makes – Hattie Speed ’18 celebrates, inspires and connects craftswomen.
Alumni
Leading the fight against sexual violence
Lisa Ward ’10 is the CEO of OSARCC – set up in 1979 as a helpline for survivors of rape using a phone line in a living room. Forty years later, while the helpline number remains the same, OSARCC has grown from its humble beginnings.
University
The Promised Land 2.0
When the Oxford College of Technology moved to Headington in 1955, Vice-Principal John Henry Brookes described it as “setting foot in The Promised Land.” The new campus was purpose-built for a 20th-century education and as the College became Oxford Polytechnic …
Students, staff and Oxford Brookes’ wider community enjoy a range of events
Open lectures with influential guest speakers, art exhibitions in the Glass Tank and documentary screenings are amongst the regular free activities at Oxford Brookes open to all. In recent months, the University has hosted many engaging and educational events. …
Research
Urgent action needed to protect world’s primates
Anna Nekaris, Professor in Anthropology and Primate Conservation, Vincent Nijman, Professor in Anthropology and Dr Susan Cheyne, Associate Lecturer in Anthropology and Primate Conservation joined other internationally recognised experts in highlighting the need to protect the world’s rapidly vanishing primate …
Can sharing photographs online help tackle loneliness in older people?
Senior Lecturer in Marketing Dr Sarah Quinton is co-leading a research project investigating whether sharing photographs via social media can enhance the wellbeing of older people, and reduce loneliness. The project, which is being run by Sarah alongside Professor Shailey …