This year’s Cowley Road Carnival, Oxford’s biggest community event, took place on 2 July. With an estimated 50,000 people turning out to celebrate, organisers declared it the best to date. Oxford Brookes sponsored the event […]
Author: Ian Bruce
Recognition in Teaching Excellence Framework
Oxford Brookes University received a silver award in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) results announced in June. The TEF was introduced by the UK Government to “recognise and reward excellent learning and teaching at universities”. […]
Alumna appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Refugee Agency
An Oxford Brookes alumna was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador by the UN Refugee Agency in March. Praya Lundberg ’12, who studied Law and Politics, is the first Thai Goodwill Ambassador and the first ever […]
Westminster College Reunion 2017
In September, 90 or so Westminster alumni, better known as Old W’s, met in their old haunts at the Harcourt Hill Campus. For the class of 1967 this was their Golden Anniversary year. Gathering on […]
Historic Doric
In June this year the Doric Club, the Oxford School of Architecture’s alumni association, celebrated its 90th anniversary. Here we look at its fascinating history… 1927 The birth of the Doric Club In the 1920s […]
A blooming business
One year ago, Oxford Poly alumna Jane Gandon ’87 opened a flower shop – Bicycle Blooms – on Magdalen Road. We caught up with Jane to ask her about her business, life in East Oxford […]
Alumni chapters around the world
“Being Oxford Brookes Alumni is our pride!” “Being Chapter Leader gives me the opportunity to keep in touch with old friends, make new ones and provide a networking base for our graduates.” Dinusha H Weerawardane […]
“It’s rather amazing” – the Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall
Earlier this year the children of Sir Kenneth Wheare were given an early glimpse of the new University hall named in honour of their father. They tell Observe the story of how crucial he was […]
Saad Qureshi
Who would be an artist? Long hours, little money, criticism… Oxford Brookes alumnus, Saad Qureshi ‘07 has faced up to the challenges of a life that chose him – and emerged as a confident, thoughtful […]
A mace of our own
This September’s graduates had a beautifully designed addition to their ceremonies – the new Oxford Brookes University mace. It was designed by Zimbabwean Foundation Art and Design student, Rhys Herbst ‘17. As it was the […]