George Owoyesigire ’07 tells the story of The Bee Keeping project… Bees, elephants and people – what do they have in common? In the western part of Uganda on the edges of beautiful Kibale National […]
Category: Archive – 2017 edition
Connection time
When you were a student did you have a career mentor? Someone who could offer you professional knowledge, widen your network and give you access to great opportunities? If you did then you will know […]
Beer and Brookes in Boston
Joe McGrail ’13 had met lifelong friends at Oxford Brookes before he even started his studies here in 2012. His love of the University and Oxford inspired him to start an alumni chapter in his […]
Full of Pride
In February 2017, 1,500 students from 178 universities and colleges took part in the 13th National Student Pride event, held at the University of Westminster. The movement, though, began at Oxford Brookes and the spark […]
New alumni events to explore big issues
We are delighted to be launching a new programme for alumni in November. ‘Brookes in the City’ is a series of events, initially in London, that will provide an opportunity for alumni to come together […]
Oxford Brookes officially opens Swindon Campus
Lord Joel Joffe and the Vice-Chancellor opening the new Swindon Campus In early February the University celebrated the official opening of its new campus in Swindon. Last summer Oxford Brookes moved from its former site […]
Anorexia & the elderly
Dr Miriam Clegg is a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition. Her research is aiding the healthcare sector in understanding appetite, food intake control and energy balance in a variety of people. Miriam won an Oxford Brookes […]
How can faith in the testing of car emissions be restored?
Dr Fabrizio Bonatesta is a Reader in Thermofluids. He is an expert in modelling activities for reducing emissions in gasoline and diesel engines. Fabrizio won an Oxford Brookes Research Excellence Award in 2016/17. “Back in […]
Graduate celebrated at international alumni awards in Egypt
Oxford Brookes alumnus Sherif Hefni ’09 was named the winner of the British Council’s Study UK Alumni Awards 2017 in March. Sherif, who completed a Graduate Law Diploma at the University, was selected from a […]
Double trouble – the terrorist’s alter ego
Professor Roger Griffin is recognised world-wide as a major authority on the socio-historical and ideological dynamics of fascism, and various forms of fanaticism, particularly modern terrorism. Roger won an Oxford Brookes Research Excellence Award in […]