Oxford Brookes’ Gaza Scholarship was started in 2009 to “indicate to Palestinians in Gaza that they hadn’t been forgotten”. It funds students from Gaza to study for a Master’s degree at Oxford Brookes. Here is an update on the progress of some of our scholars following their time at Brookes.
Category: Alumni
Vaccine production heroes
Get the inside story on vaccine development from alumni who work in the industry, including Emma Bolam, who led the production of the Oxford / Astra Zeneca vaccine at the Jenner Institute.
Giving back to Brookes – how you can help students and recent graduates succeed in today’s job market
We are determined to support all our hard working students and recent graduates to launch the careers they deserve – and alumni can play a huge role.
Local alumni chapters – what they do and how you can join in
Local chapters bring alumni together and despite the pandemic, have gone from strength to strength in the last year.
The importance of diversity and inclusion in marketing
Watch Digital Marketing alumnus Jude Perera discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion in marketing, how he overcame prejudice and is now advising others.
Basma El Doukhi: a refugee and a Practitioner who is “a voice for the voiceless”
Basma El Doukhi talks about studying during the pandemic, her love of Oxford and the importance for women of continuing to fight for your rights and retaining hope.
Writing about the wild and the edible
Nutrition and Food Science graduate, Dave Hamilton ’03 talks about his new foraging book – Where the Wild Thing Grow
Reconnect with Jacari
Jacari’s Alumni Engagement Officer, Natasha Wooldridge, writes about the student charity’s work as it approaches its 65th anniversary and asks former volunteers to reconnect. Were you involved with student charity Jacari? Jacari is an award-winning […]
From Be’er Sheva to Oxford Brookes – Auren’s life changing experience
Hotel Manager, Auren Renford talks about how the Sam Zuckerberg Israel Scholarship brought him to Oxford Brookes and changed his life.
Gaza scholarship – “like a dream come true” for Haya
In 2019, Haya Abdalhadi, received the Gaza Scholarship to study MA Development and Emergency Practice at Oxford Brookes’ renowned Centre for Development and Emergency Practice. She says receiving the scholarship was “like a dream coming […]