This year’s inspirational honorary graduates of Oxford Brookes are: Sian Williams ’86, Broadcaster, journalist Daniel Battsek ’80, Director of Film4 John Assael ’75, Chairman of award-winning practice Assael Architecture Geoffrey Donnelly, former Chair of the […]
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OutBurst 2017 welcomes TV chef Ken Hom
World-renowned chef Ken Hom, an Honorary Graduate of Oxford Brookes, cooked up a storm at the University’s OutBurst festival in May. A leading authority on Chinese cuisine Ken hosted a live cooking demonstration and talked […]
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.
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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.
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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 […]
Laughter therapy
Honorary Graduate, Paul Mayhew-Archer was awarded an MBE for services to people with Parkinson’s in October 2020. Here we look back to an article about Paul from Observe in 2017. Don’t try telling Paul Mayhew-Archer […]
Dame Katherine Grainger, Chancellor if Oxford Brookes University
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Katherine Grainger
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From being a world-beater in the boat to becoming Oxford Brookes’ Chancellor, Dame Katherine Grainger PhD is accustomed to making the most of new opportunities. That’s why we presented her with a unique task on a recent visit to the University…
Video: Art challenge
Watch our Chancellor, Katherine Grainger, and Elena Saldana-Quintans ‘15, Brookes Union President take an art challenge… Read the full story »