Ken Loach during the Oxford Brookes Human Rights Festival 2017 Fresh from winning a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award (BAFTA), Director Ken Loach visited Oxford Brookes in March to kick-off the Oxford […]
Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery launched
In June the Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery was officially launched. The School is a partnership between Oxford Brookes University, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, under the […]
Honorary Graduates for 2017
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 […]
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 […]
Science Bazaar inspires next generation of researchers
Oxford Brookes opened its doors for the annual Science Bazaar in February, attracting 1,200 people to meet researchers and discover work carried out across the University. With fun activities for all ages, visitors learnt about […]
Celebrating 10 years of our India Office
On 1 March 2017 Oxford Brookes marked the tenth year of its India Office. Based in Chandigarh, the India Office delivers a personalised service to potential students, parents and institutions interested in the University. Staff […]
Brookes proud to take part in the best ever Cowley Road Carnival
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 […]
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 […]