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.
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 […]
Jasmine’s media journey
Jasmine Patterson ‘12 talks about her journey that took her from Bermuda to Brookes to TV stardom – and why she is now returning to the UK to further develop her journalistic skills.
Keeping races running, keeping racing safe
Su Chantry, Occupational Health Public Nurse at Williams F1, refletcs on the challenges of ensuring racing can safely continue during a pandemic.
Creative technology: changing systems, winning awards, improving lives
Six years before the current pandemic, personal tragedy spurred on Renat Galyamov ‘10 encouraging him to use his computer programming, creative and entrepreneurial skills to give people in Kazakhstan the access to the information on specialists and doctors they need.
Life saver
Isobel Corrie ’19 had only just completed her BSc Adult Nursing course at Oxford Brookes when her lifesaving skills were needed – on the flight home from a holiday.