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Alumni by Sirius GibsonJun 23, 202010:10 am3 March 2021
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Fearless and Empowered – Efe’s transformative life journey

“I hated my life experiences and was ashamed of my upbringing. But now I am proud of them because I changed the narrative and have become the person I want to be. And I am using that experience to empower other women to be fearless and go after the life they truly deserve.”
Oxford Brookes played a pivotal role in Efe Fruci’s inspirational success.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonJun 18, 202012:42 pm9 July 2021
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Finding and saving unique ecosystems

Professor Julian Bayliss turned his love of nature into a career dedicated to conserving nature – discovering new species and new rainforests. The skills he developed in his PhD at Brookes have been crucial to his work.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonMay 22, 202010:14 am9 July 2021
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Working at the Nightingale

Anthony Gilbert ’10 talks about working as a physiotherapist at the London Nightingale Hospital – and why it was an inspiring experience.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonMay 11, 20204:23 pm18 December 2020
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From the F1 front-row to the Covid front-line

Su Chantry is Occupational Health Manager for the Williams Formula One team. As a registered nurse she has chosen to return to the NHS to support the response to Covid-19. Su trained as a nurse in the 90s at St Thomas’s Hospital and then studied Critical Care at the John Radcliffe on an Oxford Brookes course.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonApr 30, 202012:42 pm18 December 2020
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Coaching Through Covid-19, pro-bono help for SMEs

Professional Executive Coach, Benita Mayhead talks about how she and 11 fellow Brookes alumni and students are helping SMEs get through the Covid-19 crisis.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonApr 28, 202011:22 am18 December 2020
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Developing new products to support Covid-19 response

Mechanical Engineering alumnus, Kieron Salter ’93 talks about co-ordinating a local supply chain for PPE and his own company, KW Special Projects rapidly developing new products to support the Covid-19 response.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonApr 20, 20202:33 pm18 December 2020
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Adapting a new business to extraordinary times

Marielle Suddarth ‘09 started her own personal training and dance business, Barbells N Ballroom, last year in Nashville, Tennessee. Covid-19 made business-as-usual impossible but within days Marielle set-up virtual training sessions and is now also offering free bodyweight workouts on Instagram.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonApr 20, 20202:29 pm18 December 2020
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How architecture research can support healthcare

Veronika Schröpfer ’14, Head of EU Research Projects at the Architects’ Council of Europe, talks about how architects can support the health sector in the Covid-19 crisis.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonApr 7, 20203:36 pm18 December 2020
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Research on the Covid-19 frontline

Adult Nursing alumna, Susan Johnston ’13 talks about her role in Covid-19 research at the John Radcliffe Hospital (pictured above) in Oxford and how NHS workers are continuing to apply their skills and expertise, essential […]

Alumni by Sirius GibsonApr 7, 20201:57 pm18 December 2020
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Happy cakes for healthcare heroes

Raising spirits and showing kindness is crucial to getting through the Covid-19 crisis, and Happy Cakes founder, Julia Atkinson ’92, has been baking delicious cakes for hospital workers and homeless people. She talks about how […]

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