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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 […]

Friends of Brookes by Sirius GibsonMar 25, 20203:13 pm30 June 2021
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Experience Oxford in a beautiful new book

Former professor in the School of Architecture, Ian Davis on his new book that explores Oxford through senses, symbolism and association.

Friends of Brookes by Sirius GibsonFeb 24, 20202:33 pm30 June 2021
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Mike Leigh – motivating people to care

“My films are not polemics. I don’t make films that say ‘think this!’ But any film that motivates people to care about life is an activist film. I invite people to take away stuff to ponder, reflect on and argue about.”

Alumni by Sirius GibsonFeb 7, 202010:56 am17 March 2020
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Like father, like daughter – a family firm making buildings better

Robert Adams graduated from Oxford Polytechnic with an Architecture degree in 1978. His daughter Tamsin Bryant did likewise in 2007 before returning to complete her Diploma in 2010. They are now co-directors of Adams Collingwood […]

Alumni by Sirius GibsonJan 16, 20205:31 pm18 December 2020
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The confidence to do things differently

In September 1990, Emma Parker jumped in her mum’s car and drove the 70 miles to Oxford Polytechnic from her home in Salisbury – determined not to miss out on the course she had set her heart on despite falling short of the grades she needed.

Archive - 2019 edition by Sirius GibsonNov 4, 20191:43 pm30 June 2021
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How to start a scholarship

Hadil Louz is the eighth student to receive the Gaza Scholarship. Observe caught up with one of the scholarship’s founders, Sir Iain Chalmers, to find out how he and fellow Oxford Brookes honorary graduate, Dr Paul Brankin got it started.

Alumni by Sirius GibsonNov 4, 20191:23 pm30 June 2021
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Anne Youngson: realising novel ideas

Anne Youngson ’10 studied MA Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes after retiring. She has been shortlisted for a Costa First Novel Award and won the Society of Authors’ Paul Torday Memorial Prize.

Archive - 2019 edition by Sirius GibsonNov 4, 201912:19 pm30 June 2021
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Erinch Sahan: enterprising fairness

Oxford Brookes is a long-standing champion of Fair Trade and in 2019 awarded Erinch Sahan, CEO of the World Fair Trade Organization, an honorary doctorate. Erinch spoke to Observe about sustainable ways of doing business […]

Alumni by Sirius GibsonNov 1, 20194:17 pm30 June 2021
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Healthcare hero – Siobhan Hall

Siobhan Hall ’16 studied for a Paramedic Emergency Care foundation degree and is currently working for South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS).

Archive - 2019 edition by Sirius GibsonNov 1, 20194:10 pm30 June 2021
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Healthcare hero – Anne-Marie Faulkner

Anne-Marie Faulkner is an Adult Nursing student who, thanks to the Tessa-Jane Evans Bursary, is fulfilling her dream of helping others.

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