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The Story of the University Mace

Video: Mace maker

Archive - 2017 edition1 August 2017 By Ian Bruce

Watch the story of our new University mace from design by Foundation Art and Design student, Rhys Herbst ‘17, to construction…

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Welcome to Observe, the annual magazine for alumni, supporters and friends of Oxford Brookes University. The last year has presented a world of challenges and opportunities for the higher education sector, which continues to evolve at a rapid and often …

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Video: Akala’s graduation speech

27 September 2018
On 23 June 2018 the award-winning hip-hop artist, education activist and author, Akala received an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brookes in recognition of his educational work. At the ceremony, he urged new graduates to maintain good habits in order to …
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Video: The making of Assembly

6 November 2018
When Observe last talked to Saad Qureshi ’07 (for the 2017 edition), he was working on Assembly – a new piece of public art for our Headington Campus. Now you can watch Assembly’s creation and installation – from workshop to …
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Video: J Haynes – Staying iconic

28 November 2018
Haynes manuals are an iconic product. But Haynes CEO and Oxford Brookes alumnus, J Haynes ’90 has successfully transformed the company to bring new, innovative products to market – increasing growth while staying iconic. On 13 November 2018, J gave …
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