News from 2024
Oxford Brookes University news from 2024
27 March 2024
Is chocolate good for you? An expert explains…
As Easter approaches and chocolate eggs flood the shelves of supermarkets, Dr Shelly Coe, from the Oxford Centre for Nutrition and Health at Oxford Brookes University, asks if chocolate offers any health benefits?
21 March 2024
Oxford Brookes University takes home three prizes at national sustainability awards
Oxford Brookes University has been named the winner of three out of five national sustainability awards, in recognition of staff and student’s commitment to biodiversity and the environment.
14 March 2024
Shade-grown coffee demonstrates the benefits of combining agriculture and conservation
Increasing shade cover over coffee plants can increase biodiversity and provide new ways to combine agriculture and conservation, a new study has revealed.
13 March 2024
New student resources launched by Oxfordshire Mind at Oxford Brookes on University Mental Health Day
New resources developed by Oxfordshire Mind in partnership with Oxford Brookes University are set to be launched on University Mental Health Day (Thursday 14 March).
12 March 2024
Scientists find hundreds of unique species in Africa’s newest and most threatened ecoregion
After two decades of biological surveys and over 30 scientific expeditions, groundbreaking research in southern Africa has unearthed a wealth of previously undocumented biodiversity in a newly recognised ecoregion.
07 March 2024
Thrill-seeking Oxford Brookes academic embarking on 1,000 mile trek through Alaska
A thrill-seeking lecturer from Oxford Brookes University is competing in a 1,000 mile race across Alaska hauling a sled through thick snow and sub-zero conditions.
06 March 2024
Oxford Brookes University is official Learning Programme partner for OxTrail
Schools and community groups in and around Oxford will benefit from a new learning pack developed by Oxford Brookes University for this summer’s Sobell House Hospice OxTrail.
01 March 2024
Oxford Brookes Chancellor Paterson Joseph to kick off Think Human Festival
Acclaimed actor, author and Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, Paterson Joseph, will be performing a new show as part of the University’s free Think Human festival.
23 February 2024
Sport risks losing fans and talented individuals unless it tackles colour blind issues, says expert
Dr Adam Bibbey, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, has been researching colour blindness in sport for five years.
