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17Feb
Mosquito DNA study offers crucial clues to disease control in Laos
A new study involving the DNA sequencing of mosquitoes in Laos, which spread malaria, dengue, chikungunya and the Zika virus, is uncovering the status of insecticide resistance in these disease carriers.
14Feb
Coronavirus
Following the recent outbreak of coronavirus and confirmed cases in the UK, Oxford Brookes continues to monitor the situation carefully and provide support to its students, staff and visitors. Our campuses remain open as usual.
10Feb
Anneliese Dodds meets new Nursing Associates for National Apprenticeship Week
Anneliese Dodds MP visited Oxford Brookes’ Headington Campus on Friday (7 February 2020) as the University welcomed its 200th Nursing Associate.
03Feb
National Apprentice Week 2020: How one student overcame health challenges to succeed on an Oxford Brookes University Architect Apprenticeship Degree
An Architect Apprenticeship Degree at Oxford Brookes University was the pathway that led to Tegan Ramsey becoming an architect apprentice at the global firm Gensler. Her success was achieved despite a series of health challenges. Tegan’s experience is being featured as part of National Apprenticeship Week: 3 - 7 February 2020. This is an annual week-long celebration in the government’s calendar, to recognise apprentices across England.
Pioneering research to develop building performance evaluation in India
Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:56:09 GMT
Professor Rajat Gupta of the Oxford Brookes Low Carbon Building Research Group has led a pioneering UK-India research study to develop and nurture adoption of building performance evaluation (BPE) in the booming green building marketplace of India.
Nurses are undervalued because most of them are women, a new study finds
Tue, 28 Jan 2020 11:23:32 GMT
Nursing is undervalued both in status and pay and until both are enhanced, the UK will continue to experience severe nursing shortages, according to a new study.
FTSE100 sustainability reporting could amount to 'greenwashing' says new study
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:01:15 GMT
A substantial number of FTSE100 companies are selectively choosing data that emphasises certain outcomes or ignores major impacts in their sustainability reporting, according to a new study conducted by Oxford Brookes University.
Oxford Brookes Biology Researchers engage with the University of Ghana
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:45:45 GMT
Prof Sue Vaughan and Dr Jack Sunter at Oxford Brookes with Theresa Manful-Gwira at the University of Ghana organised a networking meeting at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP). This two day meeting brought together African trypanosomiasis (a neglected tropical disease) experts from West Africa and Europe.

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