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24Nov
Universities roll out rapid COVID-19 tests to help students travel home safely for Christmas
Oxford Brookes University and the University of Oxford are offering students free and fast COVID-19 tests so that they can travel home safely this Christmas and prevent the further spread of the coronavirus to friends, families and the community.
24Nov
University spinout companies: where are all the women?
Only 13% of university spinout companies in the UK have a woman founder or co-founder. This needs to change, say Dr Heather Griffiths and Professor Simonetta Manfredi of Oxford Brookes University, writing for University Business.
23Nov
Community views welcomed on student village redevelopment
Oxford Brookes University is welcoming views from the local community in advance of submitting a new planning application for the partial redevelopment of the Clive Booth Student Village, sited close to Marston Road in East Oxford.
20Nov
Supporting the local community and beyond
Professor Anne-Marie Kilday, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Student and Staff Experience at Oxford Brookes University, writes:
Digital business models: Oxford Brookes joins new servitization project
Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:40:05 GMT
As part of a £300 million government initiative to boost manufacturing productivity by 30%, Oxford Brookes University has joined a consortium of industrial and academic experts partnering with Baxi Heating to develop a ‘Digital Servitization Demonstrator’.
Oxford Brookes University secures £5 million funding from Arcadia to document the world's endangered wooden buildings
Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:08:56 GMT
The School of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University is to host a £5 million grant-giving programme, which will improve the documentation of endangered wooden architecture throughout the world and make records freely available online.
New report highlights challenges faced by working mothers in the horseracing industry
Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:55:15 GMT
New research by Oxford Brookes University for Women in Racing has investigated what it is like to be a working mother in the horseracing industry.
COVID-19: Researchers exploit ‘trojan horse’ feature in virus, paving the way for new antiviral drugs
Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:00:44 GMT
Scientific analysis of a protein enzyme found in COVID-19 could lead to the development of new drugs to treat the virus, research led by Oxford Brookes University scientists has found.

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