News from 2023

Oxford Brookes University news from 2023

12 June 2023

Craft brewery supporting ex-offenders wins award sponsored by Oxford Brookes Business School

More than 450 guests representing the best of local businesses attended the 2023 Oxfordshire Business Awards on Friday night (9 June) hosted by Oxford Brookes University.

Tap Social Movement are presented with their award by Professor Tim Vorley

08 June 2023

Chancellor of Oxford Brookes, Paterson Joseph, wins prestigious 2023 RSL Christopher Bland Prize

Paterson Joseph, the Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Christopher Bland Prize for his debut novel The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho.

Paterson Joseph

07 June 2023

Community to weave a new WillowSpace sculpture at Oxford Brookes University

A community art project is set to bring people together to create a new willow sculpture in one of Oxford Brookes University’s pollinator flower meadows.

Hands weaving  a willow sculpture

01 June 2023

Oxford Brookes University works to bridge gender gap in science, technology, engineering and maths

An initiative to find solutions to the gender gap in STEM researchers who become business leaders is taking place at Oxford Brookes University.

A man and a woman, wearing white laboratory coats looking at a screen

25 May 2023

Changes to dependant visas for international students

The UK Government announced on 23 May 2023 that they intend to introduce changes that will affect the ability of some students to bring dependants to the UK.

Oxford Brookes University logo

25 May 2023

Actor and author Paterson Joseph installed as Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University

Paterson Joseph has been officially installed as Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University in a ceremony which took place earlier today.

Paterson Joseph

23 May 2023

'Oxford Brookes is a playground for the mind,' says new Chancellor, Paterson Joseph

Higher education is not just a way of getting a job, but a way of learning how to live life, says the new Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, Paterson Joseph, ahead of his inauguration later this week.

Paterson Joseph

19 May 2023

New conservation tool aims to inspire action to tackle the toll of roads on primate populations

A new database, compiled by researchers from Oxford Brookes University and experts from around the world reveals the deadly consequences of road networks and traffic on primates globally.

Baboons crossing a road in Kenya

17 May 2023

Oxford Brookes students pitch business ideas in Dragons’ Den-style events

Students from Oxford Brookes Business School demonstrated their entrepreneurial prowess by pitching their ideas for business ventures at an event inspired by the TV show Dragons’ Den.

Oxford Brookes students present their pitch to a panel

16 May 2023

Oxford Brookes Racing students inspire Egyptian university to form first ever motor racing team

Motorsport engineering students at a university in Egypt have formed a new motor racing team after joining forces with the award-winning Formula Student team, Oxford Brookes Racing.

Oxford Brookes University representatives visit Helwan University