Highlights
Highlights from 2026
13 July 2026
Expert comment: beyond the World Cup: can Glasgow’s stripped-back Commonwealth Games deliver?
As Scotland prepares to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, questions remain about the event's impact and viability.
29 June 2026
Shaping the future of later life: Oxford Brookes hosts international gerontology conference
Oxford Brookes University’s Headington campus recently welcomed over 400 international academics, policymakers, and delegates as host of the 55th British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference.
08 June 2026
Oxford Brookes Secures Prestigious National Research Leadership Award
Professor Benita Olivier, Dr Lucy Speakman and Dr Claire Clews have been awarded a position on the prestigious National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Research Leader (SRL) programme.
12 May 2026
Student-run dietetics clinic to offer free nutritional advice
A new student-run dietetics clinic at Oxford Brookes University will soon begin offering free nutritional advice to members of the public.
02 February 2026
‘Lily’s Special Recipe’ encourages appetites for nutrition education in schools
A play based on a story written by an Oxford Brookes University nutritionist has been developed into a larger-scale performance and adapted into a children’s book for Oxfordshire’s schools.
30 January 2026
Expert comment: Competing in the cold — how can science help Winter Olympians?
The 2026 Winter Olympics are almost upon us. How should elite athletes prepare to compete in freezing conditions in northern Italy?
19 December 2025
OxInAHR Symposium 2025: Where Research and Practice Meet
Transforming clinical curiosity into collective impact.
25 September 2025
New Guide Helps Kids with Cancer Stay Active
The new guide 'LET's MOVE' supports young cancer patients to stay active.
14 July 2025
Oxford Brookes University Celebrates Success at NMAHPPs Research Conference
The Celebrating NMAHPPs (nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, pharmacists and clinical psychologists) in Research Conference on 2 July proved to be an exceptional showcase of academic excellence and innovation.
02 July 2025
Expert comment: Pulses each day could keep ill health at bay - so why aren’t we eating more of them?
From baked beans to chickpeas, kidney beans, butter beans, black eyed beans and lentils, pulses are cheap, tasty, nutritious and sustainable.
