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        • State-of-the-art immersive technology to prepare students for clinical practice launches at Oxford Brookes University

          State-of-the-art immersive technology to prepare students for clinical practice launches at Oxford Brookes University

          Health and Social Care students at Oxford Brookes University are set to benefit from state of the art technology that allows them to step into immersive scenarios, to prepare for real life clinical practice.

        • New campaign raising awareness of prostate cancer in black communities

          New campaign raising awareness of prostate cancer in black communities

          Dr. Obrey Alexis of Oxford Brookes University is leading a Basingstoke-based initiative highlighting how black men of African and Caribbean heritage are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer.

        • Oxford Brookes University joins Oxford Joint Research Office

          Oxford Brookes University joins Oxford Joint Research Office

          Oxford Brookes is pleased to announce it has joined the Oxford Joint Research Office (JRO), where it will work collaboratively with clinical research support teams from the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It has also been confirmed today that Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust will join the JRO.

        • A huge thank you to outstanding placement providers

          A huge thank you to outstanding placement providers

          Oxford Brookes University Health and Life Sciences students have said a huge “thank you” to local placement providers for giving them outstanding learning experiences despite the unprecedented challenges of working amidst a pandemic. And their messages of gratitude have been collected into a booklet, Celebrating Excellence in Practice Education 2022.

        • Butterflies Under Pressure: Innovative new education resource launches at Oxford primary school

          Butterflies Under Pressure: Innovative new education resource launches at Oxford primary school

          A team of academics, including researchers from Oxford Brookes University have teamed up with a performance company to create a free education tool that utilises PE and dance to help school children learn about the perils that caterpillars face in their habitats.

        • Why sleep is so important for the performance and recovery of athletes

          Why sleep is so important for the performance and recovery of athletes

          Paul Hough is a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at Oxford Brookes University, and on World Sleep Day 2022 he outlines the importance of sleep for athletes’ performance and recovery.

        • Researchers team up with local charities to offer free activity packs, supporting interaction with young children

          Researchers team up with local charities to offer free activity packs, supporting interaction with young children

          A team of experts, including an Oxford Brookes University researcher, have teamed up with three charities to offer free resource packs which include activities that parents can do with their babies or toddlers.

        • £2 million for new state-of-the-art teaching facilities

          £2 million for new state-of-the-art teaching facilities

          Thousands of students at Oxford Brookes University are set to benefit from a £2 million investment into new technology-enhanced facilities and simulation equipment with a grant awarded from the Office for Students (OfS).

        • Childhood eczema: experts investigate effects of cleaning habits on babies’ skin

          Childhood eczema: experts investigate effects of cleaning habits on babies’ skin

          Researchers at Oxford Brookes University have undertaken research to explore parents’ skin cleansing habits for their newborns.

        • Festive food: The challenge of creating healthy, affordable family meals

          Festive food: The challenge of creating healthy, affordable family meals

          Creating healthy but affordable meals - particularly at Christmas - can be a challenging task, especially for families who have young children, according to an Oxford Brookes academic who has been researching feeding practises across Oxfordshire.

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