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19 September 2023
Oxford Brookes healthcare research centre features in book celebrating 75 years of the NHS
An Oxford Brookes University healthcare research group is featured in a commemorative book that celebrates 75 years of medical breakthroughs and the National Health Service.
19 July 2023
Expert opinion: Dr Stuart Whigham on Victoria withdrawing from hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games
As the city of Victoria in Australia announces it is withdrawing from hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2026, Dr Stuart Whigham, a Senior Lecturer in Sport at Oxford Brookes University, says the prestige of the Games is diminishing.
13 July 2023
Oxford Brookes academic says GP surgeries must do more to warn black men about prostate cancer
An Oxford Brookes University academic says there is an urgent need for GP surgeries in the UK to do more to warn men of African and Caribbean heritage about the dangers of prostate cancer.
12 July 2023
Oxford Brookes University research reveals nurse cadet schemes can support recruitment
The first ever international study of nurse cadet schemes, carried out by academics at Oxford Brookes University, shows how these schemes support the Government’s 50,000 Nurses programme.
20 June 2023
Student receives gold Duke of Edinburgh award as she describes re-learning to walk
A student nurse from Oxford Brookes University who has received a Duke of Edinburgh gold award has told her incredible story of learning to walk again following major surgery.
02 June 2023
Online support to reduce nurses’ stress developed by Oxford Brookes in partnership with the NHS
Oxford Brookes University has partnered with the NHS to develop web-based resources designed to tackle stress and support the mental health of nurses.
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.
17 May 2023
Women needed for alcohol awareness and cancer prevention study
A research study to increase awareness of how alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer in women and to promote strategies for cutting down or quitting has been launched at Oxford Brookes University.
03 April 2023
New simulation ambulance enhances training for student paramedics at Oxford Brookes University
Student paramedics, nurses and midwives at Oxford Brookes University can experience life-like emergency and urgent care scenarios thanks to a new simulation ambulance.
29 March 2023
New study at Oxford Brookes University to examine link between diet and multiple sclerosis
A new study aims to find specific diets that could improve the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis.
