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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences news
06 July 2022
Labouring or giving birth in water provides clear benefits for healthy mothers and their babies
New analysis of research shows using a birth pool during labour provides “clear benefits” for healthy mums and their newborn, with less intervention and fewer complications during and after birth when compared to labouring and giving birth on land.
22 June 2022
Oxford Brookes University given a £1.4M grant to develop tools to answer key genetics questions
A new £1.4M grant will fund a five-year research project by scientists at Oxford Brookes University. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the grant will also create new roles, and opportunities for PhD students.
17 June 2022
Student paramedics complete placement at Carterton care home
Student paramedics were given the opportunity to complete a work placement at a Carterton based care home as part of their training.
09 June 2022
Research suggests illegal trade in reptile skins could be rife
Analysis of nearly a decade’s worth of research has found widespread discrepancies between the number of snake skins legally traded and properly reported and the actual number of snakes being killed, suggesting widespread illegal trading.
30 May 2022
Oxford Brookes research institute awarded £780,000 clinical research grant
A research institute based within Oxford Brookes University has been awarded a grant of £780,000 in order to support the development of research capability and capacity of the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions workforce.
12 May 2022
National recognition of research excellence at Oxford Brookes University
A UK-wide assessment of university research, published today (Thursday 12 May), shows that research at Oxford Brookes University continues to thrive and make a real difference to people’s lives around the world.
28 April 2022
State-of-the-art immersive technology to prepare students for clinical practice launches
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.
21 April 2022
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.
08 April 2022
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.
06 April 2022
Oxford Brookes ranked amongst the world's top universities for 16 subjects in 2022 global rankings
Oxford Brookes University has today been named as one of the world’s top universities in 16 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings.
