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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences news
27 September 2022
Oxford Brookes University rises four places in The Guardian University Guide 2023 rankings
Oxford Brookes University has climbed 4 places in the latest Guardian University Guide. The University is now ranked 42nd out of 121 UK institutions.
05 August 2022
Military medics teach students emergency trauma care skills at training trial
Nursing students from Oxford Brookes University, Medical students from the University of Bristol and Combat Medical Technicians from MOD Lyneham took part in a pilot simulation training day of emergency trauma scenarios at the University’s Swindon Campus.
04 August 2022
Oxford Brookes Social Work team awarded Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence
The Social Work team at Oxford Brookes University has been awarded the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by Advance HE in recognition of their work to create a decolonised, anti-racist social work programme.
04 August 2022
Oxford Brookes Lecturer awarded National Teaching Fellowship
An Oxford Brookes University lecturer has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship by Advance HE.
26 July 2022
Repeated head impacts are a definitive cause of CTE, breakthrough research reveals
New analysis by world-leading experts on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), has found conclusive evidence that repetitive head impacts (RHI) cause the degenerative brain disease CTE.
22 July 2022
Premiership Legend Tom Varndell joins Oxford Brookes
Premiership Legend, Tom Varndell, has been appointed to a newly created role at Oxford Harlequins as Head of Community and, under the partnership between Oxford Brookes and Oxford Quins, Head of Men’s Rugby within Brookes Sport.
18 July 2022
People with Parkinson’s need more support to stay in work according to our research
Researchers at Oxford Brookes University have led a study to see how employment is affected after a Parkinson’s diagnosis and what support may have helped people to stay in work.
11 July 2022
Secondary school children experience mock medical emergency on healthcare taster day.
Secondary schoolchildren from Swindon and surrounding areas took part in a live simulation of a medical emergency at Oxford Brookes University’s Swindon campus.
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.
