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24 November 2025
Expert comment: Budget deja vu: have we been here before?
As the Chancellor prepares to deliver the 2025 Autumn Budget against a backdrop of constrained public finances, slow growth and persistent inflation, the question arises: have we been here before?
11 November 2025
Expert comment: Turning climate, finance and biodiversity goals into reality at COP30
As world leaders gather for COP30 — the first climate summit to be staged in the Amazonian city of Belém — attention has turned from promises to delivery.
27 October 2025
Embodied ancestor or harbinger of bad luck? Study reveals new insights into aye-ayes
An international team of researchers led by Oxford Brookes University experts has challenged long-standing stereotypes about the traditions surrounding the aye-aye, an endangered lemur native to Madagascar.
27 October 2025
Expert comment: The psychology and power of horror
04 June 2025
Why we love to be afraid: the thrill behind horror films and '28 Years Later'
Later this month, ‘28 Years Later’—the long-anticipated sequel to ‘28 Days Later’ (2002) and ‘28 Weeks Later (2007)—hits UK cinemas.
07 April 2025
Oxford Brookes University announces new Vice-Chancellor
Oxford Brookes is pleased to announce that Professor Helen Laville is to become the University’s next Vice-Chancellor.
31 March 2025
Think Human Festival 2025: A celebration of ideas, creativity, and community
Oxford Brookes University will host the Think Human Festival 2025 from Wednesday 7 to Saturday 10 May, offering a four-day programme of free public events exploring contemporary social issues, creativity, and what it means to be human.
20 March 2025
Oxford Brookes University is world leading in 23 subject areas
Oxford Brookes University is a global leader in 23 subject areas, according to new rankings.
17 December 2024
Award winning alumni inspire future filmmakers in masterclass
Alumna Linda Ludwig and alumnus James Curle returned to Oxford Brookes University to share the secrets of their professional film-making success with current students.
