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15 July 2022

Oxford Brookes University mooting team win prestigious national mooting competition

Two Oxford Brookes University students studying for the Graduate Diploma in Law won a highly prestigious, national mooting competition earlier this week.

Oxford Brookes University mooting team win prestigious national mooting competition

24 June 2022

Oxford Brookes lecturer named Law Teacher of the Year for 2022

An Oxford Brookes University Law lecturer has won a prestigious national award, naming him Law Teacher of the Year for 2022.

Oxford Brookes lecturer named Law Teacher of the Year for 2022

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.

Research suggests illegal trade in reptile skins could be rife

19 May 2022

Folk magic and traditional healing remedies threaten India’s slender loris population

Content warning: contains references to animal injuries which some readers may find distressing

Folk magic and traditional healing remedies threaten India’s slender loris population

11 March 2022

Research shows bamboo lemurs can plan and navigate routes through dense forest in search of food

Researchers at Oxford Brookes University have discovered that lemurs are able to memorise complex environments and strategically plan routes to find food through everchanging and dense forests.

Research shows that bamboo lemurs can plan and navigate routes through dense forest environments in the search for food

10 January 2022

Oxford Brookes law students to help people in the community without legal aid

Oxford Brookes University law students will offer free help and guidance to members of the local community on court matters, as part of a country wide initiative involving university law schools.

Oxford Brookes law students to help people in the community without legal aid

21 December 2021

£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).

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

06 December 2021

Tourist selfies risk passing deadly viruses onto Critically Endangered orangutans

Covid-19 not only affects humans; our closest relatives, the great apes, are also at risk.

Tourist selfies risk passing deadly viruses onto Critically Endangered orangutans

03 December 2021

School of Law announces a collaboration with Stowe Family Law on a new module prize

The School of Law at Oxford Brookes is excited and pleased to announce a new collaboration with Stowe Family Law Oxford.

School of Law announces a collaboration with Stowe Family Law on a new module prize

08 September 2021

Earliest evidence of humans in Arabia uncovered - with climate change driving migration

An international research team has found that repeated pulses of monsoon rains over the past 400,000 years created green corridors in Arabian desert landscapes, forming key migration routes for early humans.

Earliest evidence of humans in Arabia uncovered - with climate change driving migration