• Oxford Brookes at the London 2012 Olympics

  • Oxford Brookes at the Olympics 2012

    Leading the field

    Oxford Brookes’ wide-ranging contribution to the Games reflects the diversity of the university and the positive impact of the institution in a number of fields - design, rowing, urban regeneration and history.

    Learn about our involvement through the stories on this page…

  • Our Olympic heroes return

    Brookes rowers Peter Chambers and his brother Richard, together with Alex Partridge and Caroline O’Connor, were guests of honour at a very special event at the University on Thursday 6 December. Plans to expand the University boathouse at Cholsey near Wallingford were announced to an invited audience of donors, students and staff.

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    Watch the boat naming ceremony

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    Memory games

    John Gold, Professor of Urban Historical Geography and renowned Olympics expert, gives his historical perspective on London 2012.

    Carrying the flame

    Former student Jay Osgerby is the man behind the 2012 torch design

    A roll-call of Olympians

    Oxford Brookes University Boat Club has trained some of the world's best

    Olympic legacy

    Alumnus Niall McNevin leads the regeneration of the east London site

    Find out about the 2012 Olympic torch

    History of the Boat Club

    What happens once the race is over