News
02 June 2023
Online support to reduce nurses’ stress developed by Oxford Brookes in partnership with the NHS
Oxford Brookes University has partnered with the NHS to develop web-based resources designed to tackle stress and support the mental health of nurses.
03 April 2023
New simulation ambulance enhances training for student paramedics at Oxford Brookes University
Student paramedics, nurses and midwives at Oxford Brookes University can experience life-like emergency and urgent care scenarios thanks to a new simulation ambulance.
27 March 2023
Covid pandemic highlighted the need for more school nurses
More school nurses are needed to carry out vital child protection work, research by Oxford Brookes University and the University of Birmingham with the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has revealed.
11 October 2022
Oxford Brookes provides CPR training for students and staff to mark Restart a Heart Day
Oxford Brookes University is offering free training sessions for its students and staff to come and learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) today, Tuesday 11 October 2022 as part of the Resuscitation Council’s UK’s Restart a Heart Day.
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.
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.
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.
