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School of the Built Environment news articles
22 August 2024
New guide from Oxford Brookes' Edible Streets empowers communities to grow their own food
A comprehensive ‘how to’ guide developed at Oxford Brookes University is helping communities transform their local areas into thriving community gardens.
09 May 2024
Robotics, immersive artwork and photography at end of year shows at Oxford Brookes University
Creative students at Oxford Brookes University will be showcasing their talents at a series of end of year exhibitions, with robotics demonstrations and immersive displays of student artwork, architecture and urban design.
18 July 2023
Blue plaque honours the planning pioneer whose name adorns two schools at Oxford Brookes University
A blue plaque has been unveiled at the former home of Sir Patrick Abercrombie - a pioneer of town planning whose name was adopted for the building that houses the Schools of Built Environment and Architecture at Oxford Brookes University.
21 July 2022
Professor receives Lifetime Achievement award for contribution to Planning History
An Oxford Brookes professor has been awarded the Sir Peter Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement in Planning History by the International Planning History Society.
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).