Activities for particular degree programmes

The Broadening Horizons Conference aims to inspire and challenge healthcare students to reflect on their current practice as students and develop a broader understanding of the role of nurses in future healthcare. Students will be encouraged to question current practices and consider how to apply a wider perspective when exercising problem solving skills, drawing on different specialities to change how they view and address a problem. 

Through attending the Broadening Horizons Conference, students will develop skills in networking and building professional relationships with others from the healthcare community. Students from all year groups will be exposed to the experiences of working professionals. There will be the opportunities for open floor discussions that facilitate healthy conflicts of opinion and sharing personal experiences with a diverse group of peers and professionals. Session will be delivered by healthcare professionals from a variety of specialities and backgrounds. This provides an opportunity to learn from people that healthcare students may not have the opportunity to work with during their placements or university based learning. Students will demonstrate their learning through the submission of reflective practice forms. As well as providing opportunities for student learning, this event will also provide opportunities for healthcare professionals to acknowledge the ideas and perspectives of the future workforce. 

Any pre-registration healthcare student at Oxford Brookes University may participate.

Interested students should contact Charlotte Maddison and Jasmin Sadler-ladell (student) at cmaddison@brookes.ac.uk for further details.

A Brookes Creative Student Assistant is a paid opportunity to work with the School of Arts initiative Brookes Creative (BC). As an assistant in the team, you would choose from a variety of roles that help to run the project from social media content creator, media crew, website developer, events organiser, graphic designer, copy writer, podcaster and so on. You will be working in a interdisciplinary team with students from a range of subjects across the faculty of TDE. There are weekly team meetings as well as independent working remotely. We navigate an uncertain landscape through collaborative problem solving and strategic planning. Students who are BC assistants have a transformational journey, becoming aware of the values they aspire to follow in their professional lives.

Quote from a recent team member:

"Being a part of the Brookes Creative team for the past two years has been an incredibly rewarding experience in many ways. As a Student Partner, I have been able to make connections and collaborate with innovative and talented members from across the university on a number of meaningful projects, opportunities I would not have had otherwise. I have also gained so much more confidence in many practical skills as well as interpersonal and enterprising skills, thanks to the continuous support from everyone on the team. Brookes Creative has really been a pillar for building a stronger sense of community in the School of Arts. It’s a friendly and encouraging environment that bridges the gap between students, staff and external employers. I would really encourage everyone to find ways to connect with Brookes Creative in whatever way they are comfortable with."

Students must be excited by interdisciplinary opportunities and working with others. 

Interested students should contact Lucy Turner at lturner@brookes.ac.uk for further details.

This activity is available to students on the Graduate Diploma in Law who participate in client interviewing workshops and competitions, including the GDL Client Interviewing Competition, the Client Interviewing Competition for England and Wales, and the International Client Consultation Competition.

Interested students should contact Dr. Marc Howe at marc.howe@brookes.ac.uk for more information.

This activity is open to any LLB student at level 5 or level 6 who has passed all their modules from the previous year, or a GDL student, or a LLM student. Volunteers will assist those who lack legal representation in court.    

Interested students should contact Dr. Achas Burin at aburin@brookes.ac.uk and Dr. Gayle McKemey at gmckemey@brookes.ac.uk for more information.

This activity is available to students on the Graduate Diploma in Law who participate in courtroom advocacy and mooting workshops and competitions, including the Richard Benson QC Mooting Competition, the UH/Blackstone's Criminal Advocacy Competition, the ESU-Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition and the Commonwealth Mooting Competition.

Interested students should contact Dr. Marc Howe at marc.howe@brookes.ac.uk for more information.

This activity is available to Law and Criminology students in the School of Law and Social Sciences who participate in the online work experience scheme for Oxford Brookes University students delivered by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Interested students should contact Dr. Marc Howe at marc.howe@brookes.ac.uk for more information.

This activity is available to law and criminology students in the School of Law and Social Sciences who take part in the death penalty training organised by the Amicus ALJ pro bono charity.    

Interested students should contact Dr. Marc Howe at marc.howe@brookes.ac.uk for more information.

This activity will involve a group of students (n=20) constructing a closed metaverse/virtual reality world focused on developing student-led education encounters, using the platform Edumetaverse. Students will collaboratively agree the design of the space based on an existing template, and they will agree together the kinds of educational activities that will take place in the space. This could involve, for example, audiovisual content, art exhibitions, reading groups, peer-led seminars, and so on. 

This is an opportunity for students to co-design an educational experience at the experimental cutting edge of technology and pedagogy, in an act of future-making. Students should be over 18 for safeguarding reasons. 

Interested students should contact Patrick Alexander at palexander@brookes.ac.uk for further details.

This activity has a BrookesEDGE rating of 50 hours overall, based on your participation in a mentor training workshop, completion of the mentoring induction moodle course, and mentoring year 2 students taking part in GEOG5003 over the year.  

This activity is open to Geography students in their third year who have completed and passed the GEOG5003 Advanced Research Skills module.

Interested students should contact Professor Helen Walkington at hwalkington@brookes.ac.uk for further details and enrolment.

This activity has a BrookesEDGE rating of up to 50 hours overall, based on your attendance and participation in the discussion group, preparation of materials / ideas and introduction / management of topics for discussion. The group, which is student-led and which engages with a broad range of topics within the History of Art, meets weekly throughout the year, across both semesters.

This activity is open to students on the History of Art degree programme.

Interested students should contact Dr Athene Reiss at preiss@brookes.ac.uk for further details and enrolment.

Take the opportunity to represent your classmates studying languages at university. You will be invited to the Languages Subject Meetings, where issues about the course and specific modules can be discussed. You will also hear about plans for the future and be able to give feedback on them. Being a Student Rep provides a range of skills, including negotiation, expectation management, and organisation - which will be extremely useful for your future career. 

This activity is open to students taking the Modern Languages with Translation degree programme.

Interested students should contact Dr. Esteban Devis-Amaya at edevis-amaya@brookes.ac.uk and Dr. Enora Lessinger at elessinger@brookes.ac.uk.

You will be taking part in our school events and initiatives to build positive relationships between Modern Languages students and language learners from secondary schools. Help us on the day by supporting visitors at Oxford Brookes – meet and greet, encouraging participation during the workshop(s), run a short Q&A session on studying languages at University/Brookes. Your engagement will vary depending on the event / initiative but expect around 10-12 hours of commitment.

This activity is open to students taking the Modern Languages and Translation degree. 

Interested students should contact Dr. Irène Hill at ihill@brookes.ac.uk for further details.

You will attend and actively participate in seminars, workshops and other research events organized by the Modern Languages with Translation team. The type of skills and competencies you develop will vary according to the types of events you attend. However all events within this BrookesEDGE activity will offer you new and exciting perspectives on other languages and societies and a unique opportunity to hone your skills of cross-cultural engagement. 

This activity is open to students taking the Modern Languages and Translation or Japanese Studies degrees.  

Interested students should contact Dr Enora Lessinger at elessinger@brookes.ac.uk for further details.

• Are you interested in the chance to make a difference and help shape the future development of Oxford Brookes Business School? 
• Are you interested in working more closely with academic staff across the Business School to develop what we do? 
• Are you interested in developing a range of transferable employability skills that will enhance your CV? 
• Are you interested in getting involved in activities that you could use in an application for the Dean’s List to demonstrate how you have exemplified the University’s Guiding Principles during your time at Oxford Brookes Business School and how your activity has positively impacted the School?

If the answer to all of these questions is 'Yes', then you may be interested in applying to join our team of OBBS Student Partners. This role entails working closely with a range of academic staff, for example Module Leaders, Subject Coordinators, Programme Leads and the Dean/Associate Deans/Deputy Associate Deans of the Business School, to enhance the student experience. Examples include:

• participating as a project team member on one of our OBBS Student Experience Task and Finish Projects
• helping to run our digital skills workshops for the Oxford senior community
• working with our UG/PG induction coordinator, our Senior Faculty Academic Adviser and our Academic Integrity Lead on a variety of projects.

It doesn’t matter whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student or whether you are in your first, second or final year - this opportunity is open to all OBBS students. You do not need any previous experience of this kind of role or need to be a Student Representative; we are looking for students who are hard-working, reliable and keen to make a difference.

This is a paid role and you are contracted to do no more than 24 hours per semester (48 hours over an academic year) - so around 2 hours a week. Expressions of interest for the OBBS Student Partner roles are advertised at the start of each academic year on all Programme Moodle sites.

Interested students should contact Lisa Hale at lhale@brookes.ac.uk for further details.

You will create engaging video blogs about your life as a student on the Placement / Study abroad year. You will tell your story and develop your vlogging (2-3 vlogs of between 1.5-4 minutes each) per semester for one year. You will need to have a strong interest in marketing / social media and an ability to represent Oxford Brookes and your course in a friendly, positive, and appropriate manner as this may be used for marketing the programme. The time used for this depends on your experience, length of the videos and chosen style. Students may undergo a selection process before they undertake the activity and receive some guidance with topics and themes that you can cover. 

This activity is open to students taking the Modern Languages and Translation degree who are taking their year abroad / placement and who are registered on the module MDES5003.

Interested students should contact Dr. Irène Hill at ihill@brookes.ac.uk for further details.

You will participate in the photo competition for the Placement / Study Abroad in the third year, which you will be conducting as a student taking MDES5003 or JPNS5010. You need to submit up to two photographs: these can be from any work you do, writing, your workspace, group work in your new cultural setting. We encourage creative approaches to show the experience abroad! You then submit the photograph(s) to the competition via email. You will be eligible to complete the activity regardless of whether you win the competition itself.

This activity is open to students taking the Modern Languages and Translation degree or Japanese Studies degree who are taking their year abroad / placement and who are registered on the module MDES5003 or JPNS5010.

Interested students should contact Dr. Irène Hill at ihill@brookes.ac.uk for further details.

You will be responsible for writing a report on the position of women in national politics within a small democracy. You will be guided in doing so by a Country Report template generated as part of the Women in Manx Politics project and supervised by one of the Women in Manx Politics team based in HSS. A Country Report will typically take around 25 hours to research and write, and can be spread over an entire academic year. Your final report will appear on the Women in Manx Politics blog as a Country Report. You need to have lived experience of the small democracy you are writing your report on.

Interested students should contact Peter Edge at pwedge@brookes.ac.uk for further details.