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Oxford Brookes Business School news articles
01 June 2023
Oxford Brookes University works to bridge gender gap in science, technology, engineering and maths
An initiative to find solutions to the gender gap in STEM researchers who become business leaders is taking place at Oxford Brookes University.
17 May 2023
Oxford Brookes students pitch business ideas in Dragons’ Den-style events
Students from Oxford Brookes Business School demonstrated their entrepreneurial prowess by pitching their ideas for business ventures at an event inspired by the TV show Dragons’ Den.
02 May 2023
Oxford Brookes marketing students working with tech giant JVC to shape new wearable technology range
Students at Oxford Brookes University have partnered with tech giant JVCKENWOOD UK to help the company research and suggest a new wearable technology range.
13 April 2023
New study discovers what happens when charity collaborations self-identify as brands?
Charities collaborate a lot, including being part of networks that share knowledge, cohabiting office space, or developing joint funding bids. But what happens when charities collaborate around mission?
07 February 2023
Oxford Brookes students enhance financial trading skills with new virtual trading floor
Students at Oxford Brookes University can gain experience of trading on the financial markets by making mock transactions, thanks to a newly installed computer suite.
26 January 2023
Rise in industrial action in the UK to be explored by trade union activists and academics
A rise in trade union activism in the UK during an era of high inflation and a decline in real wages is being researched by academics at Oxford Brookes University.
18 January 2023
Remembering Andrew
Andrew Halford joined Oxford Brookes Business School in May 2015 as its Associate Dean Strategy & Development and was until December 2022 a member of OBBS’ executive team.
10 January 2023
Coaching and Mentoring graduate explores ‘the influence of energy’ in new book
Oxford Brookes University MA Coaching and Mentoring Practice graduate, Viv Chitty has recently published a book offering a research based consideration of the concept of energy in the context of executive coaching.
31 December 2022
Champion of small business and Oxford Brookes University Professor awarded OBE
An Oxford Brookes University professor who has worked closely with government and policymakers to drive innovation and enterprise in the UK has been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
19 December 2022
Oxford Brookes researching disabled entrepreneurs and innovators
Oxford Brookes University is involved in a new Innovate UK funded research project into the barriers to innovation and enterprise faced by disabled people.