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05 February 2024
Medical simulation apprenticeships at Oxford Brookes University provide a career launch pad
Harry Wood and Aliya Abbasi are kick-starting their careers as the first medical simulation technician apprentices at Oxford Brookes University.
05 February 2024
Patients concerned about developing dependence or withdrawal symptoms from some prescribed drugs
General practice patients say that they are not sufficiently warned about the possibility of developing dependence or withdrawal symptoms from some prescribed drugs, according to a recent study.
19 December 2023
Study reveals the sustained benefits of early education on pandemic babies and toddlers
The more time pre-schoolers spent in childcare during the first year of the pandemic, the more their vocabulary grew, a new study involving an Oxford Brookes academic has shown.
08 November 2023
Study at Oxford Brookes aims to improve access for lung cancer patients to clinical trials
A new study at Oxford Brookes University aims to break down barriers faced by lung cancer patients in accessing clinical trials and the innovative treatments they may offer.
07 November 2023
Oxford Brookes partners in nutrition initiative to improve prisoners' health and behaviour
A new partnership spearheaded by Oxford Brookes University, Think Through Nutrition and HM Prison and Probation Service is set to target the link between nutrition and behaviour.
29 September 2023
Delegations from Oxford Brookes University visit Global Teaching Partnerships in China and Kenya
Two delegations of senior representatives from Oxford Brookes University recently travelled to China and Kenya to attend graduation ceremonies at Chengdu University of Technology and Nairobi Hospice.
19 September 2023
Oxford Brookes healthcare research centre features in book celebrating 75 years of the NHS
An Oxford Brookes University healthcare research group is featured in a commemorative book that celebrates 75 years of medical breakthroughs and the National Health Service.
19 July 2023
Expert opinion: Dr Stuart Whigham on Victoria withdrawing from hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games
As the city of Victoria in Australia announces it is withdrawing from hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2026, Dr Stuart Whigham, a Senior Lecturer in Sport at Oxford Brookes University, says the prestige of the Games is diminishing.
13 July 2023
Oxford Brookes academic says GP surgeries must do more to warn black men about prostate cancer
An Oxford Brookes University academic says there is an urgent need for GP surgeries in the UK to do more to warn men of African and Caribbean heritage about the dangers of prostate cancer.
12 July 2023
Oxford Brookes University research reveals nurse cadet schemes can support recruitment
The first ever international study of nurse cadet schemes, carried out by academics at Oxford Brookes University, shows how these schemes support the Government’s 50,000 Nurses programme.
