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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences news
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
Women needed for alcohol awareness and cancer prevention study
A research study to increase awareness of how alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer in women and to promote strategies for cutting down or quitting has been launched at Oxford Brookes University.
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.
29 March 2023
New study at Oxford Brookes University to examine link between diet and multiple sclerosis
A new study aims to find specific diets that could improve the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis.
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.
22 March 2023
Oxford Brookes University ranked as world leading institution in 19 subjects
Oxford Brookes University is world leading in 19 subjects, according to the latest global rankings published today.
06 March 2023
Oxford Brookes University PhD student to present his research in Parliament
An Oxford Brookes University PhD student is due to attend Parliament today to present his research on how high-intensity physical activity can improve the health of children.
27 January 2023
Oxford Brookes helping to train the next generation of football coaches to support local community
Oxford Brookes University is helping to inspire the next generation of football coaches by offering a coaching workshop at a youth volunteering event.
18 January 2023
New free packs developed by early-years experts help parents support infants’ development
Hundreds of new resource packs developed by a team including researchers from Oxford Brookes University and the University of Oxford are being distributed to families with babies and toddlers.
09 January 2023
Oxford Brookes student wins prestigious award for report into work with endangered monkeys
An Oxford Brookes student has won the Lord Mayor of London’s 800th Anniversary Trust Award following a research expedition investigating endangered monkeys in Mexico.
