News from 2025

Oxford Brookes University news from 2025

03 July 2025

Oxford Brookes-led consortium wins UKRI funding to tackle barriers to creating healthier places

A consortium led by Oxford Brookes University has been awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to investigate the barriers to creating healthier places—for people and the planet.

The architectural studio spaces at Oxford Brookes' School of Architecture

02 July 2025

Expert comment: Pulses each day could keep ill health at bay - so why aren’t we eating more of them?

From baked beans to chickpeas, kidney beans, butter beans, black eyed beans and lentils, pulses are cheap, tasty, nutritious and sustainable.

A selection of pulses

27 June 2025

School pupils rub shoulders with motor racing stars on International Women in Engineering Day

Pupils from Oxford and beyond enjoyed a packed day of activities at Oxford Brookes University to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day earlier this week.

School pupils with the motor racing drivers

26 June 2025

New study reveals how to talk about alcohol and breast cancer without blame or fear

A new study from Oxford Brookes University, funded by the charity Prevent Breast Cancer, reveals how health campaigns can better communicate the link between alcohol and breast cancer - without alienating the very women they’re trying to reach.

A woman enjoys a warm, non-alcoholic beverage

24 June 2025

Sound on Screen conference to explore the link between music, sound, and the moving image

From grand orchestral scores in epic fight sequences to restrained, subtle video game soundtracks, the fourth annual Sound on Screen conference returns to Oxford Brookes University this week from 24 to 26 June.

Sound on Screen conference image

19 June 2025

Oxford Brookes ranks in top 25% of global universities evaluated in QS World Rankings 2026

Oxford Brookes University has secured its place among the world’s leading universities, ranking in the top 25% of global institutions evaluated in the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Photo of Oxford Brookes building on Headington Campus

11 June 2025

Oxford Brookes strengthens ties with Thai higher education through new scholarships

Oxford Brookes University welcomed government and university delegations from Thailand last week, further cementing a growing international partnership focused on motorsport and electric vehicle education.

The delegation from Thailand with Oxford Brookes leaders

10 June 2025

Oxford Brookes partners with Twin Group to boost postgraduate employability

Oxford Brookes University has partnered with Twin Group to enhance the employability prospects of postgraduate students enrolled in its MSc International Business Management programme.

A group of people outside Oxford Brookes Business School

09 June 2025

Breakthrough cancer-targeting material developed by Oxford Brookes scientists

Scientists at Oxford Brookes University have made a major breakthrough in cancer research, developing a new material that can selectively destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy tissue largely unaffected.

A scientist looks through a microscope.

04 June 2025

Why we love to be afraid: the thrill behind horror films and '28 Years Later'

Later this month, ‘28 Years Later’—the long-anticipated sequel to ‘28 Days Later’ (2002) and ‘28 Weeks Later (2007)—hits UK cinemas.

A figure peers through a car window