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Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery news

14 July 2025

Oxford Brookes University Celebrates Success at NMAHPPs Research Conference

The Celebrating NMAHPPs (nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, pharmacists and clinical psychologists) in Research Conference on 2 July proved to be an exceptional showcase of academic excellence and innovation.

Audience at the NMAHPPS research conference.

08 May 2025

Oxford Brookes Symposium celebrates UK-Sweden Collaborations in Social Care Nursing Research

Oxford Brookes University hosted an international research symposium celebrating over two decades of impactful collaboration with Kristianstad University, Sweden.

Dr Gita Hedin, an Early Career Researcher, presenting her research at the Social Care Symposium.

28 April 2025

Celebrating 25 years of healthcare education in Swindon

Oxford Brookes University’s Swindon Campus is celebrating 25 years of healthcare education training future nurses and healthcare professionals.

Students chatting on the Swindon Campus

25 October 2024

Blueprint for early intervention to support vulnerable A&E patients developed at Oxford Brookes

A guide for launching Hospital Navigator schemes to help improve the lives of vulnerable people has been developed by Oxford Brookes academics.

An exit sign in a hospital

15 October 2024

Report calling for more school nurses is presented to Parliament

An Oxford Brookes academic joined the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA) to present a report calling for more nurses in UK schools to the House of Lords.

Two women engaged in chatting

11 April 2024

National recognition for Brookes student who switched from business to nursing

When Oxford Brookes University student Cynthia Okoli moved to the UK from Nigeria she was expecting to study business administration.

Cynthia Okoli

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.

A large group of staff and graduates in Chengdu

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.

Dr Obrey Alexis and Dr William Garbrah campaigning in Basingstoke

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.

A hospital ward

20 June 2023

Student receives gold Duke of Edinburgh award as she describes re-learning to walk

A student nurse from Oxford Brookes University who has received a Duke of Edinburgh gold award has told her incredible story of learning to walk again following major surgery.

From left, television presenter Charlotte Hawkins, Emily Palmer and his Royal Highness Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace. Credit: Ian Smithers