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14 July 2025

Beyond the Bollards: Real Stories from Oxford's Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Oxford, a city celebrated for its vibrant cycling culture and historic charm, has recently found itself at the heart of a significant discussion surrounding Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs).

An East Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhood

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.

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

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

11 June 2025

Breaking Barriers

The reality of university life for autistic students.

oxford brookes students at a lecture in a lecture theatre

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.

06 June 2025

Research with, not on

From co-production to quiet listening, a two-part podcast explores how patient and public involvement is transforming the way health and social care research is done – and why that transformation isn’t always easy.

healthcare professionals in a group discussion

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

02 June 2025

ENDS Power List: Professor Rajat Gupta Recognized for Net-Zero Impact

Prestigious ENDS Power List recognizes Professor Rajat Gupta for empowering home-owners, communities, and governments in achieving net zero.

A photo of Professor Rajat Gupta is provided alongside a photo and thermal image of two houses.