As the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, we would like to congratulate you warmly on your graduation by way of introduction to this supplement produced in conjunction with The Oxford Times.

This publication is designed to be a keepsake for what is a tremendous milestone in your life. Your name, as well as those of your fellow graduates, is listed in these pages. You can also mad about the success stories of former students and alumni who have gone on to great things after graduating from Brookes.

Graduation is a well-deserved celebration to be enjoyed thoroughly by you, your family and friends.

It is also a time when you will naturally look back as well as forward. No doubt you will be thinking about how far you have come during your years at Brookes and anticipating the next stage in your life. We hope that you are excited about the possibilities which lie ahead.

Brookes has an excellent reputation for teaching and research and is recognised as one of the country’s leading universities. We are sure your time at Brookes has left you well-prepared and equipped with the skills and intellectual rigour to succeed in your chosen field. The degree you take from here is a formal recognition of all the hard work and commitment needed to reach this point. It is also a marker of future promise. Moreover, as Brookes tries to imbue strong ethical values in all that it does, we urge you to carry these ideals into every area of your life in the future.

You will have gained much from your wider experience here – through the activities in which you engaged and the friendships you made. Our students go on to be successful in a wide range of fields both in the UK and overseas. Whether you are undertaking further study or embarking on a career, we hope you keep in touch with the university through the alumni programme. The university’s links with its graduates are one of the reasons why Brookes has so strong an influence nationally and internationally. You are ambassadors for Brookes and, like all alumni, will soon be making a significant impact in your chosen career.

We again congratulate you on your success and wish you well for the future.

All our best wishes, Shami Chakrabarti, Chancellor
Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor