Brooke Boney leaves Today: What is the presenter going to study at Oxford?

Today presenter Brooke Boney surprised viewers on Friday morning by revealing she will be leaving the Channel Nine breakfast show later this year.

The 36-year-old has been working on the show for the last five years and announced that she will be moving to London to further her studies at Oxford University.

"Guys, I have some very big news for you this morning," she began. "I have been offered a place at Oxford University later this year, which means I’ll be leaving the show after the Olympics.

"I don’t want to go into too much right now because there’ll be plenty of time for goodbyes and thank yous, but I just wanted to share that good/bad news with you all this morning."

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She added that it's always been a dream to study overseas, and she believes now is the right time, but she won't be saying goodbye until September.

What is Brooke studying?

The proud Gamilaroi Gomeroi woman shared that she will be studying a Masters of Public Policy, with the Nine network telling Yahoo Lifestyle that it's a wonderful opportunity for the presenter.

"I settled on the Masters of Public Policy because I thought this is sort of what fits best with my journalistic career thus far," Brooke said. "I thought if I don't do this now, then I'm probably never going to. I am at that age where if I leave now and go and study and come back, I'll still only be 38."

"That still leaves plenty of time to sort of carve out the next part of what my career is," she added. "I'd love to be able to come back and still do things with Nine and figure out what that looks like."

Oxford University describes the course online as "an intensive one-year taught degree course that offers a distinctive approach to learning about public policy.

"It is a transformative opportunity for current and future leaders with a commitment to public service. Taught by outstanding academics as well as expert practitioners you will be uniquely positioned to develop academic knowledge and professional skills to address some of this century's most complex public policy challenges."

To enter the course, applicants at "a minimum" must hold "a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in any discipline".

They add, "Applicants should have an outstanding academic record with exceptionally high academic results throughout, or should show an impressive upward trajectory in performance. This may be further evidenced by scholarships or prizes awarded because of academic abilities/achievements or glowing academic references ranking you at the very top of your peer group."

Brooke's career so far

Brooke joined Today in 2019 as an entertainment presenter before becoming the show’s news presenter in January 2023. Before this, she worked as a political correspondent for NITV and was the newsreader on Triple J from 2016 to 2018.

The presenter studied a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Famous faces who attended Oxford

There are many famous Oxonians, AKA people who have studied at Oxford University.

Actors Hugh Grant, Kate Beckinsale, Rosamund Pike, Felicity Jones, Gemma Chan, Dudley Moore, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Anna Popplewell and Rowan Atkinson all attended Oxford University.

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Tony Abbott, Malcolm Fraser and Bob Hawke, former Prime Ministers of Australia also attended the university.

Other notable names include Nigella Lawson, Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking, and J. R. R. Tolkien.

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