Student News - Oxford Brookes University

Languages - Oxford Brookes University

Teaching and supporting students - Oxford Brookes University

Research Centres - Oxford Brookes University

Living costs - Oxford Brookes University

IT Services - Oxford Brookes University

International Student Advice Team - Oxford Brookes University

Safety and Welfare - Oxford Brookes University

At a glance - Oxford Brookes University

Report and support - Oxford Brookes University

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
Student News - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/students/news	2
Languages - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/study/subject-areas/languages	1
Teaching and supporting students - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/staff/student-support	1
Research Centres - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/research/research-centres	1
Living costs - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/study/fees/living-costs	1
IT Services - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/it/	1
International Student Advice Team - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat	1
Safety and Welfare - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/students/safety-and-welfare	1
At a glance - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/at-a-glance	1
Report and support - Oxford Brookes Universitywww.brookes.ac.uk/students/report-and-support	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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