Research
Research in the Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment
The Faculty prides itself on the strong links between its research and consultancy, taught courses and professional practice, which are fostered regionally, nationally and internationally.
The high quality of research, and the international standing, of research and consultancy at Oxford Brookes is reflected in the influential academic publications and research reports of the Faculty, the profile of our professors, the presence of other significant researchers in a number of fields, and in research groups which constitute some of the largest critical masses of researchers in their subject areas in the UK.
We have a number of research centres and institutes covering the wide range of research within the Faculty.
School of Architecture research
- Low Carbon Building group, part of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
- Technology group, part of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
- Architectural Humanities, part of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
School of Arts research
- Opera Research Unit (OBERTO), part of the Arts Research Practice (ARP) cluster
- Popular Music Research Unit, part of the Arts Research Practice (ARP) cluster
- Social Sculpture Research Unit, part of the Arts Research Practice (ARP) cluster
- Sonic Art Research Unit, part of the Arts Research Practice (ARP) cluster
Department of Computing and Communication Technologies research
- Advanced Reliable Computer Systems (ARCoS) group
- Applied Formal Methods group
- Communications Group
- Computer Vision Group
- Electronic Circuit and Systems Design Research Group (ECSDRG)
- Natural Computation Group
- Web Technology group
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences research
- Applied Mathematics Group
- Applied Statistics Group
- Advanced Vehicle Engineering Group
- Faraday Advance and the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network
- Intelligent Transport Systems project
- Joining Technology Research Centre
- Sustainable Vehicle Engineering Centre (SVEC)
- Stress and Materials, Analysis, Research and Testing group (SMART)
- Thin-Walled Structures Group
Department of Planning research
- Impact Assessment group, part of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
- Spatial Planning group, part of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
- Urban Design group, part of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
- Joint Centre for Urban Design
Department of Real Estate and Construction research
- Real Estate and Land Policy group, part of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
- Construction and Project Management group, part of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)