Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences research student profiles

Social Sciences student profiles

Claire Cardinal

Claire Cardinal joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in September 2017. Her thesis title is 'Lemur-human coexistence: the impact of human hunting on the behaviour and demography of cathemeral lemurs in south-eastern Madagascar'.

Claire Cardinal

Charlotte O’Neill

Thesis title: A comparison between the terrestrial behaviour of Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelli) and Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), to determine if this is a natural behaviour or caused by external factors.

Started: January 2023

Director of Studies: Dr. Susan Cheyne

Second supervisor: Prof. Vincent Nijman

Charlotte O’Neill

Kat Scott

Kat Scott is from Bristol and joined Oxford Brookes University in January 2017. Her thesis title is ‘Orangutans in the New Frontier: Strategies for Survival in Altered Landscapes’.

Kat Scott

Miranda Strubel

Miranda Strubel joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in January 2015. Her thesis title is ‘Shared Landscapes: the reintroduction of red kite in the UK’.

Miranda Strubel

History, Philosophy and Culture student profiles

Deborah McGuire

Thesis Title: Emotional Journeys. The British Quilt in Space and Time, 1770-1920.

Started: October 2022.

Director of Studies: Prof. Joanne Begiato 

Second Supervisor: Dr. Sally Holloway 

Deborah McGuire

Sarah Slator

Sarah Slator joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in September 2015. The title of her thesis is ‘Politics in the Court Room: International Diplomacy, the Global Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Rivonia Trial, South Africa, 1963-64’.

Sarah Slator

Thomas Dobson

Thomas Dobson joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in September 2019 and his thesis title is 'Transition and Transformation: Westminster College’s relocation to Oxford'.

Education student profiles

Scott Newson

Thesis title: My provisional thesis title is ‘How neuroscientific insights on curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving can help guide and enrich existing approaches to enquiry-based learning.’

Started: 2022

Director of Studies: James Percival

Scott Newson

Adam Tate

Adam Tate joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in October 2018. His thesis title is 'Becoming a full-time undergraduate university student: the impact of affective influences on student behaviours in the current Higher Education context'.

Polly Bell

Polly Bell is from Cheltenham. She joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in September 2017 and her thesis title is ‘Exploring creativity in teaching and learning in innovative science and arts primary practitioners’ lessons’.

Polly Bell

Sally Howard

Sally Howard is from Derbyshire and joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in December 2015. Her thesis title is ‘A cross-phase investigation contrasting primary and science teachers’ understanding of, and pedagogic practice related to science inquiry.’

Sally Howard