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Department of Biological and Medical Sciences news articles
19 January 2026
A two-week leap in breeding: Antarctic penguins’ striking climate adaptation
A decade-long study led by Penguin Watch, at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, has uncovered a record shift in the breeding season of Antarctic penguins, likely in response to climate change.
19 December 2025
Nature‑Inspired Engineering Symposium Showcases Interdisciplinary Innovation
Oxford Brookes University hosted the Nature-Inspired Engineering Symposium, where international experts and students explored engineering breakthroughs in soft tissue research, specifically for knees, ligaments, and tendons.
02 May 2025
Professor honoured with prestigious international award in radiation science
Oxford Brookes University is proud to announce that Professor John Harrison has been awarded the prestigious Gray Medal by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU).
26 February 2025
Tiny genetic tweaks can lead to big differences in fruit flies’ eye size, scientists have discovered
An international team of scientists including experts from Oxford Brookes University has discovered that small changes in the activity of a single gene can have a big impact on fruit flies’ eye size.
15 November 2024
Oxford Brookes Helps Train Future Science Leaders
Oxford Brookes partners with leading institutions to train the next generation of researchers addressing global challenges in life and environmental sciences.
20 June 2024
Environmental scientist spends more than four decades researching a potential climate game-changer
In the ongoing fight against climate change, one remarkable discovery has gained significant attention over the past years: phytoliths.
12 March 2024
Scientists find hundreds of unique species in Africa’s newest and most threatened ecoregion
After two decades of biological surveys and over 30 scientific expeditions, groundbreaking research in southern Africa has unearthed a wealth of previously undocumented biodiversity in a newly recognised ecoregion.
30 September 2022
Oxford Brookes Enterprise Centre will boost biotech, digital and business innovation in Oxfordshire
Newly opened Oxford Brookes Enterprise Centre will boost biotech, digital and business innovation across Oxfordshire.
22 June 2022
Oxford Brookes awarded a £1.4M grant to develop tools to answer fundamental genetics questions
A new £1.4M grant will fund a five-year research project by scientists at Oxford Brookes University.
09 June 2021
Scientists identify preliminary genetic link to developmental coordination disorder, dyspraxia
New research by scientists at Oxford Brookes University has identified specific genes which could provide vital information about the biology of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia.
