Discovery of a rare genetic variant provides clues to understanding common speech and language difficulties

An international team of scientists led by Oxford Brookes University have discovered a rare genetic variant which helps us to understand the relationship between hearing and speech and language.

COST Advice for Online Networking

In these unprecedented and challenging times the COST Association has some great advice about the different options that are available for online networking, which is clearly a key component of our activities.

Training School on IMARIS-based 3D Image Processing

In this training school you will learn how to use the Imaris software (Bitplane AG, Switzerland) to analyse and quantify structures of the cell’s nucleus in 3D: chromatin, nuclear bodies, components of the nuclear envelope, nuclear factors and complexes, genomic regions … tagged by fluorescent proteins, immunostaining, FISH signals…

Oxford Brookes amongst “world’s top universities” for 13 subjects in 2020 global rankings

Oxford Brookes University has been ranked amongst the "world’s top universities" in 13 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings - up from 12 in 2019.

Methods in Molecular Biology on Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomes

Members of the INDEPTH consortium have contributed to this very relevant edition of Methods in Molecular Biology

INDEPTH Interim Report: Good news!

INDEPTH has received its interim report from the Cost Association and it is a very positive document!

Mosquito DNA study offers crucial clues to disease control in Laos

A new study involving the DNA sequencing of mosquitoes in Laos, which spread malaria, dengue, chikungunya and the Zika virus, is uncovering the status of insecticide resistance in these disease carriers.

Oxford Brookes students and staff celebrate a new Centre for Functional Genomics

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.

Its budget of €14.7 billion will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, and gain experience abroad. Set to last until 2020, Erasmus+ doesn't just have opportunities for students. Merging seven prior programmes, it has opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and organisations.

SEB2020 Prague: 'Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms

Registration and Abstract submission is now open for our session 'Dynamic organization of the nucleus across kingdoms' at the Society for Experimental Biology Conference in Prague from the 7th -10th July 2020.