Research Office

The Research Office provides support for academic staff and research students in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences to undertake high quality, high impact research, knowledge exchange and public engagement with research activities. It also supports the faculty in the development and delivery of the strategies which lead to these activities.

Brookes staff can access information on applying for grants, post-award processes, research students, visiting academics, researcher training, public engagement with research and knowledge exchange through our Google Site.

Contact us

Lorraine Williams

Research Manager
ldwilliams@brookes.ac.uk

Paul Clipson

Research Grants Officer (for research grant enquires)
pclipson@brookes.ac.uk

Christine Gahan

Research Administrator (for research student enquiries)
cgahan@brookes.ac.uk

TBC

Research Engagement Officer (for public engagement with research and event enquiries)

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A selection of pulses

Expert comment: Pulses each day could keep ill health at bay - so why aren’t we eating more of them?

02 July 2025

From baked beans to chickpeas, kidney beans, butter beans, black eyed beans and lentils, pulses are cheap, tasty, nutritious and sustainable.

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New study reveals how to talk about alcohol and breast cancer without blame or fear

26 June 2025

A new study from Oxford Brookes University, funded by the charity Prevent Breast Cancer, reveals how health campaigns can better communicate the link between alcohol and breast cancer - without alienating the very women they’re trying to reach.

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Breakthrough cancer-targeting material developed by Oxford Brookes scientists

09 June 2025

Scientists at Oxford Brookes University have made a major breakthrough in cancer research, developing a new material that can selectively destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy tissue largely unaffected.

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Celebrating 25 years of healthcare education in Swindon

28 April 2025

Oxford Brookes University’s Swindon Campus is celebrating 25 years of healthcare education training future nurses and healthcare professionals.

Professor Helen Laville

Oxford Brookes University announces new Vice-Chancellor

07 April 2025

Oxford Brookes is pleased to announce that Professor Helen Laville is to become the University’s next Vice-Chancellor.