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Exploring the influence of pioneering women architects
The latest update to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) recognises the lives of Britain’s first practising women architects.
Exploring the connections between language and emotions in research and higher education
Oxford Brookes University hosted a workshop earlier this month (1 March 2019) at which academics from a wide range of disciplines discussed how language features as themes in research on emotion.
Scholarship opportunity for Humanities and Social Sciences postgraduate students
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes University is pleased to offer the de Rohan Scholarship to one full or part-time student studying the MA Creative Writing, MA English, MA History, or MA by Research in the History of Art for September 2019 entry.
Love in Georgian England...
With Valentine’s Day still fresh in the memory, why not have a look back at the history of love? Take a trip back to the 18th century, when the art of the love letter reached new heights and matching with a partner was a little more involved than swiping right...
Why would you want to? What girls think about becoming leaders of the future
The lack of women leaders across public and private sectors is a matter of national concern.
The problem of corruption: learning from the past
Oxford Brookes University hosted a major international conference on corruption, past and present last month (24-25 January 2019).
Brookes Professor of Caribbean History has new historical novel published
Professor of Caribbean History at Oxford Brookes University, Mary Chamberlain has recently had her new historical novel ‘The Hidden’ published by Oneworld Publications.
Challenging the dynamics of Meghan Markle, the monarchy and feminism
A new paper, which has already received significant national and international attention, has provided insights into Meghan Markle’s relationship with feminism and how this might have changed as she became of a member of the Royal Family.
New city trail launches highlighting 600 years of Oxford’s LGBTQ+ past
An Oxford Brookes University student has developed a new city trail highlighting the history of LGBTQ+ in Oxford.
Understanding the Jack the Ripper murders and what they tell us about society
Oxford Brookes professors Anne-Marie Kilday and David Nash have written for BBC History Magazine about Jack the Ripper’s identity and what the murders tell us about society’s greatest fears over the past 130 years.

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