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14Nov
Oxford Brookes Professor authors new BBC Radio 4 Analysis programme
An Oxford Brookes University Professor has authored a new BBC Radio 4 programme that will explore why society still assumes that women will be the main carers, both paid and unpaid, and what can be done for the roles to be changed.
10Oct
Research finds that deforestation and climate change are driving tree-dwelling primates to descend to more ground living
A large-scale research study of 47 species of lemurs from Madagascar and monkeys from the Americas has found that tree-dwelling species are being driven to the ground due to the impacts of deforestation and climate change.
04Oct
Head of School of Law Lucy Vickers elected as President of the Society of Legal Scholars.
Professor Lucy Vickers, Head of the School of Law at Oxford Brookes has been elected to serve as President of the Society of Legal Scholars, effective from 1 October 2022-2023. The Society of Legal Scholars is the largest learned society of legal academics in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
02Sep
Oxford Brookes University awards Honorary Doctorate to Barry Carpenter CBE, OBE
Professor Barry Carpenter has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Education after showing incredible commitment to education for children with special needs across his 40-year career.
Lord Justice Wilson presented with Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:51:44 GMT
Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by Oxford Brookes University, in recognition of his lengthy and distinguished service in the courts of the UK, particularly in the field of family law and human rights.
Joanna Barker MBE receives Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:57:41 GMT
Joanna Barker has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford Brookes University.
Professor Melanie Leng MBE receives Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:46:12 GMT
Professor Melanie Leng MBE has been presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Oxford Brookes during this month’s graduation ceremonies.
Salman Rushdie’s attack was an assault on free speech – but not a clash of civilisations
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:59:55 GMT
On August 12, the author Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on stage at a literary festival in New York state. Thankfully, he has survived, albeit sustaining what appear to be life-changing injuries.

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Oxford Brookes Professor authors new BBC Radio 4 Analysis programme

Research finds that deforestation and climate change are driving tree-dwelling primates to descend to more ground living

Head of School of Law Lucy Vickers elected as President of the Society of Legal Scholars.

Oxford Brookes University awards Honorary Doctorate to Barry Carpenter CBE, OBE

Lord Justice Wilson presented with Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University

Joanna Barker MBE receives Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University

Professor Melanie Leng MBE receives Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University

Salman Rushdie’s attack was an assault on free speech – but not a clash of civilisations

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