News articles from 2018

Student wins BERA dissertation prize

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:06:54 GMT
Research and teaching excellence on display at Venturefest
Oxford Brookes University opened up its inspirational buildings to host Venturefest Oxford this week (12 September) as the event celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:15:04 GMT
All aboard as new bus designs unveiled
Officially taking to Oxford’s roads from next week will be six brand-new buses launched by Oxford Brookes.
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:14:15 GMT
Artist Teacher Practice research project ‘Liminal States’
‘Liminal States’ is an art research project by MA in Education Artist Teacher Catherine Ross.
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:18:07 GMT
Bestselling author to inspire budding history writers in First World War workshop
Oxford Brookes University will run a one-day history writing workshop with British bestselling author Richard van Emden on Saturday 22 September
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:10:07 GMT
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.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:42:53 GMT
Indonesian songbird faces imminent extinction due to substantial numbers in domestic trade
In the largest study of its kind, academics at Oxford Brookes University and Gadjah Madah University in Indonesia have found that three closely-related Indonesian songbirds are on the brink of extinction due to large numbers having been illegally extracted from the wild.
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:39:32 GMT
Outstanding Sociology dissertations
Recent BA Sociology graduates Katy Partington and Malgorzata Rudnicka have received top marks for their dissertations analysing contemporary issues such as ‘lad culture’ and whether people are pushed into early retirement.
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:52:18 GMT
Research shows how students imagine their futures on A-level results day
In the moment when current school-leavers open their A-Level results letters today, new imagined futures will be conjured into existence, illuminating in new and sometimes unexpected ways the path that leads beyond the present.
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 08:46:21 GMT
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.
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 08:02:50 GMT

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News articles from 2018