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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences news
02 September 2022
Professor Melanie Leng MBE receives Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University
Professor Melanie Leng MBE has been presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Oxford Brookes during this month’s graduation ceremonies.
16 August 2022
Salman Rushdie’s attack was an assault on free speech – but not a clash of civilisations
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.
15 July 2022
Oxford Brookes University mooting team win prestigious national mooting competition
Two Oxford Brookes University students studying for the Graduate Diploma in Law won a highly prestigious, national mooting competition earlier this week.
24 June 2022
Oxford Brookes lecturer named Law Teacher of the Year for 2022
An Oxford Brookes University Law lecturer has won a prestigious national award, naming him Law Teacher of the Year for 2022.
26 May 2022
Oxford Brookes lecturer wins award for dedication to helping new poets showcase their work
An Oxford Brookes University lecturer has been presented with an award in recognition of his commitment and dedication to promoting poetry within and beyond the university.
19 May 2022
Folk magic and traditional healing remedies threaten India’s slender loris population
Content warning: contains references to animal injuries which some readers may find distressing
13 April 2022
Oxford Brookes lecturer contributes to major new BBC arts series
An Oxford Brookes academic is playing a key role in a major documentary series on BBC this spring.
28 March 2022
Butterflies Under Pressure: Innovative new education resource launches at Oxford primary school
A team of academics, including researchers from Oxford Brookes University have teamed up with a performance company to create an education tool that utilises PE and dance to help children learn about the perils that caterpillars face in their habitats.
03 February 2022
International researchers find evidence of human occupation in Arabia from up to 210,000 years ago
An international research team, including experts from Oxford Brookes University, have found that humans adapted to harsh climate changes to occupy an area of Southern Arabia as far back as 210,000 years ago.
14 December 2021
Festive food: The challenge of creating healthy, affordable family meals
Creating healthy but affordable meals - particularly at Christmas - can be a challenging task, especially for families who have young children, according to an Oxford Brookes academic who has been researching feeding practises across Oxfordshire.
