News - Oxford Brookes University

15 February 2022

EDIN grant winners

Find out about the five grants awarded to Oxford Brookes researchers, by our Network, to analyse a variety of topics, ranging from anti-racism to menopause in the workplace.

25 February 2022

RIKE networks scoop the Brookes Research Excellence Award

Three RIKE Networks have been awarded the Brookes Research Excellence Award (22/23) for research titled: Ageing in Displacement: Improving older refugees’ experiences of migration and ageing in the UK.

3 December 2021

Research into 'Girls, Leadership and Women in the Public Eye'

Dr Michele Paule (Principal Investigator) and Dr Hannah Yelin (Co-Investigator) recently completed a national pilot study investigating girls' attitudes to leadership and high-profile women.

15 November 2021

Women in Science: UK-Brazil Gender Equality Partnerships

Oxford Brookes University is one of the six UK universities funded by the British Council to work in partnership with Brazilian universities to mentor them in advancing gender equality for women in STEM (part of the Women in Science: UK-Brazil Gender Equality Partnerships Call.

27 October 2021

Conference presentation: Older people in humanitarian crises

Dr Supriya Akerkar was an invited panellist at the conference ASEM Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons: Present and Future.

20 October 2021

The spinout journey from a gender perspective

Read the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) blog by Prof Simonetta Manfredi where she questions the significant gender gap in university spinouts leadership and explores why it matters.