Research news

£1.2m grant to revolutionise product design and manufacturing
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:58:38 GMT
Academics from three UK universities, including Oxford Brookes University, have been awarded £1.2million for a research project which will develop new additive manufacturing aluminium alloys which will revolutionise how products are designed and manufactured.
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.
Researchers agree: The world can reach a 100% renewable energy system by or before 2050
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:15:02 GMT
New analysis of energy research by 23 scientists around the world has concluded that the world can reach a 100% renewable energy system by or before 2050.
People with Parkinson’s need more support to stay in work according to research at Oxford Brookes University
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:53:24 GMT
Researchers at Oxford Brookes University have led a study to see how employment is affected after a Parkinson’s diagnosis and what support may have helped people to stay in work.
Research shows that labouring or giving birth in water provides clear benefits for healthy mothers and their babies.
Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:12:16 GMT
New analysis of research shows that using a birth pool during labour provides “clear benefits” for healthy mums and their newborn, with less intervention and fewer complications during and after the birth than when compared to labouring and giving birth on land. Mothers also report higher levels of satisfaction with their birth experience.
Research report on older people and participatory research
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:07:45 GMT
Researchers from several universities who had all been previously involved in research with older people came together with a common purpose, that of gaining insight to share with others into how research ‘with’ older people rather than research ‘on’ older people could be better implemented.
Oxford Brookes University awarded a £1.4M grant to develop tools to answer fundamental genetics questions.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:09:36 GMT
A new £1.4M grant will fund a five-year research project by scientists at Oxford Brookes University. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the grant will also create three new roles, and new opportunities for PhD students.
DCM Student Lanre Olusola Receives Double Honorary PhDs in Behavioural Change Psychology and Leadership
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:31:38 GMT
Lanre Olusola, one of Oxford Brookes Business School’s Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring students, has been awarded two honorary doctorates for his contribution to his profession, discipline and clients.
Dr Ioanna Iordanou has been awarded the Venetian Research Program Award
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:36:36 GMT
Dr Ioanna Iordanou has been awarded the prestigious Venetian Research Program Award, offered by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, to support historical research on Venice and the former Venetian Empire.
Research suggests illegal trade in reptile skins could be rife
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:02:40 GMT
Analysis of nearly a decade’s worth of research has found widespread discrepancies between the number of snake skins legally traded and properly reported and the actual number of snakes being killed, suggesting widespread illegal trading.

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