Research news

Novel study reveals the evolution of daytime sleeping patterns in nocturnal primates
Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:46:37 GMT
New research reveals that day-time sleep site selection and predator avoidance are linked unanimously amongst nocturnal primates.
Scientists map cells into a lineage tree of flatworms and discover secrets of the regenerative process
Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:45:41 GMT
Animals as common as earthworms or lizards regenerate their tails and limbs with ease. Learning the tricks that different animals employ to regenerate missing body parts has great potential to help produce human adult cell types or organs in vitro to cure diseases or injuries.
The way you feed your child in early infancy could impact on eating habits later in life
Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:22:36 GMT
Psychologists at Oxford Brookes University and the University of Portsmouth have investigated the relationship between the way mothers feed their babies and the babies’ willingness to eat.
Nursing lecturer wins Best Presentation at European Conference
Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:40:46 GMT
Dr Sue Schutz tells us about the recent Sigma Theata Tau European Conference, at which she won an award for Best Presentation!
Grades are a greater motivation for A-Level students than future usefulness of qualifications
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 11:08:50 GMT
A-Level students place more value on getting good grades than the future usefulness of the qualification or the enjoyment of them.
International Relations, Politics and Sociology Programme hosts its Annual Postgraduate Day 2018
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:36:34 GMT
Our current MA International Relations and MA International Security students were joined by both academic staff and two of our PhD students.
Professor Juliette Koning delivers keynote address on Critical Organisational Ethnography in Amsterdam
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:47:14 GMT
A critical-ethnographic perspective is essential to deal with complex societal issues. Anthropologists and Organisational scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam believe that an ethnographic mindset helps to be critical, creative and develop out-of-the box solutions.
Kickoff Meeting Report published in Journal of Cell Science
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:13:45 GMT
The kick-off meeting of the INDEPTH consortium took place in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on 12–14th March 2018, where more than 80 researchers set the agenda for the coming four years of research and collaboration.
Oxford Brookes signs Armed Forces Covenant in support of reservist staff
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:21:31 GMT
Ahead of Reserves Day (27 June 2018), Oxford Brookes has signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant to support reservist staff and the armed forces community.
Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:08:21 GMT
Professor Juliette Koning and Dr Michiel Verver, Visiting Academic at Oxford Brookes Business School were invited to give a presentation at Birmingham Business School at the workshop on Precarity, Migration and Enterprise, organised by the Department of Management, the Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME) and the Entrepreneurship Studies Network which took place on 25 - 26 June 2018.

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