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Young Muslims in the UK face enormous social mobility challenge, research finds
Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:13:20 GMT
Research published by the Social Mobility Commission and involved Oxford Brookes University, has found that young Muslims in the UK face an enormous social mobility challenge and are being held back from reaching their full potential.
Professor nominated for world’s leading animal conservation award
Tue, 12 Sep 2017 09:16:39 GMT
A professor at Oxford Brookes University has been nominated for the prestigious Indianapolis Prize 2018 for her pioneering conservation work and research.
UPDATED 13 Sept: cycle BOOM researchers win top national research award
Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:15:30 GMT
A team of researchers has been named the winner of the Academic Award category at the 2017 Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Research Excellence.
Poorer students’ subject choices may be putting them at a disadvantage, study finds
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:23:29 GMT
Students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds may be held back by their A-level subject choices when applying for prestigious courses such as law at leading universities, new findings suggest.
Teaching Indonesian children natural history can change attitudes about illegal wildlife trade
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:19:50 GMT
New research, which has assessed the impact of a children’s storybook on a Critically Endangered species – the Javan slow loris – has been published today by scientific journal Conservation Biology (Monday 14 August).
Rare whole genome duplication during spider evolution could reveal more about animal diversification
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:33:45 GMT
Researchers, including scientists at Oxford Brookes University, have discovered a rare and ancient genomic change during the evolution of spiders and scorpions that could help us to understand more about the evolution of animals including humans.
Researcher shortlisted for national sustainability award
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:20:29 GMT
Innovative work by David Shiers, Reader in Sustainable Architecture at Oxford Brookes University has been shortlisted for the UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards 2017.
Witchcraft and magic in 19th and early 20th century regional fiction
Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:17:06 GMT
Oxford Brookes’ Dr Simon White is working on a new book exploring the mainstream magical beliefs and practices of British people during the 19th and early 20th centuries and how they were represented in fiction.
International Relations, Politics and Sociology Programme hosts its Annual Postgraduate Day
Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:15:01 GMT
Research Excellence Award in the School of Education
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:15:27 GMT
Professor Graham Butt discusses his recent Research Excellence Award in the School of Education

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