Research news

Millennials and pensioners less price conscious, baby boomers most frugal
Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:28:05 GMT
Millennials and pensioners are the shoppers least influenced by price, while affluent baby boomers are most likely to watch what they spend, according to research by Oxford Brookes University’s Professor Janine Dermody.
Research finds consumer mindset among undergraduates lowers academic performance
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:53:14 GMT
The student-as-consumer approach in higher education has a negative effect on the academic performance of students, a study has found.
Wild Spaces, Wild Magic
Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:56:46 GMT
Inequality in Financial Capitalism
Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:54:27 GMT
On Friday 17th November, Dr Andrea Bernardi convened a research seminar in the Business School. Professor Pasquale Tridico, the author of ‘Inequality in Financial Capitalism’ Routledge 2017, visited Oxford Brookes University to present his latest book.
Award-winning composer and lecturer brings sound art to Oxford Christmas Lights Festival
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:56:35 GMT
Sound artist and Oxford Brookes lecturer Professor Ray Lee, is bringing his sound performance Ring Out to Oxford’s Christmas Lights Festival this weekend (Friday 17 - Sunday 19 November)
Senior lecturer in philosophy is awarded Templeton grant to investigate human morality
Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:08:57 GMT
Dr. Helen De Cruz has been awarded a prestigious Templeton Foundation grant worth £158,038 to undertake a philosophical investigation into the roots of human morality. The project is planned to take place over three years and will yield two conferences, a lecture series in addition to published research.
ESRC Impact Accelerator Award Win for Dr Kate Ji
Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:30:39 GMT
Congratulations are due to OSHM’s Dr Kate Ji, who has just won an ESRC Impact Accelerator Knowledge Exchange Dialogues Award.
New Vice-Chancellor Fellowships at Oxford Brookes
Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:58:01 GMT
Oxford Brookes has further demonstrated its commitment to investing in high-quality research by launching new Vice-Chancellor Fellowships.
Illegal trading of primates remains a large problem despite first birth of baby gibbon in the wild from rescued parents
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 14:51:45 GMT
A leading primate conservation researcher at Oxford Brookes University has welcomed the arrival of a baby gibbon - the first of the species to be born in the wild to parents that were rescued from the pet trade.
Celebrating the role of trees and woodland in British Art
Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:13:40 GMT
Today (6 November) marks the 800th anniversary of the influential 1217 Charter of the Forest. Now, a new Charter for Trees, Woods and People is being launched to champion the many benefits trees and woods bring to people.

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