Research news

Women and Spinouts Research Report
Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:07:01 GMT
The research undertaken on Women and Spinouts by Professor Simonetta Manfredi and Dr Heather Griffiths in the Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice highlights the obstacles faced by women in spinouts.
University spinout companies: where are all the women?
Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:56:56 GMT
Only 13% of university spinout companies in the UK have a woman founder or co-founder. This needs to change, say Dr Heather Griffiths and Professor Simonetta Manfredi of Oxford Brookes University, writing for University Business.
Dr Joanna Karmowska has been appointed to the Editorial Review Board of the Management International Review.
Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:42:07 GMT
Dr Joanna Karmowska has been appointed to the Editorial Review Board of the Management International Review, which is one of the leading journals that publishes on International Business, Cross-Cultural Management, and Comparative Management.
Dr Sara Le Roux co-authored paper won Highly Commended Paper Award
Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:03:41 GMT
Dr Sara Le Roux’s co-authored paper 'The mobile phone as an argument for good governance in sub-saharan Africa' has been selected as a Highly Commended Paper in the 2020 Emerald Literati Awards.
Unconscious Biases in Recruitment
Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:49:05 GMT
How to remove unconscious bias in recruitment, towards more equality between women and men and less discrimination.
New report highlights challenges faced by working mothers in the horseracing industry
Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:55:15 GMT
New research by Oxford Brookes University for Women in Racing has investigated what it is like to be a working mother in the horseracing industry.
Working paper on predicting A-level grades cited by the BBC
Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:17:45 GMT
A working paper published by Dr Catherine Dilnot, Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes Business School and UCL’s Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities has been cited in the BBC's coverage of the Secretary of State for Education's announcement of proposed changes to post qualification admission to university.
COVID-19: Researchers exploit ‘trojan horse’ feature in virus, paving the way for new antiviral drugs
Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:00:44 GMT
Scientific analysis of a protein enzyme found in COVID-19 could lead to the development of new drugs to treat the virus, research led by Oxford Brookes University scientists has found.
Racing Home: Working mothers in the horseracing industry
Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:13:03 GMT
Racing Home – a report highlighting the challenges faced by working mothers in the horseracing industry.
COVID-19: new research examines student nurses’ educational experiences
Mon, 16 Nov 2020 07:35:44 GMT
A UK-wide study, Cov-ed Nurse, led by the Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery at Oxford Brookes University will investigate the experiences of student nurses on placement in the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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