Research news
Research news
31 March 2021
Recent Business School PhD Student Successes
Business School Research Degrees Students' achievements.
29 March 2021
New research to help migrant children acting as young translators
An international consortium of experts, including academics at Oxford Brookes University and The Open University, has been awarded €3 million (£2.6 million) to help refugee and migrant children integrate into host societies through education.
25 March 2021
Funding boost for pioneering eye genetics research
Medical research into eye genetics at Oxford Brookes University has received a funding pledge of £2 million from Baillie Gifford, an international investment business.
24 March 2021
Bilingual babies prefer baby talk, particularly in one of their native languages
Babies prefer baby talk in any language, but particularly when it’s in a language they’re hearing at home.
16 March 2021
€6.2 million for world’s largest study into effect of exercise on children with cancer
A project set to be the world’s largest study into the effects of exercise on the successful treatment of children with cancer has begun, with scientists from Oxford Brookes University taking a leading role.
10 March 2021
New publication shows scale of impact delivered by Research and Innovation at Alliance universities
A new publication released today by University Alliance (UA), showcases how research taking place in universities across the Alliance is delivering local and global impact.
02 March 2021
Policy Brief: Supporting Women Entrepreneurship in Conflict Ridden States
More countries are experiencing violent conflict in the last few decades.
01 March 2021
Covid-19: investigating the team working experiences of front line NHS staff
A new research project, led by Oxford Brookes University, will examine the team working experiences of front line NHS staff working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
25 February 2021
Chimpanzees take calculated risks to survive alongside humans
Researchers have used a ‘landscape of fear’ framework to study how endangered western chimpanzees in West Africa perceive predator risks and adapt their behaviours to forage for the best available food.
16 February 2021
Selfies, gorillas and the risks of disease transmission
Tourists could be spreading the virus causing COVID-19 to wild mountain gorillas by taking selfies with the animals without following precautions.
