Research news
Research news
17 December 2020
School rugby concussions: teachers need more training to support pupils with suspected head injuries
Despite completing RFU accredited courses, many PE teachers in the UK need more training to help children who are displaying signs of concussion as a result of playing rugby at school.
17 December 2020
Blenheim Palace Economic Impact Study
The Blenheim economic impact analysis 2019/2020 undertaken by Oxford Brookes Business School has just been released.
14 December 2020
Tackling in children’s rugby must be banned to curb dementia risks
Rugby World Cup winners have joined a chorus of voices calling to reduce tackling in the sport in a bid to stop the growing number of brain injuries afflicting many of its former players.
11 December 2020
Nurses could pay the price of care after the pandemic
Academics in the Centre of Diversity Policy Research and Practice (CDPRP) at Oxford Brookes University say that research is needed to ensure the detrimental economic impact of the health crisis does not fall disproportionately on women.
09 December 2020
New App driven by artificial intelligence set to help people living with inflammatory arthritis
Tens of thousands of people living with painful inflammatory arthritis - axial SpA (AS) - could benefit from the development of a new artificial intelligence driven App.
08 December 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on women entrepreneurs in Thailand’s Hill Tribes
Rebuilding the economy in the post-COVID-19 world presents challenges in different areas. For businesses reliant on tourism, a sector severely affected by the pandemic, the urgency is acute.
07 December 2020
Oxford Brookes University cancer diagnostics spinout firm, MetaGuideX Ltd, wins business innovation
MetaGuideX, an innovative cancer diagnostics company established as a spin-out business from Oxford Brookes University, has won the 2020 Oxford Academic Health Science Network’s Accelerator programme.
04 December 2020
Transforming the future of professional services
Oxford Brookes Business School is partnering with a leading digital technology company to deliver a pioneering project which will transform next-generation professional services.
03 December 2020
Avoiding the Tourist Trap
Sustainability in tourism was the original focus of work undertaken by Dr Kate Ji in 2018.
02 December 2020
Oxford Brookes Business School lecturer wins editor's award
Dr Joanna Molyn, coaching practitioner and senior lecturer received an Editor's award for her contribution (co-authored with Erik de Haan), 'Active Ingredients' in the Coaching at Work Editor’s 2020 Awards on 26 November.
