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Research news

01 February 2024

HAC Steering Group Member awarded MBE

We are delighted to announce that Margaret Simpson, a longstanding member of the Healthy Ageing and Care (HAC) Network Steering Group and Public Advisory Group was awarded an MBE in the New Year's honours for services to the community.

HAC steering group member Margaret Simpson

30 January 2024

Study awarded £60,000 to research ways of helping SEND children from Service families

New research at Oxford Brookes University will examine the experiences and outcomes of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) from UK Armed Forces families.

Children doing arts and crafts

10 January 2024

Oxford Brookes researcher proposes that guilt may take the reins in the dietary dilemmas of teenager

For adolescents in Ireland, deciding what food to eat mostly centres around minimising feelings of guilt, says an Oxford Brookes Nutritionist.

two people eating healthy and unhealthy foods

13 December 2023

Oxford Brookes research reveals how spiritual-nature bonds safeguard our planet

The spiritual connection between nature and humanity is very common across political and religious divides and is so strong that it can affect industrial development and political voting.

green forest

29 November 2023

CIRIN Talk - Maternity Artists' discussion

Anna Ilsley's Underbelly: Contemporary Art Explores Motherhood – A Conversation with Simon Foxall and Helena Haimes. Recorded on November 29, 2023, at Benjamin Parsons x Hannah Payne Gallery, Oxford.

photo of mother and child in art gallery

20 November 2023

CYP Hot Topic Talk - Educating for Public Good

A critical exploration of how active citizenship is taught in primary education.

photo of ali body

09 November 2023

BHM 2023 exhibition and discussion evening: Oxford African Caribbean Histories Archive

As part of Brookes Black History Month, the Oxford Brookes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network (EDIN) and the Oxfordshire Community Education Group co-organised an exhibition and discussion evening on local African Caribbean histories.

photo from event

08 November 2023

Study at Oxford Brookes aims to improve access for lung cancer patients to clinical trials

A new study at Oxford Brookes University aims to break down barriers faced by lung cancer patients in accessing clinical trials and the innovative treatments they may offer.

A patient and a nurse

01 November 2023

Oxford Brookes launches new Defence & Security Research centre

Oxford Brookes University has launched an innovative new research centre focusing on matters of defence and security.

Oxford Brookes University campus

31 October 2023

The power of literature for peace and equality

In October 2023, the Migration and Refugee Network partnered with the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) and the ShelterBox Book Club to co-organize an event titled "The Power of Literature for Peace and Equality."

people at event