Research news
Research news
18 October 2022
Academic awarded prestigious Royal Society Newton International Fellowship
An academic at Oxford Brookes University has received the highly prestigious Newton International Fellowship award from the Royal Society to conduct cutting-edge research on nanomaterials.
17 October 2022
Small Business & Sustainability Research
Sara le Roux, Lauren Tuckerman and Tim Vorley were at the House of Lords to launch their new report on Small Business Sustainability: Insight & Implications.
05 September 2022
£1.2m grant to revolutionise product design and manufacturing
Academics from three UK universities, including Oxford Brookes University, have been awarded £1.2million for a research project.
16 August 2022
Salman Rushdie’s attack was an assault on free speech – but not a clash of civilisations
On August 12, the author Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on stage at a literary festival in New York state. Thankfully, he has survived, albeit sustaining what appear to be life-changing injuries.
09 August 2022
Researchers agree: The world can reach a 100% renewable energy system by or before 2050
New analysis of energy research by 23 scientists around the world has concluded that the world can reach a 100% renewable energy system by or before 2050.
01 August 2022
Integration of fast-track home adaptation services with health and social care services
Breaking barriers for seamless care: Fast-track home adaptations integrated with health and social care services in Oxfordshire.
26 July 2022
Repeated head impacts are a definitive cause of CTE, breakthrough research reveals
New analysis by world-leading experts on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), has found conclusive evidence that repetitive head impacts (RHI) cause the degenerative brain disease CTE.
18 July 2022
People with Parkinson’s need more support to stay in work according to our research
Researchers at Oxford Brookes University have led a study to see how employment is affected after a Parkinson’s diagnosis and what support may have helped people to stay in work.
06 July 2022
Labouring or giving birth in water provides clear benefits for healthy mothers and their babies
New analysis of research shows using a birth pool during labour provides “clear benefits” for healthy mums and their newborn, with less intervention and fewer complications during and after birth when compared to labouring and giving birth on land.
01 July 2022
Research report on older people and participatory research
Researchers from several universities who had all been previously involved in research with older people came together with a common purpose.
