Senior lecturer in sociology researches the migratory experience of women

Maja Cederberg, a senior lecturer in sociology, is currently researching the migratory experiences of women emigrating from the Baltic states to the Uk.

Senior Sociology lecturer works with Vietnamese academics to investigate migration networks

Dr Tamsin Barber, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, has been instrumental in developing research links with academics in Vietnam to understand what are the conditions, motivations and aspirations underpinning young Vietnamese migrants journeys to the UK and how do these change after migration.

Professor nominated for world’s leading animal conservation award

A professor at Oxford Brookes University has been nominated for the prestigious Indianapolis Prize 2018 for her pioneering conservation work and research.

Teaching Indonesian children natural history can change attitudes about illegal wildlife trade

New research, which has assessed the impact of a children’s storybook on a Critically Endangered species – the Javan slow loris – has been published today by scientific journal Conservation Biology (Monday 14 August).

International Relations, Politics and Sociology Programme hosts its Annual Postgraduate Day

The ‘Harry Potter effect’ on the Indonesian owl trade

Researchers at Oxford Brookes University have investigated whether or not there is a ‘Harry Potter effect’ on owl keeping in countries where keeping wild birds as pets is considered commonplace.

Sociology lecturer talks at ‘Vietnamese Londoners’ exhibition launch

Oxford Brookes Sociology lecturer, Dr Tamsin Barber, will be talking at the launch event for the ‘Vietnamese Londoners’ exhibition at Oxford House, London, on July 7.

Successful Faculty research conference exploring ‘The Other’

Academics from across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences came together on Wednesday 14 June for a successful research conference on the theme of The Other.

Brookes Student discusses Model UN Society Success

The Oxford Brookes Model UN Society, formed by student Dalila Da Silva Lopes, was recently invited to attend a speech by the General Secretary of the United Nations António Guterres. In an interview Dalila tells us about the society.

Brookes human evolution expert part of a major new Neanderthals documentary

Dr Simon Underdown was filmed last week (2 June) for a new documentary on Neanderthals made by the production company behind the 2005 Oscar-winning documentary March of the Penguins.