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Research news
06 March 2024
Conservation value of field research stations is misunderstood, study reveals
Funding of field conservation research stations worldwide has been drastically reduced since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, an international study including researchers from Oxford Brookes University has found.
23 February 2024
Sport risks losing fans and talented individuals unless it tackles colour blind issues, says expert
Dr Adam Bibbey, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, has been researching colour blindness in sport for five years.
22 February 2024
Compassionate support is needed in schools to alleviate teachers’ mental health
The emotional workload of teachers is greater than people realise, with some getting home after a school day emotionally exhausted, according to a senior lecturer in child development at Oxford Brookes University.
19 February 2024
Multi-pronged approach needed to raise awareness of the link between breast cancer and alcohol
There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to raising awareness of the link between alcohol and breast cancer and helping people cut down or give up drinking, a study at Oxford Brookes University has found.
05 February 2024
Patients concerned about developing dependence or withdrawal symptoms from some prescribed drugs
General practice patients say that they are not sufficiently warned about the possibility of developing dependence or withdrawal symptoms from some prescribed drugs, according to a recent study.
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.
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.
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.
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.
