Research news
Research news
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.
20 June 2022
DCM Student Lanre Olusola awarded Double Honorary PhDs in Behavioural Change Psychology & Leadership
Lanre Olusola, one of Oxford Brookes Business School’s Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring students, has been awarded two honorary doctorates for his contribution to his profession, discipline and clients.
10 June 2022
Dr Ioanna Iordanou has been awarded the Venetian Research Program Award
Dr Ioanna Iordanou has been awarded the prestigious Venetian Research Program Award, offered by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, to support historical research on Venice and the former Venetian Empire.
30 May 2022
Oxford Brookes research institute awarded £780,000 clinical research grant
A research institute based within Oxford Brookes University has been awarded a grant of £780,000 in order to support the development of research capability and capacity of the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions workforce.
19 May 2022
Folk magic and traditional healing remedies threaten India’s slender loris population
Content warning: contains references to animal injuries which some readers may find distressing
17 May 2022
The Journey to Sustainability: Small Business and Net Zero
Oxford Brookes Business School researchers Dr Lauren Tuckerman and Dr Sara le Roux have been collaborating with Small Business Britain on a project related to small business and sustainability.
12 May 2022
National recognition of research excellence at Oxford Brookes University
A UK-wide assessment of university research, published today (Thursday 12 May), shows that research at Oxford Brookes University continues to thrive and make a real difference to people’s lives around the world.
21 April 2022
New campaign raising awareness of prostate cancer in black communities
Dr. Obrey Alexis of Oxford Brookes University is leading a Basingstoke-based initiative highlighting how black men of African and Caribbean heritage are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer.
08 April 2022
Oxford Brookes University joins Oxford Joint Research Office
Oxford Brookes is pleased to announce it has joined the Oxford Joint Research Office (JRO), where it will work collaboratively with clinical research support teams from the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
