Oxford Brookes Unscripted
Episodes
Moving Through Menopause: How Exercise Supports Health, Confidence and Community
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Menopause is a natural part of life - but for many women, it can bring physical, emotional, and social challenges that are still rarely talked about o...
Can Fashion Grow Without Costing the Earth? Rethinking Clothing Through Circular Fashion with Dr Rebecca Beech
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, Senior Lecturer in Marketing Dr Rebecca Beech takes us inside the world of circular fashion — and why ...
Laying the Foundations for Change: Building Skills, Curiosity and Community
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Construction is changing - and so is how we learn from it. In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, Morgan Sindall Construction and Oxford Brooke...
FACT Episode 3: Fatigue after critical illness- looking to the future
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of a three-part mini-series, Dr Louise Stayt, Professor Suzanne Bench, and Rebecca Langley discuss how the FACT intervention is ...
FACT Episode 2: Co-producing an intervention to help people affected by fatigue after critical illness
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can research help ICU survivors manage the long-term effects of critical illness? In this second episode of a three-part mini-series, Dr Louise St...
FACT Episode 1: Fatigue After Critical Illness - a Hidden Burden
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fatigue is one of the most common - and least understood - challenges people face after surviving a critical illness. In this opening episode of a thr...
From One Generation to the Next: Stories of Motherhood with Professor Tina Miller
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, we sit down with Professor Tina Miller to explore how the journey into motherhood has evolved across gen...
Balancing acts: A life that changed the way we work - Part 3
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Professor Simonetta Manfredi and Joanna Foster CBE for a powerful new mini podcast series exploring the evolution of work-life balance and equali...
Balancing acts: A life that changed the way we work - Part 2
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Professor Simonetta Manfredi and Joanna Foster CBE for a powerful new mini podcast series exploring the evolution of work-life balance and equali...
Balancing acts: A life that changed the way we work - Part 1
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Professor Simonetta Manfredi and Joanna Foster CBE for a powerful new mini podcast series exploring the evolution of work-life balance and equali...
Voices from the Margins: Reclaiming Sport Through Class-Conscious Research
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Dr Stuart Whigham, Dr Michael Hobson and Dr Izram Chaudry about the deep-rooted connections between social class, sport...
Bridging the Sustainability Careers Gap
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do today’s students really want from their future careers - and how well are employers and universities responding? In this episode, we dive in...
E-Dilemmas: Ethical and Humanistic Challenges in Digital Nursing with Dr Marion Waite, Professor Vanessa Heaslip and Dr Louise Stayt
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, we sit down with Dr. Marion Waite, Professor Vanessa Heaslip, and Dr. Louise Stayt to explore the ethica...
Repeat Tourists: Uncovering the Magic of Familiar Places with Dr Jackie Clarke
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into Dr Jackie Clarke and Dr David Bowen's recent and award winning (Winner of the Elsevier Award for Best Paper Award, Journ...
Lines of Resistance: Saving Artistic Communities and Challenging Artwashing Practices in the Post-industrial City with Erkin Kurtoglu
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, we speak with Erkin Kurtoglu – a former co-host of this very podcast – whose PhD research ex...
Fueling Change: How Better Nutrition Can Transform Prisoners’ Health, Wellbeing, and Futures with Dr Bryan Tang
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Dr Bryan Tang, Educational Projects Manager at Think Through Nutrition and KTP Associate at Oxford Brookes University, ...
From Beats to Harmony: How Our Music Preferences Evolve with Age with Shannon Skeffington and Dr Adam Lonsdale
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes PhD Student in Psychology, Shannon Skeffington and her project supervisor Dr Adam Lonsdale explore how our relationship with music chan...
Prophets of the Earth: Rethinking Dragons, Humanity and the Anthropocene with Kam Zeb
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this thought-provoking episode, PhD researcher Kam Zeb delves into the rich symbolism of dragons in mid-19th to early 20th century literature - and...
Breaking Barriers: Understanding the University Experience for Autistic Students with Ali Hutchin
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it like to navigate university as an autistic student? In this episode of Unscripted, we talk with PhD student Ali Hutchin on the experiences,...
Research With, Not On: When Lived Experience Shifts the Story with Professor Jo Brett, Dr Georgia Cook, Dr Jenny Seddon, Dr Lucy McGeagh and Dr Fiona Matley
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our conversation on patient and public involvement (PPI), Professor Jo Brett and Dr Georgia Cook return with Dr Jenny Seddon, Dr...
Research With, Not On: Why Patient and Public Involvement Matters with Professor Jo Brett, Dr Georgia Cook, Dr Jenny Seddon, Dr Lucy McGeagh and Dr Fiona Matley
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first of a special two-part take over on patient and public involvement (PPI), Professor Jo Brett and Dr Georgia Cook are joined by researcher...
Into the Macabre: Tracing the Echoes of Dark Tourism and Fandom with Simon McFadden
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, we talk to criminologist and PhD student Simon McFadden, whose work explores the strange intersection of...
Paving the Way: Diversifying Audiences in Arts Institutions with Sylvia Morgado de Queiroz
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, we’re joined by PhD student and artist Sylvia Morgado de Queiroz from the School of Arts, whose practi...
Depression, Stigma and the Public Eye: Why Perception Matters with Georgia-Mae Williams-Sims
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when societal stigma shapes how we treat mental illness? In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted Podcast Series, we explore the comp...
Past, Present, Future: Rethinking Vernacular Architecture with Professor Marcel Vellinga
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted Podcast Series, Professor Marcel Vellinga takes us on a fascinating journey into the world of vernacular ...
Get Strong to Fight Childhood Cancer: Exploring the FORTEe Project's Impact on Children and Young People with Cancer
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the FORTEe project, an innovative European study exploring how exercise combined with digital health technologies could ...
Why Parent Education Should Be Every Youth Sport Organisation’s Next Priority with Dr Sam Thrower
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Dr Sam Thrower, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Oxford Brookes University, about the vital but ofte...
Banking on Health: Empowering Young People Through Food, Skills, and Community with Dr Shelly Coe and Dr Sarah-Louise Mitchell
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into Banking on Health – a project empowering young people and their families to cook nutritious, affordable meals while bu...
Evolving Skills for Sustainability: Bridging Education and Industry with Dr Karen Cripps and Charly Cox
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The role of sustainability practitioners is evolving—so how can education and industry keep up? In this episode, we explore the shifting skill sets ...
Research with a Purpose: How Shape Commercialisation is Changing the Game with Dr Syahirah Abdul Rahmen
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, Dr Syahirah Abdul Rahman (Shera), Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, explores the trans...
Who Pays for Policing Football? The Costly Debate Over Matchday Security With Dr Rich Hester
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who really pays for policing football matches? In this episode, Oxford Brookes Lecturer in Criminology, Dr Rich Hester explores the complex world of s...
Marketing for Good: Creating Real Social Impact
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes Research Area Lead and Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Dr Sarah-Louise Mitchell discusses her paper: Refocusing marketing effort to suppo...
Digitising Motherhood: How the Pandemic Reshaped Maternal Healthcare with Dr Antonia Mackay
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the pandemic change the landscape of maternal healthcare? Senior Lecturer in Publishing at Oxford Brookes, Dr Antonia Mackay, explores the dig...
Mind the Gap: Embedding Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Academic Libraries with Aaron Worsley-Burke and Helen Whittaker
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore efforts to embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) into academic library collections and practices at Oxford Brooke...
Aging Behind Bars: The Untold Stories of Japan’s Elderly Prisoners with Dr Jason Danely
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this thought-provoking episode, Dr Jason Danely, a reader in Anthropology of Japan at Oxford Brookes, shares his ethnographic research on the lives...
Entrepreneurial Wellbeing: Balancing Business Success and Personal Fulfillment, with Dr Jeremy Zwiegelaar
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we delve into the world of entrepreneurial wellbeing with Dr Jeremy Zwiegelaar, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Business at Oxford Brooke...
Heartfelt Goodbyes: Exploring Caregiver Experiences in Advanced Heart Failure End-of-Life Care with Melanie Diggle
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into the findings of Melanie Diggle’s near-completed PhD research on bereaved caregivers' experiences with end-of-life car...
Making a SPLASH: advancing birthing pool use for labour and birth with Dr Ethel Burns
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at Oxford Brookes, Dr Ethel Burns, to discuss her pioneering research on water immersion during labor an...
Greening Occupational Therapy: From Theory to Practice in Planetary Health with Dr Tanya Rihtman and Ka Yan Hess
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the pioneering work of Ka Yan Hess, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, and Dr Tanya Rihtman, Principal Lecturer in Occupational T...
Nurturing Minds: Tackling Trauma, Vulnerability, and Wellbeing in Education with Dr Jon Reid
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes Senior Lecturer in Child Development and Special Educational Needs/ Inclusion, Dr Jon Reid explores the critical issues affecting the m...
Navigating EU Migration Policies: Insights from Jordan and Ghana with Dr Zoe Jordan and Dr Cathrine Talleraas
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Zoe Jordan, Senior Lecture in the School of Architecture at Oxford Brookes, and Dr Cathrine Talleraas, Senior Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Inst...
Navigating the Digital Wave: Executive Coaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution with Dr Brajesh Bajpai
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore the profound impact of digitisation, stemming from the Fourth Industrial Revolution, on executive coaching and the coaching...
Voices Unheard: Exploring Stigma of Children in Care through History to Modern Day with Dr Annie Skinner
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes Research Fellow and Social Historian, Dr Annie Skinner takes us on a journey through time to explore the history of stigmatisation of c...
Secrets of Vogue House: Exploring the Untold Stories of Magazine Publishing with Dr Grant Scott
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes Subject Co-ordinator and Senior Lecturer of Photography, Dr Grant Scott discusses his new book: Inside Vogue House, and tantalises us w...
Empowering Conversations: The Lung I-ACT Project's Potential for Optimising Discussions about Clinical Trials with Prof. Cathy Henshall, Dr Chris Dodd, and Ben Lond
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful discussion on the Lung I-ACT project, a collaborative initiative between Oxford Brookes University and De Montfort Universit...
Seeking Refuge: The Impact of New UK Asylum Laws on Vulnerable Claimants with Dr Alex Powell
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes Principle Lecturer in Law, Dr Alex Powell explains the changes to the UK asylum system introduced by the Nationality and Borders Act 20...
The naked truth: baring all through a novel documentary format with James Dunlop MBE
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes PhD student, James Dunlop explains his novel participatory film documentary style and shares some insights with Unscripted about some o...
Small is beautiful: reflections on 50 Years of Impact on Society and the Environment with Dr Neal Harris
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes Researcher, Dr Neal Harris shares his insights with Unscripted about E.F. Schumacher's influential book: Small is Beautiful, published ...
Well-being and words: the transformative power of poetry with Dr Dinah Roe
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes Researcher, Dr Dinah Roe founded the Poetry by Carers project, a series of free online workshops designed for people with caring respon...
Untapped Truths: The Sobering Connection Between Alcohol and Breast Cancer with Dr. Emma Davies
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes researcher, Dr. Emma Davies has identified that a multi-pronged approach is needed to raise awareness of the link between breast cancer...
Untapped Truths: Personal Perspectives with Dr. Emma Davies
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford Brookes researcher, Dr. Emma Davies talks to Oxford Brookes Unscripted again to further unpick her work on raising awareness of the link betwee...
World Wildlife Conservation Day
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of World Wildlife Conservation Day we talk with Professor Anna Nekaris, who is a Professor of Primate Conservation and Anthropology as ...
School Nursing in the Time of Covid
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Covid-19 pandemic required new ways of working and accelerated innovative practice in school nursing. This mixed-methods study, funded by the Gene...
Dr Casper Breuker talks Butterflies Under Pressure
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Casper J. Breuker is one of the founders of Butterflies Under Pressure, a project that has produced engaging practical science activities to engage...
Tackling Colour Blindness in Sport (TACBIS)
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Adam Bibbey is co-investigator of Tackling Colour Blindness in Sport (TACBIS), a three-year project funded by the European Commission. He is Senior...
Dr. Kiron C. Neale on his research on the interactions between 'culture' and 'policy' during energy transitions
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kiron C. Neale is a Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University graduate, and expert on systems-level energy transitions, the mainstreaming of solar energy,...
Dr Maurizio Sibilla on his work in sustainable construction
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Maurizio Sibilla is a Senior Research Fellow in Sustainable Construction here at Brookes. He leads national and international research focusing on ...
Dr Giulia Rossetti on her research understanding festivals and event experiences
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Giulia Rossetti is a Lecturer in Events Management in the Business School, Oxford Brookes University. She teaches modules related to events, festiv...
Dr Ingrid Medby on her research in geopolitics on the Arctic region
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ingrid Medby is a Senior Lecturer in Political Geography. Ingrid joined Oxford Brookes University in the autumn of 2017, after having previously ta...
Professor Simon Kövesi on his research in Romantic-period literature
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Kövesi is Professor of English Literature at Oxford Brookes University. He researches working-class writing from the Romantic period through to...
Dr Steenberg on Her Research into Gladiatorial Imagery in the Media
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, Lindsay Steenberg discusses her research into gladiatorial imagery in the media and the recent release of her book on the subject,...
Slow Loris Conservation via Wildlife Friendly Coffee
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Little Fireface Project is part of Oxford Brookes University's Slow Loris Fund. Led by Professor Anna Nekaris, the team has been working towards s...
Dr Pink on His Research and The Science Behind MetaGuideX
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ryan C Pink PhD MSc BSc (hons) AFHEA After completing an Msc in Medical Diagnostics and Molecular biology PhD on dietary linked Oesophageal cancer ...
Oxford Human Rights Festival on Oxford Brookes Unscripted
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
OUR AIM is to raise awareness of human rights issues through the arts including informative films, performances, talks, workshops, and exhibitions. FO...
Kate Clayton-Hathway on Oxford Brookes Unscripted
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am a Research Fellow with the Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice (in the Business School). My expertise is in gender within organisat...
Rebecca Raper on Oxford Brookes Unscripted
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca is a PhD candidate researching Autonomous Moral Artificial Intelligence. The aim of the research is to investigate ways to creating robots wit...
Patrick Alexander on Oxford Brookes Unscripted
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Patrick Alexander talks about his new book Schooling and Social Identity: Learning to Act Your Age in Contemporary Britain. Patrick e...
Jeremy MacClancy on Oxford Brookes Unscripted
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy MacClancy has done long-term fieldwork in the South Pacific, the Basque Country, and southeast Spain, near Benidorm. He talks about why he chos...
Melanie Nowicki on Oxford Brookes Unscripted
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My podcast episode focuses on family homelessness and life in hotels and other forms of temporary accommodation. For the project, I spoke with formerl...
Richard Carver on Oxford Brookes Unscripted
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Richard Carver has been researching whether torture prevention measures actually work. International law makes detailed prescriptions for the measu...
Susan Cheyne on Oxford Brookes Unscripted
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Susan Cheyne is a lecturer in biological anthropology and is talking about conserving Borneo's wildlife. Dr Cheyne's social media accounts are @DrS...