Oxford Brookes Unscripted

Oxford Brookes Unscripted

The Public Engagement Network, Oxford Brookes University

Episodes 71
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Sporadic
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Jan 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
3%
Hosting
radar.brookes.ac.uk

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About This Podcast

This podcast series from the Public Engagement Network (PEN) at Oxford Brookes University is a platform for academics, across all faculties, to informally share, discuss and contemplate their research with the wider community

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Recent Episodes

Moving Through Menopause: How Exercise Supports Health, Confidence and Community

Jan 13, 2026 46m

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 openly. In this episode of Oxford Brookes…

Can Fashion Grow Without Costing the Earth? Rethinking Clothing Through Circular Fashion with Dr Rebecca Beech

Dec 16, 2025 1h 4m

In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, Senior Lecturer in Marketing Dr Rebecca Beech takes us inside the world of circular fashion — and why the future of what we wear may depend on renting,…

Laying the Foundations for Change: Building Skills, Curiosity and Community

Nov 13, 2025 31m

Construction is changing - and so is how we learn from it. In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, Morgan Sindall Construction and Oxford Brookes University discuss how their partnership is…

FACT Episode 3: Fatigue after critical illness- looking to the future

Nov 11, 2025 26m

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 being delivered and evaluated to support ICU…

FACT Episode 2: Co-producing an intervention to help people affected by fatigue after critical illness

Nov 11, 2025 17m

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 Stayt, Professor Suzanne Bench, and Rebecca Langley…

FACT Episode 1: Fatigue After Critical Illness - a Hidden Burden

Nov 11, 2025 7m

Fatigue is one of the most common - and least understood - challenges people face after surviving a critical illness. In this opening episode of a three-part mini-series, we speak with critical care…

From One Generation to the Next: Stories of Motherhood with Professor Tina Miller

Nov 04, 2025 1h

In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, we sit down with Professor Tina Miller to explore how the journey into motherhood has evolved across generations - and how some pressures never quite…

Balancing acts: A life that changed the way we work - Part 3

Oct 30, 2025 20m

Join Professor Simonetta Manfredi and Joanna Foster CBE for a powerful new mini podcast series exploring the evolution of work-life balance and equality in the workplace through the lens of the Equal…

Balancing acts: A life that changed the way we work - Part 2

Oct 30, 2025 22m

Join Professor Simonetta Manfredi and Joanna Foster CBE for a powerful new mini podcast series exploring the evolution of work-life balance and equality in the workplace through the lens of the Equal…

Balancing acts: A life that changed the way we work - Part 1

Oct 30, 2025 18m

Join Professor Simonetta Manfredi and Joanna Foster CBE for a powerful new mini podcast series exploring the evolution of work-life balance and equality in the workplace through the lens of the Equal…

Voices from the Margins: Reclaiming Sport Through Class-Conscious Research

Oct 30, 2025 58m

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, and education - in the UK and beyond. From the…

Bridging the Sustainability Careers Gap

Oct 02, 2025 53m

What do today’s students really want from their future careers - and how well are employers and universities responding? In this episode, we dive into the findings of the Sustainability and Early…

Repeat Tourists: Uncovering the Magic of Familiar Places with Dr Jackie Clarke

Jul 14, 2025 29m

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, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management.)…

E-Dilemmas: Ethical and Humanistic Challenges in Digital Nursing with Dr Marion Waite, Professor Vanessa Heaslip and Dr Louise Stayt

Jul 14, 2025 41m

In this episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, we sit down with Dr. Marion Waite, Professor Vanessa Heaslip, and Dr. Louise Stayt to explore the ethical and human dimensions of digital nursing. At the…

Lines of Resistance: Saving Artistic Communities and Challenging Artwashing Practices in the Post-industrial City with Erkin Kurtoglu

Jul 09, 2025 32m

In this special episode of Oxford Brookes Unscripted, we speak with Erkin Kurtoglu – a former co-host of this very podcast – whose PhD research explores how artists navigate regeneration,…

Fueling Change: How Better Nutrition Can Transform Prisoners’ Health, Wellbeing, and Futures with Dr Bryan Tang

Jun 17, 2025 1h 16m

In this episode, we speak with Dr Bryan Tang, Educational Projects Manager at Think Through Nutrition and KTP Associate at Oxford Brookes University, about the critical role of nutrition in prisons.…

From Beats to Harmony: How Our Music Preferences Evolve with Age with Shannon Skeffington and Dr Adam Lonsdale

Jun 17, 2025 38m

Oxford Brookes PhD Student in Psychology, Shannon Skeffington and her project supervisor Dr Adam Lonsdale explore how our relationship with music changes as we age. While younger people often…

Prophets of the Earth: Rethinking Dragons, Humanity and the Anthropocene with Kam Zeb

Jun 16, 2025 45m

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 how these mythical beings challenge our…

Breaking Barriers: Understanding the University Experience for Autistic Students with Ali Hutchin

Jun 10, 2025 22m

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, challenges, and successes of autistic students…

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

Jun 09, 2025 13m

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 Lucy McGeagh, and Dr Fiona Matley to dig deeper…

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Oxford Brookes Unscripted has published 71 episodes since August 2020, covering topics in Science.

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