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News and Press Releases

OISD researchers help to future-proof eco-homes to withstand global warming | 28 February 2013

Oxford Brookes University takes Lead Partner role with United Nations Human Settlements Program in the World Urban Campaign | 17 September 2012

Urbanisation in Iran - a landmark international conference supported by Oxford Brookes University | 13 September 2012

Professor Rajat Gupta to become the next Director of OISD | 23 July 2012

Tim Dixon (Director of OISD) to move to the University of Reading | 12 June 2012

OISD Report on Low Carbon Cities Launched | 27 March 2012

OISD Retrofit 2050 Presents at Chief Scientific Advisors' Meeting: March 2012 | 14 March 2012

OISD Participates in Guardian Discussion on Sustainable Cities | 1 March 2012

OISD and Oxford Brookes setting a sustainable example in our education system | 18 January 2012

New research and knowledge transfer: reducing the energy costs of commercial property in the UK | 19 November 2011

RICS to publish OISD report on Low Carbon Plans for UK Cities | 18 November 2011

OISD and Department of Planning respond to draft NPPF | 14 October 2011

Director of OISD gives keynote at launch of Berkeley's 2011 Sustainability Report | 29 September 2011

RICS Green Gauge 2010 Results Published | 26 September 2011

OISD presents at Oxford University 'Pathways to Impact' government policy workshop | 20 June 2011

Urban Futures: PhD Studentships Now Available for 2011 | 23 March 2011

Low Carbon Building Group ensures low carbon homes live up to their sustainable credentials | 22 March 2011

OISD at Ecobuild | 2 March 2011

Knowledge transfer with OISD leads to National Award shortlisting for Architectural Practice | 2 February 2011

OISD:RELP at Anglo-Japan Symposium on Brownfield Regeneration 2010 | 22 December 2010

OISD Research: Major ESRC Grant to lead cutting-edge research on low carbon communities | 22 November 2010

Three leading publications from OISD researchers | 22 November 2010

OISD holds international research workshop on New Path Creation | 21 September 2010

OISD Awarded Major EPSRC Grant on Retrofitting Cities to 2050 | 26 August 2010

New Research Reveals the Lessons of Japan's 'Lost Decade' in a 'Tale of Two Cities'  | 25 August 2010

OISD:ILM researchers win Best Paper Award | 13 June 2010

First RICS Green Gauge Survey Results Published | 12 June 2010

OISD Wins Funding from Oxford University's 'Future of Cities' Programme | 10 April 2010

John Glasson appointed a Commissioner to the UK IPC | 1 March 2010

Nicholas Whitehouse gains MBE | 11 January 2010

Adapting to a changing climate: a three-year UK Research Council-funded project | 9 January 2010

Zero carbon homes for the future | 17 December 2009

Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development and European Investment Bank publish "Measuring Socially Sustainable Urban Regeneration in Europe" study
| 30 November 2009

Professor Dixon achieves honorary fellowship of the Institute of Green Professionals | 22 Sept 2009

Two new PhD studentships available (Urban Futures) | 02 July 2009

OISD UK-India Conference on Urban Sustainability and Green Buildings for the 21st century | 15 May 2009

OISD research for IPF shows emerging demand for sustainable offices in the UK | 24 March 2009

Carbon Mapping by OISD and Cities Revealed puts Climate Change Act into Place | 20 March 2009

OISD at UNESCO Workshop on World Heritage Conservation | 27 Feb 2009

OISD - EIB Workshop on Social Sustainability and Urban Regeneration in EU Cities | 19-20 Feb 2009

City Form Research is Highly Rated | January 2009

Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment Ranked 5th in RAE Research Power Table | December 2008

New EPSRC Research Begins on 'Understanding Walking and Cycling' | December 2008

OISD:ILM and CENDEP at UN Habitat 4th World Urban Forum, Nanjing | December 2008

Institute of Civil Engineers awards Howard Medal to OISD:Technology staff | November 2008

OISD:UPM research for NESTA shows that 'history matters' for Britain's city regions | October 2008

OISD:ILM research influences national and international policy and practice’ | October 2008

RICS/OISD Conference: 'Sustainability still matters in a credit crunch' | October 2008

OISD responds to major RCEP Consultation | October 2008

OISD research is highly rated by EPSRC | October 2008

OISD helps raise the profile of sustainable urban form in India | August 2008

OISD responds to major policy consultations | May 2008

Delivering New Homes:OISD research referenced in All Party Parliamentary Report | May 2008

UK government gets wise to OISD research - April 2008

OISD Joins UK Green Building Council - March 2008

OISD launches new Brookes CSR/SRI network - February 2008

OISD at Brookes is a Key Player in Sustainable Development Research - February 2008

OISD Conference asks, can the built environment change to survive? - January 2008

New publication by Aylin Orbasli: Architectural Conservation - Dec 07

OISD research for IPF shows that Energy Performance Certificates will impact on commercial property prices | October 2007

Two New Research Reports Completed for RICS | October 2007

UK - India - Sri Lanka: Young Scientists Networking Conference
Towards sustainable energy technologies and low carbon buildings for climate change mitigation
| October 2007

IASTE 2008 Conference in Oxford, 12-15 December 2008 | October 2007

OISD Strengthens Links with Built Environment Professionals: RICS and EXPO REAL Conferences | October 2007

Recent funding successes for carbon-counting research in OISD | October 2007

Special Call for Papers: Sustainable Commercial Real Estate (Journal of Property Investment and Finance) | August 2007

OISD starts work on Phase 2 of I’DGO (Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors) | August 2007

OISD Wins New Contract with UrbanBuzz Programme | August 2007

Conference - European Real Estate Society (ERES) | July 2007

Minimising the carbon footprint of existing buildings | June 2007

Path dependence, territorial innovation systems and the absorptive capacities of English city regions | April 2007

The Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World | March 2007

Greening and Energy-Efficient Cities: UK-India Symposium, 7-8 February, British Council Delhi, India | Feb. 2007

New Leadership Team for UK’s Largest Sustainable Development Research Institute | Jan 2007

Warning on the risk of failure in flagship brownfield regeneration projects | March 2006

Other News

Annual Review for 2005/06 (PDF 2.1Mb)

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Ecohouse: low carbon refurbishment

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Understanding Walking and Cycling

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