Oxford Brookes University Profile
History
•Founded in the year 1865 as Oxford School of Art.
•It became Oxford Polytechnic in the year 1970–1992.
•It became Oxford Brookes University in the year 1992.
Location and transport
•The University has three campuses Wheatley, Headington, and Harcourt Hill.
•Brooke’s bus service connects campuses, halls of residence and city centre.
Entry standards
•Offers differ from course to course. The individual course information is provided online, where you will also get information about entry standards at Oxford Brookes for school leavers.
Student mix
•The ratio of male and female is 41:59.
•UK : EU : non-EU, 83:6:11.
•State school 74%.
Teaching standards
•In the Student Satisfaction Survey, 90 per cent agreed that 'staff is good at explaining things’.
•The Five National Teaching Fellowship awards in last two years.
Research standards
•RAE– world leading research in 15 regions, including 25% of History research and 15 per cent of Computer Science and Informatics, History of Art, Art and Design, Architecture and Design, and Music.
Academic strengths
•Law, History, Architecture, English, Education, Psychology, Health and Social Work, Automotive/Motorsport Engineering.
•Department of Architecture rated top field outside London
Sport
•Brookes has 6 sports of excellence in basketball, rowing, cricket, climbing, hockey and rugby.
•Read more about sport online.
Notable alumni
•Steve Ridgway
•Justin Forsyth