Key Stats:
- Oxford Brookes has its roots in the Oxford school of art founded in 1865
- The University educates almost 14,000 students
- 55% of Oxford Brookes’ research is ranked world leading or internationally excellent
Oxford Brookes University has been awarded 12 prestigious National Teaching Fellowships from the Higher Education Authority.
The latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) found that 97% of research at Oxford Brookes was internationally recognised or higher. It also found that 70% was judged to be of ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ quality.
Oxford Brookes has significantly invested in its campuses in recent years, to ensure students benefit from high-quality learning and living spaces. This has already resulted in multi-award winning facilities. Recent major projects include the refurbishment of the Clerici building to create a new home for Oxford Brookes Business School, and of the Sinclair building providing new teaching and research laboratories for students and staff in health and life sciences.
The investment continues with £220m being spent on refurbishment across its campuses over the next ten years, including a brand new space for engineering, computing and subjects in the creative disciplines.