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Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University
TypePublic
Established1865 (Oxford School of Art)
1891 (Oxford City Technical School)
1956 (Oxford College of Technology)
1970 (Oxford Polytechnic)
1992 (Oxford Brookes University)
Endowment£2.5 million (2015)[1]
ChancellorPaterson Joseph[2]
Vice-ChancellorAlistair Fitt
Academic staff
1,471[3]
Administrative staff
1,410[3]
Students18,885 (2022/23)[4]
Undergraduates13,505 (2022/23)[4]
Postgraduates5,380 (2022/23)[4]
Location,
England
CampusUrban, suburban
Colours
AffiliationsUniversity Alliance
Universities UK
AMBA
ACU
Websitebrookes.ac.uk

Oxford Brookes University (OBU; formerly known as Oxford Polytechnic)[5] is a public university in Oxford, England. It is a relatively new new university, having received university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The university was named after its first principal, John Henry Brookes, who played a major role in the development of the institution.

Oxford Brookes University is spread across four campuses, with three primary sites based in and around Oxford and the fourth campus located in Swindon. Oxford Brookes University planned to demolish its Wheatley campus and build houses on the site; the local council refused planning permission, but Oxford Brookes appealed, and won in 2020.[6] As of November 2021 the Brookes web site said that the institution had 16,900 students, 2,800 staff and over 190,000 alumni in over 177 countries.[7] The university is divided into four faculties: Oxford Brookes Business School, Health and Life Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Technology, Design and Environment. Oxford Brookes University's partnership with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) allows ACCA students to earn a BSc (Hons) in applied accounting with the submission of a research and analysis project work while taking their ACCA examinations. The university also has schools of architecture and law. Brookes is a member of the University Alliance mission.

  1. ^ "Financial Statement 2014-15". Oxford Brookes University. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Actor Paterson Joseph announced as the next Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University". Oxford Brookes University. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Oxford Brookes University Annual Accounts 2010/11 (Report). Oxford Brookes University. 31 July 2011. p. 22. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Our History at a Glance-Oxford Brookes University". www.brookes.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ^ Lynch (30 April 2020). "Oxford Brookes wins appeal to build 500 homes on Wheatley campus". www.oxfordmail.co.uk/first=David. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Our students". Oxford Brookes University. 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

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