20 Facts About Brookes University

1. Oxford Brookes University, located just a few minutes from Oxford city center, offers a true British university experience.

2. Oxford Brookes University was recently given this distinction at an awards ceremony in Paris.

3. Oxford Brookes University has three main campuses in and around Oxford, each one with has its own library, student accommodation, and sports facilities.

4. Oxford Brookes University has well-established links with organizations and companies across a broad spectrum of relevant industries.

5. Oxford Brookes University was ranked among the world's top institutions in 16 subjects and four subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 [59].

6. Oxford Brookes University partners with Swindon College as part of its to deliver foundation and degree courses, provides widening participation activity with local schools.

7. John Henry Brookes University was an artist and craftsman, teacher and outstanding educationalist.

8. Oxford Brookes University began life as the Oxford School of Art in 1865.

9. Coronation Street star Faye Brookes University has become a favourite on the Weatherfield cobbles over the past three years.

10. In 2016 Oxford Brookes University was listed as one of the world's top universities for its international outlook in the Times Higher Education's Top 200 international universities.

11. Oxford Brookes University was ranked among the world's top institutions in 16 subjects and four subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017.

12. Oxford Brookes University has four faculties which sit across its four campuses.

13. In January 2015 Oxford Brookes University announced a major estates investment for the next 10 years, with £13 million per year to be spent on redevelopment across all its campuses.

14. Oxford Brookes University partners with Swindon College as part of its Associate College Partnership to deliver foundation and degree courses, provides widening participation activity with local schools.

15. Oxford Brookes University opened its new Swindon campus in August 2016.

16. Oxford Brookes University has three main campuses and a fourth in Swindon.

17. In October 2003, Oxford Brookes University became the first university in the world to be awarded Fairtrade status.

18. Oxford Brookes University started in 1865 as the Oxford School of Art, located in a single room on the ground floor of the Taylor Institution at St Giles', Oxford.

19. Oxford Brookes University is the sixth largest employer in Oxfordshire.

20. Oxford Brookes University is a public university in Oxford, England.