Oxford Brookes University is a public university in Oxford, England.
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17 Facts About Oxford Brookes University
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Oxford Brookes University is spread across four campuses, with three primary sites based in and around Oxford and the fourth campus located in Swindon.
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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.
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In 2000, it took over the site of Westminster College, Oxford Brookes University, basing its education and theological activities on the site, although theology was withdrawn in 2015.
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In October 2003, Oxford Brookes University became the first university in the world to be awarded Fairtrade status.
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In May 2022, Oxford Brookes University Union released a letter stating the student body had filed a no confidence motion against Fitt Dame Katherine Grainger, a former British Olympic rower, replaced Shami Chakrabarti as chancellor.
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Oxford Brookes University was made a dame for her services to rowing and charity in the 2017 New Years Honours.
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In recent years the university has seen major redevelopments including the opening of the £132 million John Henry Brookes Building, named after the university's spiritual leader, which opened on the Headington campus in 2014.
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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.
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Oxford Brookes University has four faculties which sit across its four campuses.
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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.
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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.
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In both 2018 and 2019, QS World Oxford Brookes University Rankings named it the only UK university on its list of Top 50 universities under 50 years old in the world.
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School of Technology at Oxford Brookes University is one of the three core universities in Faraday Advance, a partnership in advanced materials for transportation that develops future materials and technology for low-pollution, high-efficiency, cost-effective transport.
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Oxford Brookes University has a partnership with the International Business School based in Budapest.
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In 2014, Oxford Bus introduced a fleet of 20 new buses with flywheel energy storage on the BrookesBus service.
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