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The sports and societies available at Oxford Brookes is vast with every sport you can imagine, if not, you can apply to add one that fits into the requirements and values well for the price attatched to some. The societies are representative and non-judgmental and so incredibly welcoming and even helpful for your studies. The student union is great and friendly and the careers available are widely available as long as you freely communicate. The Wi-Fi is very good across campus and in the accommodation with most devices.
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The sports and societies available at Oxford Brookes is vast with every sport you can imagine, if not, you can apply to add one that fits into the requirements and values well for the price attatched to some. The societies are representative and non-judgmental and so incredibly welcoming and even helpful for your studies. The student union is great and friendly and the careers available are widely available as long as you freely communicate. The Wi-Fi is very good across campus and in the accommodation with most devices.
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Oxford Brookes University is located in the city of Oxford, in the South East England county of Oxfordshire. 18,885 students are enrolled at Oxford Brookes University:
- 15,030 of these students come from the UK
- 680 come from EU countries
- And 3,155 are students from non-EU countries.
(Source: HESA 2022/23)
The graduate outcomes for Oxford Brookes University show that six months after leaving university, 91% of graduates are in work or further study. The typical graduate salary six months after leaving Oxford Brookes University is £24 - £27K a year.
(Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Data Survey 2023 for 2020/21 graduates)
Updated: 4th October 2024
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Great university and the staff are always on hand
Facilities are good, staff are great, wifi is generally unreliable and so puts me off studying on campus.
A university that supports mental health as well as the career of students is needed—one of the best campuses for LGBTQ+ students. My course here has allowed me to work the best on my project and give the best.
Brooke’s is overall great uni and is a 10 min bus ride from the city centre. There are lots of shops nearby in the headington shops
Great university provides a wide variety of opportunities when completing your degree
The university is made of up a few different campuses, with the main one being Headington Campus. It's very modern, with a variety of spaces for you to relax or study, and there are cafes and a Co-op available for if you want to buy anything. There are clear signs that direct you to wherever you need to go, and it is a safe, productive atmosphere all round. However, the Wi-Fi can be quite unreliable and disconnect, depending on where you are on the campus. However, once connected, it is reasonably quick.
Been at Oxford Brooke’s University for a year now and I think the support apart from academics this university is able to provide is very good. This includes support like IT and mental health and academic advisors. The student experience on campus is not something I expected, really good and I appreciate it.
Oxford Brookes has a lovey campus, everything is modern and there’s a lot of support around campus however if you are coming to university for the ‘uni experience’ this is probably not the uni for you.
The sports and societies available at Oxford Brookes is vast with every sport you can imagine, if not, you can apply to add one that fits into the requirements and values well for the price attatched to some. The societies are representative and non-judgmental and so incredibly welcoming and even helpful for your studies. The student union is great and friendly and the careers available are widely available as long as you freely communicate. The Wi-Fi is very good across campus and in the accommodation with most devices.
Overall I enjoy being at oxford.
Good spots for studying and really good library services
I study here on the Marston road campus doing healthcare. I love it here, the university is lovely, it is a little more old fashioned than the main campus but still amazing. The building has easy access, surrounded by 2 hour free street parking if needed. All the lecturers are very kind and understanding, they’re extremely accommodating and really are there to help with anything you need. I have dyslexia and ADHD, they have a support team which have been incredible for making my education more suitable to my needs. It is a great university!
I am staying in Dorset House for 4 years and everything is alright.
Great location and very nice building. It’s very open and lots of study places with the great learning facilities
Really good and great societies
So good it’s very amazing service
They have a good variety of social spaces and food stations for working students
John and riz are very nice . Would totally recommend
Campus is a great place to be around. It's warm ad welcoming
its a great uni very friendly staff
The non native Japanese staff in Japanese Studies department were egotistical baboons that teach on the basis of 'if you don't share MY opinion then you are wrong' and grades suffer because of this 'teaching' method. There were instances of whole class failure when it came to assignments/quizzes (during the covid online class era) where every student failed, but it was of course not the fault of the teacher, but all the students who had been taught the incorrect information. During COVID the uni handled everything in the worst possible way including advertising that all lessons would be on site until everybody signed their accommodation contract to which all lessons were now online. Certain idiotic lecturers in this department were directly the cause of the majority of my cohorts grades to plummet in our final years, to the point where some people didn't even graduate. The year abroad was amazing but that is dependant on your uni choice as some were terrible, mine was amazing.
Excellent university very great experience.
In the Wheatley campus, the wifi is so weak
Brookes is a great uni and offers a lot. Some aspects could be improved upon in terms of services for students of some faculties (such as design or built environment courses)
Brooks is a great uni, I have enjoyed going there
Everything was amazing at the university
Wifi at Oxford Brooke’s is an actual joke we pay more than £9000 a year and the wifi never works
I have really enjoyed my stay at Dorset House and I have made some great memories here. But my stay would not have been complete without Aimar. He is the best management by far and he ALWAYS tries to make sure he finds a solution for the students here. We are really grateful and we all hope Aimar is here next semester as it would be incomplete without him.
I have been at Oxford Brookes for 2 years, going into my 3rd year in September and I love it! Majority of the staff are friendly and teach engaging lectures. They are always happy to help you achieve the best grade. The campus is very modern and they have brilliant facilities (speaking from a sports science student, the equipment I have been able to use it amazing, from ultra sounds to breath analyser)
It was an overwhelming experience and do consider as a much needed experience
The university is located very near to the residence
I love brookes and am happy I am studying here
Great university. There are lot of support for international students.
Good uni lovely campus as well
It's an alright university, but definitely not as great as the open days make it out to be. Of all shops attached to the university, it sucks that they chose an extortionate co-op. There's hardly any actually interesting societies and there's rarely any interesting union events. The campus is generally nice though and it has the potential to be better.
Good uni, haven’t had any problems with it over 2 years really, good teaching team but nothing outstanding
Very nice campus a lot of different facilities
Nice uni with good facilities, wifi is patchy though
rubbish uni full of morons who are money hungry
Good university in a perfect student city.
Great but impersonal workspaces, no acknowledgement or proper support of a union or society importance that is crucial in ane age where fees are 9k and people now only come to university for the social experience.
Cannot recommend the attendance of this university in the course outlined. Administrative mismanagement and poor course syllabus make it a joke in terms of academic qualification to call this a postgraduate degree. For the most parts the academic level is very low and in some courses the educators are clearly not qualified to teach the material they are teaching both didactically and professionally. On a positive note, the academic staff often goes out of their way to give students the opportunity to understand the course material and take their time for 1:1 sessions and advice. Located at Wheatley campus, which was pretty far from the city and difficult to reach on public transport, particularly in the evenings.
One of the finest campus experiences I have ever had. Just an annoying fact that there is no car parking anywhere inside or outside the university for students.
Love studying at oxford brookes so far.
Really unforgettable experience in Oxford brookes!
Amazing people and great opportunities
My experience was good with university, I enjoyed my time there and helped me get my dream job.
I studied MSc in Motorsport Engineering. Good course and lecturers, room for improvement as some modules were not very well planned at all. We were located at Wheatley campus which was pretty far from the city and not very good at all. There are talks that they'll move us to Headington, but I doubt it'll happen anytime soon.
Biomedical science was an amazing course. The library closes too early in my opinion. Otherwise, lots of independent lab time. Fairly good lectures. Societies that don’t revolve around sport aren’t well funded
I would highly recommend.
Nice campus and lots of helpful service and support
I have enjoyed my experience at Oxford Brookes University. I have met some fantastic friends through the course but have also been involved with the student radio society in my spare time. The facilities are very new and recently refurbished. The SU is not as prominent on campus as my previous university so this is something which was lacking for me. I wanted there to be more societies and engagement with students.
Amazing experience at Brookes. It's a memorable one.
only SU nightlife is a small bar in the sports complex. cheap ish pints but nothing amazing
Pretty good experience so far.
The business School is all theory based with little exposure to the classic components of an MBA such as managerial accounting etc. I go to business school here and would advise against going here. the curriculum is poorly designed. you are better off going to an American school or a different MBA program. my classmates are hardly getting any interviews as well for jobs.
Great place to be with so many opportunities.
It is an amazing space and very modern and new. A very nice place to study.
Good lectures and nice quiet campus, however the wifi was poor.
Very good lectures and friendly. Helpful when attend office hours. Campus is picturesque!
University has all required facilities for students with specialist study area for students.
Amazing place to be, mostly international crowd which is lovely
It’s a good opportunity for every hospitality students as the university has quite a good reputation in those area. Online seminars are very helpful to make a good career choice. Society and clubs are good way to celebrate your culture as well as widen your social circle.
The main campus of Brookes (Headington) is amazing. however, a little more effot in the weatley campus would be appreciated! It looks like the scene made for a zombie apocalypse
Easy courses, decent campus. Nothing special or memorable to be completely honest. Student culture is overwhelmingly white even though there are a decent amount of international students. If you’re an international student who isn’t very used to super white spaces, might not be for you.
I really enjoyed my 3 years in oxford Brookes but I didn’t quite value my time studying n did not put it enough effort in work. The campus and accommodation choices were really good but expensive, they also had meals daily at uni which were a bit costly and the wifi was mostly good. They had a few good societies like running and the acs society
Although I have heard good things from other students in differing academic fields, my personal experience of Oxford Brookes Business School and all it has to offer has been absolutely disappointing.
It’s alright, I’m doing a design degree and i’d definitely say the buildings and facilities for that are lacking and in general the lectures don’t really know what they’re doing. The main university is very modern and nice but the food is so expensive. I haven’t been able to make many friends and i think a part of that is the rubbish societies. On the whole though, since i’m only a first year i haven’t had the whole experience yet so can’t give a full review
it’s an amazing university that focuses on the wellbeing of the students
The best opportunity in terms of education and social interaction
Great place for youngsters. Not as welcoming for older students.
I think that the experience of clubs and societies along with the amazing teaching on my course has really helped me love my time here.
The university is okay. It has a good library and it worth the money but the accommodation lets it down big time
Very bad unversity. Did my nursing training from here had no option. very disorganised, sending timetables 1 day before classes, making students stand as they didn't ve any other rooms left with enough chairs for students to have a seat during lectures. Marston campus is so old that sometimes you feel like tripping on loose carpet in corridor, If by any unforseen circumstances you missed lectures you will be punished and bullied by having low grades in ur assignments no matter how good is your submission/assignment. The lecturers have good educational background and experience but they are so wicked in a way that they put their ego before their work. Students are bullied by a systematic way that you can get help from leaders because they are all the same team. You are not able to get second opinion on your assignments because this would leave you in a Limbo and you will face worst reaction from academic staff with lowest grades. The Uni. tries to look like Oxford Uni. but no way.
My experience at Oxford Brookes University has been outstanding and as an international student, teachers and staff have been reachable when I have concerns/questions, especially when the university switched to online learning due to Covid-19.
Going to Brookes has been fantastic. Many of my lecturers have been friendly and staff from across the board are always happy to help when you ask for it.
I have been in a case to leave Oxford Brookes and get a refund for over a year, and they have dragged all of this out so I don't get a completion of proceedings letter that I need to raise this to an independent party. They have outright ignored half of my complaint because they have no defence and have twisted the other half to try to create a pathetic argument to not give me my refund despite emailing me a couple days ago saying I was getting a refund. It should be illegal for them to advertise they care about student well being as they only care about the university raking in more cash, even if it means taking it. Disgusting! I can not speak lowly enough. Please don't put a penny of yours in their hands
Great university, would definitely recommend.
Excellent headington campus, brilliant library, good courses, awful WiFi, awful accommodation!
The facilities and general feel of the university has been great. I enjoyed the social side with playing rugby.
Very good University for architecture, proud I chose this university to study my Masters best decision
An all round decent university, let down by god-awful organisation and admin teams on literally all fronts. Wheatley campus is well equipped for the most part, but could be better.
The learning environment is very good and the teaching facilities are sufficient.
Enjoyable time studying here, Headington campus is great, Wheatley less so, but still has good facilities. Student union represents students well and contests poor decisions unlike some other unis.
The staff at the student union are angels, but don’t expect any serious student issues to be resolved because they do not have the power to make any changes on campus. The facilities provided are really good, and the sports clubs are good fun too.
Some buildings like JHB are very nice and modern with all facilities needed, however there are some buildings that need updating like Fuller. I think the fees for participating in sports are excessive considering the fees being paid for tuition you would expect a lower fee.
I’m currently a second year & have had the best time at OBU so far. There’s a wide range of clubs & societies to choose from, as well as great academic support.
Been a good first year even under the circumstances
Campus is very nice and modern with helpful staff, haven’t been able to make the most of it due to covid
It’s an amazing place to live in
It is a very helpful university.
Very modern campus and learning facilities
I really enjoy studying at Oxford Brookes, the facilities provided are amazing as well as all the societies!
Good university highly recommend if going into health care and science, great labs and lectures
A huge sham. They don't even have a chancellor since Katherine Grainger left last June (yet their website is pretending she's still there). Guess nobody wants their name attached to such a mess.
Fully deserves it's reputation in my experience. Obviously not all staff are abusive, but if you do find you come up against an abusive staff member you'll have scant recourse. Submit a complaint and you'll likely be systematically bullied for doing so. All the student union will do is shrug and suggest further complaints.
I studied film at Oxford Brookes. The teaching was passable but other elements of the university were not up to scratch. The academic advisers frequently gave out wrong information, quite often contradicting advice from the students union or student central. Brookes seems to hire a lot of it's own graduates, and evidently nobody is ensuring that they actually know the university regulations prior to them giving out advice. This lack of organisation seems to run throughout the university. No doubt the staff mostly have good degrees, yet no knowledge that actually relates to the job they're supposed to be doing. Staff also seem to move around a lot. Advisers suddenly appear behind the student central services desk for example, while new advisers appear in that office. Doesn't seem like having staff that are good in their roles through experience in those roles is on the minds of the people organising the place at all.
More covid monitor on campus than students and they talk down to you like you're 10 years old. Just general bad manners and a bad attitude from staff. Arrogant and incompetent.
Great main campus and really enjoyed my time there.
Great facilities, lots of study space - both for groups and individual study. Nice variety of coffee/food outlets. Great to have a GP and Dentist on site, as well as the new Co-op