Oxford Brookes University

My old uni! Loved it! Worked at the union bar for 2 years and the venue is amazing. Had some great live acts in mytime there including Blur, James and Terrovision. Club nights are amazinf and the bar is huge with a great sandwich bar and huge beer garden. Cheap cheap booze and fantastic atmosphere!

The ‘Other’ University in Oxford is very strong in it’s own right. A former polytechnic, the university offers a massive variety of courses over it’s 4 campuses. The main site is in Headington and benefits from excellent student facilities, especially for cafes. Private investment has allowed the university to do some leading work in science. Their LPC course means a number of students from across the country apply to do law conversion courses. They even have their own bus service which tours the city!
Accommodation nearby is plentiful, though perhaps not as cheap as other small cities; this is true of Oxford in general.
You also have the advantage of cheap and easy travel to London from right outside the University campus on regular bus services.

Oxford Brookes is a great university with lots of opportunities. It really doesn’t deserve its past reputation of ‘the other Oxford’ and can’t really be compared to Oxford University itself, as they offer lots of different subjects and frequently pool resources. Brookes is especially good for nursing, business and management and draws big names at its regular careers fairs.
Some campuses are a bit out of town, but there’s a great bus service that travels frequently between the campuses and town. The sports centre is open to the public and has regular classes and a good gym, as well as a popular bar. Brookes is good for its nightlife and has some good bands playing there and some great student nights, which make up for its distance from the town centre. In fact, the facilities on campus mean that students don’t actually need to travel into town, although they’re missing out if they don’t.

This university has gone from strength to strength in its realtive short life. It is now regarded as the best new university in the country, and often beats out its more prestigous local rival on some league table subjects such as engerniering.
But its the relationship between Brookes and Oxford that has brought this university into the new century. By sharing teaching staff and resources, both universities have been benefiting in key areas.
From a student point of view, Brookes cant be beat. Located in a great city, close to london, and 1000s upon 1000s of other students, and the most student friendly city i have ever been.
Not that you would go to qype when making the decison on what university to go tobut if be some odd chance, you do. check it out. It could be the best 3 years of your life

I wanted to add a review of Oxford Brookes in general because it is such a good university.
I completed my degree here and then stayed for my masters course too. I could not have asked for a better university.
The student body is diverse with a good mix of english and foreign students. There are 3 MAIN campuses which are Headington, Harcourt Hill and Wheatley. There are a few other buildings dotted around the city too but these are the main ones.
For living there are 9 halls which are all different in some way. The halls are Cheney Lane, Clive Booth, Cotuit Hall, Crescent Hall, Harcourt Hill, Lady Spencer, Morrell Hall, Paul Kent and Warneford. PHEW.
3 of these halls are catered (Harcourt, Cotuit and Lady Spencer).
The 2 halls closest to headington campus are cheney and warneford.
Brookes also owns Sinnet court on southfield rd which is a uni run hall for year 2 upwards.
I lived on Hrcourt Hill which was great because you all go for the catered meals together, and by the time you leave you will know the name of 400 people. I would say its the most social of the halls judging on my experience and what my friends from other halls say. Its not the best decorated though and is in need of a refurb! The grounds are really lovely though and there is a co op at the bottom of the hill!
In year 3 i lived on sinnet which was great because it was like being back in halls. There are flats of 6 with 2 flats per floor. you can also get flats for 3. There are two nice grassy lawns for the summer too.
Brookes has lots of restaurants/​cafes/​shops on campus ranging from pizza to mexican. something for everyone.
Oxford Brookes su is brilliant. The club nites are fun and varied and the numerous bars always have something different on — be it acoustic night or quiz night.
Oxford Brookes is the place to study!