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3.69 / 5 from 683 verified student reviews

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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.

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By member1162037
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Oxford Brookes University Ranking


University of Greenwich #1
University of Cambridge #2
The University of Sheffield #3
University of Birmingham #4
University College London (UCL) #5
University of St Andrews #6
Ulster University #7
University of Glasgow #8
University of Bristol #9
University of Exeter #10

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Oxford Brookes University Hall Rankings


Sinnet Court #1
The Park (formerly Slade Park) #2
Clive Booth Student Village #3
Westminster Hall #4
Cheney Student Village #5
Paul Kent Hall #6
Crescent Hall #7
West Way Square #8
Between Towns Court #9
Canterbury House #10

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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.

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Applying to Oxford Brookes University

Entry Requirements

144-159 UCAS Points

Average range for Oxford Brookes University entry requirements. Varies depending on the course.


Offer and Acceptance Rates
Offers:
12,340
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Applications:
15,820
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Offer rate:
78%
Acceptances:
2,985
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Applicants:
25,045
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Acceptance rate:
18.87%

This is the latest available data, published by UCAS - 9th January 2023. All data is based on UCAS standard definitions.


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How is the placements after completion of your degree? Does the college have a high impact on it?
By member763330 On 30th October 21
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Does it still need to learn by online ? Is it possible to change 100% onsite learning in this following sep intake?
By member759837 On 10th June 21
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Can anybody tell me if doing masters of public health from Oxford Brookes a good idea?
By member956839 On 24th April 21
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Does anyone know how many teaching hours there in Business and Finance degree?
By member1349105 On 6th June 20
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what halls do you recommend for studying at harcourt hill? and would living in parade green be too out of the way to travel?
By member645092 On 31st January 20
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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1386757 On 25th May 23 verified Verified student

Nice uni with good facilities, wifi is patchy though

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Student Review: 1.6 /5
By member684221 On 14th April 23 verified Verified student

rubbish uni full of morons who are money hungry

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member884050 On 12th April 23 verified Verified student

Good university in a perfect student city.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1183870 On 9th April 23 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member1074079 On 7th December 22 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member972938 On 1st November 22 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member671751 On 23rd September 22 verified Verified student

Love studying at oxford brookes so far.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member871084 On 25th August 22 verified Verified student

Really unforgettable experience in Oxford brookes!

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member971081 On 25th August 22 verified Verified student

Amazing people and great opportunities

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member570986 On 21st August 22 verified Verified student

My experience was good with university, I enjoyed my time there and helped me get my dream job.

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member970979 On 21st August 22 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member770978 On 21st August 22 verified Verified student

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

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1070977 On 21st August 22 verified Verified student

I would highly recommend.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member470975 On 21st August 22 verified Verified student

Nice campus and lots of helpful service and support

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member970807 On 15th August 22 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1370655 On 6th August 22 verified Verified student

Amazing experience at Brookes. It's a memorable one.

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member570578 On 3rd August 22 verified Verified student

only SU nightlife is a small bar in the sports complex. cheap ish pints but nothing amazing

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1170525 On 31st July 22 verified Verified student

Pretty good experience so far.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1069785 On 4th July 22 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1169579 On 21st June 22 verified Verified student

Great place to be with so many opportunities.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member1169298 On 1st June 22 verified Verified student

It is an amazing space and very modern and new. A very nice place to study.

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Student Review: 1.8 /5
By member469296 On 1st June 22 verified Verified student

Good lectures and nice quiet campus, however the wifi was poor.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member569297 On 1st June 22 verified Verified student

Very good lectures and friendly. Helpful when attend office hours. Campus is picturesque!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1369212 On 27th May 22 verified Verified student

University has all required facilities for students with specialist study area for students.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By 19128656 On 26th May 22 verified Verified student

Amazing place to be, mostly international crowd which is lovely

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1369105 On 21st May 22 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member1068725 On 6th May 22 verified Verified student

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

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member668724 On 6th May 22 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1267342 On 16th March 22 verified Verified student

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

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By member1066002 On 4th February 22 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member1165995 On 4th February 22 verified Verified student

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

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member1065994 On 4th February 22 verified Verified student

it’s an amazing university that focuses on the wellbeing of the students

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1365110 On 24th December 21 verified Verified student

The best opportunity in terms of education and social interaction

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1164286 On 26th November 21 verified Verified student

Great place for youngsters. Not as welcoming for older students.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member864060 On 20th November 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member962677 On 6th October 21 verified Verified student

The university is okay. It has a good library and it worth the money but the accommodation lets it down big time

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Student Review: 2 /5
By member962097 On 3rd September 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1162037 On 31st August 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member1060749 On 6th July 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member1159571 On 4th June 21 verified Verified student

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

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1259229 On 28th May 21 verified Verified student

Great university, would definitely recommend.

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member557980 On 17th May 21 verified Verified student

Excellent headington campus, brilliant library, good courses, awful WiFi, awful accommodation!

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member757430 On 7th May 21 verified Verified student

The facilities and general feel of the university has been great. I enjoyed the social side with playing rugby.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1057242 On 30th April 21 verified Verified student

Very good University for architecture, proud I chose this university to study my Masters best decision

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1357037 On 28th April 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member756574 On 20th April 21 verified Verified student

The learning environment is very good and the teaching facilities are sufficient.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member456384 On 15th April 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member1255923 On 7th April 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member855121 On 10th March 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member755120 On 10th March 21 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1354171 On 13th February 21 verified Verified student

Been a good first year even under the circumstances

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member453921 On 5th February 21 verified Verified student

Campus is very nice and modern with helpful staff, haven’t been able to make the most of it due to covid

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1253905 On 4th February 21 verified Verified student

It’s an amazing place to live in

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member753902 On 4th February 21 verified Verified student

It is a very helpful university.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member453880 On 4th February 21 verified Verified student

Very modern campus and learning facilities

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1353882 On 3rd February 21 verified Verified student

I really enjoy studying at Oxford Brookes, the facilities provided are amazing as well as all the societies!

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member953881 On 3rd February 21 verified Verified student

Good university highly recommend if going into health care and science, great labs and lectures

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member538102 On 30th December 20

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.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member536764 On 30th December 20

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.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member6876453 On 28th December 20

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.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By Jon55 On 28th December 20

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.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member753223 On 23rd December 20 verified Verified student

Great main campus and really enjoyed my time there.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member453218 On 22nd December 20 verified Verified student

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

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member1253168 On 17th December 20

Lecturers and courses are great, however the University management is not committed to academia, but to money. I’ve seen appalling attitudes from the management treating students with contempt, ignoring their legitimate concerns over management negligence and breach of duty of care and equality. Also the university’s own procedures for complaints and giving students priority access to facilities shared with staff and public were not followed. Avoid if you can.

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Student Review: 1.4 /5
By member453143 On 15th December 20

I can't speak on the other courses, but if you're considering taking Japanese studies here, don't. You will be much better off studying by yourself, taking private lessons (which you will get much more out of for a lot less than tuition fees, or choose a different university. You will waste your time here doing pointless work that adds to your stress and does not develop your language skills. Seriously, even if it's the only university that will accept you, don't waste your time & money here. Facilities: The main campus is just OK because they have a good library. Aside from that, expect to pay insane prices for any food, drinks, rent etc. The student accomodation is extremely overpriced and lacking. Even for Oxford. Basically, think quantity over quality. Shove as many students in as possible and charge as much as possible. The only cheap option (Harcourt hill) isn't fit to live in, students are constantly breaking rules with no consequences during the pandemic. Ran out of chars.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member553106 On 12th December 20 verified Verified student

good space in room, big pin board good desk space, good storage space, right next to U1 bus stop, good view from window, very good community in the flat, bring ethernet cable as wired connection is over 700mbs but warless is around 10mbs

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Student Review: 1.6 /5
By member452735 On 1st December 20

Go elsewhere if you can. There are some real issues with Brookes that aren't being addressed at all. Students bullied for complaining about abusive staff members, staff mis advising students, confrontational aggressive facilities staff in halls etc..

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member1152733 On 1st December 20

Needs a proper students union. Without one the staff know they can get away with not doing their jobs properly.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member852731 On 1st December 20

Staff on my course (Japanese Studies) were more interested in organising pretentious little seminars for themselves than learning anything about the topic they were supposed to be teaching.

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Student Review: 1.6 /5
By member1351581 On 16th October 20

Total rip off. Tricked into signing halls contracts and now its all online. Staff couldn't care less.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member1251513 On 12th October 20

Left in week three when they cancelled all in person teaching for my course. They can shove their rent because the accommodation was mis sold.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member751232 On 20th September 20

Disorganised shambles. Students are totally ignoring coronavirus rules. I have a weakened immune system so am being put at risk. Why were at risk people not identified and put separately to everyone else? Brookes seems to have a completely unrealistic idea of the degree to which they can control everyone's behaviour. Rather than accept that they can't stop students meeting off campus, and housing vulnerable students in isolation, they prefer to throw tantrums and make threats, which are being ignored en masse. When I complain and ask to be moved I'm told that my flat mates are breaking the rules and that i should report them. Great, then I can be both at risk and hated by everyone in the flat.

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member450831 On 29th August 20

Decent uni but the internet connection is terrible.

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Student Review: 1.6 /5
By member1350751 On 25th August 20

More interested in new buildings than quality teaching.

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Student Review: 2 /5
By member550665 On 20th August 20

Overall its poor. Staff seem to have bad attitudes because they believe that they are overworked, underpaid etc.. They should probably go and get jobs in which they would be happier.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member1350531 On 17th August 20

Total s***show. Never known anything like it.

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member950359 On 11th August 20

The new building at the Headington campus is nice. Lots of computers and a good library. However the other two campuses are awful. One is just grey concrete and the other used to be a religious teaching school is like a maze dotted with religious statues. It doesn't feel like a university. There are no corridors and classrooms are accessed directly from outside. So in spite of the one nice building overall the facilities are very poor. The teaching quality is very mixed. Some courses have great reputations and the students seem happy. Students on others all seem to be very unhappy about blatantly unfair treatment and bad attitudes from staff, amongst other things. It's probably better to avoid Oxford Brookes unless you're very sure that the course is good. Oh and don't judge things by the National Student Survey. Brookes have set their Email system to treat nominations from the NSS as spam, so students never see them. The tutors then selectivity ask students to fill it in.

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Student Review: 1.6 /5
By member550284 On 5th August 20

A lot of the comments here are unfair. There are a lot of good staff at Oxford Brookes. People here are focusing on the negatives. It's widely known that certain staff members and constantly the subject of complaints. It takes a LOT before problem staff members are dealt with. This needs addressing because it is damaging both to students and to the university as a whole. It is unfair for the reputations of a few well known bad apples to taint the reputations of the many great staff at Oxford Brookes.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member750241 On 4th August 20

Yeah. Most of the staff here just aren't fit to hold positions of responsibility.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member950218 On 3rd August 20

Great university, although each campus is very different and quite far apart. Each has their merits and their downfalls but as a masters student, quality of teaching was very good.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member750097 On 28th July 20

As others have said, its a joke.

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Student Review: 2 /5
By member450058 On 26th July 20

The new building is quite nice.

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1249994 On 22nd July 20

A great university rather let down by a poor students union.

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Student Review: 2.2 /5
By member649979 On 21st July 20

It isn't as bad as some are making out on here. There are some good teaching staff and the student union advisers do try to help. The administrative side isn't great.

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Student Review: 1.4 /5
By member449948 On 18th July 20

A shambles. Incompetent, hostile staff.

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Student Review: 1.2 /5
By member1349937 On 16th July 20

A complete joke. Badly organised. Student union barely exists.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member949535 On 26th June 20

I am a postgraduate student at Brookes - Headington Campus and comparing my experience there with my experience as an undergraduate at a different university, my views are following: Amazing, friendly and helpful staff, very hands-on learning, beautiful & spacious campus with plenty of amenities (cafes, bars, Brookes-made takeaways and sandwiches, sport facilities, great library, IT support, IT equipment, etc.). Very helpful Careers Centre and Student Central. Wast range of clubs and societies. Student Union is okay, however in comparison to other services and options Brookes offers, sometimes takes rather long to respond or does not get quite to the bottom of the problem. Generally, my experience at Brookes has been great so far and coming to study there has been one of the best decisions of my life!

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member949462 On 21st June 20

A complete joke. Arrogant incompetent staff.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member449314 On 14th June 20 verified Verified student

Need to improve and pay attention to Clubs, societies for international students to have a place to socialize and connect with other students. Except for that, everything is great!

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member749093 On 5th June 20

Architecture and buildings are amazing

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member849005 On 4th June 20

Great facilities at OBU, free bus service is major plus too

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member748959 On 2nd June 20 verified Verified student

Food is relarively cheap, internet and wifi works perfectly. Libary is very comfortable and system well managed.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member948909 On 1st June 20

Great uni but lack of communication during COVID problems.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member748902 On 1st June 20

Good university with lots of facilities.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member748900 On 1st June 20

The facilities and faculty at Brookes is pretty good. Though the courses aren't always what they should be. I found the social aspect of the Uni amazing but oftentimes felt myself frustrated and lacking what I expected the University's academic side to offer.

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By member748897 On 1st June 20 verified Verified student

Brookes is brookes. Nothing to special, but it dose the job.

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member1048896 On 1st June 20

Great campus with helpful staff.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member648892 On 1st June 20 verified Verified student

The uni is excellent and has incredible facilities! Clubs and societies are good too if you make the right friends, some can be quite clique-y but you get that anywhere. The SU isnt as active as it should be but Ox Events makes up for that! Careers are extremely helpful when you go see them, however the website needs a lot of help haha, poor poor poor wifi 3 years running..

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member648892 On 1st June 20 verified Verified student

The uni is excellent and has incredible facilities! Clubs and societies are good too if you make the right friends, some can be quite clique-y but you get that anywhere. The SU isnt as active as it should be but Ox Events makes up for that! Careers are extremely helpful when you go see them, however the website needs a lot of help haha, poor poor poor wifi 3 years running..

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member748890 On 1st June 20

Enjoyed my time and would highly recommend

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