Oxford Brookes University

It was very good there were a variety of different events to attend Very cleans and very well maintained The library was always accessible and easy to find a good place to sit the facilities were well kept and always someone available for help around They were intuitive and were well prepared It was so nice as there is so much to do in Oxford

Oxford Brookes is a great University. Very up and coming and very supportive of it's students. I studied Philosophy there and I have to say that my experience was VERY positive. The Philosophy department at Brookes is one of the best department and you can definitely feel that when you work within it. The staff are friendly, extremely dedicated, knowledgeable and proactive in their fields. Oxford Brookes has beautiful campuses, good transport links between campuses and an ever improving positive, green impact on the community as well as the rest of the world. The SU have not historically been great but this year particularly (2014), we have had some great people elected who have done a lot of hard work to turn that around. I would really recommend the Philosophy course at Oxford Brookes.

Of course daunting to begin with, but very quickly became a week I will never forget, making amazing life long friends, starting to learn about a subject I have a love for and probably too much drinking... 2 years on nothing has changed!

I didn’t get my first choice accommodation at Brookes, I would be living slightly off campus and not in the apparent ‘place to be’ so I was a bit gutted at first. But after a few days I was so glad I ended up where I did, my flat mates were so great and being a smaller halls everyone soon got to know everyone! We had modern kitchens and double beds (a luxury in uni halls!!) Brookes bus services were really good so being slightly off campus didn’t even become an issue, living at Slade Park was a win- win situation and I loved every second of it!

The facilities at brookes are great, being a relatively new campus everything is super modern and easy to use. Our library is a great work space that i will happily sit in all day (and night ignore I’ve left the deadline that last minute!!). We also have access to Oxford university library resources which is a bonus. The sport centre is on campus so really convenient and provides everything we need, Astroturf, sports halls, gyms, a climbing wall and of course a sports bar....

My course was brand new this year and is the first in the country to include all three components of urban design, planning and development. Coming into the degree with little knowledge and experience in the sector the lecturers have been extremely inspiring and supportive of all our needs. Our lectures are hands on and interactive, working on live projects within the city. Also recently has become RTPI and RICS accredited!

Oxford is such a fun city to live in as a student, with 2 universities there is always something going on! The historic typology of the centre is so interesting and beautiful, I will never get bored of it. Being so close to London is also ideal, it’s thriving, cultural and safe, I love it here!

I would definitely encourage people with a passion for urban development to study my course at Brookes, it provides such a broad vision of all sectors within planning and helps to guide you to your specialty. It’s all coursework, which for those who don’t get on with exams is perfect but be prepared to work hard! it’s not easy and being put into real life practice on live projects can be scary, but it’s all worth it!

Freshers week was exciting and engaging, meeting new people who have the same outlook on their future as me. Making friends for life and understanding the course ahead was so interesting. Oxford brookes accommodation was amazing, in terms of the quality of the accommodation, it wasn't too bad. But the people you meet is an unreal experience, and no words can explain that feeling. I can't express enough how incredible the facilities are. The library is beautiful. The sports areas are amazing, I play rugby and the rugby grounds and gym that Oxford brookes provide is phenomenal. The course is so engaging and pushes me to enhance my knowledge and understanding the marketing world. Oxford city life is unreal. The shopping centre is very addictive. The cultural and historical side of Oxford is breathtaking.

It was great for me, I had a brilliant location halls. The fairs were very informative of things to do at uni. The nightlife wristband made it easy to know what was happening in each night Brilliant and clean housing, I was very happy with the location and promptness from staff if needed Amazing facilities for everything I need. Sports areas are easy to book I enjoyed my lectures because the lecturers had lots of knowledge in the industry and could give us insights City life was great, great access to the centre of Oxford via buses, walkability was great as it isn't far and the west gate centre made the centre brilliant for shopping.

It was interesting! As an international student I got submerged into UK drinking and night life culture. It was so much fun to see everyone have a fantastic time and even witness people doing silly things - great experience, amazing time.

Brookes’ accommodation is cozy and a great way to meet new people from different backgrounds. Definitely the best when doing hallway olympics and pre’s with your whole flat and flat dinners! Totally fab

Everything at OBU is new, modern and up to date in terms of technology, which is something I really appreciate. The library is incredible in itself, being able to access loads of books and articles to help you through your course and the sports bar which is below the gym, which is great for a cheeky beer after you’ve worked up a sweat.

The course, for business anyway, is definitely not mundane in terms of what you do as we learn everything from accounting to marketing to general business which is all extremely useful once we’ve graduated and we’re looking for jobs. It definitely gives you a taste of what to expect if you were to apply for a job in the business industry and it also gives you a bit more choice if you decide to focus more on marketing or finance.

Oxford is a very affluent but fun town, it’s quiet during the day time and is visually pleasing to anyone who visits or lives here. Everything you need is within 10 minutes reach, as you have all supermarkets, high street shops and much more all packed in the city centre. It’s extremely convenient as buses are frequent meaning you can travel to and from uni with ease. Night life changes the vibe in Oxford, as people really know how to get down and have fun.

Do not expect anything! As a student who is doing business and marketing, I expected to do more marketing and business theory and not much of finance (which I must add I’m terrible at) which gave me a terrible shock when I realised that finance makes up a gianormous part of the course.

So fun. So much mixing with other students. Also included interactive lectures which were great for meeting new people. Amazing! Cheney was brilliant. Library was brilliant - so much material and so much space. Communal working spaces as well as individual study booths - there was always someone around to ask for information too. Outstanding. A lot of team work made the uni experience so fun. It was great to meet the people I did through the lectures and seminars. I always had a tutor I could speak to too about my work. I could also catch up on my lecture material if I ever needed to by having access to the material online. So much fun. So many places to eat and drink and explore. Oxford has it all really with beautiful building full of history as well as local places to grab a bite to eat and then a variety of bars to have drinks with friends. It was brilliant.

its been extremely welcoming and crazy and fun. All of the sports are so inclusive even if you haven't played before. I had never played hockey in my life, and went to the trials. It was amazing, so much fun and even though I didn't get into a team (understandably) there are still social events to get involved in. my course is very interesting and the lectures are definitely passionate about he topics. Its definitely over whelming with the freedom we are given, the need to socialise as well as keep up with work. Oxford brookes is amazing, I would already recommend it to anybody wanting to go to uni.

Events were very good but a freshers ticket was too expensive to buy so people brought tickets when they didn’t know what they were fully buying. There are events at other clubs that weren’t on the wristband events (cheaper entry) which were just as good. Freshers can be very busy so queues were massive to get into clubs but that was the only problem. I had many good nights out during freshers.

I stay in Westminster Halls accommodation at Harcourt Hill Campus and it’s lovely. You get an en-suit bathroom within the rooms with a newly build area so it’s all up to date. You can lock the food cupboards so other people can’t go into your food when you aren’t in the flat. It’s great. There is 24 hour security so you never feel unsafe as well.

On Harcourt Hill Campus Brookes Sport is located on campus which holds a gym, pool, squash courts and fitness classes can take place. There is a huge field also on campus where many sports teams come to play on throughout the weeks. The SU bar isn’t that great on campus but Headington Campus has a better SU bar which is easily assessable via the U1 bus.

The course is good as it slowly eases you into the course and lectures are ready to help with any assessments that you may be stuck with. Everyone is issued a academic adviser so that if there are any problems with the course or home you can easily go to your mentor and ask for some advice.

Oxford is a lovely city to live in with many things to do during the day and many clubs to attend at night. There are also many little bars hidden away if you fancy a smaller night out. West gate offers many shops and restaurants as well as the town centre.

Look into the Harcourt Halls accommodation because at a first glimpse it doesn’t look great but having recently visited it it looks lovely and they have double beds which at Westminster halls we don’t get. The work load can get busy sometimes but the lectures know that so they are very understanding and help out where they can.

Brookes has got so much better and shot up in the ratings since the recent renovations, and commissioning of the new John Henry Brookes building, The IT facilities and libraries are very good and the campus is an inspiring learning environment. J block on the Headington Hill campus isn't great, but the other accomodation is clean and pretty big. The teaching and resources are of a really high quality, and we even get to use Oxford's Bodleian library. In your free time, you can get to the city centre in 15 minutes or do one of the hundreds of sports on offer. There are some nice areas to socialise in and a gym - I was pleasantly surprised actually, as we mingle with Oxford students a lot. Physiotherapy has some knowledgeable lecturers and there are plenty of opportunities for clinical palcements. We have all the latest equipment and labs, and it's all paid for by the nhs!