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‘At the heart of Brookes’ success is the excellent teaching on offer. A Russell Group-equalling 24 subjects were rated excellent.’
Sunday Times University Guide, 2009

Oxford Brookes has developed significant research strengths across the university, as confirmed in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (the latest official rankings of UK university research). More than three-quarters of its research was rated internationally recognised, with a broad range of subjects in the arts, sciences, health, law and education rated world-leading.

The university can trace its history back as far as 1865 with the foundation of the Oxford School of Art, which over the centuries merged and grew to become today’s university. It was in 1992 that the then Oxford Polytechnic became Oxford Brookes University, naming itself after John Henry Brookes, first Principal of the Schools of Technology, Art and Commerce.

Brookes’s location in Oxford means that it is right at the centre of the UK’s most successful economic region and it has strong links with industry and business through research and consultancy. Real-life skills are built into its courses to ensure that students develop the right skills for their chosen profession.

91% of its first degree leavers are in paid work or further study 6 months after graduation, making Brookes one of the top UK universities for employability.

Student satisfaction is also high, with 87% of undergraduate students in 2008 saying they would recommend the university to a friend. Two-thirds of Brookes students gain first or second class upper division honour degrees.

3,000 plus staff support our 19,000 students, including 3,000 from over 100 countries. We offer superb facilities in a vibrant waterfront location – a university by the sea that's also in the heart of one of Britain's most historic cities.

The University is active in research and knowledge transfer across the spectrum of its activities. Areas of international excellence include the Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, the Centre for European and International Studies Research and the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation. It is the only higher education institution serving this travel-to-learn area of over 300,000 people and works closely with schools and colleges to raise aspirations and encourage future generations to consider University education.

We want our students to have the best possible experience of University. In the 2008 National Students Survey our students rated us first out of all modern universities (88%), and highest of all south coast institutions for overall satisfaction. We are proud of our teaching record, receiving the highest possible rating in the most recent Quality Assurance Agency audit. More recently we received awards for excellence in teaching and learning, one of only 16 institutions to receive more than one award. This resulted in an extra £9million of funding.

The University has excellent links with industry and a strong record of student employability. We have a clear focus on Enterprise, and our Centre for Enterprise, established in 2000, aims to inspire Portsmouth students to learn and succeed in entrepreneurship, offering free training and mentoring to both graduates and current students. Four of our students have been awarded prestigious Kauffman scholarships - more than any other UK University.

Arts and Humanities are further areas of strength; our newly established Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries meets the need for talented graduates of the fast-growing creative and cultural sector of the regional and national economy.

University Centres and Services

The University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies is a dedicated research centre whose staff are engaged on major multidisciplinary research projects.  Its work has won universal acclaim and it has, in the past two years, attracted two of the largest grants ever made by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to a higher education institution in Wales.  In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise the Centre received the accolade of having 35 per cent of its work rated as “world-leading” and 45 per cent as “internationally excellent”.  This result both recognised the exceptional research carried out by its staff and confirmed its status as an international centre of excellence for Welsh and Celtic Studies.

The University of Wales Press was set up by Statute of the University in 1922.  Within its educational mission it publishes dictionaries and reference works, as well as books for schools and for students.  It also aims to promote the development and expansion of Welsh culture through academic and educational publishing both in the Welsh language, and on Welsh topics in English.  Joint publication ventures are undertaken with national bodies in Wales, as well as with University Presses in North America.

Gregynog, the University’s study and conference centre in the Welsh countryside, is held in trust by the University under the terms of the will of the late Miss Margaret S Davies.  Standing in 750 acres of gardens and woodland, it provides residential accommodation for up to 100 people, and can host non-residential conferences for up to 200 people.  Gregynog’s primary purpose is to be a study and conferencing facility for university staff and students, but it also provides a commercial conference and hospitality service, as well as hosting an annual classical music festival.

The University of Wales Global Academy was formed with the purpose of helping to boost the economic performance and innovative capacity of Wales, enhance research excellence and capability and improve links between businesses and university institutions within Wales.

The first of the Academy’s initiatives, the Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarships, was formally launched by the Prince of Wales, the University’s Chancellor, in May 2009.  This ground-breaking programme matches the best students from around the world to cutting-edge research and development projects within Welsh companies, and to related university departments, thus providing unique industrial-based PhD scholarships.  Between 2009 and 2012 one hundred of these prestigious Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarships will be offered.

The second major programme within the Global Academy, The Prince of Wales Distinguished Visiting Professorships Programme, will provide awards to enable overseas-based distinguished senior industrialists and academics from some of the world’s leading technological and innovative organisations to spend between three and six months in Wales, working with companies, universities and government to increase open innovation culture. 

Alumni Services
The University is fortunate to have, in its graduates, a host of ambassadors worldwide.  The work of its alumni organisation emphasises two focal points: the fostering of close communication for all the University’s graduates with each other, with the University and other organisations, and the provision of opportunities for co-operation between institution-based alumni groups, and for the promotion of each institution.  The development of services and activities, especially the modernisation and improvement of communication with all the University’s alumni, is a priority.

UCLan’s main campus is in Preston, one of England’s newest cities and a buzzing, vibrant, cosmopolitan centre, which enjoys excellent transport links with Manchester and Liverpool, with London easily accessible, just over two hours away by train. Preston is a friendly city with a student village feel, enjoying a lower cost of living than many other parts of the UK.

Our campus is clean, green and compact and close to the city centre. Our teaching facilities and resources are state-of-the-art, with modern buildings and excellent facilities, including a pioneering virtual learning environment and an ultra-modern library and resources centre. Over £120 million has been invested in new facilities over the past 5 years, and further new and improved facilities are underway.

We are rated highly for the overall student experience at UCLan and are renowned for providing a high level of support to our students. Our Student Services team can help make your experience at UCLan a highly positive one, with access to specialist skills, including counselling, academic advice and disability advice. 

UCLan provides a high level of support for career development through the comprehensive ‘futures’ career service, where you can access a suite of advice, support and personal skills development that will really make a difference to your career prospects. UCLan also has excellent business incubation facilities and support programmes for new businesses.

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