Awards and rankings
Sunday Times University Guide
Brookes has been named the best modern university by the Sunday Times University Guide ten years in a row.
Down the years, the Guide has repeatedly praised Brookes for the quality of its teaching which no other modern university and few older institutions can match.
The Sunday Times’ University Guide is one of the most respected league tables and looks at the performance of universities across the UK in fields like teaching, research, student satisfaction and graduate employment prospects.
The Sunday Times says of Brookes, which jumped five places this year to make a top 50 position: "At the heart of Brookes’ success is the excellent teaching on offer. A Russell Group-equalling 24 subjects were rated excellent.”
It continues: “More than three-quarters of all research is rated as internationally recognised, with history (25%), history of art, computer science, art and design and music (all 15%) having the most world-leading research submissions.”
Student satisfaction remains extremely high, having risen to 76.9%.
In addition, two-thirds of students gain firsts or 2.1s.
The Times Good University Guide
Brookes also performs consistently well in the Times Good University Guide. The Times league tables analyse a range of data including student satisfaction, graduate employment and completion rate. Consistently ranked as the UK’s best new university in the guide, Oxford Brookes is now overtaking ‘old universities’.
Key indicators from The Times league table show:
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Oxford Brookes ranks highly for graduate employment (this places Brookes ahead of many Russell Group universities including Birmingham and Leeds)
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Oxford Brookes has strong student satisfaction ratings
Queen's Anniversary Prizes
Two Queen's Anniversary Prizes have been awarded to Oxford Brookes. The prize recognises and honours outstanding achievement and excellence in UK universities and colleges.
A Master's programme run by The Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) and an MSc in primate conservation have both been recognised for their world-class work.
Across the world more than 25% of primate species are endangered. Brookes trains between 30 and 40 students each year to prepare them for a career in conservation to reverse the devastating loss of species.
CENDEP was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2001.
The Centre's integrated programme of education for humanitarian, human rights and development practice was recognised for its '...international reputation for pioneering education and training for humanitarian aid workers. Combining innovative practice-based study with a multi-disciplinary academic approach, its unique emphasis on educating humanitarian practitioners for work in war, political violence and disaster is a model for others.'
