Industry and enterprise
Businesses have thrived in Oxford for centuries and the city is known as a centre of excellence for many industries.
While Oxford is a fun and vibrant place to be a student, the city is also located in the UK's most successful economic region, and by choosing to study at Oxford Brookes you will be able to benefit from the University's well established regional business links.
With so many companies and organisations around Oxford, you'll have unique access to cutting-edge research and valuable work placements, helping you to enhance your employment prospects after graduation.
Fast facts
- Oxford has more published writers per square mile than anywhere else in the world.
- OUP – Oxford University Press – is based in Oxford and is the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Oxford is home to MINI car production at the BMW group plant in Oxford.
- Oxfordshire has more science parks than any other county in the UK.
- There are nearly 3,400 businesses in Oxford, providing approximately 106,000 jobs in the city.
- There are 1,400 high-tech firms in Oxfordshire.
- Tourism generates £740 million in income for local Oxford businesses.
- Oxford is home to Oxfam, and several other Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), such as Habitat for Humanity, are based nearby.
