Personal support services

The university Medical Centre is based on Headington Campus. In addition to the range of services you’d expect, the centre offers health advice for students travelling overseas and on field trips. It also runs initiatives dealing with issues such as eating disorders and cancer awareness. You can make an appointment or you can attend a nurse drop-in clinic between 10.30am and 2.30pm Monday to Friday. Students based at Wheatley and Harcourt Hill Campuses register with one of the local practices that link to those campuses.

We also have our very own dental practice, Studental, on Headington Campus, providing a full range of high-quality NHS dental services for all students and staff.

Need to visit an osteopath? Oxford Brookes has the first osteopathic teaching clinics in the country accredited and based within a university. The clinics – one in Oxford, and the other at our Ferndale site in Swindon – provide a full range of osteopathic treatments and also provide comprehensive treatment options for sports injuries and follow up care, with concessionary rates for Brookes students, staff and alumni.

You can talk to a counsellor about any concerns you have, whether personal or academic. There are different forms of support available, including one-to-one counselling, email counselling, and groups and workshops on particular issues.

Counselling is open to all Brookes students, regardless of age, gender, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic origin or sexual orientation. To find out more please visit the counselling service pages.

The SUAC is a free, confidential and independent service.  Trained advisers offer information and advice on many issues, including academic, housing and financial concerns.

You can either drop in, make an appointment, or get in touch by phone or email.

They are a great place to go if you need support or if you just want to chat to someone about the best way of doing something. To find out more visit the Students' Union pages.

Open Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 5.25pm, the nursery provides a happy, secure and stimulating environment for all children.

It is in a purpose-built, bright and cheerful building, with a spacious and well-equipped garden for outdoor play.

Ofstead judged it 'outstanding' in its latest inspection in 2011. 

In a recent survey, 100% of nursery parents agreed that the provision is 'excellent'. Comments included:

‘We couldn’t ask for a better nursery. The staff, provision, equipment and management are outstanding…’

Fees:

£38.00 per day  

£20.75 per morning

£18.75 per afternoon

It is essential to apply well in advance as places are limited.

Students can apply for funding through the Financial Aid office. For more information please visit the Oxford Brookes Nursery pages.

The Student Disability and Dyslexia Service provides support for students with disabilities including:

• sensory and mobility impairments
• dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties
• mental health problems
• medical conditions.

We offer advice and support on a range of issues, including:

• physical access
• funding and applying for a Disabled Student's Allowance
• alternative assessment arrangements
• liaison with teaching staff to ensure that they are aware of your requirements.

There is wheelchair-accessible accommodation in a number of Oxford Brookes' halls of residence. Make sure to contact us early if this facility is required.

For disabilities and medical conditions

Our services include:

• a support worker service
• note-taking, library, transcription and alterntive format support services
• mobility support on campus
• a range of assistive software
• specialist staff for deaf students.

Early contact is advised so that you can ensure that you have access to the necessary funding for these services.

Dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities

Our services include:

• special arrangements for exams
• a marking card system
• one-to-one specialist study skills support
• literacy support software.

Mental health needs

Our support can include:

• a specialist mentoring service
• alternative assessment arrangements
• on-going weekly support
• liaison with academic staff

DisabledGo access analysis

DisabledGo is an award-winning disability organisation who produce independent accessibility guides. To view the report for this university please visit the DisabledGo Oxford Brookes review site.

We offer part-time study options; childcare at our excellent nursery; study support through Upgrade as well as from your academic adviser; and advice on finance.

In addition, we have our own Mature Students’ Adviser, a qualified counsellor who can offer advice and support on all aspects of studying at Oxford Brookes. To find out more please see our Mature Students’ Guide.

They can assist you with issues concerning student finances and support including scolarships and bursaries. 

In addition, the chaplaincy at Oxford Brookes provides pastoral care and a range of prayer and worship facilities within the university. There is an ecumenical chaplaincy room on Headington Campus and a chapel on Harcourt Hill Campus. There is also a Roman Catholic chaplaincy in Headington. Muslim students have access to prayer rooms on all three campuses. Mosques and a synagogue can also be found in the city.

Students from all faith backgrounds (or none at all) are welcome to call in to the chaplaincy room, where there is a daily programme of worship and study as well as information, advice and support.

Details of activities and inter-faith events are regularly updated on our worship pages.