Christmas

Campus opening and access

The majority of Oxford Brookes’ campus buildings will move to limited card access from 5.00pm on Friday 19 December 2025, before returning to usual access arrangements on Monday 5 January 2026.

If you need immediate assistance on or around campus, please contact Oxford Brookes Security Services via 01865 60 3060. This number is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with further information available on the Security webpages.

In line with all other Bank Holidays and Concessionary days, a number of SALTO controlled buildings will be secured and accessible to students and staff over this time. Staff and students should carry photographic ID with them, as well as their access card.

Buildings and sites that are not controlled by SALTO or where there is no demand to occupy will be key locked. Staff within faculties or directorates who have specific requirements for the SALTO locks to be activated in certain areas earlier than the usual building closure time from 5.00pm on Friday 19 December should email Paul Greenough via pgreenough@brookes.ac.uk by Friday 12 December.

Further information on campus access arrangements can be viewed via a dedicated Google Sheet.

Further information on key services over the festive period

Brookes Sport (Headington and Harcourt Hill campuses) - visit the Brookes Sport webpages for opening times.
Catering outlets (all campuses) - please visit the Catering webpages where opening days and times will be updated ahead of the festive period.
Libraries (all campuses) - visit the Library locations and opening hours webpages for specific opening hours for each campus.
Staying safe - If you are on campus over the Christmas period, please familiarise yourself with the University’s lone working policy. Oxford Brookes Security Services will continue to be on site during this time. The team can be contacted 24/7 at any point over the Christmas period via their new number of 01865 60 3060.

Post and distribution schedule

The Post and Distribution team has maintained a flexible delivery schedule this year in response to demand for its service. If you have any specific requirements please email ecs-post@brookes.ac.uk and the team will try to help.

Campus deliveries (Monday-Friday except Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days):

Harcourt Hill Campus - Tuesday/Friday at approximately 12 midday
Marston Road Site - daily at approximately 1.30pm
Swindon Campus - Tuesday/Friday at approximately 10.30am (following collection from the Print & Post Room at Headington from 9.00am on Tuesdays and Fridays).

Gipsy Lane Site, Headington Campus:

Royal Mail post delivery:

Incoming post is delivered weekly ad hoc depending on parcel deliveries around campus. Outgoing post is no longer collected. Please bring any outgoing post to the Print & Post Room counter, Fuller Building, which is open daily from 12 midday to 3.30pm. Royal Mail collection is at 3.30pm so please allow plenty of time for items of post to be processed. If there is not enough time to process your post items, they will move to the next working day for collection.

Royal Mail parcel delivery:

Non-ambient parcels are delivered daily subject to courier arrivals. Ambient parcels are delivered as soon after arrival as possible.

Deliveries of personal parcels and Christmas closure

Any parcels that are easily recognisable as personal will be held at Goods In and we will notify you. Once you receive confirmation from us, or supplier/courier that it has been delivered, please collect it from Goods In, in Fuller Building, between 8.00am and 4.00pm (weekdays). You must bring ID with you.
Ordering from Amazon? We encourage you to use the secure Amazon lockers located on campus.
The Post and Distribution team does not accept any liability for personal parcels (eg for missed deliveries).
Please note that deliveries from couriers are accepted until 4.00pm – any deliveries attempted after this time may be returned. The last deliveries to be accepted from couriers will be Tuesday 23 December. No responsibility will be accepted by the Goods In department for packages left outside the building between the hours of 4.00pm and 8.00am the following day, over weekends, Concessionary days or Bank Holidays/ shutdown periods.
The counter service for posting personal letters and parcels is available between 12 noon and 3.30pm (weekdays), via card payment only. The last collection of post by Royal Mail will be Tuesday 23 December. Please see the Royal Mail website for posting deadlines.
The Post Room will be closed from 3.30pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and re-open on Monday 5 January 2026.

Brookes Print

Brookes Print is open for business for staff, students and external customers until 4.00pm on Tuesday 23 December and will reopen on Monday 5 January 2026.

Counter service & collections

Our counter service is open Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.00pm

Online shop

We are currently revamping our online storefront to increase the product offering and hope to launch this in the first quarter of 2026. In the meantime, our current Brooks Print online service is still up and running and can be used as normal.

Oxford Brookes staff

Please use the online shop where possible. If the product you require is not available, please use the electronic print request form.

Not quite feeling the holiday spirit?

We know that the holiday season can be difficult for some and while a number of our buildings and services on campus are closed, this doesn’t mean support isn’t there for you.

Students can access support 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year with Togetherall. You can join a supportive online community where interactions are anonymous, take part in courses and use other wellbeing tools. Other resources can be found on the University’s support and wellbeing webpages.

For staff the University's free Employee Assistance Programme is a free confidential helpline service available 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year that provides support and guidance for colleagues and their immediate family.