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Estates development

Our Oxford Campus Vision

Oxford Brookes is committed to building an environment which supports our students, staff and partners to excel. 

Importantly, our campus spaces need to respond to the evolving needs of the University’s community and the rapidly changing world of education.

The University is committed to moving all of its Oxford-based activity onto the Headington Campus over the coming years. 

We believe our future Oxford environment will inspire a vibrant, connected and diverse student community to achieve their potential.

Marston Road update (February 2026)

Oxford Brookes routinely keeps its entire estate portfolio under review and this includes the Marston Road site.

Following initial exploratory work, the University considers the movement of Marston Road activity to the Gipsy Lane site at Headington to be potentially feasible. Doing so would create opportunities to further improve the learning environment for courses currently delivered at Marston Road, provide greater access to support services and facilities, and build on our strengths in new and enhanced technologies..

There is still a lot to consider before any final decisions are taken and the University is convening a group to carefully consider the possibilities and options for the potential movement of Marston Road activity to Gipsy Lane, including possible timeframes.

If the University decides to approve the movement of activity from Marston Road to Gipsy Lane, the very earliest this would happen would be the summer of 2027, with the summer of 2028 currently a more likely timescale.

Further updates will be added to this webpage as decisions are taken by the University.

Movement of activity from the Harcourt Hill Campus

All remaining teaching and library services moved from Harcourt Hill to our Headington Campus for the start of the 2025/26 academic year.

As of Monday 27 October 2025, the Harcourt Cafe is no longer operating as a walk-in catering service. Further information on changes to the Harcourt Cafe can be found on the Catering webpage.

Information on changes to sport facilities at Harcourt Hill after 1 April 2026, when Brookes Sport will cease operations at the site, can be found on the Brookes Sport newspages.

Accommodation continues to be provided during the 2025/26 academic year and will continue into the 2026/27 academic year.

Further updates on future activity at Harcourt Hill will be provided on these webpages when decisions are taken by the University's senior committees.

Changes to bus services

The University introduced changes to bus services and subsidised travel at Oxford Brookes for the 2025/26 academic year with further information available on our Travel webpage.

Works updates

Keep up to date with ongoing activity on the University's campuses and halls of residences via our works updates page.

See all works updates

Current projects

Headington Hill site

The new Teaching building on the Headington Hill site opened its doors for the start of Semester Two in the 2024/25 academic year. The new Workshop building was formally handed over to the University in February 2025, fully opening for the 2025/26 academic year.

Find out more about Headington Hill site

Exterior of the Teaching building on the Headington Hill site
Exterior of new buildings at Clive Booth Student Village

Clive Booth Student Village

Initial construction work as part of the first phase redevelopment of Clive Booth Student Village saw the opening of the Elm, Damson and Fir buildings in 2024. Further redevelopment will take place from autumn 2025 and the internal fit-out of Cherry building started in September, to allow students to move into the new building for the 2026/27 academic year. Further work is also planned to improve landscaping on the site and to implement a geo-exchange heating system to reduce carbon emissions.

The Clive Booth Student Village redevelopment is providing an increased number of high-quality rooms for students within the University’s estate, close to the Headington Campus. This is also helping to reduce the number of students living in private rented accommodation and support efforts to manage local housing demand.

Find out more about Clive Booth Student Village