From Open Lectures with influential guest speakers, art exhibitions in the Glass Tank and our beautiful gardens, to regular free documentary screenings and access to a wide range of first-class facilities, there is plenty for you to enjoy at Oxford Brookes University.
Community friendly campuses
We offer a range of library services for external users and visitors at our Headington, Harcourt Hill and Swindon campuses.
Our events are free and open to all because we want you to be a part of life here at the University. High profile speakers, many of whom are pioneers in their field, provide insight, comment and debate on a range of topical issues.
The Oxford Brookes University Documentary Club (OBUDOC) promotes a range of internationally-acclaimed recent documentaries addressing a wide range of cultural, political and social issues. Screening are open to all and take place in the John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre on our Headington Campus.
Oxford Brookes Catering offers a broad range of high quality, value for money food and hospitality facilities across the university. Catering outlets - spread across all campuses - range from modern food halls to small shop outlets for sandwiches and soft drinks. There are also a number of vending machines located in key areas.
Brookes Sport offers sports facilities across all campuses which are open to the wider community at exceptional value. The offer includes a range of fitness classes, access to gyms, a climbing wall, tennis courts, floodlit AstroTurf pitches and a sports hall.
Explore Oxford Brookes’ award-winning grounds; three of our sites hold Green Flag Awards, more than any other UK university. The Green Flag Award® scheme is a national standard for parks and green spaces across the UK and is retained though the hard work of the Grounds Team. Find out more about sustainability at Brookes.
Members of the community are welcome to use the on-site Santander branch and Costcutter shop located on the Colonnade on our Headington Campus. The Colonnade is also home to a Blackwells shop, located above the Starbucks, which boasts in- and outdoor seating.
BROOKESbus services, operated by Oxford Bus Company, connect the main university sites and halls of residence to the city centre, and are available for anyone to use.
Oxford Brookes Print offers comprehensive copy, print and finishing services, available to non Oxford Brookes customers as well as staff and students.
With a range of venues available, Oxford Brookes Venues can provide the perfect venue for your next conference, meeting or function. Our friendly and professional team will be on hand at every stage to provide everything that you will need to ensure that you have a successful and memorable event.
Located on our Headington Campus and open to all, the Glass Tank, our unique exhibition space, encourages you to engage with art and research through a diverse programme showcasing professional artists, students, staff and alumni working across a range of media from photography, painting and print through to film, sculpture and installations.