NAMED BEST MODERN UNIVERSITY FOR TENTH YEAR

Oxford Brookes University has been named the UK’s best modern university for the tenth year in a row in the Sunday Times’ University Guide 2011.

The guide is one of the most highly regarded league tables and looks at the performance of universities across the UK in fields like teaching, research, student satisfaction, degree classification and graduate employment prospects.

The Sunday Times says of Brookes: ‘Oxford Brookes finishes above many longer-established universities and this year celebrates 10 years as the leading university in its sector. The university has the strongest teaching and research profile in modern universities.’

 

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Janet Beer, said: ‘We’re delighted that Brookes has achieved this high position for ten years in succession. It is testimony to the outstanding quality of our teaching and continued research success.’

 

Our location at the centre of the UK knowledge economy means we have strong links with industry and are in an excellent position to develop highly skilled graduates prepared for the world of business and enterprise.

 

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

 

Oxford Brookes has scored consistently high in the undergraduate teaching quality assessment conducted on behalf of the UK government by the Quality Assurance Agency. The majority of subjects assessed have received maximum marks in the category for student support and guidance thus continuing an unbroken record in this area at Oxford Brookes, ever since the assessment scheme was set up in 1995.

In 1996, all university departments in Britain were rated for research as part of the UK Government’s five yearly Research Assessment Exercise that was conducted by the Higher Education Funding Councils. Each school is given a score between 1 (bottom of the scale) to 5 (top of the scale). In 2001, a number of academic Schools at Brookes scored highly despite calling on a relatively short history in research compared to other older universities. In the UK Government’s 2008 Research Exercise more than three quarter of all research undertaken by staff in the University was graded of international standing.

 

STUDENT NUMBERS

 

In 2009 Oxford Brookes University had over 18,000 students: 78% were undergraduate and 22% were postgraduate and research students. The University pioneered the modular degree in the UK, which allows students greater flexibility in planning their studies. Today, 2124 students are from outside the UK. The University is a popular destination for those seeking to enter higher education and the number of available places are always oversubscribed.

 

‘For the last ten years, Brookes has been named a leading modern university by Sunday Times University Guide.’

 

For more information, visit www.brookes.ac.uk/about/news/sundaytimes2011