Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It can trace its origins to 1865 when the former Oxford School of Art was established. The university was renamed in 1992 to honour its former principal, John Brookes. The university's School of Architecture is one of the largest in Britain.
In 2014 it was ranked 379th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings but is not included in Times Higher Education's list of the top 400 universities in the world. Oxford Brookes is the sixth largest employer in Oxfordshire, providing over 2,800 jobs across the university
Oxford Brookes University is in the top 30 of institutions for the study of undergraduate law in the Times/ Sunday Times Good University Guide, with Law courses placed at 28th out of 100 UK university law schools - higher than several Russell Group law schools. Moreover, Law courses provided by Oxford Brookes also are ranked in the top 150-200 bracket of the QS World University Subject Rankings.
