Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour former principal, John Brookes. Brookes has 18,695 students and 2,881 staff, of whom 1,471 are involved in teaching and/or research.
Oxford Brookes has roots in Oxford that go back to 1865, when it started as the Oxford School of Art. The Oxford School of Art was located in a single room on the ground floor of the Taylor Institution, St. Giles. In 1870 the Sc...
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Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour former principal, John Brookes. Brookes has 18,695 students and 2,881 staff, of whom 1,471 are involved in teaching and/or research.
Oxford Brookes has roots in Oxford that go back to 1865, when it started as the Oxford School of Art. The Oxford School of Art was located in a single room on the ground floor of the Taylor Institution, St. Giles. In 1870 the School of Science was incorporated into the School of Art. In 1891, under the administration of the City Council's Technical Instruction Committee, it was renamed the Oxford City Technical School, incorporating the School of Art, and plans were made to relocate to the former Blue Coat School for Boys on St. Ebbes. In 1934 the School of Art and the Technical School were merged, and John Henry Brookes, Vice Principal of the Technical School, was appointed the first principal of the merged institution. Renamed "Oxford College of Technology" in 1956...
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