How to Find Events and Open Days on the Oxford Brookes University Website

Oxford Brookes University lists its open days, campus tours, workshops and public lectures on the same website you use to browse courses — brookes.ac.uk. The two entry points you need are the Events section and the Open Day booking links that appear on the homepage. Both are open to prospective students, current students and the general public, and most listings show a date or date range plus a booking action. If you are trying to decide whether to visit, start with an Open Day; if you already know the university and want a specific talk or workshop, go straight to Events.

Where the two entry points sit

The homepage is organised around a small set of headings, and two of them matter for this task:

The homepage currently promotes an Autumn undergraduate Open Day with a direct "Book your place now" call to action, and separately offers Campus tours and Order a prospectus as related options. That grouping tells you the site treats open days as a recruitment activity rather than a general event, so expect them to be aimed at applicants and their families.

Finding an open day

1. Start on the homepage and look for the open day block — it names the season (for example, Autumn) and the level (undergraduate).
2. Select the booking link. The site's wording is "Book your place now", which signals that places are reserved in advance rather than simply attended.
3. If the date doesn't suit you, check the January entry and New students areas, which cover students joining in a later intake and are listed alongside the main course search.
4. If you can't attend an open day at all, use Campus tours instead — it sits in the same group of links and is the lower-commitment alternative.

The important condition: open day places are booked, not just advertised. Treat the listing as an invitation to reserve, and do it early if the date is close.

Browsing the Events section

The Events area lists activities with explicit date ranges rather than single dates, so read the range before you plan. Examples currently shown include:

• Digital Vision Board Workshop — 5 October 2026, held at the Think Space, framed as a goal-setting session.
• Spark Awards Programme — 6 October to 17 November 2026, a multi-week programme rather than a one-off session.

That format matters. A single-date entry like the workshop is a one-session commitment; a range like the Spark Awards means you are signing up to something that runs across weeks. Check both the start and end dates before booking, and note any venue named in the description (the Think Space, in the workshop example) since not every event is on the main campus.

Matching the event to who you are

The site separates audiences, and using the right entry saves time:

• Prospective undergraduates — use the open day block and the undergraduate course pages it links to.
• Prospective postgraduates — the homepage lists Postgraduate courses separately; open day information for this level is grouped with that route rather than the undergraduate block.
• New students joining in September or January — the New students and Information for students joining us in September sections cover arrival-related sessions.
• General public or researchers — the Events heading and the Public engagement area under Research and Innovation are where talks and knowledge-exchange activities appear.

If you are unsure which applies, the course level (undergraduate vs postgraduate) is the fastest way to pick the right open day listing.

Before you book

• Confirm the date and the end date if a range is shown.
• Note the venue — some sessions run at named spaces rather than the main campus.
• Book through the link on the listing; the site uses "Book your place" language, which indicates advance registration.
• If you only want to see the campus, a campus tour is a lighter option than a full open day.
• For research-related or public talks, check the Events list and the Public engagement pages together, since not every talk is filed under Events.