Meanwhile, Oxford Brookes University has expelled 11 students after an investigation into fake qualifications.

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Paul Inman, pro vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, said Swindon was "one of those areas that desperately deserves success".

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The college, which will specialise in engineering and enterprise, is a joint project between Oxford Brookes University and local firm Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells.

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But Elizabeth Mills who lives near Oxford Brookes University, where there is a high density of HMOs, said the houses created a lack of community.

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She has a place at Oxford Brookes University to study publishing.

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But at university level, with the exception of Oxbridge, Oxford Brookes, London and Durham, British rowing is not up to much.

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