Sir – I would like to address questions raised in readers’ letters (Letters, June 4).

In response to consultations in 2008 and meetings with residents, we have already made changes to our plans.

We will use specialist glass to avoid glare, and use opaque glass to protect privacy.

Baffling will prevent light spillage from the new building and we have proved that it will not impinge on the historic views of Oxford. Furthermore, we will no longer be including a projecting stage, or a nightclub.

I am disappointed that student number figures, which we supplied in good faith, have been misused to over-state growth in Headington. Our student numbers increased by 1,720 in 1999/2000 when Westminster College’s teacher training and education provision became part of Oxford Brookes, having no impact at Headington as they were, and continue to be taught at Harcourt Hill.

From 1999/2000 to 2005/6, the total number of full-time and part-time students rose from 16,152 to 17,740, a growth of only 9.8 per cent and the latest figures include more than 1,300 Brookes students who are taught in FE colleges and other universities across the world.

We are a good neighbour, offering facilities, student volunteers and economic benefits in Headington and in our region.

We know that residents value the Brookes bus. The positive impact of the University on Headington is huge. Much of our £150m budget is spent locally, and students contribute hugely to the local economy, quite aside from the benefits of research, and graduate employment.

There are problems and pressures of course, but Headington without the University would be poorer in every way. While I recognise that it is not always easy to hear about change, I am committed to continuing dialogue to shape the best solutions for Oxford Brookes University and the communities we serve.

Rex Knight, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University