19 Facts About Brunel University

Brunel University London is a public research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England.

Brunel University has three constituent Academic Colleges: the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences; the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences; and the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences.

Brunel University is one of a number of British universities which were established in the 1960s following the Robbins Report on higher education.

Brunel University has been the subject of controversy as its approach to higher education has been both market-driven and politically conservative.

Brunel University was followed by Julia Buckingham, previously at Imperial College London, who took up the position of Vice-Chancellor at Brunel in 2012.

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In 2016 Brunel University celebrated its 50th Anniversary since being awarded its royal charter and staged a 14-month programme of more than 40 celebratory events.

Brunel University's has been succeeded by Professor Andrew Jones, who took up the position in January 2022.

Original Brunel University campus was designed by Richard Sheppard, Robson and Partners, with many buildings retaining the 1960s 'Brutalist' architectural style.

Brunel University exists by virtue of a royal charter first granted in 1966 and it has the status of an exempt charity as defined by the Charities Act 2011.

Brunel University's academic governing body is the Senate, which is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor.

Brunel University students have access to specialist laboratories for electronic imaging, bioprocessing and experimental techniques; flight, driving and train simulators; a 3-D body scanner; an MRI scanner; motion-capture equipment; an occupational therapy suite; sports and performing arts facilities; and academic archives in cult film and contemporary writing.

Courses at Brunel University draw on staff's research in areas including Cancer Genetics, Environmental Science, Human-Centred Design, Materials Processing, Contemporary Music and Digital Performance, Children's Education and Sports Medicine.

Brunel University performed well in the annual rankings of UK universities produced by The Guardian and The Times, in part due to its strong performance in the Teaching Quality Assessment .

Also, in 2015 Brunel University was ranked 25th in Times Higher Education's 100 under 50 ranking of the top 100 world universities under 50 years old.

Brunel University has a gym, spa, and running track with professional training and medical facilities.

Brunel University was one of the first UK universities to enter the Formula Student engineering competition, an annual event in which universities from around the world compete in static and dynamic events using formula style racing cars designed and manufactured by students.

Brunel University Racing team is composed of undergraduate and postgraduate students, each being allocated an area of the car to develop.

Brunel University Racing were UK Class 1 Formula Student Champions in 2002, and were the leading UK team at Formula ATA 2005, the Italian Formula Student event.

Many of the halls of residence around the Uxbridge campus are named after bridges that Isambard Kingdom Brunel University either built or helped to design; other halls are named either after him, or after other notable engineers or scientists.