Brunel University London

Brunel University London is committed to innovation and student excellence, dedicating significant resources to enhance the academic experience. This ensures continual advancements and strategic partnerships, enriching the university's curriculum and providing unparalleled opportunities for its students.

A new community space at the heart of campus was completed in Spring 2024. The development offers both soft and hard landscaped areas to support events and social activities throughout the year. A new lecture theatre is being built, as well as a refurbishment programme for existing lecture theatres.

In the brand-new QS Europe University Rankings 2024, Brunel is tied in 150^th place of all the universities on the continent. It is also ranked 28^th for international faculty ratio, and 55^th for international student diversity, demonstrating the vibrant and welcoming community for students from across the globe.

Brunel has always been at the cutting-edge of educational innovation and the cultivation of teaching quality. For over 50 years, the university has championed new approaches to education such as sandwich degrees and more recently, online learning.

Brunel is a top 40 UK research-intensive university (Research Excellence Framework 2021). Its academics produce world-renowned research, which feeds into the learning materials used for students – courses are taught using the very latest information, helping students to graduate in a position to step into their chosen career and become the next innovators and leaders.

All of the University's courses are supported by a range of teaching methods. Lectures will be given to introduce a topic and summarise key themes, and students' critical thinking and writing skills will be nurtured and developed through seminars. Smaller seminar or tutorial classes will provide more opportunities to ask questions and discuss ideas with peers.

Lecturers at Brunel are experienced in their respective fields, but also passionate about sharing their knowledge and expertise with students, inspiring them to fulfil their potential.

Brunel University London offers 44 subject areas. The University is well-known for its strong practical learning, research-led teaching and modern facilities.

Brunel Pathway College offers programmes to help students prepare for undergraduate and postgraduate study at Brunel. Flexible entry allows access to undergraduate and postgraduate level study, including foundation, first year and pre-masters.

Undergraduate programmes are three years long or four years with placement, with 95 percent of courses having a placement option. Courses range from aerospace engineering through to theatre, and everything in between. A large number of courses are accredited by professional bodies.

Postgraduate programmes cover a range of subjects within health and life sciences, business, arts and social sciences, engineering, design, and physical sciences with a number of them offering placement opportunities. PhD and Research programmes have a 3-6 year study mode and are available in a variety of fields. Currently over 70 different programmes are offered.

Applicants for Brunel University should identify their desired course of study and fulfil specific academic, visa and financial requirements. The requirements vary depending on the level of study of the chosen qualification, and the student's home country.

Undergraduate students

Prospective students can apply for full-time undergraduate programmes through UCAS or apply online through agents. Students from the USA can apply through the Common App.

Postgraduate students

Postgraduate students can find the courses on offer using Brunel's course finder. They can apply online using the 'Apply' button on the page.

International or EU students

International or EU applicants can apply through registered agents. A list of Brunel's registered agents can be found on the specific country pages.

International students will need to provide their high school transcripts, and if they are from a country that does not use English as its primary language, will also need to provide test scores from an approved English Language partner, as all courses are taught and assessed in English.

The Brunel campus has everything students need within its grounds – whether it's state-of-the-art sports and recreational facilities, great food, technical facilities and laboratories, as well as a wide range of support services for students.

The university places a high value on the rich community feel that surrounds it and supports over 135 student societies and sports clubs which play a big part. Beyond that, the leafy and spacious campus itself is an ideal location for socialising or relaxing.

Brunel has around 4,200 modern, comfortable and safe rooms with a range of accommodation options on campus. All the halls of residence are less than a 10-minute walk from teaching, social and sporting facilities. The halls have electronic door entry systems and CCTV, and for extra peace of mind, there's a 24-hour security team on site too.

Brunel continues to invest in its facilities, ensuring that students will always have the latest study resources and a contemporary campus on which to learn.

Brunel offers more than 1,000 scholarship packages and discounts for international students.. These help students partially fund their living costs and fees. The university also works with different scholarship organisations such as Chevening and The Commonwealth Scholarships.

Scholarships specifically for international students include the following:

• Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award offering GBP 5,000 fee reductions for self-funded international students across its postgraduate taught courses.
  
• The Brunel Medical School International Scholarship offering a 15 percent fee discount off the annual tuition fee across the duration of the 5-year course.
  
• The International Bursary offering a GBP 2,000 fee reduction for self-funded international students across our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
  
• The EU Undergraduate Discount offering a fee reduction of GBP 8,000, GBP 9,750 or GBP 12,000 per year depending on the course fee.
• Commonwealth Shared Scholarships (Postgraduate): The Commonwealth Shared scholarship is for candidates from least developed, low, and lower middle-income Commonwealth countries, for full-time master's study on selected courses.

Students must meet conditions to qualify for these scholarships. Additionally, some course-specific scholarships may be available. Further details can be found on Brunel's scholarships page.