Brunel Engineering and Design – 10 reasons to choose Brunel

1. High graduate employment

Brunel graduates consistently enjoy high employability and higher than average graduate starting salaries. The Spotlight newsletters and the course web pages include articles from recent graduates now enjoying employment in their chosen fields.

2. An Award-Winning Placement and Careers Centre

Brunel’s Placement and Careers Centre were named winners at the National Placement and Internship Awards in 2012.

3. Scholarships

MSc Structural Integrity
20 Home / EU full scholarships covering both tuition fees and a living allowance of £15,000.
Women in Engineering
40 Home / EU full scholarships for women in engineering covering tuition fees and a living allowance of £15,000 for specified postgraduate taught courses.
Postgraduate Academic Excellence Scholarships

4. Rankings

Top London University established in last 50 years
Brunel was ranked top in London, 6th in the UK and 35th in the world in a new world ranking of the top 100 universities founded in the last 50 years.
Research Assessment Exercise rating
General Engineering at Brunel is ranked 5th and Mechanical Engineering is ranked 8th in the country by Research Power.
Brunel engineering ranked 10th in UK
Brunel Engineering was ranked 10th in the UK in the 2013-2014 Times Higher Education World University Rankings in Engineering and Technology.

5. Professional Accreditation

Many courses are accredited with UK professional organisations including the IMechE, the IET and the Institute of Engineering Designers.

6. On campus accommodation

All freshers that apply in the main admissions phase and have a confirmed offer in August will be allocated on campus accommodation automatically.

7. A safe place to study

Brunel University is an integrated campus where you can study, eat in the many restaurants, play sports, relax in the student union and finally rest, all within 7 minutes’ walk.

8. Location

Brunel is excellently situated 17 miles to the west of Central London and enjoys easy access to the City Centre (1 hour on the underground Metropolitan line from the nearest town Uxbridge). The University is close to the London Heathrow Airport (20 minutes by car) and has close motorway links to the rest of the UK (within 15 minutes you have access to the M25, the M40 and the M4.) where you might travel to all parts of the UK.

9. Graduate showcases

Applicants have an opportunity to come and see for themselves the final year work of students in the school. Two shows are scheduled :
Brunel Engineering Show – 22 May 2014
Made in Brunel Show – 12 to 15 June 2014

10. A truly supportive global community

Brunel University is proud that we have students from over 115 overseas countries. We have a dedicated Graduate School with excellent facilities for exclusive use of our many postgraduate students.