Editing Brunel University of London (section)

==Academic profile==
[[File:Brunel university01.jpg|thumb|right|A view of the Brunel University campus in [[Uxbridge]]]]

Brunel 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.<ref name=thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk />

Depending on the degree course followed, many undergraduate students may choose to undertake practical placements and projects as an integral part of their courses (a founding principle of the [[sandwich degree]] structure).

===Research===
In the 2008 [[Research Assessment Exercise]] (RAE), 90% of Brunel research submitted was rated as being of international quality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brunel.ac.uk/law/news-and-events/news/2008-09/rae |title=Research Assessment Exercise 2008 |date=15 March 2011 |publisher=Brunel University |access-date=4 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054817/http://www.brunel.ac.uk/law/news-and-events/news/2008-09/rae |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> In the [[Research Excellence Framework]] (REF) in 2014 Brunel was ranked 33rd for Research Power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/ref-2014 |title=Research Excellence Framework 2014 &#124; Brunel University London |publisher=Brunel.ac.uk |date=2015-09-17 |access-date=2015-10-16}}</ref>

A comparison of the data submitted to REF2021 compared to the submission for REF2014 demonstrates a 9.6% increase of staff [[Full-time equivalent]] (FTE) submitted, a 5.9% increase in Early Career Researchers, 22% increase in PhD graduation per staff (FTE) per year and a 55% increase in spend per staff (FTE) per year.

Courses at Brunel draw on staff's research in areas including Law, Cancer Genetics, Environmental Science, Human-Centred Design, Materials Processing, Contemporary Music and [[Digital Performance]], Children's Education and Sports Medicine.<ref name="thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=6497|title=Brunel University London|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref>

==='Made in Brunel' (annual design exhibition)===
Brunel's Design School holds an annual design exhibition called Made In Brunel, to promote and showcase the work of final year students to the design industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://madeinbrunel.com/history/ |title=History |publisher=Made in Brunel |access-date=5 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820110139/http://madeinbrunel.com/history/ |archive-date=20 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://madeinbrunel.com/about/ |title=Shows and Events |publisher=Made in Brunel |access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref> In past years it has been held at the [[Business Design Centre]] in Islington, and the [[Oxo Tower]] Wharf.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} From 2011 onwards the exhibition has been held at the Bargehouse, on the [[South Bank|Southbank]], London.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

===Reputation and rankings===
{{Infobox UK university rankings
| ARWU_W = 701–800
| QS_W = 342=
| THE_W = 351–400
| LINE_1 = 0
| Complete = 79=
| The_Guardian = 120
| Times/Sunday_Times = 107=
| LINE_2 = 0
| TEF = Silver
}}
The university won the [[Queen's Anniversary Prize]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/news/winners-announced|title=Winners of the Queen's Anniversary Prizes announced|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref>

BUL was ranked as one of the top 350 universities in the world by the ''[[QS World University Rankings]] 2025''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/brunel-university-london#p2-rankings|title=About Brunel University of London|website=Top Universities|access-date=28 October 2024}}</ref> and among the top 400 by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] 2025''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/brunel-university-london|title=Brunel University London|work=Times Higher Education|date=23 March 2023 |access-date=28 October 2024}}</ref> In the ''Complete University Guide 2025'' it features among the 50 best UK universities in subjects like civil engineering,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/civil-engineering|title=Civil Engineering Subject League Table 2025|website=www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk}}</ref> computer science<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/computer-science|title=Computer Science Subject League Table 2025|website=www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk}}</ref> and law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/law|title=Law Subject League Table 2025|website=www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk}}</ref>