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I am an international student from Pakistan and I was expecting so much from this university I also live at The University Accommodation overall it has been a great journey full of experiences for me. I am having a very good time
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I am an international student from Pakistan and I was expecting so much from this university I also live at The University Accommodation overall it has been a great journey full of experiences for me. I am having a very good time
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Brunel University London is located in Uxbridge in West London. 18,370 students are enrolled at Brunel University London:
- 10,235 of these students come from the UK
- 680 come from EU countries
- And 7,450 are students from non-EU countries.
(Source: HESA 2022/23)
The graduate outcomes for Brunel University London show that six months after leaving university, 87% of graduates are in work or further study. The typical graduate salary six months after leaving Brunel University London is £24 - £27K a year.
(Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Data Survey 2023 for 2020/21 graduates)
Updated: 4th October 2024
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There is security which is all day and night which is very good. There is need to improve what they are providing in accommodation facilities with so many price.
staff is very responsive all lecturers at very approachable and helpful with advice the library is also very big and spacious good convent stores nearby timing for lectures are good
I am an international student from Pakistan and I was expecting so much from this university I also live at The University Accommodation overall it has been a great journey full of experiences for me. I am having a very good time
its a really social university with lots of extracurricular activities, society events, study groups. The library is so nice with many floors of books and different areas to study from big group tables to computer stations to personal pods. Theres lots of help available as you will be assigned with personal tutors and mentors and you can even request free 1 to 1 tuition for your course.
Initially first year was hard as I wasn’t really open to stepping out of my space but I had made up my mind that in 2nd year things would be different and thankfully at Freshers fair, I was united to the best Christian Society on campus BLW, where I’ve found my friends and my relationship with God has deepened as well through coming into this society. I also signed up for Salsa which has been a dream of mine for years now and I’ve had so much fun learning different styles and techniques of learning this dance. I’m grateful that the uni has provided us with so many clubs and society to join.
I am a med student currently in first year. Have been enjoying uni thus far!!!
Good Uni but could filter non serious students better
Brunel is not worth it! Accommodation is a premium and your getting old, crap buildings. Internet is okay, but depends what building. Other facilities are also old and rubbish. Student support and student union okay but nothing to write home about. Teaching and Student satisfaction is low rated for a reason!!!!!!!!!! Little support, no listening to students, crap lecturers and issues with anything is completely disregarded. Maintenance is constant on campus with no notice to residents given (and no reduction in rent for noise and access issues). For context, final year law student, who's lived in Mill, Fleming, Isambard and Faraday. Would not recommend for the experience or facilities at all. Save yourself the hassle and do not attend here :) Only positive, great sports teams and sports facilities - if you're interested in tat or a sports degree would be worth looking at. As with nearly every uni, the students are not the priority at all - in any sense of the word.
Good university. Love it there.
Do not go here !!!not lgbtq friendly at all students on campus are extremely homophobic and the university does nothing about it. The campus is not a safe place for women and security are sexist and big headed. Lecturers just read off PowerPoint slides and take months to mark your witj
Brunel was really good for the additional opportunities I received as well as my course. They offered me a bursary to support me with my studies due to being from a low income household and an opportunity to participate in a funded internship programme. This definitely helped with my employability skills.
Made my London dream come true!
Much worse than I expected, please do not go here!! The campus is quite small and in much need of renovation. The buildings are so worn out and old, the least they could do is repaint the walls. It really makes you wonder what the university is doing with all the money they earn from us. The lecturers are okay, majority of them just read out from PowerPoint slides so they don’t really help much. The people that go here are super weird so you end up preferring to not talk to them and be alone. It’s hard to meet new people too because everyone mainly commutes. The university campus is really inconveniently located, it isn’t even in the main high street town, it’s a 20mins walk to get there. Everything from the campus is so far. Alongside this, you’re an hour away from central london so travelling gets a bit tiring and expensive. The social life is the worst, there’s nothing to do nearby with friends. The town itself is a bit sketchy, doesn’t feel that safe even during the day.
Staggering in how badly run everything is. They just want your money and do the bare minimum to provide teaching e.g. no course material provided. Campus is ugly brutalist poured concrete that makes you ill to look at. Racially diverse in other words racially segregated, 90% of my school is on a visa. Campus is out in the sticks. Central London is an hour and a half by train + 15 minutes bus ride to campus.
Brunel is not student oriented at all. I am currently doing a Msc in Psychology and I wish I had never enrolled at Brunel’s. You have lecturers for each module and markers, who contradict each other on what they expect from you. The lecturer gives you instructions, which are then penalised by the marker. However, according to lead tutors you cannot appeal academic judgements! For mature students with children, forget your Summer break as their schedule is worked for the convenience of lecturers rather than students. They have weekly assessments, which you can do and submit for feedback. This would be helpful if the feedback was consistent across lecturers and markers. They also have a system of pre recorded lessons in addition to online lecturers, which helps making some material easier to understand.
Great facilities and services here
Great uni and really good location. Close enough to London that traveling in is easy but far enough out that you don't have unnecessarily high living costs.
Brunel have a great campus, very large and it has many essential shops. Their careers service is really good and super helpful. The internet and wifi around campus isn't the best, and can be improved.
Had an amazing 3 years at Brunel. Such a friendly campus. Loved my experience here
It has been an amazing experience for me. Really appreciate the University's facilities and campus.
I have enjoyed my last few years living on campus at Brunel university however they do lack in some areas. The student union is indeed of a total revamp and the maintenance people and cleaners need to have a better attitude towards their jobs as they come across very hostile especially when asked to be quiet when people are doing exams! However, regarding student welfare ect I believe that Brunel have been very accommodating and are very vigilant when a student is in danger.
Great place with a great campus.
Good on campus activities lots of societies and excellent sport facilities
Outstanding course and amazing scholarship options
Amazing university that offers life-changing scholarships
Great campus, good quality standard rooms. Staff very helpful and facilities are clean and regularly updated.
Decent UNI. Studying EEE. Massive variation in terms of tutors some are helpful some are useless. A few lectures were annoying, because we had PHD students as a lecturer felt that they didn’t teach and just read from the board. One PHD always went off on tangent he got replaced very late in to the term so whole class went into an exam very underprepared. Replacement teacher refused to reteach what the other tutor didn’t. Very annoying as you don’t pay £9K for their mishaps. Other than this it’s okay. Most Facilities are good although EEE Labs are a bit dated. But the lab operators are amazing and friendly. At the end of the day you always have to self teach especially when teachers aren’t that great so I guess that was a benefit in a weird way. Library is excellent. I joined BRES and Brunel racing which are very good Clubs.
I completed my undergrad at Brunel in 2020 and was the best time of my life. Brunel's one campus design really helps you get around even at night with no fear and is great for social events too. The lecturers at Brunel take great pride in what they teach and ensure their students understand the subject matter.
Its worst than I had expected.
Good experience overall, the new campus could improve it
Campus is ok. . . Libary is smaller than other Universities and their computers are very hit and miss depending on which building you are in.
DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY LEARN OR GET GOOD GRADES. I'm in computer science they advertise 12 hour weeks but my timetable barely averages 9, most of your work is marked by your tutor and each tutor wants wildly different things so make sure your work is tailored to your tutor, but be careful brunel will change your tutor at will even a week after a deadline then your new tutor marks your old work and shreads everything the old tutor advised, and don't expect any kind of experience from your tutor as they range anything from a senior lecturer to a PhD student who most didn't even come from a computer science undergrad so it's complete luck. Then there's the group work be prepared to have your grades dragged through the ones that want a free ride because you will have to do their work for them aswell. And once all of that is done pray that your tutor bothers to actually read your work, cos mine didn't every comment is wrong so now have to appeal my grade. Campus is ok. . .
average experience. the library is good but the people standing at gates are guards fr they go crazy if you dont have ID. the club is mediocre
Overall not a good uni. Teaching methods are stick to the past and not really focused on students learning. The teachers are not really good in guiding students and they use TPO for evrything instead of having real answers to your questions. Too many rules around with no real sense or purpose behind them. The university is more focused on giving a good image and being popular than actually giving good lessons and providing nice teachers that show passion for what they are doing and know how to bring that feeling to students. They need to focus more on students and less on popularity.
The University is well situated with easy access to the Metropolitan Line Uxbridge station which stops at London Liverpool Street. The architectural aesthetic leaves much to be desired but that may just be personal preference, the library however is a incredible resource that is integral to any history of politics students study. There is a diverse selection of clubs. The teaching staff, at least for politics and history are always amicable and constantly open to question, which is a refreshing change from school life. They are easy to contact both electronically and face-to-face and provide helpful advice if you are struggling with essay skills. It's proximity to Uxbridge centre allows easy access to the intu-Uxbridge shopping centre but also there are a variety of shops within walking distance, the compact nature of the campus means that walking between lectures is never difficult or rushed. Overall the University is a gem, criminally ignored.
Great people and lots of things to do.
I schooled at Brunel in 2012/13 and i studied for a masters degree in management. The courses were okay though I felt there could have been a wider range of courses. The library and resources are wonderful; the lecturers are good. I loved the seminars and courseworks. I was an international student so i liked the idea of critical thinking which was kind of new for me. Overall, it was a good experience. I would recommend Brunel
I love the unversity its larne the low lovel class it improve the fertility of the young once
Great university and good environment
Academics - 3.5/5 Campus - 4/5 Students - 4/5 Party - 3/5 Campus Security - 2/5 Brunel is a great university. My lectures are nice and helpful. The university provides students with great facilities. However after living on campus for a year I have decided I’ve wanted to move out. I have been harassed by the Brunel security several times making me feel that living on campus is unsafe. There is an unease feeling from the disrespect given to students by campus security.
Brunel gave me some of the best years of my life. Great tutors, great facilities, great course, great student union, amazing campus life, and sensational people. Throw yourself into everything you can and you're bound to get the most out of your experience.
Very good university, staff are helpful. Only problem is the student union.
Brunel been an amazing experience till date and I am sure it will continue to be one, faculty excel at their position, course is well structured and thought, students Union is okayish, newly elected Asian body is useless (no offense but they don't do s***) but that aside university is amazing and would love to continue my master's here
Brunel is a nice campus and lecturers are good for the most part. I had a fun time, despite the fact it isn’t really in London. Takes roughly an hour to get anywhere exciting. Which is good and bad as you don’t spend loads of money all the time, Uxbridge town is fine, enough to do, safe although some loopy folk in town. There is a fantastic place to eat called Ottimo. You have to go.
Absolutely fabulous place you’ve got to come here if you want a real education and experience! 100% no regrets
Great university, i stayed on campus 3/3 years, something I didn't know was possible. But surely they try and squeeze everyone in as much as they can. The campus is huge, feels like a small town and made me feel extremely safe while i was there. You are given free access to computers in the library, free book rentals, free usage of Mac Books, free laptop rentals. Maintenance in halls is incredible. You request something and they arrive in less than 24hrs sometimes within a few hrs to fix it. The only thing I would change is how far open the windows open for fresh air but I understand the safety regulations behind them!
All in all a great university! If you ask for help you’ll get it, and the campus is always great fun.
Its been great studying at brunel.
Great uni, great campus atmosphere. Love this place
Brunel university of London is one of the best business university in United Kingdom and with best facilities.
Over hyped uni that promised good lectures yet failed to fulfill expectations that they promised to fulfill
Everything at the uni is really good! Especially the Clinical science department
It is a perfect place to both learn and socialize. The teachers are friendly and the students are welcoming especially at the beginning of your first week.
University campus is generally clean and a grea tenvironment to be in but the facilities, library, study commons, bathrooms e.t.c. need to be more organised. e.g. silent rules in the library should be enforced!
Beautiful campus with all the facilities I need for my course. Societies of so expansive and flexible allowing me to do what I like to do.
Brunel university offers great options for students to experience uni life to it's fullest. Great extracurricular options and supportive staff. The facilities such as the library and study commons could be improved but all in all a great place to learn.
Had the most fabulous 4 years here. The diversity of students and quality of the facilities has been the past few years an eye opening enjoyable experience
If you want to study design do it here, best connections and proximity to companies.
Best university for international and EU Students, especially, I can recommend the engineering area.
Is a very good environment to be a part of.
The university I amazing. Excellent facilities and infrastructure but students union is worst in whole UK.
I’m here to study Biomedical sciences and they give us all we need to success
Went to Brunel and it was a complete waste..lectures are total rubbish too!
Brunel is such a great place to study!
When i started at Brunel just luke any new new chapter in life it was a little daunting! Howevee Brunel turned that feeling very positive due to it's warm welcoming ambassadors who you could go to for anything and never feelnlost or alone. The campus is beautiful and small...the lectueres are always willing to go out their way to help you with assignments or any confusion you might of come across during the lectures.
Superb, had a super duper time
Been here for 3 years so far and loved every part of it. The challenges I have faced have been very beneficial and I have had the support I have needed when required from both academics and fellow students across campus.
Its a great uni. Has everything you need to succeed in your couse.. whilst also providing social activities.
Overall a great diversed university.
Quite compact with everything being on the small campus, but a really nice feel to the place and good facilities. Not a huge social side as far as location but some good clubs and societies
It’s been a great experience studying at Brunel so far. My second home ❤️
One campus Uni, with lots of great experiences and opportunities
Corrupt. Dangerous. Avoid at all costs.
Good Uni, some accommodation need some big improvements
Great support in the professional development of students.
Excellant Uni, easy to receive assistance from lectures and faculty. Strong student support allows people to attend things that they wouldn't normally have a chance to at other locations
Good uni. Not top. Very good for engineering.
After getting accepted into major Universities all depending on my predicted grades, I fell ill before my IB finals and my parents changed their mind for sending me to UK. Later that changed but I was late and came to Brunel as a mistake and not knowing or hearing anything about it before I joined as I was in a very difficult position. I was a bit scared of what to expect from a university I had never even heard about. As years have gone by, Brunel has become family and a part of my life. It's not like people did not try to convince me to change university with a better name, even had a offer letter from London School of Economics for my second year, but university meant something more to me than just a name. It's the overall experience, Brunel is a 5/5 star in that category!
The night life could do way better but the engineer courses are really fun and very friendly staff and lectures.
The best three years of my life!
Uni is too far for people living in london. If you are living in london best to move near uni or apply for accommodation. There is 9 o clock letures which I always missed because I was living in london and travelling. Uni doesnt record lectures which was a massive disadvantage for me as I wasnt able to catch up on things I missed. Computer science department doesnt let people choose their own groups for group projects which again is really bad as I got people who was the reason for me to drop out. Softwares installed on labs are outdated this point was raised by students but no improvements made. Labs teachers are really useless and half of the time they are not even present. This is my experience from 3 years back idk if the uni improved or not by this time. Campus life is good, societies and sports are active. Again this is not a negative review just my experience and everyones experience is differrnce
Not very good, didnt finish the course and tgey making me payback a lot of money
I think Brunel is an average university but there are some facilities that are always in delay
Campus is nice and beautiful,but more facilities like swimming pool should be installed or constructed.
Good university, some things could make it better e.g. wider variety of restaurants, bigger gym and more societies, other than that, the uni is awesome
Good uni, everything you need on campus. Only one club in town but good shopping centre.
A very nicely ranked university. With a huge campus and a very helpful staff to cater all our needs
Good academic services and teaching, only down side is the less lively nightlife
University's ASK service is quite helpful I emjpy Campus life of Brunel
Overall it’s a good uni but some lecturers can’t speak proper English or have a very heavy accent. Student union isn’t really for students and more a political battleground for Indians, in terms of food places it’s very limited and overpriced for no reason. They also tend to do rennovations during term time for some stupid management issues.
Brunel University is a campus university where lecturers truly believe in the ability of their students to succeed in their professional careers.
Really good University, consistently been re-investing in infrastructure and research over the past few years.
Good university, close to London, all facilities you need in campus. Halls reasonably priced.
Amazing design facilities that come along with a welcoming community feel and friendly staff.
Course wise (business) it is too big and the hours are quite minimal I could have all my lectures and seminars done in two days
Worst uni ever. Poor teaching. Inadequate staff. Avoid!
Union of Brunel Students has helped enrich my educational and recreational experience so much
Truly one of the best Universities you could attend. A great campus, community, teaching style and so much more. Amazing!
It was alright for engineering
There are massive issues with drugs on this campus that staff overlook.
As far as the people I met at Brunel, they are some of the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. However, the university is a shambles. My dissertation supervisor quit in the middle of my final term and no one thought to tell me; I only heard it in passing and when I brought it up I was given a supervisor who was on loan to the university and buried in work. So much so that he would tell me to do things and then forget his own instructions. He made me start my project afresh, which I wouldn’t have had a problem with except for the fact that in the end I was marked low for doing what he advised me to do. When I complained to my personal tutor I was told that there was no use pursuing it officially because it would be my word against his. If I had it to do all over again I’d definitely be more conscious of the issues I’ve raised and choose another university where I would have been treated fairly because now I am stuck with a degree which is more of a hinderance than anything.
I studied BA Industrial Design and Technology at Brunel from 2014-2018. I do not recommend this uni to any perspective design applicants. The curriculum is extremely inflexible and unfocused. There are no room to customise your course, because modules are pre-selected for you. There are no direct relations between the classes taught at each level. It feels like taking an introductory course in a different and unrelated field every year. Knowledge being taught in class can be found on YouTube easily and does not have real-life applications. Professors are very bias and engineering orientated. Very high faculty retention rate, meaning even the professor don't want to teach here. Workload surpasses the average all the time. Extremely inconvenient to reach London( do not believe the advertisement) Workshop facilities are limited and always crowded. Technicians are unwelcoming and grumpy all the time. Asking them a question feels like asking to borrow money from them.
I have had an awful interfering time with the branding of the UK it's completely Americanised.
Definetley worth my time here, I'm enjoying it soo much here
An amazing uni! Best 4 years of my life
Brunel is a tight knit community, where you will meet atleast 15 people you know from walking one end of the campus to the other. It has a vibrant student life. There are a variety of courses and amazing facilities.
It's been brilliant for my Business Computing course and I had great support in finding a Year industrial placement, as well as, whilst I was doing my placement! Back for my 3rd and final year in September!
The campus is amazing, only a few extras need adding such as more water fountains. Halls are a good experience and you have cleaners Monday to Friday. Lots of sports clubs to join! I haven't used the careers service yet but they look very helpful.
Brunel is an amazing university to be in , being a closed campus uni it gives you the opportunity to meet people of all cultures bf live with them . Also the union is great as they try to run so many events and services for the students
Brunel Campus has to be one of the best. It's lively fun and there's always something going on. I think the clubs and societies are as good as the people who run them and they're usually quite passionate about their own clubs. My own experience with the Students Union has been really helpful, there's also a bunch of other services for all kinds of situations where you'd need help, like personal issues, or study groups, free Brunel therapy. The job office is pretty awesome, there's also online help where you can look at vacancies, as well as a volunteering section. So internet/Wi-fi is interesting, Wi-fi can be a bit dodgy if you're on the edges of campus or sometimes on the very side rooms of Fleming, most places it's pretty strong and stable. Internet connections established by ethernet cable is always really good, I don't actually remember internet dropping at all in the dorms when it's connected. All in all, the atmosphere over here is amazing, I really enjoyed my course as well.
Brunel University has helped me develop professionally through offering many schemes such as the Mentoring Scheme and the Brunel Plus Scheme. The professional development centre have been great in supporting me in applying for work placements abroad, giving me careers advice and helping me improve my CV so I can stand out to employers when I graduate.
There really isn't much going on extra-curricular-wise unless you are sporty. It would seem Brunel and the union divert funds away from arts and other societies in favour of sport as it brings the most acclaim to the university.
Extremely disappointed with Brunel. Library resources are bad and level of teaching is low. I would hardly describe Brunel as an educational institution, more like for profit business.
Great uni. Love going here. Always somethings to do and the facilities for working in are 24/7. Easy to get into central London from campus too.
Only want your money. Lecturers just read from slides and no support for exams in terms of structure. They just said read from the textbooks. Not much career services had some guest talks some ok some cancelled and not even rescheduled. No support if you haven't done a level maths for BSc economics
You'll have the time of your life. Uni isn't just the degree, its the experience and you get both a fantastic degree and experience like no other London uni!!
very nice university! But lack of help by staff
Mostly pretty good, some things to do with my particular school (engineering and design) could be a lot better organised. Exams have a very fair layout and rules. Facilities for doing work are however very good!
Excellent university and great teaching facilities and staff.
Lovely uni, sometimes the Internet is rubbish but I can live with it. Definitely the best idea I've ever made was coming here!
Just finished first year, studying Theatre and I'm very excited to go back for year 2!
Brunel university is the hub of experiences punched with education.
Brunel uni is under-rated, it is a very good uni
Brunel University provides good environment for student to enjoy their campus life and enhance skills in any preferred field of study.
Brunel has the best atmosphere conducive for students to partake in both social and academic intrests. Its close proximity to the city makes it even more deairable to learn there.
For a London uni -Brunel doesn't have the night life you would expect. However Brunel is a genuinely nice campus where people seem to get a long - and where there is always wifi.
Just finished my first hear studying business and management; it's been amazing and I can't wait for next year!
Great university, be sure that you're ready to put in the hard work yourself! You'll find a lot of the learning experience is left to you.