Crank Building (demolished July 2019). The campus has also featured in several UK television series including Spooks, Silent Witness, The Sweeney and Inspector Morse.
== Organisation and governance ==
=== Colleges ===
Brunel has three constituent Academic Colleges:
=== Research institutes ===
Research at Brunel has been organised into five institutes
Institute of Communities and Society
Institute of Digital Futures
Institute of Energy Futures
Institute of Health, Medicine and Environments
Institute of Materials and Manufacturing
=== Governance ===
Brunel 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.
The governing body of BUL is the council, which comprises university staff and students and independent members. The Council appoints the Vice-Chancellor and other senior officers. The council has established a number of Committees which support its work.
The current Chancellor of the university is Sir Richard Sykes, a biochemist and former Rector of Imperial College London. The Vice-Chancellor since 2022 is Professor Andrew Jones, formerly Deputy President at City, University of London.
Brunel's academic governing body is the Senate, which is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor. The Senate's powers, duties and functions are set out in its Ordinances, and it has a number of Committees which support its work.
=== Finances ===
In the financial year ended 31 July 2020, Brunel had a total income (including share of joint ventures) of £237.1 million (2018–19: £229.8 million) and total expenditure of £235.7 million (2018–19: £224.7 million).
Total income for 2019–20 was £237.1 million, £7.3 million (3.2%) higher than in 2018–19. Tuition fees overall increased by £10.1 million, reflecting the increase in the number of students enrolled, while funding body grants were flat at £30.6 million. Research grant income for 2019/ 20 was £3.1 million higher than in 2018–19 on a recognised income basis. Research income reflects the timing …
