the Business Design Centre in Islington, and the Bargehouse at the Oxo Tower Wharf on the Southbank.
=== Reputation and rankings ===
The university won the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2011.
BUL was ranked as one of the top 350 universities in the world by the QS World University Rankings 2025 and among the top 400 by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025. In the Complete University Guide 2025 it features among the 50 best UK universities in subjects like civil engineering, computer science and law.
== Student life ==
=== Student recreational and general facilities ===
Brunel has a gym, spa, and running track with professional training and medical facilities. On campus there is also a pharmacy, a shop, one bar called Locos, a nightclub called Venue, and a café named "1966" after the year of the university's founding. Historically Brunel Student Hall and The Sports Barn were key venues for band tours in the 1970-90s with some of the biggest names in rock music including, Fairport Convention, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Deep Purple, Genesis, ELO, The Kinks, Thin Lizzy, Joy Division, The Pretenders, The Specials, The Stone Roses. The Sex Pistols played the first gig of their 'Never Mind the Bans Tour' at Brunel on 16 December 1977.
The Bannerman Centre at the heart of the campus contains a 4 floor library (opened in 1973 by Heinrich Böll) with c.400,000 books and 1,500 study spaces, usually open 24/7 during term-time. The Bannerman Annexe contains the Professional Development (Careers) Centre, PC labs, large teaching rooms with collaborative technology and various student service functions such as the Assistive Technology Centre.
=== Union of Brunel Students ===
The Union of Brunel Students is the students' union of Brunel University. The Union is based within the Hamilton Centre on the Uxbridge campus.
Among other services, the Union runs two venues on the Brunel campus: the Venue nightclub, Loco's bar.
The Union is led by fourteen democratically elected staff from the student body – six Student …
