Brunel University

Brunel University London

Arms of Brunel University London
Type	Public
Established	1966 – gained University Status by Royal Charter 1962 – Brunel College of Advanced Technology 1928 – Acton Technical College 1902 – Shoreditch College of Education 1878 – Maria Grey College 1798 – Borough Road College
Endowment	£2.0 million (at 31 July 2015)
Chancellor	Sir Richard Sykes
Vice-Chancellor	Julia Buckingham
Administrative staff	2,500
Students	14,165 (2015/16)
Undergraduates	9,855 (2015/16)
Postgraduates	4,310 (2015/16)
Doctoral students	974
Location	Uxbridge, London, England 51°31′58″N 0°28′22″W / 51.53278°N 0.47278°W / 51.53278; -0.47278Coordinates: 51°31′58″N 0°28′22″W / 51.53278°N 0.47278°W / 51.53278; -0.47278
Campus	Suburban
Affiliations	Association of Commonwealth Universities European University Association
Website	www.brunel.ac.uk

Brunel University London is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1966, it was named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Brunel's campus is located on the outskirts of Uxbridge. It is organised into three colleges and three major research institutes, a structure adopted in August 2014 which also changed the university's name to Brunel University London. Brunel has over 12,900 students and 2,500 staff, and had a total income of £200.7 million in 2014/15, of which 25% came from grants and research contracts.

Brunel College of Technology separated from Acton Technical College in 1957, and focused on the education of engineers. Brunel College of Technology was awarded the status of College of Advanced Technology in 1960 and became Brunel College of Advanced Technology in 1962. In June 1966 Brunel College of Advanced Technology was awarded a Royal Charter and became Brunel University London. It is sometimes described as a British "plate glass university".

Brunel is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association and Universities UK.

Brunel is one of a number of British universities which were established in the 1960s following the Robbins Report on higher education. It is sometimes described as a "plate glass university". The university's origins lie in Acton Technical College, which was split into two in 1957: Acton Technical College continued to cater for technicians and craftsmen, and the new Brunel College of Technology (named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the British engineer) was dedicated to the education of chartered engineers.