Brunel University

Advantages: Proxemity to London, great times if you get involved!
Disadvantages: Some facilities not up to scratch, and too small.

...I consider the accommodation at Brunel to be pretty good. You can choose between 9 different Halls, either en-suite or shared facilities, all of which are on campus, (no more than a 15 min walk to anywhere else on campus). The cost ranges from £62-£76 (or £93 for studio flats) and all rooms have a network connection, desk, chairs, bed, wardrobe, shelves etc. This is a very good rate for the area, considering you're getting security, internet access, ...
...The surrounding area: This Brunel campus is situated in Uxbridge, about 20 minutes from Heathrow, 30 mins from Windsor, and 45 mins from central London. (Piccadilly and Met lines) The town of Uxbridge is about 15 minutes walk from campus, or 5 minutes on the bus. It contains 2 large shopping centres and all the high street stores you'd need, as well as some nice pubs, restaurants and cafes. The public transport in the area is very good, there ... Read review

Advantages: Enthusiastic, experienced lecturers. Diverse group of students. Relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
Disadvantages: Diversity in workload between departments - half the students often have nothing to do but party!

...support. Brunel is classed as a London university so the maximum student loan is higher than elsewhere. Compared to other London universities, the cost of living is much cheaper so if you're lucky and careful you probably won't end up struggling. You will find students of all ages and all shapes and sizes at Brunel. The campus is much more friendly now that it's not all concrete and the atmosphere is good. I used to walk around in the early hours ...
...feel at home. There is always someone to support you personally and academically. Studying at Brunel was the best choice I ever made and I would recommend the university to anyone who has a passion for their subject and wants to study and live in a diverse, nourishing community. ... Read review

Advantages: Close to London
Disadvantages: Travel expensive, accomodation expensive

Brunel is a great university if you are specifically a scientist or an engineer, the teaching staff are actually very well qualified and experienced. The main problem I had when I was there was accomodation, postgraduates were placed in the same halls as first years and final year students and tension levels were very high. There was a lot of conflict between scientists who have hugh amounts of course work and the social science/media students many ...
...campus it must be said has one of the worse university libraries in the country, I actually ended up spending a lot of money on travelling into the centre of London to use the British library travel cards were about £4.00 per day. Though Uxbridge does have a booming industrial sector the nightlife consists of about 2 pubs and one very dodgy night club (if you think your going to spend every night clubbing in London your either loaded or have lots ... Read review

Advantages: Good for certain subjects, nice campus, some good lecturers
Disadvantages: Parking problems, careers office isn't very good, some bad lecturers

I recently graduated from Brunel with a degree in Systems Engineering. Overall, I enjoyed my time there. The atmosphere on camus overall was good. I always felt safe there, even at night. There is a nightclub that puts on good club nights, even if the bouncers can be a bit rude. The SU bar is nice, and has been refurbished from the dark cave it once was into something resembling an internet cafe without the internet. The sports centre is nice, ...
...Apart from these problems, Brunel is a great university, especially for Engineering. I got to work with cutting edge technology for my final year project, and got a lot of support on that. I was able to tailor my course to my strengths and weaknesses by picking from a huge selection of modules - no other university allowed this at the time I started the course. I was also able to take extra language lessons for free, and there are a large number ... Read review

Advantages: fantastic geography department, accomodation is cheap considering where you are and what you get!
Disadvantages: concrete jungle campus- but changing very soon

...finished my 3rd year at brunel and am loving every moment of it! In my first year i stayed in fleming halls which in my opinion is the best halls on the uxbridge campus. £64 a week got me my own en-suite bathroom as well as broadband internet access which is very cheap considering its west london too! compare this to gloucester uni where my friend paid £60 and got no en-suite or internet. The geography and earth sciences dept are second to none. ...
...bookshop, endsleigh insurance branch and the usual student mini mart for food! Uxbridge tube and town centre is 10 minutes walk from the campus. Buses from Heathrow serve to the campus as well! From more info on brunel visit www.brunel.ac.uk. Overall i would definetly recommend brunel to anyone! ... Read review