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located in the

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area of

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, England. It is named after

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, a

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engineer and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution. It became a university in June 1966, when Brunel College of Advanced Technology was awarded a

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and became Brunel University; it is sometimes considered a

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. In 2014 the university formally adopted the name Brunel University London, and in 2024 became the

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's 17th member, adopting the trading name Brunel University of London. Since 2014 the university has been organised into three colleges: the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences; the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences; and the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. Brunel has over 16,000 students and 2,200 staff, and an annual income of £271.3 million (2021–22), of which £22.4 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £311.9 million. The university won the

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in 2011. BUL is a member of the

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, and

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History

Origins

Brunel University of London is one of a number of British universities which were established in the 1960s following the

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on higher education. It is sometimes described as a "

". 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

, the British engineer) was dedicated to the education of

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s. The campus buildings, including the lecture centre, were designed in the

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style of architecture by Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners, Architects. In 1960 Brunel College of Technology was awarded the status of College of Advanced Technology, and it was decided that it should expand at another site in order to accommodate the extra buildings that would be needed.

was chosen to house the new buildings. Before construction work began the college was officially renamed Brunel College of Advanced Technology in 1962 – the tenth Advanced Technology College in the country, and the last to be awarded this title. The Uxbridge (Vine Street) railway branch line was closed in 1964, and the college purchased the land adjacent to its site where the railway had run for £65,000 from the local council.

1966 to present

granting university status and the power to award degrees was awarded on 9 June 1966, and the institution became Brunel University. The university continued to use both campuses until 1971, when it left the Acton site. In 1980, the university merged with Shoreditch College of Education (Shoreditch Training College), located at Cooper's Hill,

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, which became Brunel's second campus. In 1995, the university expanded again, integrating the

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, and adding campuses in

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and

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, and increasing the number of courses that the university was able to offer. Traditionally the university's strengths were in engineering, science, and technology, but with the addition of the West London Institute, new departments such as arts, humanities, geography and earth science, health and sports science were added, and the size of the student body increased to over 12,000. Brunel has been the subject of controversy as its approach to higher education has been both market-driven and politically conservative. The decision to award an honorary degree to

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in 1996, following the

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's refusal to do so, provoked an outcry by staff and students and, as a result, the ceremony had to be held in the

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instead of on campus. In the late 1990s, the departments of physics, chemistry and materials engineering were all closed and, in 2004, the then vice-chancellor, Steven Schwartz, initiated the reorganisation of the university's faculties and departments into schools, and closed the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. The succeeding vice-chancellor, the sociologist Christopher Jenks, took office in 2006. He was followed by Julia Buckingham, previously at

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, who took up the position of vice-chancellor at Brunel in 2012. In 2014, the university underwent an internal reorganisation and its name was changed to Brunel University London (BUL) by a supplemental charter dated 16 July 2014. In 2016 Brunel celebrated its 50th anniversary since being awarded its

, and staged a 14-month programme of more than 40 celebratory events. In December 2020, the university's chancellor, Sir Richard Sykes, lead an independent review of the UK's

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strategy and goals, and in June 2021 he was subsequently appointed as the taskforce's new chair, leading work to find, procure and deliver vaccines and oversee preparations for vaccine booster programmes as part of UK's COVID-19 vaccination programme. In April 2021, it was announced that Julia Buckingham would be stepping down as vice-chancellor and president after nearly 10 years in the role. She was succeeded by Andrew Jones, who took up the position in January 2022. Brunel became part of the

in October 2024, and began using the name Brunel University of London (BUL) as its

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Campus

In the late 1990s Brunel devised a 10-year, £250 million masterplan for the campus. This involved selling off campus sites at

, Osterley and Twickenham and using the revenue from the sales to renovate and update the buildings and facilities on the Uxbridge campus. Works carried out included a library extension, a state-of-the-art sports complex, renovated students' union facilities, a new Health Sciences teaching centre, and the construction of more halls of residence. The original Brunel campus was designed by Richard Sheppard, Robson and Partners, with many buildings retaining the 1960s '

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'', large parts of which were filmed on campus, particularly in the John Crank Building (demolished July 2019) and the Grade II listed Lecture Centre. It has also featured in several UK television series including '' Spooks'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Organisation and governance

Colleges

Brunel has three constituent Academic Colleges: ;College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences ;College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences ;College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

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

first granted in 1966 and it has the status of an

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as defined by the

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. The governing body of Brunel 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

. The Vice-Chancellor since 2022 is Professor Andrew Jones, formerly Deputy President at

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. 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 of work undertaken on research grants, as income is recognised in the financial statements over a period typically averaging three years. Other income reduced by £6.0 million, or 12.4%. This consists of student residences income, conference, hotel, retail and also income from summer school activity for foreign language students on the campus. All categories were significantly impacted by the pandemic, including the decision by the university not to charge rent for accommodation for the final term. Excluding the

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(USS) pension revaluation, expenditure was £9.8 million (4.3%) higher than in 2018–19. Excluding pension adjustments, staff costs of £135.0 million were £15.5 million (13.0%) higher than in 2018–19. The university invested resources in its academic provision as its tuition fee income and student numbers have increased and has also targeted staff cost investment in its information technology provision and other support services. Other operating expenses of £76.9 million were £5.6 million lower than in 2018–19.

Coat of arms

The Brunel

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was granted to the university in 1966, and incorporates various images representative of the university's heritage and principles. The masonry arch symbolises

, after whom the university is named; the compass and cogwheel symbolise technology, on which the university initially focussed on and the institution's former status as a College of Advanced Technology; the ermine lozenge is an allusion to the arms of

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, the first Chancellor of the university; and the swan symbolises

, where the main campus is located.

Academic profile

Brunel students have access to specialist laboratories for electronic imaging, bioprocessing and experimental techniques; flight, driving and train simulators; a 3-D body scanner; an

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; motion-capture equipment; an occupational therapy suite; sports and performing arts facilities; and academic archives in cult film and contemporary writing. Depending on the degree course followed, many undergraduate students may choose to undertake practical placements and projects as an integral part of their courses (a founding principle of the

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structure).

Research

In the 2008

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(RAE), 90% of Brunel research submitted was rated as being of international quality. In the

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(REF) in 2014 Brunel was ranked 33rd for Research Power. A comparison of the data submitted to REF2021 compared to the submission for REF2014 demonstrates a 9.6% increase of staff

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(FTE) submitted, a 5.9% increase in Early Career Researchers, 22% increase in PhD graduation per staff (FTE) per year and a 55% increase in spend per staff (FTE) per year. Courses at Brunel draw on staff's research in areas including Law, Cancer Genetics, Environmental Science, Human-Centred Design, Materials Processing, Contemporary Music and Digital Performance, Children's Education and Sports Medicine.

'Made in Brunel' (annual design exhibition)

Brunel's Design School holds an annual design exhibition called Made In Brunel, to promote and showcase the work of final year students to the design industry. In past years it has been held at the

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in Islington, and the

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Wharf. From 2011 onwards the exhibition has been held at the Bargehouse, on the Southbank, London.

Reputation and rankings

The university won the

in 2011. BUL was ranked as one of the top 350 universities in the world by the ''

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2025'' and among the top 400 by the ''

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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,

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. The

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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

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) 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

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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 Officers, four Standing Committee Chairs and six Working Group Chairs – supported by over thirty professional staff.

''The Brunel Times & Hillingdon Herald''

''The Brunel Times'' is Brunel University's official

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. Before 2019, it was called ''Le Nurb'', which has ''Brunel'' spelt backwards. Before that, it was a magazine called Route 66, named after the different campus locations Runneymede, Osterley, Uxbridge and Twickenham, not after a bus route which supposedly ran through Brunel's campus along Cleveland Road. The newspaper editorial team is made up of volunteer students and is funded by the Union of Brunel Students. Traditionally, the newspaper has held a left-wing bias and has published interviews with prominent political figures including Shadow Chancellor

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, a Brunel alum and MP for Hayes and Harlington. ''Hillingdon Herald'' is a monthly newspaper, written and produced by students from Brunel University London, with a focus on the London Borough of Hillingdon and wider London. Launched in October 2021, the first issue included columns from Prime Minister

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, MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip; former Shadow Chancellor

; and

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, MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner.

Formula Student

Brunel was one of the first UK universities to enter the

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engineering competition, an annual event in which universities from around the world compete in static and dynamic events using formula style racing cars designed and manufactured by students. Brunel's Formula Student teams have won prizes in the annual competition every year since they first entered in 1999. The Brunel Racing team is composed of undergraduate and postgraduate students, each being allocated an area of the car to develop. Students on MEng Mechanical Engineering courses act as team leaders and manage BEng students throughout the year to ensure a successful completion of a new car each year. Brunel Racing were UK Class 1 Formula Student Champions in 2002, and were the leading UK team at Formula ATA 2005, the Italian Formula Student event. In 2006 Formula Student Event, Brunel Racing were also the highest finishing UK competitor using E85 (fuel composed of 85% ethanol and 15% petrol.)

Student housing

Brunel's £250 million campus redevelopment programme, completed in 2008, refurbished existing halls and the built the new Isambard Complex. There are 34 self-catering halls of residence on-campus, with a total of 4,549 rooms, including studio flats for co-habiting couples. Rooms are available for undergraduates, postgraduates, students with disabilities and co habiting couples. All rooms have network access. Many of the

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around the Uxbridge campus are named after bridges that

either built or helped to design; other halls are named after him or other notable engineers or scientists. For example: *Clifton Hall (after the

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) *Saltash Hall (after the

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that crosses the

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) *Chepstow Hall (after the bridge across the

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) *Fleming Hall (after

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) *Faraday Hall (after Sir Michael Faraday) *Galbraith Hall (after W R Galbraith, who designed the

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) *Mill Hall (after

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) There are also three accommodation complexes: the Bishop Complex (Bishop, Kilmorey, Lacy and St Margaret's Halls); the Lancaster Complex (Lancaster, Stockwell, Southwark, Borough Road, Maria Grey and Gordon Halls); and the Isambard Complex (North, Meadow, Michael Bevis, Concourse, Stephen Bragg, West, Maurice Kogan, David Neave, Central, East, Runnymede, George Shipp, Trevor Slater, Shoreditch, Syd Urry, South and Brian Winstanley Halls).

Notable academics

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: Professor of Creative Writing, joint winner of the Booker Prize 2019 *

Will Self William Woodard Self (born 26 September 1961) is an English writer, journalist, political commentator and broadcaster. He has written 11 novels, five collections of shorter fiction, three novellas and nine collections of non-fiction writing. Se ...

: Professor of Modern Thought * Heinz Wolff: former Emeritus professor at Brunel University London founded the Brunel Institute for Bioengineering in 1983 * Fiona Templeton: Senior Lecturer in Drama *

Benjamin Zephaniah Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. Over his lifetime, he was awarded 20 honorary doctorates in recognition of his c ...

: former Professor of Creative Writing *

Hannah Lowe Hannah Lowe (born 1976) is a British writer, known for her collection of poetry ''Chick'' (2013), her family memoir ''Long Time, No See'' (2015) and her research into the historicising of the HMT ''Empire Windrush'' and postwar Caribbean migrat ...

: Professor of Creative Writing, poet and winner of the Costa Book Award 2021 *

Daljit Nagra Daljit Nagra (born 1966) is a British poet whose debut collection, ''Look We Have Coming to Dover!'' was published by Faber in 2007. Nagra's poems relate to the experience of Indians born in the UK (especially Indian Sikhs), and often employ l ...

: Professor of Creative Writing, poet and presenter of BBC Radio 4 Extra's 'Poetry Extra' *

Fay Weldon Fay Weldon (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was an English author, essayist and playwright. Over the course of her 55-year writing career, she published 31 novels, including ''Puffball'' (1980), '' The Cloning o ...

: former Professor of Creative Writing *

Celia Brackenridge Celia Brackenridge OBE (22 August 1950 – 23 May 2018) was a British sportswoman, campaigner and academic. In the mid-1980s, Brackenridge was recognised as the most capped Great Britain lacrosse player. She founded the Women's Sports Foundation ...

: former Professor and Director for Youth Sport and Athlete Welfare, and campaigner against abuse and harassment in sport * Javaid Rehman: Professor of International Law, former UN Rapporteur on Iran *

Alexandra Xanthaki Alexandra Xanthaki is known for her work on the rights of indigenous peoples and international law. She is a professor of law at Brunel University London, United Kingdom. She was appointed the United Nations special rapporteur in the field of cult ...

: Professor of International Law, UN Rapporteur on Cultural Rights *

Solon Solomon Solon (; ; BC) was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet. He is one of the Seven Sages of Greece and credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy.Stanton, G. R. ''Athenian Politics c. 800 ...

: Associate Professor of International Law, director of the 'Migrating Fears' film and host of the award-winning BUL Emerging Law Voices YouTube interview series *

Brian Cantor Brian Cantor (born 11 January 1948) has been a long-serving Lists of university leaders, university leader, is a visiting professor in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford, and a consultant at the Brunel Centre for Advanced Sol ...

: Professor of Materials and BCAST Strategic Advisor, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford and the University of York *

Hussam Jouhara Hussam Jouhara is a professor of thermal engineering and heat recovery systems at Brunel University of London. He specialises in heat pipe technology and thermal efficiency, and leads the university’s Heat Pipe and Thermal Management Researc ...

: Professor of Thermal Engineering *

Asoke K. Nandi Asoke Kumar Nandi FREng FIEEE (born 1954) is an Indian born British scientist, engineer, and academic specializing in signal processing and machine learning. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at ...

: Professor of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Vice-Chancellors

* 1966 to 1971: James Topping * 1971 to 1981:

Stephen Bragg Stephen Lawrence Bragg (17 November 1923 – 14 November 2014) was a British engineer who was Vice Chancellor of Brunel University from 1971 to 1981. He was the son of Lawrence Bragg and grandson of William Henry Bragg. Early life, education an ...

* 1981 to 1989: Richard Evelyn Donohue Bishop * 1990 to 2001:

Michael Sterling Sir Michael John Howard Sterling (born 9 February 1946) is a British engineer and a former Vice-Chancellor of the Brunel University (1990 to 2001) and the University of Birmingham (2001 to 2009). Early life In 1964, Sterling joined Associated ...

* 2002 to 2006: Steven Schwartz * 2006 to 2012: Christopher Jenks * 2012 to 2021: Julia Buckingham * 2021 to present: Andrew Jones

Chancellors

* 1966 to 1997:

Tony Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury John Anthony Hardinge Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury FRS (4 June 1908 – 14 January 2000), was a British crossbencher peer and scientist, succeeding to his title in 1943. A visionary industrialist and public servant who helped develop jet eng ...

* 1998 to 2012:

John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, (born 22 June 1932) is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was chancellor of Brunel University between 1998 and 2012, and since then has been its chancellor emeritus. Wakeham was a director ...

* 2013 to present: Sir Richard Sykes

Notable alumni

Media, entertainment and the arts

Nick Abbot Nick Abbot (born 22 August 1960) is an English radio presenter and currently presents ''The Late Show'' on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on LBC. Early life and career Abbot was born on 22 August 1960, and was educated at George Heriot's School, ...

, (''Psychology''), radio presenter *

Shohreh Aghdashloo Shohreh Aghdashloo (, ; born Vaziri-Tabar, May 11, 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Followin ...

, (''International Relations''), actress *

Rotimi Alakija Rotimi Alakija (born 16 October 1980), better known as DJ Xclusive, is a British-Nigerian disc jockey, record producer and recording artist. Early life Rotimi Alakija was born in England to Nigerian parents. At an early age, he moved back to ...

, DJ, record producer and recording artist * Hajaz Akram, actor *

Mark Bagley Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...

, comic book artist *

Carl Barât Carl Ashley Raphael Barât (; born 6 June 1978) is a British musician best known for being the co-frontman with Pete Doherty of the indie rock band the Libertines. He was the frontman and guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and in 2010 debuted a ...

, (''Drama'', did not graduate), musician,

The Libertines The Libertines are an English Rock music, rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The band, centred on the songwriting partnership of Barât and Doherty, included John Hassall ...

and Dirty Pretty Things *

Adam Benzine Adam Benzine is a British filmmaker and journalist. He received critical appraisal and widespread acclaim for his HBO documentary ''Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah'', which examined the life and work of French director Claude Lanzmann. The ...

, (''Multimedia Technology & Design''), Oscar-nominated filmmaker and journalist *

Jo Brand Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English actress, comedian, presenter and writer. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on '' Satur ...

, (''Social Sciences and Nursing''), comedian * Dave Brown, photographer, graphic designer ''

The Mighty Boosh The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows, The Mighty Boosh (1998 stage show), ''The Mighty Boosh'', Arctic Boosh, ''Arctic Boosh'' (1999) and Autoboosh, ...

'' *

Hopewell Chin'ono Hopewell Rugoho-Chin'ono is a Zimbabwean journalist. He has won numerous awards in journalism and has worked in both print and broadcasting journalism. He was a fellow at Harvard. Biography Hopewell Rugoho-Chin'ono is a documentary film maker and ...

, filmmaker and journalist *

Marko Ciciliani Marko Ciciliani (born February 23, 1970) is a composer, audiovisual artist and performer. Life Marko Ciciliani (born 1970 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a composer and sound artist. His family emigrated to Germany in 1971, where he grew up primarily in ...

, composer and audiovisual artist * Mike Collins, Comic book artist, Writer (''Politics, Modern History and Government'') *

Michael Dapaah Michael Dapaah (born 10 August 1991) is a British actor, rapper, and comedian best known for portraying the fictional rapper Big Shaq (also known as Roadman Shaq). He is also known for his mockumentary ''SWIL'' (Somewhere in London), which foc ...

(''Drama''), actor, writer and comedian *

Greg Davies Gregory Daniel Davies ( ; born 14 May 1968) is a Welsh comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Mr Gilbert in ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008–2010), Ken Thompson in ''Cuckoo'' (2012–2019), Dan Davies in '' Man ...

, (''English and Drama''), actor and comedian *

Ray BLK Rita Ekwere (born 2 August 1994), better known under her stage name of Ray BLK (pronounced "Ray Black"), is a British singer and songwriter who was born in Nigeria, and grew up in Catford in London. She won the BBC's Sound of 2017, and was the ...

, stage name for Rita Ekwere, (''English''), singer-songwriter *

Francis French Francis French may refer to: * Francis French (author) Francis French (born 1970) is a book and magazine author from Manchester, England, specialising in space flight history. He is a former director of events for Sally Ride Science, and a d ...

, space historian * Alizeh Imtiaz, (''English and Film and TV Studies BA 2008''), director and actor * Tony James, (''Mathematics & Computer Science'' 1974), musician *

Bryony Kimmings Bryony Kimmings (born 30 March 1981) is a British live artist based in London and Cambridgeshire. She is an associate artist of the Soho Theatre, and, in 2016, was commissioned to write ''The Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer'' for Complici ...

, performance artist * John Watts, musician,

Fischer-Z Fischer-Z are a British rock group and main creative project of singer, guitarist and poet John Watts. In 1982 Watts temporarily dissolved Fischer-Z and started a solo career under his own name. John Watts has gone on to release both solo and ...

Lee Mack Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor, famed for his quick wit. Mack’s better known work includes creating, writing and starring in sitcom ''Not Going Out'', and featuring ...

, comedian *

Sophie McShera Sophie McShera (born 17 May 1985) is an English actress known for her roles as Ros McCain in the fifth series of the BBC television series '' Waterloo Road'', as Daisy Mason in the ITV television series ''Downton Abbey'', and as Drizella T ...

, (''Drama''), actress * Oreke Mosheshe, (''Management and Law''), actor, television presenter and model *

Archie Panjabi Archana Panjabi (born 31 May 1972) is an English actress. She has had various roles in both British and American television including as Maya Roy in ''Life on Mars'' (2006–2007), Kalinda Sharma in ''The Good Wife'' (2009–2015), Nas Kamal ...

, (''Management Studies 1996''), actor * Nathaniel Peat, (''Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Systems''), social entrepreneur, winner of the reality TV show '' The Last Millionaire'' * Claire Phillips, (''Mechanical Engineering 1986''), portrait artist *

Amber Rose Revah Amber Rose Revah (born 24 June 1986) is a British actress and writer. She is known for playing the role of Dinah Madani in Marvel's '' The Punisher'' opposite Jon Bernthal and Ben Barnes for which she received a nomination for 'Outstanding Act ...

(''Contemporary Performance''), actress, ''

House of Saddam ''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 British docudrama television miniseries that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. A co-production between BBC Television and HBO Films, the series was first broadcast on BBC Two (in the United Kingdom) in f ...

'' and ''

The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher mad ...

'' *

Laurence Rickard Laurence Rickard (born 14 June 1975) is an English actor, writer, and comedian best known as a member of the Them There collective, with whom he both wrote and starred in productions including ''Horrible Histories (2009 TV series), Horrible Hi ...

, actor, screenwriter and comedian *

Bindya Solanki Bindya Solanki (born 24 May 1974) is a British actress. Biography Solanki comes from Southend-on-Sea, the seaside town in Essex. Her parents are of Gujarati descent and emigrated to England in the 1960s. She attended Brunel University and grad ...

, (''Drama''), actor *

Beverly Naya Beverly Naya (born Beverly Ifunaya Bassey; 17 April 1988) is a British-born Nigerian actress. She won Most Promising Talent at the 2010 Best of Nollywood Awards. She also won the award for Fast Rising Actress at the 2011 City People Entertainm ...

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

actress, stars in ''

Tinsel Tinsel is a type of decorative material that mimics the effect of ice, consisting of thin strips of sparkling material attached to a thread. When in long narrow strips not attached to thread, it is called "lametta", and emulates icicles. It was o ...

'' * Lucy Verasamy, (''Geography''), weather forecaster *

Kaan Yıldırım Kaan Yıldırım (born 24 December 1986) is a Turkish actor and producer. Early life Yıldırım was born on 24 December 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey. His maternal grandmother is of Bosnians, Bosnian descent. His father, Hakan Yıldırım is the own ...

, (''Marketing''), Turkish Actor *

Damson Idris Adamson Alade-Bo "Damson" Idris (born 2 September 1991) is a British actor and entrepreneur. He is best known for starring in John Singleton's crime drama ''Snowfall'', which debuted 5 July 2017 on FX and ended in 2023 after six seasons. He pla ...

, (''Actor''), British Actor Johnmcdonnellmp

Politics, nobility, and royalty

* Joyce Anne Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's, politician, Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office *

Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (''Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie''; born 11 November 1981), is the heir apparent to the Luxembourg throne since October 2000 and regent of the country since October 2024, as the son of Grand ...

, member of the Luxembourg royal family *

Prince Abdul Fattaah of Brunei Abdul Fattaah ibni Mohamed Bolkiah (born 8 March 1982) is a member of the royal family of Brunei. He is the second son and fourth children of Prince Mohamed Bolkiah by his first wife, Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah, thus making him a prince of Bru ...

, member of the Brunei royal family *

Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ( Jawi: تڠكو شرف الدين بدلي شاه ابن الأمين الكريم سلطان صالح الدين; born 2 March 1967) is the current Raja Muda (Crown Prince) ...

, Crown Prince of

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...

* Sayyida Meyyan bin Shihab Al Said (''MA in Design Strategy and Innovation''), member of the Omani royal family * John Leech (''History and Politics''), politician, MP for

Manchester Withington Manchester Withington is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jeff Smith (British politician), Jeff ...

, politician, former

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer The shadow chancellor of the exchequer in the British Parliamentary system is the member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Shadow Cabinet who is responsible for shadowing the Chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of ...

Ralph Miliband Ralph Miliband (born Adolphe Miliband; 7 January 1924 – 21 May 1994) was a British sociologist. He has been described as "one of the best known academic Marxists of his generation", in this manner being compared with E. P. Thompson, Eric Ho ...

, political theorist * James Colthurst, radiologist, son of the 10th Colthurst baronet, friend of

Diana, Princess of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William, ...

* Ville Skinnari, (''LLM''), Finnish politician, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade *

Reza Moridi Reza Moridi (; born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented the riding of Richmond Hill (provincial electoral district) ...

, (''MTech and PhD in physics''), Canadian politician *

Hamdullah Mohib Hamdullah Mohib (Pashto/; born 1983) is a Pashtun Afghan politician and former diplomat. Educated in England, Mohib was deputy chief of staff to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and simultaneously Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States fro ...

, (''PhD Computer Systems Engineering''), Afghan politician and diplomat, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States *

Anastasios Papaligouras Anastasios Papaligouras (; born 14 April 1948) is a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician and was Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy. Born in Athens, Papaligouras studied law at the University of Athens and took a Masters in Com ...

(''Master's in Comparative European Law''), Greek politician, former Minister of Justice * Pekka Sauri (''PhD 1990''), Finnish psychologist, politician, writer and cartoonist * Majid Al Suwaidi (''BA in Geology in 2001''), UAE Ambassador to Spain, Andorra, and Vatican City. Director-General of COP28 *

Seng Han Thong Seng Han Thong ( zh, s=成汉通, p=Chéng Hàntōng; born 22 April 1950) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was a Member of Parliament representing the Yio Chu Kang ward of Ang Mo Kio ...

(''MBA 1993''), Singaporean politician *

Sarah Dines Sarah Elizabeth Dines (born 27 May 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Derbyshire Dales from 2019 to 2024. She served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding from October ...

(''Law''), Conservative Party politician, MP For

Derbyshire Dales Derbyshire Dales ( ) is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district was created in 1974 as West Derbyshire; the name was changed to Derbyshire Dales in 1987. The council is based in the town of Matl ...

Rosena Allin-Khan Rosena Chantelle Allin-Khan (born 10 May 1978) is a British politician and medical doctor serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting since 2016. A member of the Labour Party, she attended shadow cabinet as Shadow Minister for Mental H ...

(''Medical Biochemistry ''), Labour Party politician, MP For

Tooting Tooting is a district in South London, forming part of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is located south south-west of Charing Cross. History Tooting has been settled since pre-Anglo-Saxons, Saxon times. The name is of Anglo-Saxon ori ...

Diana Johnson Dame Diana Ruth Johnson (born 25 July 1966) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull North since the 2005 general election. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Minister of ...

(''Law''), Labour Party politician, MP For Kingston upon Hull North *

Jenny Chapman Jennifer Chapman, Baroness Chapman of Darlington (born 25 September 1973) is a British politician and life peer who has served as Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean since 2025. She previously served a ...

(''Psychology''), Labour Party politician, MP For

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

Rudi Vis Rudolf Jan Vis (4 April 1941 – 30 May 2010) was a Dutch-born British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley and Golders Green from 1997 to 2010. Early life Vis was born in 1941 in the town of Alkmaar, in the ...

(''PhD Economics''), Labour Party politician, MP For

Finchley and Golders Green Finchley and Golders Green is a constituency created in 1997. It is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Sarah Sackman of the Labour Party. Boundaries The constituency covers Finchley, Golders Green, Childs Hill, Te ...

Alec Shelbrooke Sir Alec Edward Shelbrooke (born 10 January 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Wetherby and Easingwold since 2024 and for Elmet and Rothwell between 2010 and 2024. He previously served a ...

(''Mechanical Engineering''), Conservative Party politician, MP For

Elmet and Rothwell Elmet and Rothwell was a constituency for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament in West Yorkshire. During the 2017 general election, Elmet and Rothwell recorded the highest turnout of any seat in West or South Yorkshire, with almost 60,00 ...

* John Tomlinson (''Health Services Management''), Labour politician and life peer *

Shailesh Vara Shailesh Lakhman Vara (, born 4 September 1960) is a Ugandan-British Conservative former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Cambridgeshire from 2005 until 2024. He also served as Secretary of State for Northern Ir ...

(''Law''), Conservative Party politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, MP for

North West Cambridgeshire North West Cambridgeshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Sam Carling of the Labour Party. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post sy ...

Claire Ward Claire Margaret Ward (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who was elected Mayor of the East Midlands in 2024 East Midlands mayoral election, May 2024. Previously, she served as Member of Parliament (United K ...

(''MA Britain and the European Union''), Labour politician, former MP for

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

* Marina Yannakoudakis (''BSc Government, Politics and Modern History''), Conservative Party politician, MEP for

* Abang Johari Openg, 6th Chief Minister of the State of

Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...

, Malaysia *

Gagan Sikand Gagan Sikand is a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga—Streetsville from 2015 to 2021. He served as a member of the Liberal Party. Background Sikand attended the Univ ...

, Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville Constituency in Canada *

Chen Jining Chen Jining ( zh, s=陈吉宁, p=Chén Jíníng; born 4 February 1964) is a Chinese environmental scientist, academic administrator and politician who has been serving as Party Secretary of Shanghai and member of the 20th Politburo of the C ...

, (''Biochemistry''),

Communist Party Secretary A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

Sports

Tony Adams Tony Alexander Adams (born 10 October 1966) is an English former football manager and player. Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both teams. Known as Mr. Arsenal, he spent his entire playing career of 19 years as a centre-back t ...

(''Sports Science''), footballer, former Arsenal and England captain and

Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is a professional association football club based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The team is currently competing in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system in the 2024–25 ...

manager *

Eniola Aluko Eniola Aluko (born 21 February 1987) is a British football executive, football broadcaster and former professional player who played as a winger and striker. Aluko has been a regular broadcaster for live football on ITV, BT Sport, Amazon Prim ...

(''Law''), England Ladies footballer *

Ross Brawn Ross James Brawn (born 23 November 1954) is a British Formula One managing director, motor sports and technical director. He is a former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal, and has worked for a number of Formula One teams. Teams ...

, team principal for Mercedes

Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...

team *

Mike Coughlan Michael Coughlan (born 17 February 1959) is a British motor racing engineer and designer. He was Chief Designer for the McLaren Formula One team from to , where he was suspended for his part in the 2007 Formula One espionage controversy between ...

(''Mechanical Engineering 1981''), former Chief Designer for

McLaren McLaren Racing Limited ( ) is a British auto racing, motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. The team is a subsidiary of the McLaren Group, which owns a majority of the team. McLaren is best known a ...

Formula One team *

James Cracknell James Edward Cracknell, (born 5 May 1972) is a British rowing and endurance athlete, double Olympic gold medalist and winner of six world championship titles. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours ...

(''MSc Sport Science 1999''), rower, Olympic gold medallist *

Abi Ekoku Abagi Bienose Ekoku (born 13 April 1966) is a former track and field athlete in both discus and shot put, as well as a former professional rugby league footballer. Sporting career Athletics Ekoku represented Great Britain at the European ...

, former GB Lions rugby league manager, British discus champion and Bradford Bulls, London Broncos and Halifax winger *

Heather Fell Heather Fell (born 3 March 1983 in Plymouth, England) is a former British modern pentathlete turned triathlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in the women's modern pentathlon event. Early life Fell grew up ...

, (''Physiotherapy''), Olympic Modern Pentathlete and Triathlete *

Ben Gollings Ben Gollings (born 13 May 1980) is an English former rugby union player who most recently worked as a rugby coach for Fiji sevens team. Gollings is best known for his time with the England national rugby sevens team. He is the career leader i ...

, rugby player, Captain of England Sevens, IRB Sevens Series all-time top scorer *

Chad Gould Chad Edward Alesna Gould (born September 30, 1982) is a Filipino former footballer who played as a central defender or striker for the Loyola Meralco Sparks and the Philippines national team. He is currently a FIFA Licensed Football agent. ...

, (''Sports Science''), footballer * Elizabeth Hall (''Physiotherapy''), athlete * Roger Hammond (''Materials Science''), cyclist *

Audley Harrison Audley Hugh Harrison, (born 26 October 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013. As an amateur, he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and ...

(''Sport Sciences 1999''), boxer, Olympic gold medallist * Richard Hill (''Geography and Sports Science''), rugby player, 2003 Rugby World Cup winner * Ali Ibrahim, Egyptian rower * Catherine Murphy, athlete * Beth Rodford (''Sport Science''), rower *

Michael Olowokandi Michael Olowokandi (born 3 April 1975) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in London, he played collegiately for the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, California. Nicknamed "the Kandi Man," Olowokand ...

, former NBA player, No.1 overall pick of the 1998 NBA draft *

Abiodun Oyepitan Abiodun Adesola "Abi" Oyepitan (born 30 December 1979) is a British sprint athlete, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She won the 100 m at the 2001 Summer Universiade and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games she took a bronze medal with ...

(''Politics and Sociology''), athlete *

Perri Shakes-Drayton Peirresha Alexandra Shakes-Drayton (born 21 December 1988) is a British retired track and field athlete. After specialising in the 400 metres hurdles in the early part of her career, a knee injury at the 2013 World Championships forced Shakes- ...

(''Sport Sciences 2011''), athlete *

Tom Shanklin Tomos George Llewellyn Shanklin (born 24 November 1979 in Harrow, London) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played outside centre for Cardiff Blues and Wales. He played club rugby for London Welsh and then Saracens, before joining Car ...

, rugby player, Lions tourist and Wales rugby union international *

Iwan Thomas Iwan Gwyn Thomas (born 5 January 1974) is a Welsh sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and ...

, (''Geography and Sports Science''), athlete

References

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