Engineering

The research profile of engineering at Brunel continues to improve; with one of the largest submissions in the UK, the second largest in London, and 10% larger than the last time the REF was conducted in 2014. With a research environment that was judged to be world-leading and internationally excellent, 80% of our outputs were assessed at or above internationally excellent. Over the last seven years, we have won total funding of £133.2 million for our engineering research, treble the value covered by REF 2014, and have graduated 459 PhD students. View full results here.

Wrexham firm decked-out with Brunel research - REF impact case study

Technology for sustainable, durable decking developed at Brunel found everywhere from London’s Olympic Park to Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Walkway.

REF results for physical sciences engineering and mathematics panel

REF Unit of Assessment (click for full details)	College	Subjects	World leading or internationally excellent research	4^*	3^*	2^*	1^*	FTE equivalent
Computer Science and Informatics (UoA 11) popup window	College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences	Computer Science	69.0%	27.0%	42.0%	24.0%	0.0%	37.3
Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (UoA 07) popup window	College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences	Environmental Sciences	81.0%	15.0%	66.0%	19.0%	0.0%	16.4
Engineering (UoA 12) popup window	College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences	Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Design School, Digital Media	81.0%	17.0%	64.0%	13.0%	6.0%	152.8
Mathematical Sciences (UoA 10) popup window	College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences	Mathematics	69.0%	20.0%	49.0%	31.0%	0.0%	26.4

Computer Science and Informatics (UoA 11)	4^*	3^*	2^*	1^*	U/C
Overall	27.0%	42.0%	24.0%	0.0%	7.0%
Output (65%)	39.8%	41.9%	17.2%	0.0%	1.1%
Impact (20%)	12.5%	37.5%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%
Environment (15%)	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%

69% of the research in Computer Science and Informatics at Brunel is world-class or internationally recognised

Connecting Africa: New Networks for Open Science

The Brunel team set about working with groups in a number of African countries to share the research and knowledge that underpinned the European system. - Example of REF 2021 Case Study Read more on Connecting Africa: New Networks for Open Science

Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (UoA 07)	4^*	3^*	2^*	1^*	U/C
Overall	15.0%	66.0%	19.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Output (65%)	4.9%	82.9%	12.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Impact (20%)	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Environment (15%)	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%

81% of research in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences at Brunel is world-leading or internationally excellent

New safety laws for chemicals

Our food, our water and the things we use everyday are constantly contaminated by hundreds of harmful chemicals that build up in bodies and the environment. - Example of REF 2021 Case Study Read more on New safety laws for chemicals

Engineering (UoA 12)	4^*	3^*	2^*	1^*	U/C
Overall	17.0%	64.0%	13.0%	6.0%	0.0%
Output (65%)	14.4%	64.7%	15.7%	5.2%	0.0%
Impact (20%)	11.1%	61.1%	16.7%	11.1%	0.0%
Environment (15%)	37.5%	62.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

81% of research in Engineering at Brunel is world-leading or internationally excellent

Wrexham firm decked out with Brunel research

Prof Fan’s helped the company develop the technology needed to produce a consistent and reliable product from a wood and plastic composite - Example of REF 2021 Case Study Read more on Wrexham firm decked out with Brunel research

Mathematical Sciences (UoA 10)	4^*	3^*	2^*	1^*	U/C
Overall	20.0%	49.0%	31.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Output (65%)	19.7%	68.2%	12.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Impact (20%)	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%
Environment (15%)	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%

69% of research in Mathematics at Brunel is world-leading or internationally excellent

Extreme modelling: statistical research fix for difficult-to-predict situations

Prof Yu’s disseminated modelling approaches have been used by TWI in Japan and the United Arab Emirates, to reduce risk of catastrophic incidents. - Example of REF 2021 Case Study Read more on Extreme modelling: statistical research fix for difficult-to-predict situations