Research students
Research students are valued members of the Graduate School and make a significant contribution to the University’s thriving, research-intensive community. A number of Vice-Chancellor’s Prizes are available each year to recognize and celebrate the vast array of postgraduate research conducted at Brunel. These include the Travel Prize, Research Poster Conference Prize, Doctoral Research Prize and School Research Conference Prize.
In addition research students can benefit from the Researcher Development Programme and attend the specialised Researcher Development Series 1,2 and 3 run during each year of their doctoral degree.
This information is for students enrolled in the following degrees: MPhil, PhD, New Route PhD, Professional Doctorates (EdD, DrPH, EngD).
In this section:
Useful links:
- Research student handbook
- School handbooks
- Job hunting for PhD students
- GTA training
- Brunel University Research Archive
- Union of Brunel Students postgraduate minisite
- Surveys (including Postgraduate Research Experience Survey)
- Guide to postgraduate funding





