You’ll have the chance to specialise in one of four areas of Global Challenges, all informed by cutting edge research on a variety topics. These complementary strands have been selected not only because they all represent pressing issues faced by the international community, but also because of Brunel’s existing and emerging expertise in these areas. Our courses are grounded in the latest academic research and you’ll be taught by lecturers who are internationally renowned. As what you’ll learn is closely aligned to our research expertise, you’ll be the first to benefit from their work. Global Challenges covers a diverse range of topics from health challenges in developing countries to the impact of globalization on transportation. Our commitment to research means you’ll graduate ready to tackle the challenges to the global economy and our society. Research activities Learn more about research degrees at Brunel Get ready to apply Research projects Real-time cloud-based clean water monitoring system Ongoing Low cost solar powered food cold storage and distribution Ongoing Sustainable bioplastic for Personal Protection Equipment Ongoing Developing sustainable bioplastic films for agricultural use Ongoing Evolution of religious and secular medical treatments Ongoing Sustainable and healthy school food environments in Brazil Ongoing Improving higher education on Design for Sustainability Completed Mainstreaming gender for energy security Ongoing Mitigating plastic waste in Indonesia Ongoing UK community radio responses to COVID-19 Completed COVID-19 and Relationships Study Completed Pandemic crisis prediction and management Ongoing Entrepreneurship, resilience and rural community branding Completed Entrepreneurship through intergenerational crowdfunding Completed Poetry at Play Completed Development, financing and distribution: the workflow in the contemporary game industry Completed Play Your Research Completed The Rights Hero: A mobile game to help displaced children learn their rights Completed Assessing endocrine disruption in birds, fish and amphibians Completed International Sexuality Description Project Completed Plastic Oceans Completed GAP WORK: Improving gender-related violence intervention and referral through youth practitioner training Completed Universities Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence Completed Singing and Social Bonding: Creating connections between practitioners and researchers Completed Having Little, Having Less: Toward a Psychology of Low Socioeconomic Status Completed Education systems, aspiration and learning in remote rural settings Completed Fully-funded studentships Our funded studentships become available at different times of the year. Please keep checking our page regularly to see the latest funded opportunities. We also advertise all our funded studentships as soon as they become available on the @BrunelResearch twitter account. View all studentships