Archive for 2012

Brain hit a stand still?

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Design is an emerging issue worldwide and in multiple sectors. However, the way it is adapted and coped with by businesses differs from one industry to another, from country to country. In pursuing to understand how it fits a country such as Romania, who is currently in transition to a... (Read more)

Ever wondered what the technicians get up to when they're not helping us in workshops? Well on Monday 20th February Paul Josse gave us a sneak peek. As part of One World Week at Brunel, Paul shared with us his climbing and mountaineering expertise and spoke about just a few of... (Read more)

For the third instalment of the Made in Brunel podcast, we take advantage of the collaboration between Made in Brunel and Brunel University Entrepreneur’s event to interview two design consultancies, Berg and rAndom international. Along with design engineer and entrepreneur Glen Ward, a former candidate of the BBC’s The Apprentice,... (Read more)

Design Shows 2012 There's no better way to procrastinate guilt free than visiting design exhibitions, and so far in 2012 there has been some wonderful work on show. The Design Museum’s most recent exhibition focuses on Sir Terence Conran and his incredible body of work over the past 80 years. As well... (Read more)

In a packed out auditorium, hundreds of aspiring designers, entrepreneurs and students alike sat down to listen to the journeys of former technology & design graduates (some from Brunel's School of Engineering and Design) and their exploits in the worlds of design and business -and how often those paths... (Read more)

January 26th 2012 The BTHA Toy Fair trade show, held at London Olympia, hosted a ‘Design Student Day’. A group of Brunel design students were given the valuable opportunity to attend the show, normally just for trade, and presentations on entering the toy design industry. John Stewart, Co-Director of Worlds Apart (Read more)

January 26th 2012 With a number of students designing medical devices this year for their major projects, the opportunity to attend LEG (London Ergonomics Group) and UKUPA (Usability Professionals’ Association) event at UCL’s Interaction Centre on the design and usability of medical devices last week was fantastic. The event was lead... (Read more)

Made in Brunel is not just the name of our degree show. Made in Brunel is a highly regarded platform used to showcase the innovative thinking of our students and to follow the people, projects and events constantly progressing. Everything that goes into creating Made in Brunel is done in... (Read more)

Made in Brunel, on Saturday 14th January, hosted the annual Made in Brunel Challenge.  This year the event involved students of Level 1 and 2, across the School of Engineering and Design, getting into groups and working on a range of Made in Brunel briefs. It was a fantastic opportunity... (Read more)