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Journalism Programme DISCOVER BRUNEL 2020 Journalism Programme Saturday 15 February 2020 “The environment we work in mirrors a professional newsroom so when you enter the industry after graduation you’re confident and comfortable working under pressure. But what I love most is the access to resources. The department is fully stocked with cameras, sound/lighting gear, radio and editing suites all available to use and experiment with.” Hi I’m Zachary, A very warm welcome to Brunel University London. Today is your chance to experience life at Brunel first hand! Guaranteed You’ll get the opportunity to meet with academic staff who will tell you all accommodation on our about your course, and see the work of current students, who can also tell you what life is really like as an undergraduate student at Brunel. London campus After lunch you can visit the information fair to find out more about accommodation, support services, sports and student life here on campus. Make sure you also take a student-led campus tour to see the accommodation and everything else we have here at Brunel. In the afternoon you’ll hear from our student panel about their life at Brunel, with lots of opportunities for you to ask any questions you have. You can go to one of the talks from our resident experts on student finance and careers too. 40 mins by tube to If you have any questions throughout the day, ask any of the staff or Central London students as we are here to help you in any way we can. I hope you have a really good day and I look forward to seeing you around campus later this year! Zachary Journalism and Culture BA (Hons) Voted 5th best Careers Service in the country (Student Hut survey 2019) Today’s schedule All you need to know about your course... 9.30am – 10am | Check in Check in and pick up all the information you’ll need to make the most of your day. Costa and Starbucks on campus will be open and you’ll find a voucher in your registration bag. Location: Antonin Artaud, Foyer 10am – 10.30am | Welcome to Journalism at Brunel Speak to our friendly lecturers and students who will let you know what’s different about studying Journalism at Brunel. Location: Antonin Artaud Building, Room 005 10.30am – 11am | Journalism workshop (for students) Take part in a fun workshop to get a real taste of Journalism at Brunel. Join our current students who will help you build your very own interactive news story. Location: Antonin Artaud Building, Room 005 10.30am – 11am | Question time (for parents and guests) Lecturers and students will be on hand to answer any questions about Brunel, Journalism and student life. Location: Antonin Artaud Building, Room 101 11.30am – 12noon | Hear from our students Find out what life studying Journalism at Brunel is really like. Hear from current students on their Brunel experience so far. Location: Antonin Artaud Building, Room 005 12noon | Lunch with lecturers and students Chat with students and lecturers over lunch. Get all your questions answered and find out how you can get involved in life at Brunel. Location: Antonin Artaud Building Room 103 Life as a Brunel student and how we’ll support you... 12noon – 3pm | Information fair Drop in and meet the friendly teams here to support you from day one - Admissions, Accommodation, Disability and Dyslexia Service, Professional Development Centre (Placement and Careers) and Counselling. Location: Eastern Gateway Building, Atrium 12noon – 3pm | Student-guided campus and accommodation tours Discover campus life through the eyes of a current student - a great way to find out what we mean by the Brunel buzz! Location: Eastern Gateway Building, Atrium 1pm – 1.30pm | Financing your studies Concerned about fees? Hear more about our scholarships and other forms of funding. Location: Eastern Gateway Building, Auditorium 1pm – 1.30pm | Sports park tour Join our student ambassadors to look around our state-of-the-art sports park facilities. Location: Departs from Eastern Gateway Building, Atrium 1.30pm – 1.45pm | Placement and careers Hear about Brunel’s great reputation for helping students with placements, part-time work and future careers. Location: Eastern Gateway Building, Auditorium 1.45pm – 2.15pm | Brunel student panel - Q&A Ask our friendly panel of students all about life at Brunel. Location: Eastern Gateway Building, Auditorium 2.15pm – 2.45pm (repeat) | Financing your studies Concerned about fees? Hear more about our scholarships and other forms of funding. Location: Eastern Gateway Building, Auditorium A B C D E F G H N Uxbridge 1 mile Old School House (5 mins) A10, U1, U4, U7 KINGSTON LANE 5 NORTH LOOP ROAD Pay Here Bragg 13 Lancaster Control R Wolfson Hotel & Spa Pay barrier Centre Here R Pay Here TOPPING LANE Heinz Wol St Johns Quad North 12 Design & 11 Print Service U1, U4, U7 Control CLEVELAND ROAD Crank Garden U5 barrier 16 15 Eastern 222 14 Hamilton 17 Conference Centre The Quad Sports Gateway 18 Oce 10 Centre Main Reception 4 COWLEY ROAD COWLEY U3 19 Security Main University Entrance Oce 20 Michael Arts Centre Gaskell Sterling Mary Chadwick Seacole Marie 9 1 21 Meeting Jahoda STEM Lecture House Centre Pond Bannerman Centre Wilfred Centre 22 R Control R 23 barrier Brown 2 Amenity WEST SPUR ROAD Pay 8 Control Building Here 6 KINGSTON LANE R R barriers River Pinn R Russell 24 Counselling 25 26 3 Tower A Medical Pay Elliott Howell Centre Centre Indoor Athletics Here Jaques U1, U2, U4, U7 Pay Here 3 27 7 5 4 Gardiner 28 Tower B AMCC Tower D AMPC 29 Tower C 5 R 5 30 CLEVELAND ROAD Antonin Joseph Sports Park Artaud COWLEY ROAD COWLEY 31 Lowe Pay 33 SOUTH LOOP ROAD 32 Distribution Here Centre Pay Here ISAMBARD CLOSE ISAMBARD STATION ROAD 2 222 U5 KINGSTON LANE Key G3 Advanced Metal Casting D2 Joseph Lowe Residential 15 Fleming Hall 32 South Hall Centre E5 Lancaster Suite Bishop Complex 16 Galbraith Hall 33 Brian Winstanley Hall Sports Main Reception D3 Antonin Artaud D4 Lecture Centre 1 Bishop Hall (Reception) Isambard Complex Pavilion E4 Arts Centre C4 Marie Jahoda Main Reception Medical Centre 2 Kilmorey Hall 17 North Hall Pay D4 Bannerman Centre F4 Mary Seacole 3 Lacy Hall 18 Meadow Hall Academic Buildings Here Security D5 Bragg E3 Medical Centre 4 St. Margarets Hall 19 Michael Bevis Hall Residential Buildings Café F3 Brunel Science Park C4 Meeting House 5 Faraday Complex 20 Concourse Hall (Reception) 1 B4 Chadwick D4 Michael Sterling Recreational Buildings U1, U2, U4, U7 Reserved Parking 6 Clifton Hall 21 Stephen Bragg Hall D4 Conference Office D4 Quad North 7 Chepstow Hall 22 West Hall Pay and Display Machine Brunel University London E3 Counselling Service F3 Russell 8 Saltash Hall 23 Maurice Kogan Hall Design and Print Service Sports Centre Kingston Lane Union of Brunel Students D4 E4 24 David Neave Hall EATH R Lancaster Complex Uxbridge LD H OAD F4 Eastern Gateway F5 St Johns PIE Library 9 Gordon Hall 25 Central Hall UB8 3PH, UK F3 Elliott Jaques B4 The Student Store/ 180719 Coffee Shop 10 Stockwell Hall 26 East Hall Tel 01895 274000 F3 Gardiner Amenity Building 27 Runnymede Hall Cash Machine B4 Gaskell D3 Tower A 11 Southwark Hall Sat Nav users: Please enter the 12 Maria Grey Hall 28 George Shipp Hall Accommodation Centre D4 Hamilton Centre D3 Tower B 29 Trevor Slater Hall road address (Kingston Lane) D5 Heinz Wolff D3 Tower C and D 13 Borough Road Hall and the postcode (UB8 3PN). Step-free Route 14 Mill Hall 30 Shoreditch Hall D3 Howell C4 Wilfred Brown 31 Syd Urry Hall brunel.ac.uk Student Centre F4 Indoor Athletics Centre D5 Wolfson Centre Dozens of students from Brunel University London joined the world’s media on their campus to cover Boris Johnson’s Students victory at the 2019 General Election. A team of around 40 students from various programmes including Journalism and Politics banded together to provide join world’s comprehensive coverage. They were in a unique position because the counts for Mr Johnson and Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell took place in their athletics centre. Mr media for Johnson’s constituency is Uxbridge and South Ruislip while Mr McDonnell represents Hayes and Harlington. The students grabbed the chance to test themselves as professional reporters, political analysts and film crew election night members. They set up a reporting hub to produce news, interviews, broadcast and social media content, using their own website, ikbinsider.com and their twitter and Instagram special feeds. Students had an opportunity to talk with politicians including Mr McDonnell and Ali Milani, Mr Johnson’s Labour rival, and other journalists from prestigious outlets. Sophie Sophie Harris Harris, a final year journalism student, interviewed BBC presenter Andrew Marr about his thoughts on the General Election. #IamBrunel During the course of the night, the live and pre-recorded broadcast from the Brunel studio was led by the former BBC News Analysis Editor Juliette Dwyer. Sam Watts, third year journalism student, said: “I filmed Mr Johnson as he arrived for the count. For a few minutes, the place went mad, then a helicopter left and it quietened down; that was my best footage of the night.” Brunel University London Kingston Lane, Uxbridge Middlesex, UB8 3PH brunel.ac.uk #DiscoverBrunel /bruneluniversity @bruneluni bruneluni DPS_8983 0220.
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