SPORT, HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCES PROGRAMME A very warm welcome to Brunel University London I am so proud of our university, its courses, staff and facilities, and I am delighted that you are thinking about joining us. Choosing a university is an important decision tell you all about their own experiences at that will set the path for your future – from the Brunel with lots of opportunities to have your career you follow to the friends you make. It could questions answered. be the biggest decision you’ve faced in your Since the university was established in 1966, life so far and we’re here to help you make the we’ve achieved great things. In 2018, the right choice. challenges might have changed, but our aims are Today you’ll get to experience life at Brunel as innovative and ambitious as they always were. first hand. We are a leading research intensive university with excellence, innovation and an entrepreneurial Meet our staff and students, see their work and spirit at the heart of everything we do. hear all about your programme from the academic staff you will learn with. We hope we’ll cover everything you need to know today, but if you have any questions left Then, after lunch, visit our information fair for unanswered, please ask one of our staff or more about our accommodation, support services, students who are here to help you in any way sports and social life. You can also take a walking they can. tour of our campus and accommodation with our student guides. I very much look forward to welcoming you as Brunel students later this year. Our resident experts on student finance and careers will be delivering a series of afternoon My best wishes for an enjoyable day. talks. Most importantly, our student panel will Professor Julia Buckingham Vice-Chancellor and President Today’s schedule All you need to know about your course... 9.30am – 10am 10am – 10.45am 11am – 12noon Check in A Question of Sport, Subject talks Pick up all the information you’ll need Health and Exercise Session A – The application of to make the most of your day. Costa Sciences psychology in sport and Starbucks on campus will be Watch how goalkeepers can predict open and you’ll find a voucher in your Professor Louise Mansfield and the direction of a penalty kick at registration bag. a current student will answer all our eye-tracking software demo. your questions about life and study Presented by Dr David Broadbent. Location: Lecture Centre at Brunel. Foyer Location: Heinz Wolff Location: Lecture Centre, Building, Sport Psychology Theatre 061 Laboratory (2nd floor) 11am – 12noon 12noon – 12.15pm 12noon Subject talks Psychology (Sport, Lunch Session B – Physical Futures Health and Exercise) Chat with students and Learn about the role of Physical Education and BSc talk lecturers over lunch. Youth Sport when considering physical as a future Have all your questions knowledge. Presented by Dr Richard Blair. Dr David Broadbent will introduce answered and find out how this innovative new programme, you can get involved in life Location: Heinz Wolff Building, which is run jointly by the at Brunel. Room 273 (2nd floor) Psychology and Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences Divisions. Location: Hamilton Session C – Can Stretching Improve Location: Heinz Wolff Centre, Mead Room Flexibility and Function? Building, Sport Psychology Our presentation will examine research into this Laboratory (2nd floor) topic, and discuss how biomechanical techniques in general are used to assess the effectiveness of different training programmes on athletes and clinical populations. Presented by Dr Amir Mohagheghi. Location: Heinz Wolff Building, Biomechanics Laboratory (Ground floor) Life as a Brunel student and how we’ll support you... 12noon – 3pm 12noon – 3pm Information fair Student-guided Drop in and meet the friendly teams campus and here to support you from day one accommodation tours – Admissions, Accommodation, Disability and Dyslexia Service, Discover campus life through Professional Development the eyes of a current student Centre (Placement and Careers), – a great way to find out what Counselling and student finance. we mean by the Brunel buzz! Location: Eastern Gateway Location: Eastern Gateway Building, Atrium Building, Atrium 1pm – 1.30pm 1.30pm – 1.45pm 1.45pm – 2.15pm 2.15pm – 2.45pm (repeat) Placement and careers Brunel Student Panel Financing your studies Hear about Brunel’s great reputation – Q&A for helping students with placements, Concerned about fees? Hear Ask our friendly panel of students part-time work and future careers. more about our scholarships all about life at Brunel. and other forms of funding. Location: Eastern Gateway Location: Eastern Gateway Location: Eastern Gateway Building, Auditorium Building, Auditorium 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 NORTH LOOP ROAD 5 Control Reserved Bragg barrier Visitor 13 Lancaster Reserved Hotel & Spa Control Visitor Wolfson barrier Centre TOPPING LANE Heinz Wol St Johns Halsbury 12 Design & 11 Print Service U1, U4, U7 U5 ROAD CLEVELAND Crank Garden 16 15 Eastern 222 14 Hamilton 17 Centre The Quad Sports Gateway 18 10 Centre 4 COWLEY ROAD COWLEY U3 19 Main University Entrance 20 Michael Arts Centre Gaskell Sterling Mary Chadwick Seacole Marie 9 1 21 Meeting Jahoda STEM Lecture House Centre Pond Bannerman Centre 22 Wilfred Centre 23 Brown Amenity WEST SPUR ROAD 2 Conference 8 6 Control Building Reserved Oce barrier KINGSTON LANE Visitor Reserved Reserved River Pinn Visitor Visitor Counselling Russell 24 25 26 Tower A 3 Elliott Howell Centre Indoor Athletics Jaques Pay & U1, U2, U4, U7 Display 3 27 7 5 4 Gardiner 28 Tower B AMCC Pay & Tower D AMPC 29 Display Tower C 5 5 30 CLEVELAND ROAD Reserved Visitor Antonin Joseph Sports Park Artaud SOUTH LOOP ROAD COWLEY ROAD COWLEY 31 Lowe 33 32 Distribution Centre Pay & Display ISAMBARD CLOSE ISAMBARD STATION ROAD 2 222 U5 KINGSTON LANE Key G3 Advanced Metal Casting F4 Indoor Athletics Centre Residential 15 Fleming Hall 32 South Hall Centre C3 Joseph Lowe Bishop Complex 16 Galbraith Hall 33 Brian Winstanley Hall Sports Main Reception C3 Antonin Artaud E4 Lancaster Suite 1 Bishop Hall Isambard Complex Pavilion E4 Arts Centre D4 Lecture Centre Main Reception Medical Centre 2 Kilmorey Hall 17 North Hall D4 Bannerman Centre C4 Marie Jahoda 3 Lacy Hall 18 Meadow Hall Academic Buildings Security D5 Bragg F4 Mary Seacole 4 St. Margarets Hall 19 Michael Bevis Hall Residential Buildings Café F3 Brunel Science Park E3 Medical Centre 20 Concourse Hall 1 5 Faraday Complex Recreational Buildings B4 Chadwick C4 Meeting House 21 Stephen Bragg Hall U1, U2, U4, U7 Parking D3 Conference Office D4 Michael Sterling 6 Clifton Hall 7 Chepstow Hall 22 West Hall Brunel University London Union of Brunel Students E3 Counselling Service F3 Russell 23 Maurice Kogan Hall D4 Design and Print Service E4 Sports Centre 8 Saltash Hall Kingston Lane Library 24 David Neave Hall EATH R Uxbridge LD H OAD F4 Eastern Gateway F5 St Johns Lancaster Complex 25 Central Hall PIE Coffee Shop F3 Elliott Jaques B4 The Student Store 9 Gordon Hall UB8 3PH, UK 26 East Hall Tel 01895 274000 Cash Machine F3 Gardiner D3 Tower A 10 Stockwell Hall 27 Runnymede Hall Accommodation Centre B4 Gaskell D3 Tower B 11 Southwark Hall 28 George Shipp Hall Sat Nav users: Please enter the D4 Halsbury D3 Tower C and D 12 Maria Grey Hall road address (Kingston Lane) Step-free Route 29 Trevor Slater Hall D4 Hamilton Centre C4 Wilfred Brown 13 Borough Road Hall 30 Shoreditch Hall and the postcode (UB8 3PN). Student Centre D5 Heinz Wolff D5 Wolfson Centre 14 Mill Hall 31 Syd Urry Hall brunel.ac.uk D3 Howell My name is Morvarid and I’m really looking forward to meeting you. I’ll be talking about my life at Brunel and we can chat afterwards about anything else you’d like to know about studying here. Morvarid Osmani Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences (Human Performance) BSc WHY STUDY SPORT, HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCES AT BRUNEL Brunel is ranked in the World You’ll have the opportunity to You’ll train on the running Top 100 and Top 10 in the UK spend a year working in top track used by Olympic legend for Sports subjects (QS World football clubs like Chelsea and Usain Bolt University Rankings by Subject West Ham. 2018) @bruneluni /bruneluniversity bruneluni brunelcampus #AbsolutelyBrunel BRUNEL STORIES From Brunel to Brazil Brunel graduate Kate Richardson- shoot-out victory in the Olympic Human Performance MSc, with Walsh (Sport Sciences BSc, final against the Netherlands. helping her to develop the right 2003), captain of Team GB Hockey Kate wasn’t the only Brunel skills to succeed in her career. Women’s Team, won the first ever success story in Rio. Amber Amber said: “A career in elite sport Olympic gold for the women’s Luzar, who became performance is difficult, but Brunel provided a GB hockey team at Rio 2016. analyst for England and GB learning environment to develop In recognition of her achievements, Hockey in 2014 (just two years practitioners who could go on Kate received the Order of the after graduating), was part of to lead expert athletes in major British Empire (OBE) in the the background staff preparing sporting events. You could learn 2017 New Year’s Honours list. the team for Olympic glory. from the best, with the best She was also shortlisted for Amber credits her time at equipment that mirrored that BBC Sports Personality of the Brunel, first as a sports Science used in the sporting arena.” Year 2016 following her penalty undergraduate and then on the DPS_5429 0219.