thumb|left|upright|Statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel at the university, erected in 2006 A royal charter granting university status and the power to award degrees was awarded on 9 June 1966, and the institution became Brunel University.
thumb|left|upright|Statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel at the university erected in 2006 A royal charter granting university status and the power to award degrees was awarded on 9 June 1966 and the institution became Brunel University