brunel.ac.uk

We performed a comprehensive analysis of brunel.ac.uk on 2026-07-06. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 5657ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 576 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Sectigo Limited (OV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 1 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-12-09, which is 156 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 50/100 (moderate). The following security headers are properly configured: Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 6 technologies across 5 categories powering brunel.ac.uk. The detected stack includes React, Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Fonts, and Adobe Fonts. The UI is built with React. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, brunel.ac.uk receives an overall trust score of 75/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, brunel.ac.uk receives a trust score of 75/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, a valid SSL certificate issued by Sectigo Limited with 156 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, and DMARC email authentication with a none policy. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, no X-Frame-Options header, which could allow the site to be embedded in malicious iframes (clickjacking), the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked brunel.ac.uk against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers.

Our technology detection engine scanned brunel.ac.uk and identified 6 distinct technologies across 5 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. UI Library: React — handles the user interface rendering and component management for brunel.ac.uk. Analytics: Microsoft Clarity — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for brunel.ac.uk. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for brunel.ac.uk. Advertising: LinkedIn Insight Tag — handles advertising pixel tracking and conversion measurement for brunel.ac.uk. Fonts: Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for brunel.ac.uk. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Tag Manager container GTM-MKWZ6T. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

brunel.ac.uk delivers its homepage in 5657ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 576 KB, and we detected 103 resource requests loading assets from 15 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 0 out of 2 CSS files and 0 out of 11 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 13 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of brunel.ac.uk produces approximately 0.28g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of C. This is an average carbon footprint. Optimizing images and reducing unnecessary scripts could further improve this score. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 576 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for brunel.ac.uk. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

brunel.ac.uk resolves to the IPv4 address 134.83.115.113, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 7 name servers: ns1.brunel.ac.uk, ns2.brunel.ac.uk, ns3.brunel.ac.uk, ns3.ja.net, ns4.brunel.ac.uk, ns5.brunel.ac.uk, and ns7.brunel.ac.uk. Having 7 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for brunel.ac.uk is handled by Microsoft 365 with 1 MX records configured: brunel-ac-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a none policy — a monitoring-only setting that doesn't enforce any action on unauthorized emails. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for brunel.ac.uk. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions.

The homepage of brunel.ac.uk contains 558 words of visible text content. This is a moderate amount of content. The page is structured with 13 H2 headings, 3 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 13 images. All images have proper alt text attributes ✓, which is excellent for both accessibility (screen readers) and SEO (search engines can understand image content). The link structure consists of 50 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 18 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 11 external JavaScript files, 2 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior), Schema.org structured data (CollegeOrUniversity and WebPage), and Progressive Web App (PWA) manifest (enabling app-like installation). Notable missing features: XML Sitemap. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. We detected the following payment methods accepted on brunel.ac.uk: Visa and Discover. Offering multiple payment options including credit cards and digital wallets improves customer trust and can increase conversion rates. The website has social media presence across 4 platforms: Facebook (@bruneluniversity), Twitter (@bruneluni), Instagram (@bruneluni), and Tiktok (@bruneluniversity). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for brunel.ac.uk is good at 27 characters: "Brunel University of London". The length is acceptable, though it may be slightly truncated in some search result displays. The meta description is 140 characters (well-optimized): "A London campus university with a rich history of innovation. We offer courses that combine excellence in teaching and w...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The page language is declared as en and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 3/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Brunel University of London..."), OG description, OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. The site implements Schema.org structured data with the following types: CollegeOrUniversity and WebPage. Structured data helps search engines understand the page content and can enable rich results (featured snippets, knowledge panels, star ratings) in Google search results, which can significantly increase click-through rates. The meta keywords tag contains 9 terms including Brunel University, University in west London, London Universities, University of Brunel, and Uxbridge university. Note: Google has officially confirmed that it does not use the meta keywords tag as a ranking signal. However, some other search engines (Bing, Yandex) may still reference it.