Estate and environment

The Strategic Plan sets out the many ways BU will improve and expand its campus to enhance the ‘BU experience’. This year BU has gone a long way to develop its estate, increase the quantity of student accommodation and strengthen its environmental activities to help reduce climate change.

Improved facilities on campus

Improvements have been made to buildings occupied by the School of Health & Social Care on the Lansdowne Campus. The ground floor of Royal London House has been updated and now houses the askBU Enquiry Service, where prospective students can drop in, call or email one of the Student Advisers.

The new social learning space at Bournemouth House has top-of-the-range audio and video facilities and an area for socialising to encourage both student group and self-directed learning. A new ‘meet and greet’ area has also opened in the reception of its Studland House building where students can stop for a coffee and talk with friends.

Following the successful Corfe House development in Poole town centre, BU now offers a further 150 beds at a new development, Okeford House, in Winton. Four hundred beds will also be available to students in 2009 as part of its investment in the Lansdowne Campus.

Realising BU’s environmental potential

The University is recognised within the sector as being one of the leading institutions in implementing environmental policies and has recently become a member of the EcoCampus Programme. This is a national environmental management system (EMS) development programme and award scheme for Higher Education Institutions, which gives BU a structured approach to improving its performance.

The current Travel Plan builds on the success of BU’s award winning strategy implemented in 2003 and sets further strong environmental targets and policies. It has met BU’s objectives in terms of reducing the number of cars arriving at the University and increasing the usage of public transport. This year BU has launched a bicycle purchase scheme for staff and expanded its bus service to serve new University residences.

BU has also maintained its Fairtrade status for the third consecutive year, continuing its commitment to promoting the sale and consumption of ethically traded products.

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