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May 2012


BU hosts a visit from the EU ecotoursim project ECOSAL-Atlantis.

April 2012


The School of Applied Sciences is attending Archaeology conferences in the USA and Oxford throughout April.


A postgraduate researcher from the School of Applied Sciences has visited Yale University to help further her research.


Research work from Dr Anita Diaz and the Student Ecology Research Team to feature on Radio 4.

March 2012


Research published in Science applies knowledge gained from studying plants & animals to better understand significant events in human evolution.


BU’s Centre for Conservation Ecology and Environmental Sciences is producing the best fish biology research in the world.

February 2012


Salmon at risk from generalist parasite that can cause mass mortality in days.


Videos can be seen of two of the keynote speeches from the FSBI 2011 conference.


Listen to the Australian radio interview with BU’s Josie Pegg about the blue balls mystery.


Ecology & Wildlife Conservation student wins Placement & International Fieldwork Prize.


New Crime Scene Training Facility allows Forensic Science students to put their skills into practice.

January 2012


Ian Hanson appointed by International Commission on Missing Persons.


How plant pigmentation changes in response to nutrient levels.


Professor Sue Black OBE gives guest lecture to Applied Sciences students.


Bournemouth University scientists help identify mystery blue balls.

December 2011


Bournemouth University project makes archaeology of world-famous site more accessible than ever before.


Polar Explorer Anthony Jinman gives talk to students about how to transfer skills needed for expeditions to the business world.

November 2011


Special prizes awarded to Applied Sciences students at Bournemouth University’s annual award ceremonies.


New report on Mexican cloud forests co-authored by BU’s Professor Adrian Newton.

October 2011


Maritime Archaeology student discusses her specialist study in Florence at the Council for National Research.


BU event studies marine life on the Boscombe Surf Reef.


Bournemouth University (BU) & Environment Agency (EA) study identifies consequences of infection by alien parasite for fish and fisheries.

September 2011


Details of School of Applied Sciences lecture series for 2011/12 academic year.

August 2011


Realistic simulation allows students to learn mass grave procedures.

July 2011


A project monitored by BU students to restore the grass roof of a covered water reservoir has been hailed a success.


International conference takes place at Bournemouth University this week.

June 2011


Delving beneath the surface of alarming declining fish biodiversity.


Researchers Dr. Dan Franklin and Deborah Steele have joined forces with scientists from across Europe on a research cruise in the North Sea.


What will this year’s Dig unveil?


Swash Channel Wreck and BU research provide focus of BBC television documentary.


BU’s Professor Adrian Newton features on BBC documentary.


Bournemouth University student Sean Graham pilots a new sustainable way of producing fish in Britain.


Bournemouth University’s (BU) Professor Adrian Newton gives presentation at prestigious event.


This video captures the excavation of ancient footprints in Namibia by an international team of scientists including Bournemouth University.


Interesting finds uncovered at the 2011 Big Dig.


Publication explores how severe deforestation & degradation in Latin America might potentially be reversed.

May 2011


Manila clam in Poole Harbour is the subject of a new scientific study.


BU students present research findings at conferences across the globe.



Dr Genoveva Esteban appointed as Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science.


Swash Channel Wreck and BU research provide focus of national media coverage.


Professor Rudy Gozlan’s lecture on 18 May 2011.


School of Applied Sciences Laboratory and Technical Team success at new awards ceremony.


The School has introduced a total of 10 new postgraduate courses for the new academic year.

April 2011


Senior Lecturer in Heritage and Museums, Yvette Staelens, contradicts recent Guardian newspaper article.


Maritime archaeologist shares expertise on the Swash Channel Wreck.


BU lecturer leads the retrieval of human remains in Iraq mass graves.


An exhibition of traveller life design by Museum Studies students.

March 2011


Ecology academic Richard Stillman is made a Professor.


BU graduate receives top honours from the American Academy for Forensic Sciences (AAFS).


Project brings answers to families of those who died in the First World War Battle of Fromelles.


Dr Miles Russell shares his expertise on the disappearance of Rome's Ninth Legion with the BBC.


BU’s Dr Miles Russell has made a guest appearance on the Channel 4 television show ‘The Seven Ages of Britain’ which was aired on Saturday 5 March.


David Parham, a Senior Lecturer in Marine Archaeology at BU, is to feature in a new BBC television series entitled Britain’s Secret Seas.


Forensic Science students gather real life evidence in Crime Scene Investigation exercise.


BU Postgraduate researcher Heather Papworth wins Best Poster Prize at national student conference.

February 2011


Dr Anita Diaz, a Senior Lecturer in Ecology at Bournemouth University, has spoken out about the proposed sale of Forestry Commission land.


The School of Applied Sciences has a range of scholarships available for postgraduate students.


Professor Matthew Bennett is appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor.

January 2011


Mysteries of wreck revealed by Bournemouth University and Poole Museum.


School of Applied Sciences PhD student wins poster prize at BU postgraduate conference.

December 2010


Bournemouth University (BU) students are getting a taste for real-life crime scene investigation at Streetwise in Bournemouth.


Bournemouth University (BU) PhD student Hannah Bunten has won a prestigious prize from the London Toxicology Group (LTG).


Bournemouth University and Fishbourne Roman Palace have joined together to develop the museum's visitor experience.


Studying fish bones and analysing the clues they hold.

November 2010


New evidence that ecological restoration can provide a cost effective response to environmental degredation.


Grants of £500 will be available to support students to enhance their experience and careers prospects by undertaking high quality overseas fieldwork.


A Bournemouth University (BU) Archaeology academic is behind a controversial publication dispelling the text book version of Roman Britain.


Students from the School are invited to get creative and design a poster expressing their experiences on their summer work placements.


BU biological anthropologists uncover the truth behind a preserved head found in a witchcraft museum in Cornwall.


Bournemouth University Biology student aims to become the youngest person ever to row the Atlantic solo.

October 2010


Dr Anita Diaz shares her passion for conservation and her inspiration behind the short courses for professionals.


Dr Roger Herbert is interviewed by ITV Meridian about his research into biodiversity on Boscombe's artificial reef.



Bournemouth University's (BU) School of Applied Sciences has announced a lecture series on a range of ecology and anthropology topics.


Independent journalist, Lewis Smith, speaks to Bournemouth University's (BU) Professor Matthew Bennett.



Read about Professor Matthew R Bennett's research into our ancestors' footprints and the development of bipedalism.


A partnership of ecologists led by Bournemouth University's School of Applied Sciences have been studying the rich biodiversity that has developed on Europe's first artificial surf reef.

September 2010


Bournemouth University's School of Applied Sciences has appointed a new Deputy Dean.


Professor Tim Darvill presents his lecture ‘Merlin’s Magic Circles: Stonehenge and the use of the Preseli Bluestones’



Ecology PhD student swaps the rocky shores of Southern England for the coral reefs of Australia.


Bournemouth University academic shares his expertise with TV's Dr Alice Roberts.



Professor Rudy Gozlan has returned from a 30 day expedition in China, collecting samples of a harmful invasive species.

August 2010


Bournemouth University (BU) archaeologists shared their expertise with television's Dr Alice Roberts on BBC2.


Local Chinese community thanks BU academic for helping to secure World Heritage status for the Danxia landscapes of southern China.



Staff and students who took part in Bournemouth University's Big Dig will feature in a four part BBC series, 'Digging for Britain', hosted by TV scientist Dr Alice Roberts.


The School of Applied Sciences is celebrating the news that the AHRC will pay for talented student Mark McCorry to study at Bournemouth University.


Emma Bonthorne has become the second BU student to win the SPMA undergraduate dissertation prize


A Bournemouth University PhD student has received a prestigious award for her work investigating an individual's susceptibility to methadone poisoning.



Two BU students will present their research findings at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists Conference in Bonn, Germany.

July 2010


Bournemouth University researcher Sally Keith


Rudy Gozlan's Chinese Expedition


A new audio trail highlighting the historic features of the ancient South Dorset Ridgeway is now available to download.


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