15/09/2021 OPINION: We discovered the earliest prehistoric art is hand prints made by children Professor Matthew Bennett and Dr Sally Reynolds write for The Conversation about discovering the oldest example of immobile art in Tibet.
14/09/2021 The mass graves of slaughtered 13th-century Crusaders A study by BU and the University of Cambridge reveals remains of 25 soldiers in two 13th Century mass graves discovered within the dry moat of Sidon Castle, Lebanon.
10/09/2021 Third of the world’s tree species at risk of extinction, global study finds BU’s Professor Adrian Newton was among the contributors to the State of the World’s Trees report, which examined 60,000 species.
14/07/2021 BU academic discusses fossil discoveries on BBC TV Dr Sally C. Reynolds talked to Countryfile about how Jurassic Coast fossils shape our understanding of past ecosystems.
06/07/2021 BU students uncover more about rare artefact at Portland Museum A factsheet based on their findings will be made available for visitors to the museum.
02/06/2021 Dr Jane Goodall DBE shares her ‘reasons for hope’ at Bournemouth University event A pioneering ethologist and conservationist, Dr Goodall spoke about her career and tackling the ecological crisis
04/05/2021 OPINION: Boris Johnson's phone - what can hackers do with your mobile number? Dr Edward Apeh writes for The Conversation about the ways in which phone numbers can be used by hackers.
21/04/2021 BU ranked 74th in Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings The rankings assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, with BU placed 74th.
06/04/2021 Researchers discover the oldest known map in Europe - the Saint-Bélec Slab Researchers analysed the Bronze Age stone slab and found it represented a territory around the River Odet in France.
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