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02/05/2025

Visually impaired Sports Day at BU aims to inspire the next generation of sports athletes

BU hosted its first Sports Day for visually impaired children which took place on Talbot Campus on 1 May 2025.

28/04/2025

BU student donations to support charity: The Big Give returns for 2025

Donate your unwanted clothes, accessories, books, electrical items, and unopened non-perishable food to help those in need and raise charitable funds, rather than letting it go to waste.

31/03/2025

BU and AFC Bournemouth strengthens its commitment to EDI

Students at BU have been working with Premiership football club AFC Bournemouth to develop their work in the areas of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

28/03/2025

Face to face with the past: BU student recreates face of Iron Age Dorset woman

MSc Bioarchaeology student Amber Manning has created a facial reconstruction of ‘Kimmeridge Woman’, which will go on display at Wareham Museum alongside her skeleton.

26/03/2025

BU supports development of Decarbonisation Plan for the Port of Poole

Academics from BU’s Business School supported the creation of the plan, which aims to achieve net zero by 2050.

24/03/2025

AFC Bournemouth women celebrate promotion during the BU Big Match

The partnership between BU and AFC Bournemouth was celebrated during a special BU Big Match where the AFCB women's team were crowned champions.

14/02/2025

Public Lecture looks to the future of the NHS

The future of the NHS is the subject of the first Spotlight Public Lecture delivered by Bournemouth University.

13/02/2025

BU graduate wins prestigious Women in Innovation Award

Claire Given, a BU graduate in Journalism is one of 50 women to win a ‘Women in Innovation Award’ at a ceremony in London.

12/02/2025

Experts share their vision for the future of end of life care

Professor Bee Wee CBE, former national clinical director for end-of-life care at NHS England and a leading figure in palliative medicine, was the special guest at BU.

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