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Showcasing Undergraduate Research Excellence 2020 #SURE2020

Showcasing Undergraduate Research Excellence gives undergraduate students a supportive platform to showcase their research.

Mass grave protection for truth and justice

This project investigates how best to safeguard, protect and investigate mass graves to ensure truth and justice for survivor populations.

Using deep breathing to lower blood pressure in pregnant women

Researchers are investigating the feasibility of using slow and deep breathing as an alternative treatment method for high blood pressure during pregnancy.

Responsible Gambling Projects

These projects are hosted by The Engineering and Social Informatics research group (ESOTICS) in the Department of Computing and Informatics and funded jointly by Bournemouth University and other collaborators.

Pier preservation

BU's Dr Anya Chapman is raising awareness of the importance of piers and how they can help regenerate seaside communities, successfully securing much-needed government funding to ensure their sustainable future.

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Pioneering research on dinosaurs, forensics and data took over London at New Scientist Live

DigTrace was developed with government funding and help from the Home Office and National Crime Agency it allows digital cameras to capture 3D images of footprints. It has been used to analyse fossil footprints found around the world.

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Proportion of BU’s research environment considered to be conducive to producing research of internationally recognised quality

96%

Percentage of BU research rated as internationally recognised or higher

Latest research news

22/01/2020

Fusion Professorial Lecture: Addressing the environmental crisis

Bournemouth University’s Professor Rick Stafford will talk at RNLI College on Thursday 13 February.

13/01/2020

OPINION: India's economy: how the world's fastest growing nation went off the rails

BU's Professor Sangeeta Khorana writes for The Conversation about why India's GDP growth has slowed and what might be next for the country's economy.

13/01/2020

Forthcoming rescheduled presentation - hosted by the Centre for Seldom Heard Voices, BU - 'Criminal Justice Responses to Maternal Filicide: Judging the Failed Mother'

In conjunction with BU's Women’s Academic Network, the British Society of Criminology & Bournemouth University’s Centre for Seldom Heard Voices,.

10/01/2020

OPINION: You're probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think

BU's Dr Darren Lilleker writes for The Conversation about how, for many people, the source of political information is simply less important than how it fits with their existing views.

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