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Research film following the lives of Paralympians nominated for award

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OPINION: Five ways to manage your screen time in a lockdown

OPINION: Five ways to manage your screen time in a lockdown

BU led Historic Landscapes and Mental Well-being nominated for Book of the Year

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Optimising food and nutritional care for people with dementia

Research led by Professor Jane Murphy and Dr Joanne Holmes of the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre (ADRC) at BU has resulted in the development of a toolkit that’s helping to transform nutritional care for people with dementia. This has reached almost 1,200 known recipients to date.

Earliest known case of TB in Britain on display in Wimborne

Earliest known case of TB in Britain on display in Wimborne

Prestigious Parliamentary Fellowship awarded to BU academic

Prestigious Parliamentary Fellowship awarded to BU academic

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Unearthing the mysteries of Stonehenge

Research involving Bournemouth University academics has shed light on the origins of the UK's most famous monument - Stonehenge.

Unearthing the mysteries of Stonehenge

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The impact of Covid-19 on giving and receiving care at home

The impact of Covid-19 on giving and receiving care at home

This latest BU research brings together different people’s experiences of care at home during a time of increased pressure due to the pandemic.

Bringing up the bodies

Bringing up the bodies

Mass graves are sites of horrific violence and need effective protection and investigation. This podcast asks: What standards for investigation.

Research shows how the brain compensates through visual cues when lacking sense of touch

New research on two people who cannot feel touch uncovers evidence on how the human brain unconsciously embodies the physical self.

IMIV Pump Priming Scheme makes awards to innovative MRI research projects

IMIV Pump Priming Scheme makes awards to innovative MRI research projects

Bournemouth University’s new Institute of Medical Imaging and Visualisation (IMIV) has awarded scanning time on its Siemens Lumina 3T scanner.

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