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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

Eating and drinking well with dementia guides promo image

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 Saint-Bélec Slab

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.

Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results published

BU’s performance demonstrates several areas of strength, including research partnerships and skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

BU submits to REF2021!

We are delighted to announce that BU has made a submission to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

OPINION: How lockdown changed our sex lives - new research

Dr Liam Wignall writes for The Conversation about research into changes in sexual behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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