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BU’s Professor Khan has discovered a clean, sustainable and renewable way of meeting our future energy needs.

Oil traders, portfolio managers and policymakers will all benefit from a new framework for oil price forecasting that uses information from a wider range of sources in its predictions.

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.

Find out how BU researchers have applied their ecological tipping points research into society, with the uptake of their recommendations by the Forestry Commission and further research now extending to all types of ecosystems.

The hump-backed mahseer population has decreased by 90% in the last 15 years but due to a case of mistaken identity, the fish disappeared unnoticed from South India’s River Cauvery until research led by Adrian Pinder, director of Bournemouth University’s Global Environmental Solutions and director of The Mahseer Trust, highlighted the giant carp’s plight.

Discover how BU research into lives of sex workers during sport mega-events has led to significant change in Brazilian Federal Law.

People with exceptional facial recognition skills account for a small proportion of the population – but in areas such as security, their abilities can make a big impact.

After succeeding in making face blindness an officially recognised condition, researchers from Bournemouth University are now trialling effective treatment for those with prosopagnosia.

BU research which guided policymakers on the implications for intellectual property rights in the UK, as a result of 3D printing, is set to shape the landscape on an international scale.

Read how 3D rainforest mapping is informing conservation plans that are key to assuring the survival of species such as gibbons, siamangs, orangutans and elephants.

Discover how research into the media portrayal of para-athletes could make a difference to the daily lives of people with disabilities.

Discover how a BU project is helping disabled children tell their stories.

Desti-Smart is a project addressing challenges for efficient sustainable tourism while at the same time promoting a low-carbon economy.

DRIVE is a new network that brings together academics, NGOs, stakeholders and practitioners from Kenya with UK partners to maximise digital technologies to address development challenges.

The Smart Ports Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development (SPEED) project aims to improve ports in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the UK by using new advances in technology and data science.

BU's Dr Jayne Caudwell is working with local stakeholders to help provide valuable swimming sessions for the transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming community. 

Reducing nutrient levels in coastal ecosystems (RaNTrans) aims to improve the ecological status of transitional waters in England and France.

The SAMARCH project aims to provide new scientific evidence to inform the management of salmon and sea trout (salmonids) in the estuaries and coastal waters of the French and English sides of the Channel.

Discover how the research of BU’s Dr Anna Feigenbaum has empowered everyday civilians to report the use of riot control weapons, such as tear gas canisters, during protest situations.

Researchers from Bournemouth University, in collaboration with the University of Brighton, have been exploring how advances in digital technologies are transforming our reading experiences – and have transformed how reading is researched in the process.

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

Schools, welfare organizations and businesses work together to support young people from within entrepreneur hubs. In these hubs, young people work on a business pop-up that will improve their neighbourhood.

The 3DPARE project is working to deploy and monitor artificial reef blocks in the Atlantic ocean which have been designed and fabricated using innovative 3D printing technology and sustainable, low-impact bio-receptive materials.

There are many political and economic incentives to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but they bring with them a number of complexities that require in-depth research and discussion – a challenge a team of academics, led by Principal Investigator and BU Professor Jens Hölscher, is working to tackle.

ADDISONIC is finding new ways of fatigue-testing materials to more accurately predict and extend their lifespan, reducing the amount that ends up in landfill. 

BU established The Centre for Face Processing Disorders (CFPD) to provide cognitive screening and training programmes to improve recognition skills for affected adults and children.

The objective of the MARINEFF project was to develop a new approach to the design and construction of maritime infrastructure. MARINEFF strived to enhance and protect coastal and transitional water ecosystems in cross-border Channel regions.

Run by Catalin Brylla, this project explores the engagement with digital media for improving physical, psychological, social and economic wellbeing in the visually impaired community.

Digital Arts for Refugee Engagment (DA-RE) is an exploratory research project using arts-based activities in combination with digital literacy for developing the capabilities of refugee youth in Turkey and Bangladesh.

BU’s programme of research focuses on location, evaluation, excavation, recovery, recording of crimes scenes and the analysis and use of evidence in a legal context. It is a combination of primary research and the analysis of the results of professional practice.

The DIPCAT project has created an internationally-oriented learning platform in accountancy that supports skill development for early career professionals. 

ECO-CODING is a Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) funded project that will bring the technology of DNA barcoding to BU, collaborating environmental organisations and local school children.

BU’s software engineering research has focused on the improvement of software development methods with a particular emphasis on the ‘upstream’ or requirements phases.

Exploring practice approaches to safeguarding adults who experience hate crime and discriminatory abuse. 

Fair access – or widening participation (WP) – is an area of considerable interest in the UK’s higher education sector. Its impetus is on breaking down barriers that prevent people from diverse backgrounds from entering higher education, and flourishing when they do.

FishE is exploring the factors that can negatively affect fish populations, and find effective strategies to prevent their decline.

The FoodMAPP project will enable local providers to supply and sell produce directly to consumers, reducing waste and food miles. 

BU’s research has been at the heart of a dynamic repositioning of culture, working directly with the UK’s largest conservation charity, the National Trust, to make heritage accessible to a wider audience.

Project PDE-GIR, led by Bournemouth University, is developing partial differential equation (PDE) techniques to improve geometric modelling, image processing, and shape reconstruction (GIR). 

Green tribology provides answers to friction and wear problems within an ecological and environmentally sound context. 

Exploring LGBTQI+ communities' experiences of the Eurovision Song Contest to examine attitudes, perceptions and practices. 

A novel approach to investigating inequalities in nutrition and healthy ageing for older Black African adults in the UK. 

This research has considered the expression of sentencing explanations through face to face and telephone interviews with 16 youth court Magistrates across Southern England. 

Supporting the local community and economy in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area.

Exploring where, when and under what circumstances the mapping of mass graves should be avoided or kept secret so that protection is not jeopardised.

Developing the tools to empower the youngest generations of refugees.

Developing a suite of modelling tools to support economic forecasting.

BU researchers developed practice development approaches that would work across a wide variety of health and social care settings.

Working with the charity Energise Me, this project explored how the people working in physical activity, and their attitudes, affect the physical activity levels of LGBT+ people.

A group of researchers at Bournemouth University are running several projects with the aim of reducing sexual violence through better education and campaigning, better police and court practices, and changes to the law. 

This AHRC network is focused on three emblematic contexts: two rural communities (Bario and Long Lamai) in Malaysia, a historical town (Ilha de Moçambique) in Mozambique, and five favelas (Rio de Janeiro) in Brazil.

The Refugee and Migrant Leisure Network (RMLN) connects Bournemouth University academics working within the Centre for Events, Leisure, Society and Culture (CELSC) with local community partners.

Working with partners and the community to enable those who have experience of being homeless or vulnerably housed to have a voice in research. 

A short, animated film that shows the process of mass grave protection and investigation from the perspective of victims’ families.

Neighborhood Justice Panels (NJPs) in England are a local justice initiative made accessible to the public via the police and through probation recommendations in court. They provide an out of court option that is both flexible and cost-effective due to voluntary support.

CIPPM undertook a comparative study of commercial music videos and amateur parodies to determine whether there were economic consequences to the presence of parody.

Research into 2003/5 changes to UK accounting, auditing and corporate governance regulation found major flaws in the regime. By providing evidence and lobbying via other organisations, researchers have exposed these defects and their implications, contributing to critical public debate around the policy.

Using innovative music-based methods to understand and engage with youth at risk of criminal exploitation in Albania. 

Research led by the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP) in conjunction with industry bodies has investigated management practices in the UK television industry. 

Find out how BU researchers have created a system that provides timely advice to balance the requirements of coastal bird conservation with those of society.

An exhibition showcasing young LGBTQ+ positive experiences of social media and the internet. 

The Wessex Portal and the Dorset Coast Digital Archive aims at promoting a better understanding of the unique natural environment and heritage assets.

The UK-China Health and Economy Partnership is a novel knowledge transfer partnership that will promote long-term collaboration between Bournemouth University, the University of York, the University of Sheffield and the University of Leeds.

Why are some people highly engaged by political communication, while others are not? Why do some people believe spurious claims of political actors while others approach them all with cynicism?

Exploring practical ways to support people who might find it difficult to access virtual or remote health services and who might be affected by wider inequalities.

The aim of this project is to measure the economic and socio-cultural contribution of UK outdoor events. This will be achieved through the collection of data from public outdoor event suppliers, organisers and consumers to measure the value of public outdoor events in the UK. 

Exploring feelings of belonging and identity within post-industrial communities in the North East of England and Eastern Germany and their representation in media and popular culture.