Research in action

Find out about the impact of BU research submitted as part of the REF 2021.

At Bournemouth University a team of researchers are working on a number of projects around responsible gambling. Their aim is to understand the extent of the problems caused by excessive online gambling but most importantly we are making an impact by driving policy and industry practice changes.

The longest known trackway of human footprints has been uncovered, and tells the story of a parent’s journey through a slick mud surface with a toddler in their arms.

In March, a team from BU installed 3D printed artificial reef blocks in Poole Bay. Find out about the marine life that made these blocks their new home.

BU has worked on projects at the UK’s most famous landmark, Stonehenge, for 25 years and has helped to unearth some of its mysteries.

BU academics are working across disciplines on a range of new projects that use digital perceptions of reality to inform, educate and inspire.

The first HMS Invincible, captured from the French in 1747 and sunk off the coast of the Solent in 1758, has been excavated by archaeologists and divers from BU and the Marine Archaeology Sea Trust (MAST).

Landscapes on the Cusp of the Real & the Fantastic is a multi-shot, blended photography exhibition that allows for the capture of greater detail in a single photograph to enhance the image and show detail beyond what the naked eye alone can perceive.

Discover how research inspired an exhibition featuring works created by some of the UK’s leading disabled and able-bodied artists.

As part of a Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) project, researchers and students from Bournemouth University and the University of Syiah Kuala (Banda Aceh, Indonesia) have been studying the many facets of human-wildlife conflict in northern Indonesia (Aceh and North Sumatra) with the aim of identifying potential solutions.

Read about a project aiming to reinvent the higher education curriculum for social and community workers in Myanmar.

Read about a team aspiring to change how the world's largest refugee camp is managed.

Read the story of our 2019 competition, and browse through the winners and other entries.

BU's Dr Mehdi Chowdhury has been investigating the toll of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar on neighbouring Bangladesh.

A collection of digital stories told by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as part of the DA-RE research project.

A collection of digital stories told by Syrian refugee artists in Turkey, as part of the DA-RE research project.