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17/09/2021

Report captures reflections and insights from Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Co-edited by BU's Professor Dan Jackson, the report features over 100 contributors from leading institutions across the world.

15/09/2021

Oldest example of immobile art found in Tibet

Carefully placed hand and footprints, thought to be the oldest known examples of immobile art, have been found immortalised in rock in Tibet, with the help of BU researchers

15/09/2021

OPINION: One-third of the world's tree species are threatened with extinction - here are five of them

Professor Adrian Newton writes for The Conversation about a worldwide assessment of tree species, and explores some of those which are at risk.

15/09/2021

OPINION: We discovered the earliest prehistoric art is hand prints made by children

Professor Matthew Bennett and Dr Sally Reynolds write for The Conversation about discovering the oldest example of immobile art in Tibet.

13/09/2021

BU academic wins recognition at World Literacy Awards 2021

Professor Bronwen Thomas received the award on International Literacy Day for her research work on literacy in the digital age.

10/09/2021

Third of the world’s tree species at risk of extinction, global study finds

BU’s Professor Adrian Newton was among the contributors to the State of the World’s Trees report, which examined 60,000 species.

02/09/2021

Discovery of the minesweeper HMS MERCURY

A shipwreck in the middle of the Southern Irish Sea, previously thought to be that of a submarine, has now been identified as the minesweeper, HMS Mercury, with the help of a BU marine archaeologist.

24/08/2021

OPINION: When you buy an NFT, you don't completely own it - here's why

Professor Dinusha Mendis writes for The Conversation about the purchase of digital artwork and what is actually owned from a legal perspective.

03/08/2021

First research scans performed in BU's MRI scanner

The research participant was scanned as part of a collaborative study investigating the effects of cold water on brain activity.

20/07/2021

BU media literacy resources shared by the Government

Resources created by BU academics have been shared by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport to help people stay safe online.

19/07/2021

Learning lessons from ecosystem collapse to help inform the future

A new book has explored ecosystem collapse and recovery in order to learn lessons about how ecosystems can be managed to avoid future disaster events.

16/07/2021

Rising sea-levels could cost billions per year of damage in 2100, says BU study

A study led by BU's Dr Sally Brown finds that rising sea-levels will cause damage to our coastline regardless of whether we mitigate for climate change.

12/07/2021

Research project to explore whether digital coaching can support people with frailty

BU’s Professor Jane Murphy will lead the project, which has been funded by ARC Wessex.

05/07/2021

Museum of Lockdown

I started shielding at home on 10 March 2020 and continued until two weeks after my second vaccine, on 17.

28/06/2021

Social Impact of Audiovisual Media (Online Symposium)

Many films, videos and television programmes are produced with the intention of creating "social impact" - for example, reducing social discrimination, spreading environmental awareness or changing destructive habits.

15/06/2021

Tie u Orja

​ Tie u Orja , is a capacity-building initiative led by researchers at Bournemouth University in collaboration with SLAJ, Limkokwing.

18/05/2021

I and We: Literary Texts and the Constitution of Shared Identities - free event

Contributors will be asking how, in what ways, and to what effect may an ‘I’ become a ‘we’, or a ‘we’ conceive of its various ‘Is’.

18/05/2021

Bournemouth Protocol on Mass Grave Protection and Investigation shared with Iraqi authorities

The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), in collaboration with BU, presented the protocol to commemorate Mass Graves Day in Iraq.

18/05/2021

Smart Ports Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development (SPEED) project shortlisted for IAPH Sustainability Awards

BU is project partner on the European project, which aims to improve ports by using new advances in technology and data science.

17/05/2021

BU research features in More 4 documentary

Research in maritime archaeology by BU's Dr Innes McCartney is to be featured on two episodes of a More 4 documentary.