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18/01/2022

Public Involvement in Education & Research (PIER) Partnership publishes annual report

The 2020/21 Annual Report highlights the PIER partnership's activity and achievements over the past year.

12/01/2022

Mindful Resilience programme co-developed by BU receives formal accreditation from the Royal Society for Public Health

The programme, which supports those at risk of gaming or gambling-related harms, was developed by the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM), Betknowmore UK and BU academics.

10/12/2021

Support needed for families caring for athletes living with neurodegenerative disease, says BU research

The collaborative research project sought to tell the stories of family members who had lived with an afflicted former athlete.

08/12/2021

The British Academy’s Early Career Researcher Network expands into South West

BU is supporting the programme, which will facilitate networking events and activities for Early Career Researchers in the South West.

08/12/2021

BU research shows comic-style graphics can aid in communicating important public health information

The research has found that the comic medium can be a vital communication tool in sharing important information.

06/12/2021

Four of the top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2021 made by BU academics, according to Archaeology Magazine

Four of the top 10 archaeological discoveries of the year were made by BU academics, according to Archaeology Magazine .

02/12/2021

OPINION: A new species of early human? Why we should be cautious about new fossil footprint findings

Writing for The Conversation, BU's Professor Matthew Bennett and Dr Sally Reynolds discuss the potential discovery of an early human species.

26/11/2021

Sustainability win for BU, and highly commended for research, at the Times Higher Education Awards 2021

Bournemouth University won the THE DataPoints Merit Award trophy for its commitment to climate action at the 17 th annual Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2021, and a received a commendation for research.

22/11/2021

Changing Climate, Changing Landscapes: free events to be held in partnership with the British Library

BU’s Institute for the Modelling of Socio-Environmental Transitions will co-host three events exploring the impact of climate change on British landscapes

15/11/2021

New hub to help manage post-Covid symptoms through nutrition

BU has supported the creation of the Nutrition and Covid-19 recovery knowledge hub.

11/11/2021

IMIV MRI Pump-Priming Research Scheme – Round 2

Following on from last year’s successful IMIV MRI Pump-Priming Research Scheme, we are pleased to launch a second round of the scheme to support innovative MRI research projects.

10/11/2021

Workshop explores health technology assessment (HTA) of drugs and medical devices in the UK and China

The workshop was part of the UK-China Health and Economy Partnership, exploring effective policy and methods for health technology assessment.

08/11/2021

OPINION: Targeting disaster management - new research evidence from Sierra Leone

Professor Lee Miles writes for The Conversation about BU research to help improve disaster management and response in Sierra Leone.

05/11/2021

BLOG: Insights from COP26

Dr Emma Jenkins writes about her experience of attending the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow.

02/11/2021

Professor Lee-Ann Fenge speaks at All Party Parliamentary Health Group event on the Health and Care Bill

Professor Lee-Ann Fenge joined the Parliamentary event to talk about the benefits of the Health and Care Bill, advocating for true integrated care within the health system in the UK.

29/10/2021

BU author shortlisted for cricket book award

Dr Rafaelle Nicholson's book about the history of women's cricket was shortlisted for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award.

25/10/2021

Free events to give insight into social science research

Events will be held online and in-person throughout November as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences.

01/10/2021

OPINION: LGBTQ+ athletes - why more sportspeople than ever are coming out

Dr Keith Parry co-authors this article for The Conversation around increasing acceptance of LGBTQ+ in sport.

30/09/2021

Bournemouth University Disaster Management report to launch in Sierra Leone

A disaster management project delivered by Bournemouth University is to have its final report formally endorsed by the Government of Sierra Leone.

28/09/2021

OPINION: Fossil footprints prove humans populated the Americas thousands of years earlier than we thought

Professor Matthew Bennett and Dr Sally Reynolds write for The Conversation about their discovery of fossil footprints at White Sands National Park.