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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 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.

28/09/2021

OPINION: How the pandemic has changed holidaymaking in Britain

Dr Anya Chapman writes for The Conversation about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic tourism.

23/09/2021

Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas

Footprints found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico provide the earliest unequivocal evidence of human activity in the Americas and provide insight into life over 23,000 years ago.

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.