22/05/2025 BU Professor to Chair Sub-Panel for REF2029 Professor Kate Welham will chair one of the sub-panels that will assess research from Universities across the country for the next Research Excellence Framework assessment in 2029.
22/05/2025 Study reveals different phases of evolution during ice age A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to survive the cold during the ice age.
15/05/2025 Dr Mili Shrivastava provides written evidence to Treasury Committee inquiry about AI in financial services Dr Shrivastava recommends that ethical and inclusive AI technology is needed to ensure AI systems are accessible and close the STEM gender gap.
13/05/2025 “A sense of belonging for all”: Eurovision Song Contest provides safety and shared identity for LGBTQI+ communities Bournemouth University research explored the experiences of minority groups and LGBTQI+ communities at Eurovision through surveys, interviews and observations.
23/04/2025 We’ll always see the water as a place to have fun: A new approach to warnings is needed to see the dangers As the weather warms up in the UK, researchers from Bournemouth University are warning that some water safety messages need rethinking.
15/04/2025 Women’s Football Fans Left Underserved by Merchandise Market A new study involving Bournemouth University has revealed that fans of professional women’s football are being routinely let down by.
15/04/2025 Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) celebrates 25th anniversary Established in 2000, the centre has carried out over 50 research projects – informing intellectual property policy and laws.
11/04/2025 BU academics contribute to parliamentary inquiry into female entrepreneurship Dr Mili Shrivastava and Dr Sukanya Ayatakshi-Endow have had their written evidence published by the Women and Equalities Committee
07/04/2025 CESJ partners with the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund The centre will administer and host the annual Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism, which recognise excellence and courage in reporting conflict, injustice and human rights issues.
02/04/2025 Different dietary recommendations can all help to reduce free sugar intake For the first time in a single study, a research team from BU investigated the effects of three different types of dietary advice for reducing free sugar intakes.
28/03/2025 New research evaluating a domestic abuse programme A team at Bournemouth University have won funding to evaluate a holistic domestic abuse programme run by charity Yellow Door in Southampton.
26/03/2025 BU supports development of Decarbonisation Plan for the Port of Poole Academics from BU’s Business School supported the creation of the plan, which aims to achieve net zero by 2050.
25/03/2025 Digital Technology reassembles shattered medieval statue Collaboration between museum experts, computer animators and archaeologists reconstructs statue of Medieval saint smashed during the Reformation
24/03/2025 3,700-year-old stone circle discovered in Derbyshire forest BU archeologists were involved in the discovery of a Bronze Age ceremonial site which sheds new light on prehistoric Britain.
13/03/2025 ASRG commissioned by the Home Office to evaluate ultra potent synthetic opioids Research by the Analytical Science Research Group (ASRG) at BU has provided a comprehensive chemical assessment of these dangerous drug compounds.
12/03/2025 Researchers warn of addiction and over-dependency on ChatGPT Researchers at Bournemouth University are warning about the addictive potential of AI conversational tools, such as ChatGPT. Writing in the.
27/02/2025 Earliest evidence for humans in rainforests rewrites prehistory Study finds evidence that people were living in a rainforest in modern day Cote D‘Ivoire around 150 thousand years ago.
25/02/2025 Supportive offboarding: new initiative to better support freelance staff in the TV industry The intervention, developed by Dr Richard Wallis in partnership with Fremantle, supports conversations at the end of a freelance contract.
24/02/2025 Study uncovers earliest evidence of pre-historic transport Scientists have found early evidence of transport technology used by the earliest known settlers in the USA, more than twenty thousand years ago.
21/02/2025 Is it safe to swim outdoors during pregnancy? New study opening doors to find out The first-of-its-kind review underlines the need for more research to help women make informed decisions.
