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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.

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.