2011 Events Archive

Date: 6 December 2011
Time: 4 pm
Venue: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus

Dr. Josh Pollard - Archaeology, School of Humanities, Southampton University

‘Between the Monuments: Life in the Avebury Landscape’

Research Seminar Series poster (PDF 91 kb).

Date: 22 November 2011
Time: 4 pm
Venue: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus

Professor Nick Barton, Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford

‘Modern Humans and the Origins of Symbolic Behaviour in Prehistoric North Africa’

Excavating a cave site in North Africa with a view to looking at early modern human behaviour. One of the important discoveries is some of the earliest examples of shell bead jewellery in the world.

Professor Barton’s academic profile.

Research Seminar Series poster (PDF 91 kb).

Date: 21 November 2011
Time: 5-7 pm
Venue: The Shelley Lecture Theatre, Talbot campus

Always dreamt of skiing across unexplored acres of Artic? Discover groundbreaking samples that challenge global knowledge of climate change?

Polar explorer and public speaker Antony Jinman is coming to BU to give a talk entitled ‘Wanting to do something different or follow your dream?’ on Monday the 21st of November from 5-7pm in The Shelley Lecture Theatre on Talbot Campus, with refreshments of pizza and wine provided.

Antony also runs a project called Education Through Expeditions, which aims to inspire and educate children of all ages across the world about global climate change issues and to create a greater respect for the planet. It will achieve this through interactive expeditions and related school outreach work.

This event is only open to staff and students of the School of Applied Sciences.

If you would like to attend, please contact Gill Seaton to reserve your place.

Date: 16 November 2011

We offer a range of events for you to find out more about our postgraduate courses. You will have the opportunity to talk to our leading academics, find out about postgraduate accommodation and funding, and for on-campus events, you will be able to view our facilities and talk to current students.

At the Open Day, the School of Applied Sciences will run stands and give talks where you can hear more about the subjects and courses on offer, as well as directing your specific questions to a member of the academic staff.

To book onto an Open Day and for more information please see here.

Date: 25 Oct 2011
Time: 4 pm
Venue: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus

Dr. Demetra Andreou - School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University

‘Host-Parasite Interactions and Impact on Host Populations’

Dr Andreou will be discussing the relationship between hosts and parasites and the impact of introduced parasites on native host populations.

Research Seminar Series poster (PDF 91 kb).

Date: 25 - 26 Oct 2011
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Venue: Boscombe seafront

A two day event with activities, exhibitions and the chance to learn about the marine life found in Poole Bay and on the surf reef.

There will be:

• Activities to find out what is beneath the waves
• Exhibitions
• Aquaria
• Talks, quizzes and film footage of the reef.

This event is being organised by a partnership led by Bournemouth University which is investigating the biological colonisation of the newly constructed Boscombe Surf Reef in Poole Bay near Bournemouth.

Marine Wildlife at Boscombe poster (PDF 157 kb).

Date: 22 Oct 2011

We encourage you to visit Bournemouth University at an Open Day or campus event, to experience BU first hand. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for the area, find out more about university life and discover whether a course is right for you.

At the Open Day, the School of Applied Sciences will run stands and give talks where you can hear more about the subjects and courses on offer, as well as directing your specific questions to a member of the academic staff.

To book onto an Open Day and for more information please see here.

Date: 15 Oct 2011

We encourage you to visit Bournemouth University at an Open Day or campus event, to experience BU first hand. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for the area, find out more about university life and discover whether a course is right for you.

At the Open Day, the School of Applied Sciences will run stands and give talks where you can hear more about the subjects and courses on offer, as well as directing your specific questions to a member of the academic staff.

To book onto an Open Day and for more information please see here.

Date: 11 Oct 2011
Time: 4 pm
Venue: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus

Dr Genoveva Esteban - School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University

‘Cryptic biodiversity: Microscopic Life, Out of Sight Out of Mind’

Dr Esteban will be explaining the range of aquatic biodiversity invisible to the human eye, its role in nature and why it should be included in habitat conservation management.

The appointment of Dr. Esteban.

Research Seminar Series poster (PDF 91 kb).

Date: 6 Oct 2011
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Henry Charnock Lecture Theatre, The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

Josie Pegg - School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University

‘Surf and algal turf - life on the Boscombe Artificial Surf Reef’

Lecture poster (PDF 386.80 kb).

Date: 26 Sept 2011
Time: 3 pm
Venue: C122, Christchurch House, Talbot campus

“Geography, predictors and conservation consequences of global centres of mammal phylogenetic endemism”

Presented by: Dr. Dan Rosauer
Gaylord Donnelley Postdoctoral Environmental Fellow
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Yale University

Date: 19 - 23 Sept 2011

The course will provide you with an overview of the current ecological and management issues associated with aquatic invasive species based on both contemporary science and the research expertise of the course providers.

More information about the Short Course: Aquatic Invasive Species.

Dates: 12-14 September 2011

The course provides an introduction to the human skeleton and to issues and methods involved in the recovery and analysis of human remains from archaeological sites and forensic cases.

More information about the Short Course: Introduction to Human Osteology.

Dates: 10 September 2011

We encourage you to visit Bournemouth University at an Open Day or campus event, to experience BU first hand. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for the area, find out more about university life and discover whether a course is right for you.

At the Open Day, the School of Applied Sciences will run stands and give talks where you can hear more about the subjects and courses on offer, as well as directing your specific questions to a member of the academic staff.

To book onto an Open Day and for more information please see here.

Date: 9 September 2011

We encourage you to visit Bournemouth University at an Open Day or campus event, to experience BU first hand. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for the area, find out more about university life and discover whether a course is right for you.

At the Open Day, the School of Applied Sciences will run stands and give talks where you can hear more about the subjects and courses on offer, as well as directing your specific questions to a member of the academic staff.

To book onto an Open Day and for more information please see here.

Dates: 19 Jul 2011, 9am - 3.30pm

The Digital Hub from Bournemouth University is organising an informative and interactive Digital Day with guest speaker Tiffany St James, hosted at Kimmeridge House, Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University.

Bournemouth University has developed a bank of research-led expertise in the Creative and Digital Economy and this event brings that expertise together to help you better understand the opportunities and challenges, what the Digital Hub can do for you and your organization and to allow us to better understand your needs. Themes on the day will include:

• Eye Tracking
• Geographic information systems
• Cloud Computing
• Process Improvement
• eMarket Intelligence
• Creative Citizenship
• Online Marketing
• Computer Animation

Tiffany St James, Digital Strategist and former head of social media for the UK Government, will illustrate how critical it is for every business to harness digital challenges. Tiffany is currently retained by Microsoft, The Guardian, Channel 4 and built the world's first social media laboratory as a managed service for Euro RSCG London, one of the UK's top integrated advertising agencies. She is a Special Advisor to the British Interactive Media Association and Advisor to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

For more information and to book a place, please visit: Digital Economy - Challenges and Opportunities.

Dates: 11-15 Jul 2011

On this course you will participate in a series of lectures in the process, techniques and purpose of mass grave excavations. The majority of the course will take place in the field where you will gain first-hand experience in the investigation of simulated mass graves.

The course also covers the process, techniques and staffing of a temporary mortuary. You will assist in the set up of this facility; working as part of a team alongside experienced staff where three days of intensive case work and analysis of human remains will take place.

More information about the Short Course: Forensic Simulations - Mass Graves and Temporary Mortuary.

Date: 4-7 Jul 2011

A course designed so you will develop an applied understanding of the principles of the design and application of surveys of freshwater fishes. It will allow you to develop your knowledge surveys of freshwater fish. It will allow you to develop your knowledge of survey techniques relevant to freshwater fisheries, particularly electric fishing, and its development and use in fisheries and fish population monitoring and research.

More information about the Short Course: Fish Survey Design and Application.

Date: 3 Jul 2011, 10am - 3pm

The School of Applied Sciences summer training excavation, ‘The Big Dig’, is now underway. Around 150 students and staff are toiling away learning all about the techniques of survey, excavation, finds processing and recording.

The Big Dig site open day is 3 July 2011, 10am - 3pm. If you would like to visit the site and can't make that day please email Julie Gill to arrange a visit.

The Durotriges Big Dig Project is an archaeological investigation studying the transition from the late Iron Age to the early Roman period in southern England. It is a fantastic ‘hands on’ learning experience for students. A number of students are on second year placements learning the skills of supervising the first years, having completed their initial dig last year and they, in turn, are mentored by returning 3rd year students.

The news, as it happens from the site - progress of the project and excavation finds as they are made - is available on The Big Dig Blog.

Date: 28 June 2011

This four day practical course will enable you to gain first-hand experience in the use of some basic laboratory techniques employed in the investigation of crimes involving drugs and poisons. You will be introduced to a wide range of poisoning cases and the analytical approaches used in their investigation.

More information about the Short Course: Introduction to Forensic Toxicology.

Dates: 6 Jun - 2 Jul 2011

The fieldwork, takes place within Dorset, a county of outstanding natural beauty and one of the best preserved archaeological landscapes in Britain. The project is run as a Bournemouth University summer field school.

More information about the Short Course: Durotriges Big Dig 2011.

Date: 18 May 2011

Professor Rudy Gozlan is the Head of Academic group for Conservation Ecology and Environmental Sciences. "Water - source of all life on earth - will be the major battle of the 21st century," he said. For millions of people fish and rivers are at the centre of this battle as they provide a vital source of food and clean water.

In his inaugural lecture Professor Gozlan will examine how, with the world's human population expected to rise to 9.5 billion by 2050, we can sustain our development and avoid major crises.

More information about this Lecture.

Dates: 9 - 12 May 2011

This short course will be a great way to learn how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and to understand the principles that underpin this technology. If you are a professional environmental manager or this is a career path you wish to pursue, then this course is an excellent way to develop relevant skills.

More information about the Short Course: GIS for Environment Managers.

Dates: 6 - 8 May 2011

This major international conference is organised by the Prehistoric Society and BU's Archaeology Group in association with the Neolithic Studies Group and the Société Préhistorique Française.

More information about the Hands Across the Water: The Archaeology of the Cross Channel conference.

Dates: 5 May 2011 - 18 June 2011

‘Born in the Wheel of a Wagon’ is an exhibition designed by MA Museum Studies students from the School of Applied Sciences at Bournemouth University and will showcase the life and leisure activities of elderly members of the travelling community, offering a rare insight into their way of life through photographic portraits and oral history.

'Born in the wheel of a wagon' exhibition.

Dates: 3 - 6 May 2011

If you work or love being by the coast and are interested in developing practical species identification and survey skills, necessary for professional marine habitat assessment and research, this course is for you.

More information about the More information about this Short Course.

Dates: 3 - 6 May 2011

The course will provide you with an overview of the current ecological and management issues associated with aquatic invasive species based on both contemporary science and the research expertise of the course providers.

More information about the Short Course: Introduction to Forensic Entomology.

Dates: 6-8 April 2011

This course aims to help new users of R to quickly move up the steep learning gradient of using R and reach the stage where their productivity will be significantly enhanced through its use. During the course you look at practical examples that demonstrate how the knowledge of R will increase analytical productivity compared with using more traditional approaches of spreadsheets using GUI based statistical packages.

More information about the Short Course: An Introduction to Statistics in R.

Dates: 4-8 April 2011

On this course, you will participate in a series of lectures and practical sessions in the subject area of forensic entomology. The majority of the course takes place on campus with lecture and laboratory based practical sessions. Additionally you will participate in a field exercise for evidence collection.

More information about the Short Course: Introduction to Forensic Entomology.

Dates: 4-7 April 2011

On this short course, you will participate in a series of lectures in the basic principles and techniques of forensic photography. Part of the course will involve a simulated exercise that will provide you with both theoretical and practical experience in forensic photography.

More information about the Short Course: Forensic Photography for Major Incidents.

Dates: 4-7 April 2011

Human burials are among the most common forms of evidence encountered in archaeological excavations. Recent years have also seen increasing application of skills and knowledge regarding the human skeleton to the investigation of forensic cases, mass disasters and human rights violations. This course provides an opportunity to gain skills and experience in human osteology with relevance to both modern and ancient remains.

More information about the Short Course: Introduction to Human Osteology (New).

Dates: 28 March-1 April 2011

Field Skills are fundamentally important to any ecologist working in conservation biology and research. This practical course will give you the opportunity to develop skills aligned to varied specialisms yet with common approaches designed to addrses critical questions related to the conservation of marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats.

More information about the Short Course: Field Skills.

Date: 15 March 2011

Jonathan Shaw, talks about the competing demands of science, the industry and those endless rounds of EU quota negotiations.

More information about this Lecture.

Date: 15 February 2011

Adrian Lister is a Merit Researcher at the Natural History Museum and one of the world's foremost experts on Megafaunal extinctions.

More information about this Lecture.

Date: 18 January 2011

Jim Rose is Professor of Physical Geography at Royal Holloway and is one of Britain's foremost Quaternary Scientists.