Bournemouth University

2010 News archive

December 2010


Bournemouth University (BU) students are getting a taste for real-life crime scene investigation at Streetwise in Bournemouth.


Bournemouth University (BU) PhD student Hannah Bunten has won a prestigious prize from the London Toxicology Group (LTG).


Bournemouth University and Fishbourne Roman Palace have joined together to develop the museum's visitor experience.


Studying fish bones and analysing the clues they hold.

November 2010


New evidence that ecological restoration can provide a cost effective response to environmental degredation.


Grants of £500 will be available to support students to enhance their experience and careers prospects by undertaking high quality overseas fieldwork.


A Bournemouth University (BU) Archaeology academic is behind a controversial publication dispelling the text book version of Roman Britain.


Students from the School are invited to get creative and design a poster expressing their experiences on their summer work placements.


BU biological anthropologists uncover the truth behind a preserved head found in a witchcraft museum in Cornwall.


Bournemouth University Biology student aims to become the youngest person ever to row the Atlantic solo.

October 2010


Dr Anita Diaz shares her passion for conservation and her inspiration behind the short courses for professionals.


Dr Roger Herbert is interviewed by ITV Meridian about his research into biodiversity on Boscombe's artificial reef.



Bournemouth University's (BU) School of Applied Sciences has announced a lecture series on a range of ecology and anthropology topics.


Independent journalist, Lewis Smith, speaks to Bournemouth University's (BU) Professor Matthew Bennett.



Read about Professor Matthew R Bennett's research into our ancestors' footprints and the development of bipedalism.


A partnership of ecologists led by Bournemouth University's School of Applied Sciences have been studying the rich biodiversity that has developed on Europe's first artificial surf reef.

September 2010


Bournemouth University's School of Applied Sciences has appointed a new Deputy Dean.


Professor Tim Darvill presents his lecture ‘Merlin’s Magic Circles: Stonehenge and the use of the Preseli Bluestones’



Ecology PhD student swaps the rocky shores of Southern England for the coral reefs of Australia.


Bournemouth University academic shares his expertise with TV's Dr Alice Roberts.



Professor Rudy Gozlan has returned from a 30 day expedition in China, collecting samples of a harmful invasive species.

August 2010


Bournemouth University (BU) archaeologists shared their expertise with television's Dr Alice Roberts on BBC2.


Local Chinese community thanks BU academic for helping to secure World Heritage status for the Danxia landscapes of southern China.



Staff and students who took part in Bournemouth University's Big Dig will feature in a four part BBC series, 'Digging for Britain', hosted by TV scientist Dr Alice Roberts.


The School of Applied Sciences is celebrating the news that the AHRC will pay for talented student Mark McCorry to study at Bournemouth University.


Emma Bonthorne has become the second BU student to win the SPMA undergraduate dissertation prize


A Bournemouth University PhD student has received a prestigious award for her work investigating an individual's susceptibility to methadone poisoning.



Two BU students will present their research findings at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists Conference in Bonn, Germany.

July 2010


Bournemouth University researcher Sally Keith


Rudy Gozlan's Chinese Expedition


A new audio trail highlighting the historic features of the ancient South Dorset Ridgeway is now available to download.


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