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Crime novellist Minette Walters cuts the police ribbon to officially open Rose Cottage

BU Opens Campus-based Crime House

Dorset-based crime novelist Minette Walters has formally opened Bournemouth University’s very own ‘crime house’.
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Murray Walker

An Evening with Murray Walker

Broadcasting legend Murray Walker captivated his audience during a special evening at BU.
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Animator Dave Burgess

DreamWorks Animator Dave Burgess visits The Media School

Dave talked to our students about his job as the Supervising Animator at DreamWorks in California.
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Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Mrs Valerie Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers

Campus Visit for Lord Lieutenant

The Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Mrs Valerie Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers, has made her first official visit to Bournemouth University.
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Timothy Darvill

Stonehenge ‘No Place for the Dead’

A leading expert on Stonehenge based at BU has breathed new life into the controversy surrounding the origins of Stonehenge.
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Macmillan family

Triple Honours for Graduating Family

Three members from the same family - mother, father and daughter - have all graduated with honours from BU.
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Lady Digby

Lady Digby Appointed Chancellor

We are pleased to announce that Lady Dione Digby DBE DL has accepted a one-year appointment as Chancellor of Bournemouth University.
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Phil Robinson

Vote for BU Graduate before Tue 14 Nov!

BU product design graduate Phil Robinson is aiming to be named 'Enterprising Young Brit'.
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Vice-Chancellor at Awards

Award Ceremonies honour BU graduates

BU celebrates the achievements of its newest graduates during 2006 Autumn Awards Ceremonies.
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Julian Fellowes

2006 Honorary Doctorates

Distinguished names amongst those receiving Honorary Doctorates from BU.
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Stuart Brown

'Virtual' Graduates Complete Online Foundation Degree

Our first ‘virtual’ graduates are celebrating the completion of their ground-breaking course.
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Bournemouth University student Kathryn McDonald

BU Student ‘Fishing’ for Student Radio Award

Bournemouth University student Kathryn McDonald is in the running for a prestigious Student Radio Award.
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Bournemouth University graduate Simon Rhymes.

Waterless Product Boils the Perfect Egg

How to Boil the Perfect Egg - a BU grad has designed the ideal product for producing the perfectly boiled egg - without water!
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Lifelong learning

Lifelong Learning Network

Bournemouth University and its partners celebrate the launch of the new South West Lifelong Learning Network.
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Paul Curran

Natural Environment Research Council

Bournemouth University Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Curran has been appointed to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
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Question Time

BBC Question Time

The popular BBC current affairs TV programme Question Time returned to Bournemouth University this Autumn.

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BU Logo

BU Re-Branding

Here at Bournemouth University (BU) we're going through an exciting time.  We've created a new look, one that reflects today's and tomorrow's Bournemouth University.

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Smoker

Explosive Start to BU Lecture Series

One of the world’s leading authorities on volcanic activity will kick-off a brand new series of open lectures at Bournemouth University later this month.

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Smoker

Kids Worse Off with Smoking Parents

It is known that `passive smoking' can be bad for people’s physical health, but startling new research from Bournemouth University shows that passive smoking is also bad for a child's social and psychological well-being.

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Fairtrade

Fairtrade

Bournemouth University is celebrating after being awarded Fairtrade University Status by the Fairtrade Foundation.

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Jenny Moon

National Teaching Fellowship

BU’s Jenny Moon has won a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to learning and teaching.

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Daniel Tarrant

Wessex Bursaries Give Archaeology Graduates a Great Start

Three final-year students from Bournemouth University's Archaeology and Historic Environment Group, within the School of Conservation Sciences, have gained an outstanding start to their archaeological careers by winning a bursary competition held by leading archaeological employer, Wessex Archaeology Ltd.

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Simon Phelps

Prizes ‘Flood' In for Innovative BU Graduate

Bournemouth University graduate Simon Phelps is looking to turn his one-time student project into a long-term commercial success after winning two major prizes.

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Tent

Graduate Design is Top of the Pop-ups

A BU design graduate has created a product that is sure to prove top of the pop-ups over the summer.

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Lord Phillips, the Lord Chief Justice

Lord Chief Justice Calls for Faster Trials and Fewer in Custody

Lord Phillips, the Lord Chief Justice, addressed the Dorset Magistrates’ Association’s second annual ‘Town & Gown’ event at Bournemouth University.

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Collin Prichard

Adolescents Behaving Badly . . . But Better Than Their Parents Did?!

Bournemouth University study reveals that today’s girls are worse behaved than boys and children of smokers are even more likely to behave badly.

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Stuart Laird and Steave Egan

'Green Gown' Awarded to Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University has won a prestigious 'Green Gown' Award for its highly successful Travel Plan.

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Lynn and Laura meaden

Graduation a Family Affair for Mother and Daughter

Andrew Ireland's adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Travelling Companion is highlighted in the Times Higher Education Supplement.

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Antony Mingella

Curtain Up For Bournemouth Screen Academy

Bournemouth is officially a hotbed of talent for new and dynamic filmmakers following the formal launch of the Bournemouth Screen Academy.

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PhD studentships

BU Launches Major Research Drive

Bournemouth University will recruit an unprecedented 80 new researchers into PhD studentships over the coming months.

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MLE Electronics

Double honours in the Wiltshire Business Awards 2005

Bournemouth University’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with MLE Electronics (MLE) has resulted in the Salisbury-based company receiving double honours in the Wiltshire Business Awards 2005.

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Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade Fortnight

A new UN report (to be released on Monday, 6th March at the start of Fairtrade Fortnight) identifies how the commercial development of tropical forest products can enable rural communities to escape poverty, without irreversibly damaging the environment.

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Latin America

Major Grant to Bournemouth Aids Forest Restoration

Bournemouth University's School of Conservation Sciences has been awarded a major research grant to study the restoration of forest landscapes in Latin America.

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interactive Internet Radio Station

Student Radio BIRSts Back to Life

Bournemouth University 's innovative and interactive Internet Radio Station - BIRSt - is back ‘on the air' with a fresh range of programmes 'on demand' for listeners the world over.

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Online Journalist

Bournemouth Media School Appoints Country's First Online Journalist in Residence

Bournemouth University's renowned Media School has become the country's first Media School to appoint an Online Journalist in Residence.

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Student Drummer

Graduate Gift Gives Students a New Beat!

Bournemouth University students can now study to a brand new ‘beat' after the University's graduates and friends donated funds for the purchase of a new electronic drum set.

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