BU makes the headlines across local, regional, national and international media.
10 July 2013
BU Professor of Travel and Tourism gave tips on BBC Radio 4 consumer programme You and Yours
8 July 2013
BU's Pro-Vice-Chancellor - also known as 'Professor Sandcastle' - gave advice in Sunday Times and on BBC Radio Newcastle
18 June 2013
Article looked at how course prepares graduates for smooth transitions into work in a changing media landscape
14 June 2013
Media and Politics lecturer gave opinion and interviews to several international publications
13 June 2013
Psychology lecturer Sarah, who specialises in the condition, explained how it can affect sufferers
13 June 2013
The Business School's Mark Ridolfo shares planned strategies to detect student plagiarism and the use of essay-writing services
4 June 2013
The expert in women's history spoke about the impact of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison being killed by the King's horse, 100 years on
24 May 2013
Toxicology expert Professor Osselton helped uncover whether Roman Emperor Nero poisoned his stepbrother for National Geographic series
23 May 2013
Dr Rebecca Edwards was invited into the BBC Radio Solent studio to speak to Katie Martin about Bournemouth University's Festival of Learning.
20 May 2013
A practical task undertaken by Archaeology and Osteology students at BU on Giles Sturdy's estate receives coverage in the Bournemouth Echo.
8 May 2013
Dr Kate Murphy featured on a Woman's Hour special on BBC Radio 4 talking about women in the 1920s
8 May 2013
Rufus Stone, a research film produced by BU's Dr Kip Jones, is spoken about on Julian Clegg's Breakfast Show
3 May 2013
Lecturer in Geoinformatics said heavy rainfall to blame for cliff collapse during interview on BBC TV News
2 May 2013
Dr Andy Johnson's tips featured in Daily Mirror, Scottish Daily Record and Times of India
30 April 2013
Article looked at studying for a degree alongside working, and quoted BU Business student and lecturer
23 April 2013
The Registered Nurse said focus needs to be on staffing levels, not training, on BBC Radio Solent
19 April 2013
She told BBC Radio Solent that own brands can be just as tasty and nutritious as established ones
17 April 2013
The Senior Lecturer in Retail Management and Marketing talked about the supermarket giant's drop in profits on BBC Radio Solent
4 April 2013
The BU Law lecturer spoke about sentencing law in relation to the Philpott manslaughter case
3 April 2013
Research Lecturer in Computer Animation Richard Southern interviewed about the research, which simulates an altercation in a bar
2 April 2013
Bryce, a Senior Lecturer in Product Design, commented on the potential implications of human enhancement
27 March 2013
Dr Davis, a Reader in Law at BU, interviewed on Drivetime show about government's unsuccessful deportation appeal
26 March 2013
Programme followed teenager Hannah, who has face blindness and is being helped by Dr Sarah Bate
26 March 2013
Article looked at different career paths a postgraduate qualification in law could lead to
21 March 2013
Economics lecturer Dermot McCarthy gave reaction for BBC Radio Solent, while Paola Palma, Programme Co–ordinator in Maritime Archaeology, gave her view to The Times
21 March 2013
BA (Hons) Politics and Media course leader debated survey which shows people without above average wages consider themselves middle-class
19 March 2013
Article focused on 14-year-old with prosopagnosia - or face blindness - who has been working with Dr Sarah Bate, from the Centre for Face Processing Disorders at BU
18 March 2013
The BU Associate Professor of Enterprise was featured on BBC South Today and BBC Radio Solent
17 March 2013
The BU Professor of Archaeology believes Stonehenge was used as a place of healing
15 March 2013
Professor Keith Brown and Anthea Innes talk to local radio stations about pressures that will be put on healthcare organisations and dementia carers as a result
13 March 2013
Dr Alford, who heads Digital Hub at BU, commented on whether it actually increases visits to websites
8 March 2013
BU Psychology lecturer talked about research he had contributed to, which found chewing gum can improve focus during monotonous tasks
26 February 2013
A newspaper created, edited and written by Bournemouth University students is celebrating success as it is praised in the local and national press.
20 February 2013
The senior Psychology lecturer at BU interviewed about sleep and postnatal depression
19 February 2013
Dr Dinusha Mendis on Outriders programme talking about 3D printing and intellectual property law
19 February 2013
Article features Lucy Harbor, who studies MSc Green Economy at BU while working part-time
18 February 2013
BU's Sean Beer returned to speak to Radio Solent's Steve Harris on the horsemeat scandal
8 February 2013
Professor Keith Brown, Director of the National Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work at BU, gave his views to the BBC following the release of The Francis Report
30 January 2013
Social affairs correspondent Christine Alsford reports on how applications for degrees at BU are up three per cent
30 January 2013
Professor Brown, director of the National Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work at BU, tells the Health Service Journal that 'self-leadership' is the key
28 January 2013
Professor Stephen Page, from BU's School of Tourism, is featured on You and Yours on the subject of the rise in UK holidays and what it could mean for the hotel industry.
28 January 2013
He appeared on Radio Solent discussing the BBC's decision to cut scenes from a re-run of Fawlty Towers
25 January 2013
Article in The Telegraph places BU sixth in list of universities where students look for jobs before their final year
25 January 2013
Online Journalism lecturer Liisa Rohumaa on BBC Radio Solent talking about whether musicals appeal to men
24 January 2013
Dr David McQueen, course leader of BA (Hons) Politics and Media at BU, shares his thoughts on David Cameron's referendum pledge on membership of the European Union
17 January 2013
BU lecturer Sean Beer speaks to Steve Harris on BBC Radio Solent, and the Bournemouth Echo, to give his thoughts on the horse meat in burgers scandal.
10 January 2013
BU's Heather Hartwell was quoted in a news story on Wave 105 about global food wastage.
10 January 2013
Jeff, a BU Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Retail Management, on breakfast show discussing retailers' Christmas performance
01 January 2013
Professor Keith Brown's opinion piece on the future of care in the nursing and social work industries gains media attention.
13 December 2012
Radio and print coverage of The Princess Royal's visit to see research and meet students who worked at the London 2012 Olympics
9 December 2012
Innes explores wreck of British warship the HMS Hood, which was sunk by the Bismarck in 1941
6 December 2012
Article looks at what students can expect from a forensic science course
6 December 2012
Study finds BU lecturers spend more time with their students than many other universities
6 December 2012
Senior lecturer in food safety Philippa Hudson's research into children's lunchboxes has been featured in various media
30 November 2012
BU's Sean Street appeared on several BBC radio stations to offer his views on the 90th Anniversary of BBC Radio broadcasting..
30 November 2012
BU graduate and inventor Tom Lawton has realised his lifelong dream of appearing on the cover of magazine Develop 3D.
29 November 2012
Karen Fowler–Watt speaks to Ian Burrell about the future of journalism in the current media climate.
26 November 2012
Dr Andrew Mayers speaks to several BBC outlets, including BBC Breakfast, about his sleep workshops and the importance healthy sleep patterns for children.
24 November 2012
As the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of the Piltdown Man approaches, expert Miles Russell speaks to the BBC about what happened.
16 November 2012
PR student Jenn Carew is featured in the Plymouth Herald talking about her successful placement year
13 November 2012
Hope FM broadcasts live radio coverage provided by Bournemouth University while BBC Radio Solent commissions students to create a news package.
13 November 2012
More than 5,000 students graduated from Bournemouth University last week, in ceremonies at the Bournemouth International Centre.
13 November 2012
Liisa Rohumaa, lecturer in Online Journalism at BU, was on BBC Radio Solent’s drivetime show, speaking about the current BBC crisis.
01 November 2012
Roman Gerodimos, lecturer in communication and journalism theory at BU, was featured in a USA Today article about spending policies in the European Union.
01 November 2012
Dr Andrew Mayers, senior lecturer in Psychology at BU, was part of a feature on ITV’s Daybreak about children’s sleep patterns.
31 October 2012
Dr Jeff Bray, senior lecturer in Marketing and Retail Management at BU, was on BBC Radio Solent’s breakfast show discussing the consumerism of Halloween.
29 October 2012
Professor Anthea Innes, director of the Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) was interviewed live on BBC Radio Solent responding to news that the government was to invest £50 million in creating dementia friendly environments.
24 October 2012
Karen Fowler–Watt, associate dean of journalism and communication at Bournemouth University was part of a phone–in on BBC Radio Solent, looking at public trust in the BBC after the Jimmy Savile scandal.
24 October 2012
Online journalism lecturer at Bournemouth University Liisa Rohumaa was interviewed live on both BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Berkshire following Panorama’s Jimmy Savile investigation.
24 October 2012
Dr Sarah Bate, from the Centre for Processing Facial Disorders at Bournemouth University, was featured in articles in the Daily Mail, The Sun and The Mirror about two sisters with prosopagnosia.
19 October 2012
Paul Cheetham, senior lecturer in Archaeological Science at Bournemouth University, spoke live on Sky News about the police search to find missing Ben Needham in Greece.
19 October 2012
Paul Barnes, a language adviser at Bournemouth University, was featured in an interview in The Independent about the advantages of learning a language.
11 October 2012
A new games degree at Bournemouth University was the subject of an article in Edge, the leading magazine for the games industry.
4 October 2012
Sue Eccles, head of education at Bournemouth University's media school contributed to an article in the i newspaper about mature students.
4 October 2012
Liisa Rohumaa, lecturer in online journalism at Bournemouth University, was part of a phone-in on BBC Radio Solent about a documentary which alleged TV star Jimmy Savile sexually abused young girls.
2 October 2012
New facilities, great media courses and a location by some of Britain’s best beaches are among Bournemouth University’s features listed in The Sunday Times University Guide 2013.
2 October 2012
Karen Pichlmann, head of admissions at Bournemouth University, has contributed to The Guardian’s Time to Choose student supplement.
28 September 2012
Professor Tom Watson, professor of Public Relations at Bournemouth University, has featured in an article in magazine PR Week.
28 September 2012
Vice-Chancellor John Vinney was interviewed in The Telegraph, for an article about what makes a university ‘better’.
19 September 2012
Dr John Stewart, a senior lecturer in Palaeoecology and Environmental Change at Bournemouth University, has contributed to an article in the New Scientist which looks at climate change and the evolution of man.
19 September 2012
The Daily Mail had a double page feature on research done by BU psychology lecturer Dr Sarah Bate into a condition called prosopagnosia, more commonly known as face blindness.
11 September 2012
Anthea Innes, Director of Bournemouth University’s Dementia Institute (BUDI) was a special guest on BBC Radio Solent’s Breakfast Show.
7 September 2012
With Clearing almost over, now is the perfect time to reflect on BU’s appearances in the media on the topic of Clearing.
BBC News UK, 3 September 2012
BU’s Bryce Dyer was interviewed by Hue Edwards on BBC News surrounding Alan Oliveira’s controversial win against Oscar Pistorius in the Paralympics.
WebMD UK Health News – By Tim Locke, Medically Reviewed by Dr Sheena Meredith, 3rd of September 2012
BU’s Bryce Dyer talks to BootsWebMD about the debate around Alan Oliveira’s win against Oscar Pistorius in the Paralympics.
CNN Blog – by author Elizabeth Landau, 30th of August 2012
BU’s John Stewart finds human relatives in archaeological discovery.
Able magazine - Dr Carrie Hodges, Seen but Seldom Heard, 30 August 2012
‘Seen but Seldom Heard’, collaboration project between Bournemouth University, professional poets and the Victoria Education Centre in Poole, has been discussed in an article by Able magazine.
> Read the full article on Able magazine’s website
The Daily Mail, The Huffington Post, Yahoo News and thisismoney.co.uk - Bryce Dyer, School of Design, Engineering & Computing, 29 August 2012
BU’s Bryce Dyer quoted by Associated Press writer Maria Cheng in a report on the future of prosthetics.
> Read the Daily Mail article online
> Read the Huffington Post article online
> Read the Yahoo News article online
> Read the thisismoney.co.uk article online
BBC Radio Solent - Bryce Dyer, School of Design, Engineering & Computing, 29 August 2012
Bournemouth University’s Bryce Dyer was the special guest on BBC Radio Solent’s Big Hour with Pat Sissons (standing in for Alex Dyke).
> Listen to the full interview on BBC Radio Solent
BBC Radio 4 - Clare Pollard, BU postgraduate student, 21 August 2012
The 21st August broadcast of ‘You and Yours’ on BBC Radio 4 featured a BU postgraduate student discussing how she is doing her degree long distance and online.
University World News - Bryce Dyer, School of Design, Engineering & Computing, 29 July 2012
Bryce Dyer’s prosthetic research showcased in University World News’ report on how universities contribute to sport.
> Read the article on University World News
The Independent - Dr Sarah Bate, School of Design, Engineering & Computing, 21 August 2012
The Independent has reported on the research done by BU’s Dr Sarah Bate on the little known and little understood condition of prosopagnosia, or face blindness.
> Read the article on The Independent website
The Bournemouth Echo - Paola Palma, School of Applied Sciences, 21 August 2012
BU’s Heritage Lottery funded research on the Swash Channel Wreck was featured in an article in the Bournemouth Echo.
> Read the article on the Bournemouth Echo website
The Independent (online) - Lawrence Shaw, BU Archaeology student, 20 August 2012
A Bournemouth University Archaeology student spoke to The Independent, telling them what inspired him to take the course and why he chose BU.
> Read the article on The Independent website
Featured on: TES magazine website and Mail online
Featured on: Nature, International Weekly Journal of Science website
Featured in: The Independent and Evening Standard 23 July 2012
Featured in: The Times Higher Education 19-25th of July 2012
Featured in: The Independent on the 19th of July 2012
Featured in: i Newspaper on the 19th July 2012
Featured in: The Telegraph on 19th July 2012
BBC news website, BBC radio Solent Julian Clegg’s show, BBC South today news - BU 100+ Media Directory, 24 July 2012
BU’s Dr Nigel Garland appears on BBC South Today and Radio Solent to discuss arguments for and against wind farm plans in the South.
> Read the article on the BBC News pages
> Listen to the Julian Clegg show on BBC Radio Solent
Professor Fletcher discusses why UK’s visa system is losing the tourism industry millions on BBC Radio 4’s Face the Facts.
The Times - BU 100+ Media Directory, 28 June 2012
Edward Fennell from The Times wrote in the paper about on 28 June BU’s 100+ Media Directory, saying it was “an interesting (albeit risky) shift away from reliance on its website. Every page features one of the university’s ‘Top 100’ experts, with all their credentials attractively laid out.”
> View the online version of the BU 100+ Media Directory
The Voice of America - Professor Adam Blake, School of Tourism, 26 June 2012
Professor Adam Blake, Chair in Economics at BU, spoke to the Voice Of America as the ‘middle ground’ in the Olympics argument as to whether the UK will really profit from the gigantic sporting event to be held in London this summer.
> View the report in full online
The Guardian - Professor Colin Pritchard, School of Health and Social Care, 20 June 2012
BU’s Professor Coin Pritchard discussed his latest work, which shows a link between mental illness and killing children, in an interview with The Guardian.
> Read Professor Pritchard’s interview with The Guardian
BBC Radio 5 live and The Cutting Edge News - Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, School of Tourism and Dr Roman Gerodimos, The Media School, 17 June 2012
BU’s Professor Buhalis and Dr Gerodimos have commented on the Greek elections on BBC Radio 5 Live and in The Cutting Edge News respectively.
> Read the Cutting Edge interview with Dr Gerodimos
> Listen to Professor Buhalis’ interview on BBC Radio 5 live
The four Bournemouth University students who won a Europe–wide Ad Venture competition to help raise awareness of Online Behavioural Advertising (OBA) have featured in ‘Campaign’.
The competition, run by the European Association of Communications Agencies required teams to explain the choices users have and show how users can exercise their choice over OBA
> Read the article ‘Bournemouth students win European ad competition’ online
Meridian Tonight, ITV1 - Aimhigher, Marketing & Communications, 17 May 2012
Aimhigher with BU, a programme which brings together a range of activities related to widening participation and fair access, formed the basis of a report shown on Meridian Tonight.
> Read the Aimhigher with BU news story
> Watch the report and read the accompanying article ‘The fight for students’ online
The Huffington Post - Bryce Dyer, School of Design, Engineering and Computing, 4 May 2012
Bryce Dyer, Senior Lecturer in Product Design, has his research into the use of prosthetic technology cahmpioned by the Chief Executive of Universities UK in the Huffington Post.
> Read the article ‘Universities Supporting UK Success at the 2012 Games’ online
The Times - Professor David Osselton, School of Applied Sciences, 3 May 2012
Professor David Osselton, Head of Forensic Sciences at BU, wrote an opinion feature in The Times on the future after the closure of the Forensic Science Service (FSS)
> Read the opinion article online
Animation Career Review - BU’s National Centre for Computer Animation, 17 April 2012
The National Centre for Computer Animation has been listed in the top 20 places to study worldwide by Animation Career Review.
> Read the the full profile online
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