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Making Waves Event Management Conference

Wednesday 3 July – Friday 5 July International Conference on Events (ICE2013) and 10th AEME Forum.

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Festival of Design and Innovation 2013

21-24 June 2013 – Students showcase their creativity at the 2013 Festival of Design and Innovation.

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European Media Management Association Annual Conference

13-14 June 2013

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Postgraduate Information Session

Wednesday 12 June Find out more about postgraduate study at BU by visiting us.

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Legal Practice Course Open Afternoon

Wednesday 12 June Find out more about the BU LPC by visiting us.

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The Festival of Learning

3 –13 June Find out more about our Festival of Learning.

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Postgraduate Campus Tour

Thursday 23 May Find out more about BU by visiting the Talbot Campus.

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Knowledge Transfer Partnership & SMART Award event

26 April 2013 - Enhance your business & grow: Find out more about how to access a wealth of funding opportunities to help your business develop and grow.

A business breakfast

Knowledge Transfer Partnership & SMART Award event

30 April 2013 - Enhance your business & grow: Find out more about how to access a wealth of funding opportunities to help your business develop and grow.

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Legal Practice Course Open Afternoon

Wednesday 27 March Find out more about BU by visiting the Talbot Campus.

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Postgraduate Information Session

Wednesday 27 March Find out more about BU by visiting the Talbot Campus.

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Free Business Breakfast

26 March 2013 - Find out how cost-effective agile training can improve competence balance of your workforce.

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Free Business Breakfast

21 March 2013 - Find out how effective Information Assurance can improve a company's bottom-line, reputation and trustworthiness.

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An Evening with Professor Les Ebdon Director

13 March 2013 – An Evening with Professor Les Ebdon Director, Office for Fair Access.

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Media Masterclass

Friday 1 February Felicity Spector, Deputy Programme Editor for Channel 4 News, will talk about reporting the 2012 US Presidential Election

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Postgraduate Campus Tour

Wednesday 30 January Find out more about BU by visiting the Talbot Campus.

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Undergraduate Mini Open Day

Wednesday 23 January Find out more about BU by visiting the Talbot Campus.

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Undergraduate Mini Open Day

Wednesday 16 January Find out more about BU by visiting the Lansdowne Campus.

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Undergraduate Mini Open Day

Wednesday 9 January Find out more about BU by visiting the Talbot Campus.

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Postgraduate Information Session

21 November Find out more about Masters degrees at BU.

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PRO-VE 2012 conference

1 - 3 October 2012 The 13th IFIP Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises.

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School and Colleges - Student Competition

21 September 2012 The UK Speechwriters’ Guild is offering School & College pupils the chance to win five bursaries to their annual conference at BU.

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International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change & Sustainability 2012

13 - 14 September 2012 BU’s International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research (ICTHR) to host global climate change conference.

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The Volleyball England Beach Tour comes to Bournemouth

25 - 26 August 2012 The Volleyball England Beach Tour finals are being held on Boscombe Beach from 25 - 26 August.

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Developing a Citizen Brand Ambassador Programme - Key Issues for Place Branding Strategy

10 July 2012 During this workshop participants will be tasked to devise solutions to the key challenges in the development of citizen brand ambassador programmes.

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Frink at BU

3 May - 30 June 2012 Printmaking & drawing - part of ‘Evolution: Frink and the next generation’.

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Free Business Breakfast

22 June 2012 Find out more about support for Software Systems projects from the School of Design, Engineering and Computing.

Journalism 4G Conference

Journalism 4G Conference

22 June 2012 – At Bournemouth University's Executive Business Centre.

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Festival of Design and Innovation 2012

21 - 25 June 2012 The Festival of Design & Innovation showcases a number of final year student products and designs.

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Location-Based Storytelling

18 June 2012 A symposium responding to the recent interest in harnessing mobile technologies and mapping tools for the purposes of storytelling.

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Computer Graphics International (CGI) 2012

12 - 15 June 2012 BU to host the major computer graphics conference this year.

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Launch Media Exhibition

22 May - 23 May 2012 Launch2012 is a fantastic opportunity to experience exciting new projects and learn why we are the leading University for Media Production in the UK.

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Lecture by Martyn Ware

2 May 2012 Martyn Ware, a founding member of The Human League, gives a lecture at BU’s Marconi lecture theatre.

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HR solutions for business

25 - 26 April 2012 A chance to network and question top experts in HR and business.

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Inaugural Business School Careers Fair

25 April 2012 Ernst & Young sponsor the inaugural Business School Careers Fair.

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Caring for the elderly with The Care Show

27 - 28 March 2012 An opportunity for professionals and carers to discuss the National Dementia Strategy.

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Southern Script Festival

17 - 18 March 2012 This two-day festival is organised and led by students at Bournemouth University studying MA Screenwriting, MA Writing for the Media and BA Scriptwriting.

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BA (Hons) Leisure Marketing 21st Anniversary

17 March 2012 Event celebrating 21 years of BU’s BA (Hons) Leisure Marketing course to take place on March 17.

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An Audience with Fiona Jeffery

14 March 2012 Tourism expert Fiona Jeffery to give a public lecture at BU’s Talbot Campus.

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Research & Development: Maximising Your Investment

1 March 2012 Hear Darrell Stuart-Smith attempt to de-mystify this mysterious creature that is intellectual property.

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Technology for Marketing and Advertising

28 - 29 February 2012 The TFM&A event brings together the leading lights in marketing and advertising, including over two hundred leading exhibitors.

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Southern Universities REF Event - REF panel criteria and working methods

22 February 2012 A free, half-day event, supported by HEFCE, for HEIs across the south of England.

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BU at the Broadcast Video Expo

14 - 16 February 2012 The Earl's Court expo covers all aspects of the television, video, film and audio industries. You can test the latest products and services from Avid to Sony and beyond.

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Learning and skills conference

25 - 26 January 2012 Europe's leading learning and skills conference. Providing organisations with everything they need to enhance their learning programmes.

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Wellbeing in Older People

25 January 2012 A one day conference focusing on promoting the health and wellbeing of the older age group.

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BU celebrates Chinese New Year

23 January 2012 BU and the Chinese Student and Scholar Association to celebrate Chinese New Year on 23rd of January.

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BU Talent in London: ‘Engaging with Employers’

24 November 2011 A one-day ‘BU Talent’ event to help our business partners develop and benefit from our talent even further.

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‘5 Go Killing’

16 November 2011 A play written by BU’s John Foster to be shown in the Allesbrook Theatre, Talbot Campus.

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National Student Finance Day - BU Information Session

14 November 2011BU is hosting a free information session on Monday 14 November, in support of National Student Finance Day.

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Major brands visit Media Pro expo

1 - 2 November 2011 BU and the Creative Enterprise Bureau visit Media Pro.

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Nursing in practice comes to BU

1 November 2011 Bournemouth University academic raises patient safety issues at Nursing in Practice event.

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Project opportunities for sustainable business

19 October 2011 BU to host a conference that will benefit any commercial or not-for profit organisation to the latest thinking in local and regional Green Knowledge Economy initiatives.

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Tourism for the Games conference

22 September 2011 BU to host a conference highlighting local activity supporting London 2012 on September 22.

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Paul Campion NCCA visit

28 July 2011 NCCA star returns to BU on 28 July.

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BPS Wessex Branch (Dorset Hub) Event - open to all

20 July 2011 BPS Wessex Branch (Dorset Hub) Event, an event open to all on July 20.

International History of PR Conference

International History of PR Conference

6-7 July 2011 The second International History of Public Relations Conference (IHPRC) will be held at BU's Executive Business Centre.

MeCCSA Conference

The MeCCSA Annual Postgraduate Conference

4-5 July 2011 Masters, PhD students and early year postdoctoral researchers can share their work related to media, communication and cultural studies.

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Born in the Wheel of a Wagon: Portraits of life and leisure on the road

May to June 2011 An exhibition showcasing the cultural and leisure time activities of several older members of travelling communities.

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A Dialogue with Professor Craig Mahoney

13 June 2011 Chief Executive of the Higher Education Academy to speak as part of BU lecture series on higher education policy.

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University Department of Mental Health Conference

10 June 2011 This first annual conference will follow the theme ‘Engagement in Life: Promotiong Wellbeing in Mental Health’

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Lecture Series: Professor Sean Street

8 June 2011 Professor Sean Street lecture is entitled " Saving the sound, spreading the word"

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First class cricket returns to Dean Park
30 May 2011 Bournemouth's Dean Park cricket ground will play host to first class cricket on Bank Holiday Monday.

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Launch - A Media Production Exhibition

24 May - 26 May 2011 The Media School proudly presents Launch - an exhibition of the work created by our final year media production students.

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Developing and assessing impact for the REF

19 May 2011 A free, half-day event, supported by HEFCE, for HEIs across the south of England.

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Lecture Series: Professor Rodolphe Gozlan

18 May 2011 Professor Rudy Gozlan lecture is entitled "A fish tale, world preservation and you"

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BU welcomes the Bournemouth Symphony Brass

18 May 2011 BU's new state-of-the-art lecture theatre to host renowned quintet for special evening of music and celebration.

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“Co/located” - An evening of experimental network music

14 May 2011 Unique Music Technology performance at Bournemouth University

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The Narrative Research Group's symposium 'Non-human Narratives'

27 April Features papers on inhuman narratives including representations of monsters and serial killers.

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ICCAS 2011

12-14 April 2011 BU will host the 7th International Conference on Culinary Arts and Sciences.

Faith in the Media

'We do, do God' - How Do People in Public Life Communicate Faith?

8 April 2011 This one-day conference focuses on how faith is presented and reported in the media.

Paul J. Heald

Sharing Famous Brand Names: An empirical study of trademark dilution

24 March 2011 - Paul J. Heald from the University of Georgia Law hosts the second CIPPM lecture on the 24 March 2011.

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BU Eye Tracking Consultancy launch

16 March 2011 - Bournemouth University's new Eye Tracking Consultancy will be officially launched at this evening networking event.

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Free business breakfast - support for design & technology projects

16 March 2011 - Access expertise from the School of Design, Engineering & Computing to support design and technology projects.

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Microsoft and ‘A New Decade of Digital’

2 March 2011 - Microsoft high-flier gives keynote at Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) event.

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Boss of Radio 1 to visit BU

7 February 2011 Andy Parfitt in conversation on February 7 at 2pm.

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Applied Sciences - Research Seminars

February & March 2011 The University's School of Applied Sciences is hosting a series of Research Seminars to enrich and enlighten.

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Frink at BU

From 8 January 2011 A world-class art exhibition for students, staff and the public at Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University.

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Thriving in a changing world

26 January 2011 This event, hosted by the CIM, will provide an engaging insight into the key developments in the important field of digital marketing.

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Web marketing: are you doing business online?

25 January 2011 Explore the fundamentals to create more effective online campaigns to engage your customers.

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An introduction to eye-tracking

20 January 2011 A one day workshop covering thefundamentals of Eye Tracking and what it can tell you about your visual media.

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Impact of social media on consumer behaviour

14 January 2011 An opportunity to gain further insight into WAYN.com, the world's number one travelling social community online.

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Centre for Qualitative Resarch Masterclass

21-22 October 2010 This two-day masterclass will focus on gathering peoples’ ideas and opinions through focus groups.

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Seventh Annual Symposium: Medical Research and Education in Dorset

21 September 2010 The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Research & Education will share current practice and discuss future opportunities during its annual symposium.

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Low carbon skills workshop - property, housing & facilities

16 September 2010 BU will host a one-day workshop tol focus on the role of domestic and commercial property in carbon reduction.

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The Marc Prensky Lecture: Teaching digital natives

13 September 2010 BU's Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP) welcomes acclaimed learning-guru Marc Prensky.

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Global conference to make PR History

8-9 July 2010 BU will host The First International History of Public Relations Conference this summer.

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Wildlife tourism in Britain

Wednesday 12 May BU hosts this Tourism Society event exploring future directions, developments and management implications of wildlife tourism.

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RMS Titanic: Protection, Preservation & Peril

Tuesday 13 April 2010 Free public lecture to focus on the wreck of the RMS Titanic and how best to preserve it for future generations.

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Marketing in network environments

17 March 2010 Professor Teck Yong Eng will explore the crucial-ness of a network view of marketing at a public lecture at BU on Wednesday 12 March.

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Understanding our environment – by numbers

3 March 2010 One of the country’s leading environmental statisticians will deliver his Professorial Inaugural Lecture in March at BU.

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Progressing excellence in management research

17 February 2010 A BU conference aims to lead the way in raising the quality of service industry research.

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis

eTourism expert to deliver public lecture

17 February 2010 Members of the public are invited to attend the inaugural lecture being delivered by leading eTourism expert Professor Dimitrios Buhalis

Professor Edwin van Teijlingen

Leading maternity expert shares research

20 January 2010 Members of the public are invited to attend the inaugural lecture being delivered by leading maternity expert Professor Edwin van Teijlingen.

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Thinking about mental health

14 January 2010 Members of the public are invited to attend the inaugural lecture being delivered by clinical psychologist and BU Visiting Professor John Hall

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Stuart Allan – Professorial Inaugural Lecture

16 December BU Professor of Journalism, Stuart Allan, will deliver his Professorial Inaugural Lecture at BU.

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Sustainable tourism seminar

25 November – The challenge for sustainable tourism is the key theme of a BU seminar aimed at practitioners, academics and researchers.

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Tourism Futures Forum

12 November – The theme for BU’s Tourism Futures Forum celebrates 30 years of World Travel Market.

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Anthony Lilley Professorial Inaugural Lecture
11 November 2009 - Visiting Professor Anthony Lilley will deliver the first Professorial Inaugural Lecture of the 2009/10 season.

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Inaugural piano recital at BU

23 October – Renowned musician to perform during inaugural recital for University’s new concert grand piano.

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Julia Polonski exhibition

8 October – A new exhibition opens in the Atrium Gallery this week.

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Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference 2009

6-9 September – The Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference represents an important contribution for the tourism marketing research arena and tourism industry.

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Education for Sustainable Development 2009

10 September – Academics and educators are invited to a forthcoming BU conference on sustainable development and its role in higher education.

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Medical research centre’s annual symposium

16 September – The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Research & Education is pleased to announce its annual symposium taking place on 16 September.

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New Media explored at Tourism Society event

24 September – Tourism professionals can learn more about the benefits of New Media at a Tourism Society event held at BU this September.

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BU legal expert explores economic recession

Law, free markets and the financial crash will be the topic of a seminar being organised by BU legal expert Dr Stephen Copp.

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BU launches public lecture series

BU is offering you the chance to come and hear about the research that is currently being undertaken by some of our leading Professors.

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BU brings volleyball cup to Bournemouth

BU is proud to be hosting this year’s Volleyball England National Beach Student Cup.

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Secure your future in midwifery

BU’s midwifery unit at St Mary’s Hospital, Portsmouth, is holding an open day for aspiring midwives on Wednesday 13 May.

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Scientist discusses database discovery

Members of the public are invited to attend a lecture delivered by leading BT scientist and BU Visiting Professor, Detlaf Nauck

BU Professor Steven Ersser

Expert gives talk on skin care research

The next BU Inaugural Lecture will be delivered by Professor of Nursing Development & Skin Care Research Steven Ersser.

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Lecture follows in Darwin’s footsteps

An expert on the study of primates will reflect on Charles Darwin's studies at a public lecture at BU.

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Global extinction explored at BU event

A UK leading ecology expert will deliver his Professorial Inaugural Lecture at BU on Wednesday 25 March.

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Tribute for pioneer of poetic documentary

A BU Research Centre is paying tribute to documentary maker Denis Mitchell.

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Dentists learn about law at BU

A new legal course for dentists is being run by BU’s Department of Law on Wednesday 11 March 2009.

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