BU’s Graduates

Graduate elected to CIM regional board

Graduate elected to CIM regional board

28 year old Leisure Marketing graduate Simon Hood has been elected on to the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) South East regional board. Simon, who is Head of Marketing for leading relocation specialist HCR, will help steer the direction of the CIM’s South East chapter covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Solent and the Thames Valley. The [...]

Have you worked on an Oscar- or BAFTA-nominated film?

So, how many of you worked on BAFTA- and Oscar-nominated films this year? Don’t be shy, comment here if you or a fellow graduate were on the team, and bask in the glory!

Mummy from the heart - a graduate blog

Mummy from the heart – a graduate blog

Michelle Pannell graduated with a 2:1 in Hospitality Management in 1994. Now she’s sharing her journey through a popular blog. “When I left Bournemouth University never did I imagine that I might be travelling as a writer, to foreign countries with humanitarian organisations near 20 years later.  It is funny how our priorities change with time, take [...]

From Business IT to Stagweb

From Business IT to Stagweb

Simon Denning graduated from Business Information Technology in 1991. Here are some of his thoughts about how his career has worked out since… “ The reason for taking the course was (a) I had no idea what I wanted to do and (b) that I knew nothing about computers. The old BBC Micros had come [...]

Graduate’s production company works on new Joss Stone video

Graduate’s production company works on new Joss Stone video

A multimedia production company set up by a Bournemouth University graduate helped create the new music video for singing sensation Joss Stone. Lovelove Films Ltd added visual effects and did post-production work on the video for the soul singer’s next single, The High Road. The production company, based at the Enterprise Pavilion in Poole, was [...]

Get featured in BU’s annual alumni magazine…

We’re after interesting, original articles written by former students.  Whether you could write about a topical issue in your industry or profession, or about a special achievement or adventure you’ve had, we’d like to hear from you. If you fancy having an article of yours seen by over 45,000 fellow graduates, send us an e-mail [...]

Graduate is SUBU Community Volunteer of the Year

Graduate is SUBU Community Volunteer of the Year

An MSc Events Management graduate’s community work has been recognised by the Students’ Union at BU. Sunny Fu, who completed MSc Events Management in December 2011, received the Community Volunteer of the Year Award at the Volunteer Celebration & Awards Night on Wednesday 9 May. Haivng volunteered over 230 hours of her time in the [...]

Game on! Alex’s Sun job spawns a dream Olympic future

Game on! Alex’s Sun job spawns a dream Olympic future

Welsh-born Alex Terrell gained a dream Olympic sports job at the Sun within weeks of leaving BU in 2010. Read about what he’s doing in the MA Multi-Media Journalism entry in BU’s course directory.   We’re always looking for success stories to include in BU’s publicity! If you’ve got a great job or interesting career, [...]

Graduate’s Sparkly Nails recognised for business excellence

Graduate’s Sparkly Nails recognised for business excellence

BU graduate Ali Bennett took home the Young Entrepreneur award at last month’s South Devon Business Excellence Awards. The Business Studies graduate received the award in recognition of her successful and fast-growing business Sparkly Nails, an online store selling specialist nail art supplies. Stocking everything from gems and foils to stickers and providing a wealth [...]

Where they are now: Cosmos Anyan

Where they are now: Cosmos Anyan

Making sure the Police in Darfur are properly trained in crime scene investigations is what Ghanaian graduate of 2007, Cosmos Anyan, is responsible for these days. When Cosmos graduated from MSc Forensic Archaeology, Crime Science & International Investigation, he became the Head of the Crime Scene Management Unit within the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service. Now, Cosmos has been [...]