August 2011
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Ecology & Wildlife Conservation at Bournemouth University
Here’s a photo of our BSc (Hons) Ecology & Wildlife Conservation students on their recent fieldtrip to the Pyrenees. Senior Lecturer in Ecology at BU Dr Anita Diaz said: “A group of Ecology & Wildlife Conservation students came out to help us with a research project we are running in the Pyrenees Mountains investigating the [...]
Courses and Careers in Archaeology
Dr Kate Welham writes about the Archaeology courses at Bournemouth University Whether investigating the origins of Stonehenge, or examining what the Romans ate for dinner, archaeology provides us with new and exciting insights into the way in which past societies lived their lives. How have changing climates, new technologies and different cultures influenced human societies? [...]
BU Forensic students congratulated for their outstanding contribution at International Network of Environmental Forensics Conference, Cambridge
Tilak Ginige, Senior Environmental Law Lecturer wrote: The International Network of Environmental Forensics (INEF) was founded in 2008 for the express purpose of providing a forum for scientists, environmental consultants, regulators and lawyers to share information regarding the use of environmental forensics. The 2011 Cambridge conference (25 July 2011 to 27 July 2011) was a [...]
New Mass Graves and Temporary Mortuary forensic simulation short course is a hit with our students!
Dr Martin Smith wrote: By running the mass grave and field mortuary together in this great outdoor setting students get the benefit of seeing the whole process from searching for the graves to recovering burials and through to the processing and analysis of human remains and objects in the temporary bone lab. This gives [...]
BU team are highly-commended at the Dorset Archaeological Awards 2011
Bronwen Russell, Bournemouth Archaeology writes: Both the ‘Swash Channel Wreck Project’ (Dave Parham and Paola Palma) and the ‘Reporting and Recovery of an Iron Age Burial near Portesham’ (Dr Miles Russell, Harry Manley, Damian Evans and Carl Walmsley) were nominated for the prestigious Dorset Archaeological Committee’s Dorset Archaeological Award 2011. The ceremony was held at [...]
