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Great to see so many BU staff members from across a range of faculties at our Macmillan Coffee morning earlier today. Staff enjoyed using our Oculus Go: VR Avebury: And VR Diabetes: Many new collaborations and conversations were ignited. We will get back to you with how much money was raised for the… Read more » about Cake and Collaborate VR style
On the morning of Monday 29th October, CEL will be running a ‘Cake & Collaboration’ event in the Staff Centre on Talbot Campus. CEL colleagues Dave Hunt and Professor Liz Falconer will be providing an opportunity for you and a colleague to use Oculus Rift to interact in the same virtual world – have a… Read more » about Cake, Cake, Virtual Reality and more Cake… Monday morning in the Staff Centre
Come enjoy a variety of cakes for MacMillan Coffee Morning Monday, 29th October, 10am-12pm in the Staff Centre on Talbot Campus. The event will showcase and demo the new VR Diabetes App, created in conjunction with BU School of Nursing and Daden Ltd. Using the Occulus Rift, and google cardboards, experience what it’s like to… Read more » about VR Showcase at MacMillan Coffee Morning
The latest edition of Journal of Promotional Communication focusses on Relationship Marketing. Follow this link: ttp://www.promotionalcommunications.org/index.php/pc/issue/view/18 Congratulations to the following colleagues who had work published: Sophia Carolina, James Harrison Francesca Wright Izzy Steer Laura Dodd Justin Baker Isabella Constantine Chris Bowditch Simrit Gill Iona Kelly and Megan Scott
SURE the research conference for undergraduate students across BU takes place on 20 March. Abstracts should be submitted by 20 December. Why not ask your dissertation students from last year if they want to come back to BU and present their work? A great opportunity for them to stay connected to us and to share… Read more » about SURE- research conference for undergraduate students-20th March.
Are you are interested in technology, be it augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, holography or digital storytelling? Are you always thinking ahead, trying to understand what the next best piece of kit will be, or how to integrate tech into your teaching practice or your professional service? If that’s the case, why not join… Read more » about Animation, Simulation, Visualisation: Open Call for Working Group Members
The public engagement phase of the Virtual Avebury project, funded by AHRC and EPSRC, has now finished; more than 1,000 people have experienced the fully immersive opportunity to walk (and fly!) around Avebury as it may have looked circa 2,300 BCE. More than 700 people had the experience at Avebury between June – September, and… Read more » about Our early findings from Virtual Avebury – we mature ladies may just surprise you!
You can live-stream a Panopto recording to your students in other rooms around campus or around the world. (click on the link below) How can I livestream as well as record my lecture in Panopto?
As you are probably aware, the HEA (now Advance HE) has, for the past 18 years, offered the opportunity for outstanding HE educators to be recognised as National Teaching Fellows. This is a hugely prestigious award that carries kudos both for the individual and her/his institution. This year, for the first time, BU was successful… Read more » about Aspiring National Teaching Fellows’ Networking Event, run by NTFs for aspiring NTFs
William Gompertz is the BBC’s Arts Editor and was previously the director of Tate Media. BU alumni Will agreed to share his expertise with 1000 students and members of the public who attended the prestigious annual BFX conference. The BXF Conference is hosted at the Bournemouth International Centre and is a unique event created and… Read more » about BBC Arts Editor beams into Bournemouth University
