How the BU Sport Scholarship has helped me achieve my dreams

Issa Batrane took a few minutes to tell us how he is pursuing his academic and sporting ambitions whilst studying BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology and how the Sports Scholarship helped. BU was an easy choice for me. The first reason was because the placement opportunities that my course provided were better than the other 4 universities that… Read more » about How the BU Sport Scholarship has helped me achieve my dreams

George’s overview of Corfe House accommodation

We offer loads of great accommodation options both on and off-campus. One of our Halls is Corfe House, based in Poole and with frequent bus connections to the Talbot Campus. George has put together this video of some of the highlights of Corfe House, where is is currently a resident.

My Mum: The mature student

According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the number of mature (aged 21 or over) UK-domiciled students starting full-time first degrees has steadily increased over the past decade. It rose to 70,215 in 2015-16, which was an increase of 2.9 per cent on the previous year. It’s true what they say, returning to full-time… Read more » about My Mum: The mature student

Overcoming challenges

Isla’s a recent BU graduate and is currently working as Marketing and Events Assistant at BU. In this blog, she reveals the ups and downs of getting to uni… Rewind to September 2014 and there’s me, sat up in bed, the night before heading off to BU to study BA (Hons) Events Management, absolutely freaking… Read more » about Overcoming challenges

Rebecca’s story – why I chose MSc Biodiversity Conservation

Rebecca recently completed her MSc Biodiversity Conservation. We asked her a few questions about her BU experience. What was your main reason for studying a postgraduate qualification? Redirection into a new career. Why did you choose BU? Renowned department, wonderful location and good university. What are the best things about your course and academic experience overall?… Read more » about Rebecca’s story – why I chose MSc Biodiversity Conservation

See what Megan found so great about studying cyberpsychology

Megan Pleva Graduated July 2016 Currently employed as Sales Manager and Trials Co-ordinator at LiMETOOLS Ltd “The integration of psychology and cyber security was first introduced to me during the cyberpsychology unit in my psychology undergraduate degree at BU, where I first became aware of the effect that internet use is having on our society…. Read more » about See what Megan found so great about studying cyberpsychology