Student Blog

How to stand out from the crowd

January 12, 2016

The Postgraduate Development Award (PGDA) is meant for Master’s students at BU and is designed to help your professional and personal development apart from academic studies. Basically it is a system that gives points to certain activities that you participate in during your time at BU. The award encourages you to come out of your… Read more » about How to stand out from the crowd

Back to uni: it’s never too late to learn!

January 8, 2016

Feeling too old to have a career change or go back to studying is a common phenomenon, although the phrase ‘it’s never too late’ is also something we hear very frequently! It’s understandable that the thought of going back to uni after a long study-free period can evoke anxiety, but I think this way of… Read more » about Back to uni: it’s never too late to learn!

Our New Year’s resolutions

January 6, 2016

We asked our bloggers to tell us their New Year’s resolutions, and here’s what they had to say! Lauren Bishop My resolutions are not so much New Year’s ones as on-going things I want to achieve: doing well in my Master’s, getting super fit on my bike, performing well in my job and generally being… Read more » about Our New Year’s resolutions

My Academic Scholarship

January 2, 2016

Like many people considering postgraduate study, one of my biggest concerns was funding. I was fortunate enough to have the support of my parents in addition to taking out a loan, but what made things so much easier was being awarded BU’s Academic Scholarship. When I first started researching Master’s degrees in the UK, the… Read more » about My Academic Scholarship

SUBU: Societies, volunteering and the student voice

December 30, 2015

Obviously university is not all about studying, developing your soft skills and your personality is also important. Here at BU there are lots of opportunities for students to be involved in extracurricular activities and be part of a community with people sharing the same interest. BU has about 100 clubs and societies which all are… Read more » about SUBU: Societies, volunteering and the student voice

Where to eat on Talbot Campus

December 27, 2015

Talbot campus is where I seem to be spending most of my time at the moment! With deadlines looming and projects well underway, I’m usually busy in the studios or in the library. Sometimes on days I’m feeling particularly organised I remember to pack a picnic in the mornings, but other days I seem to… Read more » about Where to eat on Talbot Campus

Tonya’s story: Festive Bournemouth

December 23, 2015

Tonya tells us what you can get up to over the holiday season in Bournemouth…

An American in England

December 22, 2015

Before accepting my BU offer Despite wanting to live in England for most of my life, I only recently discovered that I have a passion for forensic anthropology, or, the study of human bones to assist in solving crimes. Therefore, Bournemouth University was more than a perfect fit. The MSc Forensic Anthropology program enticed me… Read more » about An American in England

Iakovos’s story: What I’ve learnt in my first semester

December 21, 2015

Now that Iakovos has been at BU for a whole semester, he tells us what he’s learnt so far…

What’s great about MSc Marketing Management?

December 18, 2015

For those who are into marketing but don’t have much idea what exactly within it you would like to study, BU is going to give you a migraine with a variety of Marketing-related courses! We have Advertising, Media and Communication, Marketing Management, Events Marketing and the list goes on. I would say each course is… Read more » about What’s great about MSc Marketing Management?

How I funded my postgraduate degree

December 16, 2015

There’s no denying it: postgraduate study is a big financial commitment. It’s a lot of money to invest in one year, and many people worry about how to pay for it. Funding was certainly my main concern throughout the application process. I really wanted to do my Master’s, but at the same time I wasn’t… Read more » about How I funded my postgraduate degree