The Postgraduate Development Award (or PGDA) is a great way to both enhance your experience at BU and make steps to improve your employability when you finish studying. The Award provides opportunities to build skills in four key areas (listed below) and to record your activities and achievements in an online portfolio. For me, there… Read more » about The Postgraduate Development Award
My week as a media student
On a dark evening in March, my fellow MA film students and I began filming for a 5-minute short film. As an editor I often don’t get to participate on set, or get to travel to exciting and exotic places. Editors are normally the vampires of the film world – hermits tucked away in a… Read more » about My week as a media student
Our growing campus
Bournemouth finally became a university in 1992 after being a College of Technology, an Institute of Higher Education and a Polytechnic. Its long and varied history means that the campus is constantly being upgraded and the buildings updated to ensure Bournemouth is a great place for future students and staff. Since I’m a member of… Read more » about Our growing campus
BU varsity teams make national sports finals
Six Bournemouth University teams are to compete at one of the highest levels in University Sport. After five months of hard work six sportBU Varsity teams have made the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Western Conference Cup finals on Wednesday 18th March. The leading squads, coming under Bournemouth University’s sportBU banner, include Women’s Badminton 1st,… Read more » about BU varsity teams make national sports finals
Open Afternoons – take a good look around
If you are having any doubts about whether BU is the place for you or even if you are certain this is where you are going to pursue postgraduate study, there is no better way to get to know the place a little better than by attending a Postgraduate Open Afternoon. These are packed full… Read more » about Open Afternoons – take a good look around
Turning student halls into a home
Truth: I haven’t lived in student accommodation since I was 20 years old (that’s about 7 ½ years ago if you must know), so going back to living in student housing is incredibly strange for me. Then I realised student housing here in Bournemouth is a lot different from any student housing back home. Bournemouth… Read more » about Turning student halls into a home
Why I chose part-time study
Having retired a few years ago, I was desperate to keep the grey cells active and was looking for something new to engage with. Having worked all my life with the health professions, I thought it was time to think about other interests, one of which was archaeology. As I was growing up in the… Read more » about Why I chose part-time study
Alumni Q&A: Craig Tonks, Interstellar Visual Effects Artist
Bournemouth University graduate Craig Tonks was a part of the Oscar-winning team that worked on the visual effects for Interstellar. The Double Negative (Dneg) employee studied MA Digital Effects Course, graduating in 2011. We caught up with him to find out what it was like working on an Oscar-winning film. What were your first steps from BU… Read more » about Alumni Q&A: Craig Tonks, Interstellar Visual Effects Artist
BU graduates celebrate Oscar success
Bournemouth University graduates are celebrating another success, after becoming Oscar-winners thanks to their work on the film Interstellar. A number of BU graduates worked on the visual effects for Interstellar, which won the Best Visual Effects Oscar during the 2015 Academy Awards. The film also picked up the Special Visual Effects Award at this year’s… Read more » about BU graduates celebrate Oscar success
Time for a change
“I wish I had a delete button in my life. To delete some people, some memories, and some feelings.” I’m sure this phrase has more often than not run through most of your heads. To be fair, it has run through mine more times than I am willing to admit. In the last 27.5 years… Read more » about Time for a change
Reasons to choose BU
Employment rates As much as going to uni is fun, the real reason us students spend our time and money studying is so that we can get on the career ladder. When I was nearing graduation from my undergrad degree at BU the worldwide financial crisis had already reared its ugly head, but my BA… Read more » about Reasons to choose BU
BAFTA Q&A: Interstellar winner Andy Lockley
Andy Lockley graduated from Bournemouth University in 2000 and his career has gone from strength to strength ever since. Andy works at visual effects house Double Negative where he has worked on films like The Dark Knight, Hot Fuzz and the Harry Potter franchise. Andy was on stage at the Oscar’s in 2012 accepting the Best… Read more » about BAFTA Q&A: Interstellar winner Andy Lockley
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