By Patricia Obawole 1st year BU Student, LLB (Hons) Law The beach, the sea, the ocean, whatever you make call it, we here at Bournemouth (or as we students name it B’mouth Town) love it. The beach here is one of those “coming of age” things that, if you attend the university, you must go… Read more » about Don’t We All Like To Live Beside The Seaside. . .!
From beginning to end – final year student
By Marianne Calnan 3rd year BU student, BA (Hons) English University can be an intimidating, daunting step to take in a young person’s life to say the least. Once you’ve narrowed down your university choice, accommodation selection and packed your bags, there’s nothing left to do but travel to your home for the next three… Read more » about From beginning to end – final year student
Summer Ball
By Bradley Ransom 2nd year BU Student, BA (Hons) Business Studies Bournemouth offers so many exciting events for students to get involved in and although all of these are fantastic in their own way, for me the universities Summer Ball is by far the best day/night of the year. Some people are less interested in… Read more » about Summer Ball
askBU Top things asked this week!
With the weather not particularly resembling Summer outside here are the top three topics that were asked this week which will hopefully provide you with some reassurance during the stress of exams. If you did have any more questions however then please feel free to ask us here at askBU. Deadlines for applying: Some courses… Read more » about askBU Top things asked this week!
Placement at BU
By Joe Wilkinson 3rd year BU student, BA (Hons) Business Studies Hello, I’m Joe and I am a third year Business Studies student about to finish my placement year. I have been working in the Marketing and Communications department at Bournemouth University as part of a specific team designed to promote higher education and raise… Read more » about Placement at BU
An author in the making – a BU students journey
By Louise Jones 1st year BU student, BA (Hons) English I had just turned 16 when I started blogging. Not for any particular reason, I was just…bored. My brother was probably hogging the TV, I probably couldn’t be bothered to do my homework, and 140 characters probably wasn’t enough for the rubbish coming out of… Read more » about An author in the making – a BU students journey
Clubs and Societies at BU
By Martine Williams 3rd year BU student, BA (Hons) Events and Leisure Marketing Bournemouth University has so many opportunities for you to get involved with extra things outside of your degree; there is no chance you will ever be stuck for ideas of what to do ever again! From different sports clubs and music… Read more » about Clubs and Societies at BU
Summer in Bournemouth
Exams are almost over so we can start to think about how to spend the summer in Bournemouth this year. There are several events happening this year and I have selected just a few to highlight some of the fun things you could get involved with: Food & Drink Festival: If you are around Bournemouth… Read more » about Summer in Bournemouth
Our first Open Day of the year – Coming soon!
The most important choice about going to university is picking the right one. The right university is different for everyone and one that is for your best friend might not be right for you, and therefore your choice in university has to reflect you and what you want. But the best way to choose which… Read more » about Our first Open Day of the year – Coming soon!
Free fun in Bournemouth
By Bradley Ransom 2nd year BU Student, BA (Hons) Business Studies Hey guys, my name is Bradley and I’m a 2nd year student at Bournemouth University living in Winton (10 mins walk from uni). Bournemouth is an inspirational place where you can take part in loads of free activities to fill up your spare time… Read more » about Free fun in Bournemouth
Placement at BU
By Amber Clabburn 3rd year BU student, BA (Hons) Marketing Communications I have nearly come to the end of my 40 week placement at Bournemouth University working in the School & Colleges Liaison Team. This year has flown past particularly fast…in fact it felt like only yesterday I moved into halls to start my first… Read more » about Placement at BU
Bournemouth- Life’s A Beach and So Much More
By Marianne Calnan 3rd year BU student, BA (Hons) English My name’s Marianne Calnan and I’m currently a third year student at Bournemouth University studying English within the Media School. There’re so many things about Bournemouth to love and it’s not just the uni’s fantastic reputation with many professional industries, a lively night out and… Read more » about Bournemouth- Life’s A Beach and So Much More
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