Luca Silva holding a trophy at a powerlifting competition

How the BU sport scholarship is helping me advance in my sport

This is a guest blog by Lucas Silva, BA (Hons) Business & Management student, talking about his BU Sport Scholarship for Powerlifting.  I started powerlifting in October 2019 and I’ve trained consistently over the last 3 and a half years minus a slight hiatus in early 2020. Powerlifting became a crucial part of my life,… Read more » about How the BU sport scholarship is helping me advance in my sport

Student Sarah Clark's vision board

Why I loved EDfest, the Business School’s Experience & Development festival

This is a guest blog by BU student Sarah Clark about her experience of attending the Business School’s annual Experience & Development festival – EDfest.  As my intuition grows, I’m increasingly getting drawn to attend certain events or talks – but little did I know just what an enormous impact EDfest would have on helping… Read more » about Why I loved EDfest, the Business School’s Experience & Development festival

Spending my placement year in Germany

This guest blog from Aila talks about her experiences of working abroad in Germany as part of her placement year as an International Sales and Marketing intern.  Welcome to my international placement year blog. My name is Aila and I am a level 5 student, who is studying International Business studies (now BA (Hons) International… Read more » about Spending my placement year in Germany

Abbie’s thoughts on the Business & Management Hacking for Sustainability Project

This is a guest blog by BA (Hons) Business & Management student Abbie Wilson. Abbie shares what it was like to complete the new Hacking for Sustainability Project unit. Being one of the first students to complete the Hacking for Sustainability final year project unit* on the BA (Hons) Business & Management degree, I’d like… Read more » about Abbie’s thoughts on the Business & Management Hacking for Sustainability Project

Why studying BU’s online Business degree was right for me

This is a guest blog by Chloe Hanham, BA (Hons) Global Business Management (Online) student. I had heard many good things about Bournemouth University, but particularly regarding their Media and Business courses, which is why I chose to study here. I have also lived in Bournemouth my entire life, so it worked well for me…. Read more » about Why studying BU’s online Business degree was right for me

How I’ve been building my CV by volunteering remotely

This is a guest blog by Alex Cox, currently in her final year studying BSc (Hons) Marketing  The class of 2020 are probably facing the biggest challenge since the 2008 recession. The impact of COVID-19 has cancelled graduate schemes and stalled recruitment for many companies. Like many recent graduates, I have struggled to secure a… Read more » about How I’ve been building my CV by volunteering remotely