Final year nursing students at BU recently contributed to a doctoral study about learning on practice placements. Amanda Alexander, Joanne Hewitt, Teresa Pearce, Elinor Suter and Clare Taylor then shared their top tips with Nursing Standard magazine to help new nursing students make the most of their placement experience. Whether you’re a nursing student or… Read more » about Make the most of your placement – tips from BU Nursing students
From BU to China
BU graduate Tim Hung talks about how a BSc (Hons) in Sports Management (Golf) has helped him get his dream job… Having recently graduated from BU in Golf Management, I find myself back where I was during my 3rd year placement, ready to kick-start my career. During my placement year at BU, I was lucky enough to… Read more » about From BU to China
Postgrad assessments: a big step up
Lauren Bishop has already had a few postgraduate assessments, so she’s got some advice on how to ace them… If you’re considering taking up postgraduate study, you might wonder how assessment differs from undergraduate. I pondered this before embarking on my Masters; I kept hearing ‘it’s a big step up’, but didn’t know what that meant…. Read more » about Postgrad assessments: a big step up
Planes, trains and Formula 1: Breaking my way into the fast lane.
BU graduate Lucy Owen talks about how she’s gone from a Sports Management degree to the world of Formula 1… June 2012. Exams done. Final year complete. But that didn’t mean a clean break from work for the summer. Instead I started my first Graduate job just one week after my last exam, and headed… Read more » about Planes, trains and Formula 1: Breaking my way into the fast lane.
My Sandwich Degree: The Perfect Filling
The name whets the appetite of many prospective students, but what is a placement year all about? ‘Jammed’ in the middle of your studies at BU, you’re more than likely to undertake a 40-week placement as part of your degree, with many going to highly reputable companies such as Sony, Disney and Aston Martin just… Read more » about My Sandwich Degree: The Perfect Filling
Uni Life and You
By Anushka Naidoo Final year BU student , BA (Hons) Communication and Media With the rise in Tuition Fees, more and more students are arguing that they are not getting value for money. Here’s a breakdown of what you can expect from university life and what in turn is expected of you. Starting university can… Read more » about Uni Life and You
BU graduate ‘scores’ publishing deal with football book
A Bournemouth University graduate has found success with the publication of a new book for budding football professionals. Dean Caslake, an Accounting and Finance graduate, wrote ‘The Footballer’s Journey’ alongside current professional footballer Guy Branston to offer practical tips on becoming a professional footballer.‘The Footballer’s Journey’ is aimed at young footballers, parents, amateur coaches and… Read more » about BU graduate ‘scores’ publishing deal with football book
BU student team wins European-wide advertising competition
A team from Bournemouth University (BU) has won a student advertising competition that received entries from across Europe. The team – made up of four BU final year Advertising students – won Ad Venture, an annual competition organised by the European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA) for students across Europe. The competition aims to give… Read more » about BU student team wins European-wide advertising competition
Multimedia Journalism
By Luke Nurdin BU Graduate Back in 2007 I applied to go to Bournemouth University to study the Multimedia Journalism course. I really wanted to study here because it had such a good reputation for media and journalism. Sadly the first time I didn’t get the grades but I decided to do another year at… Read more » about Multimedia Journalism
The big move
By Cassie Melrose BU Graduate, BA (Hons) Retail Management If you are moving away from home to come to uni you may feel a whole range of emotions. After speaking to my brother who told me it would be the best years of my life I was excited but at the same time seriously nervous…. Read more » about The big move
askBU Current Students team
Hello, my name’s Charlie and I work as an Adviser in the askBU Current Students team. These are currently our top 5 most commonly asked questions: “I haven’t received the invitation email for the award ceremonies, when will I get this?” You should have received you invitation via email to your university email account as… Read more » about askBU Current Students team
The art of juggling childcare and university
By Victoria Bruce BSc (Hons) Nutrition Student My name is Vicky, I’ve just turned 30 (gulp) and I live with my daughters Sophie (8) and Iona (6), I am just about to start the final year of BSc (Hons) Nutrition and I love it. I genuinely never thought I’d go to university, I didn’t have… Read more » about The art of juggling childcare and university