“Rise to” challenge – winning a national enterprise competition

By Glebs Kiselovs BA (Hons) Business Studies, Year 1 This year for me one of the most exciting experiences was participation in the “Rise To” challenge. Together with four BU students (Lauren England – Business School, Jana Sirica – School of Tourism, Mark Trubetskoy and Aleksandrs Pereverzevs – Media School) we had to run a… Read more » about “Rise to” challenge – winning a national enterprise competition

An opportunity to study abroad…

By Michelle Lillywhite 2nd year BU Student, BA (Hons) Social Work When I got the email asking ‘What would you say to a placement in Colombia?’ there was really only one answer – YES! It was however closely followed by – How? That’s when I remembered the BU Global Horizons Fund. You see, BU support… Read more » about An opportunity to study abroad…

“Rise To” Challenge

By Glebs Kiselovs Business studies, Level C This year for me one of the most exciting experiences was participation in the “Rise To” challenge. Together with four BU students (Lauren England – Business School, Jana Sirica – School of Tourism, Mark Trubetskoy and Aleksandrs Pereverzevs – Media School) we had to run a social campaign… Read more » about “Rise To” Challenge

BU Accommodation

Halls, houses and host families! BU has accommodation options for most tastes, needs and budgets. We’ve a number of Halls at our Lansdowne campus for the traditional first year experience. All have communal areas, en-suite rooms, Internet, launderettes and bike storage. They’re also walking distance to town for shops, restaurants, bars, and the beautiful beach…. Read more » about BU Accommodation

The gut-wrenching wait

By Louis Sherman 1st year BU student, BSc (Hons) Applied Geography The wait for your first response to your UCAS application is one of the most painful and anxious moments of your life, well that is what I thought anyway. Finally you have the relief of sending off your application and you don’t really think… Read more » about The gut-wrenching wait

Amazing Achievement for a BU Graduate

By Martin Aufinger BU Graduate, MA Digital Effects Last year, Daniel Kleinman approached Framestore to collaborate on the opening sequence for James Bond’s twenty-third film. I was part of the core 3D team working on the iconic title sequence. It was a truly unique experience working on such an iconic franchise. A very exciting and unusual… Read more » about Amazing Achievement for a BU Graduate

Choosing Your University: things to think about

By Marianne Calnan 3rd year BU student – BA (Hons) English As soon as you turn 16 nowadays, it seems university is all teachers talk about. Whether you decide to go to college, sixth form or enrol on an apprenticeship after year 11, university seems the logical next step for most students. If you’re serious… Read more » about Choosing Your University: things to think about

Open Days

Hi, I’m Max and I work in our events team! We organise a whole range of events throughout the year to help you get the best insight to BU as possible – and I love it! I know it can be hard trying to figure out which event is best for you so I’ve written… Read more » about Open Days