Graduation beckons – three things I wish I’d known earlier

Graduating is always the icing on the cake when it comes to education. It is that moment when you finally close the chapter to one part of your educational story. Graduating with a postgraduate degree in Events Management was my second biggest accomplishment; my first being graduating from my undergraduate degree. However, with graduation comes… Read more » about Graduation beckons – three things I wish I’d known earlier

My experience at the AFECA conference

This is a guest blog by Marcus Imir, a BA (Hons) Accounting and Taxation graduate. AFECA (Association deFormations Europeennesa la Compatibilite eta l’Audit ) is a five-day conference, hosted with lots of universities across Europe. Each day is unique, and themed on a different area of finance. The conference is hosted by a different university each year –… Read more » about My experience at the AFECA conference

I am now a qualified ODP

Hi Everyone, I’m Sam, a newly qualified Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) and I completed my training at BU studying DipHE Operating Department Practice . My placement hospital was Poole and I graduated in the summertime this year. The ODP course covers three areas, surgical, anaesthetic, and post anaesthetic care (recovery). The best thing about our training was… Read more » about I am now a qualified ODP

Social influencer and BU graduate student Scarlett London revisits Bournemouth Uni

Social influencer Scarlett London recently came back to visit BU and we are so glad she came and said hello! Watch her vlog as she reflects on the good and bad of being a Multimedia Journalism student, discovers the new facilities on campus and explores the festivities in and around Bournemouth town. Like Scarlett, find… Read more » about Social influencer and BU graduate student Scarlett London revisits Bournemouth Uni

Why study LLM International Tax Law at BU?

I am Ana Carolina Diniz from Brazil, and I would like to share with you the reasons why I am proud to be an alumnus of the LLM International Tax Law at Bournemouth University. The course units. The first term develops your knowledge about international law, dispute resolution and corporate law, while in the second… Read more » about Why study LLM International Tax Law at BU?

My graduation day

Three years. Three or more homes. Many lectures. More assignments than you can shake a stick at – let alone exams. One or two hangovers (cough), potentially a few library fines. The most amazing bunch of memories, a fuller than most friends list and a busy Twitter feed – and then uni is over. It’s a weird… Read more » about My graduation day

How an MA can change your career – Gemma’s story

Gemma Kauffman graduated from the MA Creative and Media Education course in 2011, and now she works freelance, specialising in social engagement through the arts as well as preparing for her new exhibition, And The Dark And The Dark, which is opening in London in November. Below, Gemma talks about how the MA helped her move… Read more » about How an MA can change your career – Gemma’s story

State of Play talks BAFTA, BU and building games out of paper

We were #BUproud to learn in April that three of our Interactive Media Production graduates had been awarded the BAFTA for Artistic Achievement at the British Academy Game Awards for their game Lumino City. We were lucky enough to be able to sit down with Luke, Katherine and Daniel and discuss what winning felt like,… Read more » about State of Play talks BAFTA, BU and building games out of paper

BU graduates celebrate work on Joss Stone’s new music video

LoveLove Films, which was founded and is managed by BU Graduate Georgina Hurcombe, are incredibly pleased to announce their latest music video, created for the multi platinum album selling soul singer-songwriter Joss Stone. The company is based in Bournemouth and five BU alumni from LoveLove Films, as well as Georgina herself, worked on the new video for… Read more » about BU graduates celebrate work on Joss Stone’s new music video

BU Alumni find Product Design success: Mark and Luke’s story

We’re very #BUproud of two of our graduates, who are celebrating being featured in the Product Design journal “Develop3D” with their brand-new Freefly VR headset, designed specifically to bring virtual reality to the masses using smartphone technology. Mark Little and Luke Vos both graduated from the MSc Product Design course in 2008 and became close… Read more » about BU Alumni find Product Design success: Mark and Luke’s story