The Tourism Management Institute’s (TMI) have released the winner of the David Hughes Memorial Award 2014. We are proud to announce that the recipient is BU student Claire Rosslee who undertook a 20 week placement with the English Riviera Tourism Company (and a second placement with an airline). The award is aimed at final year… Read more » about School of Tourism student’s award success
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Best Blogger Personality!
Presenting Thomas Cocker #BUblogosphere winner of Best Blogger Personality! #BUblogosphere is a competition at School of Tourism where students and staff are invited to create, contribute and connect online by submitting blog posts. To read more about blogging please have a look at this article Get creative and start blogging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r69h9estnhU&feature=youtu.be
Can you speak Neanderthal?
Can you speak Neanderthal? Or rather could Neaderthals speak language like we do? We present the blog post by Stefan Haas, winner in the category Best Content in the #BUblogosphere competition. Congratulations Stefan! The very word Neanderthal conjures up images of primal men who share more with beasts than humanity, clad in thick hair with… Read more » about Can you speak Neanderthal?
Students to host a Live Event in aid of local charity Autism Wessex
As part of their 2nd year assignment, a team of five Bournemouth University Ba (Hons) Event Management students, otherwise known as Sorted Events, are hosting the BU Easter Funfair at Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University on 3rd April 2014. This event plans to attain student sign-ups for the locally based charity Autism Wessex and raise funds… Read more » about Students to host a Live Event in aid of local charity Autism Wessex
Highly Commended Paper by Lorraine Brown, John Edwards & Heather Hartwell
Their recent paper “Eating and emotion: focusing on the lunchtime meal” published in the British Food Journal has been selected by the journal’s Editorial Team as a Highly Commended Paper of 2013.
Congratulations Seamus!
Presenting Seamus O’Dare #BUblogosphere winner of Most Creative Blog! #BUblogosphere is a competition at School of Tourism where students and staff are invited to create, contribute and connect online by submitting blog posts. To read more about blogging please have a look at this article Get creative and start blogging
BU visit to Hotel and Catering Expo
A team from School of Tourism, Bournemouth University, exhibited at the two day Hotel and Catering Expo at Bournemouth International Centre recently. This impressive event brings people and organisations together to find solutions for sourcing skills, products and services; and business networking, specifically serving the hospitality sector. Claire Main, Business Engagement Consultant for the School… Read more » about BU visit to Hotel and Catering Expo
School of Tourism Researcher Presents Keynote on CSR at ’8th Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference’
School of Tourism researcher Dr Tim Breitbarth (Sport Academic Group) delivered a keynote presentation at the 8th Health and Wellbeing At Work conference in Birmingham at the beginning of March. Health and Wellbeing At Work is the UK government’s programme for improving the health and wellbeing of working age people. Now in its 8th successful… Read more » about School of Tourism Researcher Presents Keynote on CSR at ’8th Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference’
The relationships between food and culture
Students at School of Tourism recently joined in a practical session where they made food to represent different cultures and ethnic groups including, Egyptian, Thai, Swedish, Spanish and Malaysian. The session was part of the option unit called Food, Culture and Travel and the aim was to explore the complex relationships between food and culture… Read more » about The relationships between food and culture
‘Alice and Friends’
Another student live event, part of the Festival of Events at School of Tourism, takes place Saturday 22nd March. The Mad Hatter’s Team from Bournemouth University are running the event ‘Alice and Friends’ on the 22nd March at Muscliff Community Centre. Whilst raising money for Book Aid For Africa, the event also aims to encourage… Read more » about ‘Alice and Friends’