Samuel Nyman (Psychology, DEC), Andrew Callaway (ST), and Kelly Goodwin (ST) were awarded Research Development Fund – Small Grant funding for 2013 to conduct a study to promote walking among older people. Over the summer they identified a further fusion opportunity so that students from both schools could be involved. They report their experience here: Co-creation in… Read more » about Toward a better science of promoting walking: A cross-school Fusion project
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Students contribute ideas to the Shire Hall Project
Students studying Visitor Attractions Management within the School of Tourism paid a visit recently to the Shire Hall in Dorchester
Placement and graduate opportunities at Richmond Creative Events.
Are you a graduate looking for a job in the events industry? Or a student looking for a placement? See the two ads from Richmond Creative Events below. A
Have you heard about the new Disaster Management Centre?
Learn more about the 2014 courses.
Bournemouth University eTourism Lab leads at the ENTER 2014 Digital Tourism Conference in Dublin
January 21-24 the famous ENTER 2014 will bring together the eTourism community from all over the world for an exciting week full of eTourism events.
Events Management students from School of Tourism visit high profile venues at London field visit
The end of the last term saw the first year Events Management students in School of Tourism on a field visit to two high profile event venues in London. Tours of ExCeL London, including their new Phase II ICC London space were given to the students by: Martin Avard (Senior Events Manager) and Tom Edwards… Read more » about Events Management students from School of Tourism visit high profile venues at London field visit
Guest Speaker Programme 2014
Welcome to the guest lecture programme 2014. All staff and students are welcome to attend regardless of programme or level. The guest speakers are from a wide range of businesses and will therefore have generic business interest. For example, Jenni Winter from Ericsson is a Global Talent Management Consultant, Alistair Turner is a Public Relations… Read more » about Guest Speaker Programme 2014
Safety First
Bruce Grant-Braham from Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism won the coveted Guild of Motoring Writer’s Road Safety Award at a prestigious dinner held in the presence of Prince Michael of Kent at London’s RAC Club in Pall Mall on Thursday 5th December. Bruce won the Guild’s Safety Award, presented in memory of former IAM (Institute… Read more » about Safety First
Bournemouth Graduate named Young Business Person of the Year
Bournemouth Graduate Simon Hood is celebrating this week, after being named Young Business Person of the Year at the Inspire North Hampshire Business Awards. The head of marketing at international relocation company, HCR Group, impressed judges with a steady stream of outstanding achievements since graduating from Bournemouth University in 2009 studying Leisure Marketing. With a… Read more » about Bournemouth Graduate named Young Business Person of the Year
Bruce meets the Tourism Minister at Westminster’s Dorset Day
A day celebrating Dorset was recently organised by Annette Brooke MP to showcase the county’s Tourism and Food and Drink industries at The Houses of Parliament to MPs, Lords and their advisors. The School of Tourism’s Dr Bruce Grant-Braham, who is also the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership’s board member and Tourism lead, was invited to… Read more » about Bruce meets the Tourism Minister at Westminster’s Dorset Day