The Festival Impact Monitor is a Fusion supported project that is intended to develop the following: 1) An approach to evaluating the impact of events using data from social media. 2) Reusable Learning Objects that can guide future researchers seeking to apply social media data. 3) Individuals with experience in conducting research with social media… Read more » about The Festival Impact Monitor
Research
Have you read the new Bournemouth Research Chronicle?
The third edition of the Bournemouth Research Chronicle (BRC) is now published.
Toward a better science of promoting walking: A cross-school Fusion project
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
Dr Katherine King visits Vancouver Island University
Dr Katherine King has recently returned from a 2 week visiting scholarship to the Faculty of Management at Vancouver Island University (VIU) which saw her take part in range of teaching, community engagement and research activities. The visiting scholar programme is an integral component of the World Leisure Centre of Excellence accredited Masters in Sustainable… Read more » about Dr Katherine King visits Vancouver Island University
Dr Philip Alford in Austria to share knowledge about online marketing
Dr Philip Alford was invited by Bernard Wildauer of the Zillertal Tourism School to present to tourism teachers from all over Austria on the subject of online tourism marketing. The aim was to provide the teachers with specialist knowledge in the area of online marketing which they could then take back into the classroom. As… Read more » about Dr Philip Alford in Austria to share knowledge about online marketing
Winner of International PhD Student Competition
We are proud to announce that Barbara Neuhofer, who is one of ST’s excellent PhD students and also won the ITT PhD Student of the Year 2013 Award, has been selected as one of the winners for the International PhD Student Competition 2013. The School of Management, University of South Australia will host 15 of… Read more » about Winner of International PhD Student Competition
Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism Invited to Join the European Tourism Futures Institute
Nicole Ferdinand and Dr. Katherine King of the Events and Leisure Group in the School of Tourism were invited to attend the third annual meeting of the European Tourism Futures Institute (ETFI), which was held at the European Parliament in Brussels on September 16th-17th 2013. Among the items raised at the meeting was the Festival… Read more » about Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism Invited to Join the European Tourism Futures Institute
Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival – a student reflection
As part of their level C induction BU Leisure Marketing students documented their visit to the opening of Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival
Fusion invests in future of Events Industry
The Festival Impact Monitor project seeks develop an event evaluation approach to overcome the limitations of existing qualitative (external validity) and quantitative (internal validity) methods.
How community ownership could ensure the future of seaside piers
Dr Anya Chapman, School of Tourism and member of the National Piers Society comments on seaside tourism in The Guardian and the article How community ownership could ensure the future of seaside piers: A renovated pier attracts promenading tourists and becomes a valuable asset for locals and the adjacent town. Read the full story here… Read more » about How community ownership could ensure the future of seaside piers