This entry is to share some anecdotal evidence of the (important) role the dissertation can play in promoting graduate employability. Last year one of the students I supervised was offered a job following an impressive display during the job interview. The first role of her graduate scheme was in the employee motivation department of a leading… Read more » about The contribution of the dissertation to student employability

BU MSc Tourism Management and Marketing student Rachel Lao has been awarded an UNWTO.Themis Foundation internship. The Foundation – a United Nations associated institution – is responsible for implementing the work programme on Education and Training of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The UNTWO.Themis Foundation undergoes annual recruiting drives to select the best young professionals… Read more » about MSc Tourism student awarded UNWTO.Themis Foundation internship

Students at Bournemouth University are being urged to give sport another go after a project secured £266,338 in National Lottery funding from Sport England. BU’s Free Your Fitness project is being backed by Sport England’s £10 million Active Universities fund to get more university students playing sport. Forty other projects are part of the initiative,… Read more » about Lottery funding boost for sport at Bournemouth University