A day in the life of a Media & Communication student (Imogen’s BU Instagram student takeover)

Second year BA (Hons) Communication and Media student Imogen took over the BU Instagram account for the day. Here is what she got up to… Imogen is taking over our Instagram on Friday to give you an insight into what a Communications and Media student gets up to on an average day! #takeoverbu #belongatbu A post… Read more » about A day in the life of a Media & Communication student (Imogen’s BU Instagram student takeover)

Sports and culture at Bournemouth Uni

An amazing thing about Bournemouth University definitely has to be the incredible sports facilities and the ridiculously diverse range of societies. If you’re keen to stay active at uni, there are teams for football, rugby, hockey, netball , lacrosse…. (the list goes on…) As well as the Varsity sports teams, there are also social sessions… Read more » about Sports and culture at Bournemouth Uni

The Best Restaurants in Bournemouth

One of the perks of living in Bournemouth is that it’s a tourist honeypot site meaning that it has soo many good places to eat. Whatever your preference or budget, there will be somewhere you can find that will keep you wanting to go back: Mexican, Italian, Japanese, or just a big full English. It’s… Read more » about The Best Restaurants in Bournemouth

A Day in the Life of a Communications and Media student

8:28 Wake up and feel ridiculously happy and impressed that I have woken up two minutes before my alarm. Two minutes of sleepy pillow time before I have to get up and face the world…. 9:00 Showered and dressed, and now for the arguably most important occasion of the day: breakfast. There’s nothing better than… Read more » about A Day in the Life of a Communications and Media student

Bournemouth for free

  It can be hard adjusting to living on a student budget. You may find yourself in the tricky situation of having to entertain yourself during the day without parting with any beloved pennies. Luckily, Bournemouth has a few freebies to offer for these troublesome times, so there is no fear of being stuck at… Read more » about Bournemouth for free

Not so rent free

As the start of my first semester approached, I was definitely apprehensive about living at home. Having already been at a different uni and living in the halls there, I was aware of how different the atmosphere was living with fellow students rather than living with family. I definitely worried that I would be missing… Read more » about Not so rent free

My first semester at BU

Wow! How that first term has flown by! It’s so hard to think that only a couple of months ago I was a nervous wreck, stressing over getting to all of my lectures on time and constantly getting lost – even walking into the wrong lecture a few times. Ok… the getting lost still happens… Read more » about My first semester at BU

How to write an amazing personal statement

Writing a personal statement can be one of the most daunting aspects of applying to university. It may be the first piece of writing you ever do where you have to sell yourself and actually write down what makes you so amazing, which can be hard for the modest of us so here are a… Read more » about How to write an amazing personal statement

My first week at BU: Living at home and meeting new people

Meet Imogen. She’s just joined us to study BA (Hons) Communication and Media and is going to share her story with you. She was part way through a degree at another uni, when she decided she wanted to go in a different direction, so she wants to tell you what it’s like to start at uni… Read more » about My first week at BU: Living at home and meeting new people