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BU students collaborate in enterprise competition
8 May 2012

A team of BU students have won 4th prize at the ‘Rise To’ enterprise challenge.

Alex Terrell at the National Lottery Olympic Park Run at the Olympic Park in East London earlier this year

Game on! Graduate’s Sun job spawns a dream Olympic future
4 May 2012

MA Multi-Media Journalism graduate working in his dream role covering the Olympics for The Sun.

Winners Derek English and Marta Clayton

BU graduates scoop top awards from BJTC
1 May 2012

Two BU graduates win national awards for their journalism at this year’s BJTC awards.

A group of BU students

Design and Art Directions Awards success
30 April 2012

BU students win ‘Best in Year’ prize at a prestigious design and advertising competition.

Computer Animation at BU

BU in Animation Career Review’s top 20 universities in the world
27 April 2012

BU’s NCCA in top 20 universities to study animation, gaming and design in the world.

From left to right: Anna Adams; Newsnight, Tom Giles; Panorma, Louise Tickle; Freelance, Nick Ryan; Freelance investigative journalist

So you want to be a journalist?
27 April 2012

Find out more about what happened at the all-day conference ‘So You Want To Be A Journalist?’, which was partly sponsored by BU.

Dr John Oliver

Media School academic elected to the Board
16 April 2012

BU’s Dr John Oliver has been elected Deputy President of the European Media Management Association.

The business card inside the balloons

Chatterbox event a burst of success
5 April 2012

BU students launch their Chatterbox campaign with an event in Bournemouth Square.

James Ewing

BU Radio student wins prestigious Charles Parker Prize
5 April 2012

James Ewing becomes the second BA (Hons) Radio student in a row to win the Charles Parker Prize.

Chatterbox logo

Outstanding students win £1,500 to help market local disability group
2 April 2012

BU students will help promote the Chatterbox team and their magazine.

EU flag

Developing software to improve quality of life for disabled people
27 March 2012

The NCCA at BU is involved with the SHIVA project, aiming to improve quality of life for disabled people.

A picture from Marta Clayton’s winning Dale Farm project

MA Multi-Media Journalism graduates scoop top BJTC prizes
26 March 2012

Two BU graduates have both won awards from the Broadcast Journalism Training Council.

BU graduate Sue Rowe

BU graduate a pioneer of International Women’s Day
8 March 2012

BU graduate is the only female Visual FX supervisor in the UK and possibly Europe.

Maria Williams during her talk

Broadcaster Maria Williams speaks up at BU for International Women’s Day
7 March 2012

Maria Williams delivers a talk calling for a fairer gender playing field in Radio as part of International Women’s Day.

Nicola Barnes collecting her award for Best Factual

BU student success at RTS South awards
5 March 2012

Two BU graduates both win awards at the Royal Television Society Southern region Awards.

EMMA

BU to Host Prestigious European Media Conference
1 March 2012

BU’s bid success to host Media Conference.

Jackie Fast, who will be giving a talk at the event

Annual Marketing Communications Lecture taking place at BU
29 February 2012

BA (Hons) Marketing Communications students organise this year’s Mike Warne Annual Marketing Communications Lecture.

BIRSt on screen

BIRSt launch at BU
29 February 2012

The national launch of BIRSt was celebrated at BU on 24 February.

BU graduates walk the red carpet at the Oscars

BU at the Oscars
28 February 2012

BU proves to be a hothouse for Oscar talent.

BU graduate Andrew Lockley (second right) receiving his Oscar

BU receives top education honours from The Queen
27 February 2012

BU visits Buckingham Palace to receive Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.

Joe Casey

BU graduate scoops top award at the RTS Television awards
24 February 2012

BU graduate wins Young Journalist of the Year and the John Schofield Trust bursary at the RTS Television awards.

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The Times paints BU graduate as face of overseas success
23 February 2012

BU Computer Animation graduate featured in an article in The Times on UK graduates who work abroad.

Google

Bournemouth alumnus shaping the future of web technology
20 February 2012

BU graduate’s coding work makes a big impression on the Google Development team.

Students speaking to an employer from Tesco

Marketing and Communications careers fair
17 February 2012

Specialised Marketing and Communications careers fair held at BU’s Kimmeridge House.

Jo Tyler

BU’s Jo Tyler speaks at leading broadcast industry exhibition
15 February 2012

BU’s Jo Tyler gives speech at one of the biggest broadcast industry events: the Broadcast Video Expo.

Newspapers

BU conference in Ecuador
10 February 2012

South American conference on media, power and citizenship being co-organised by BU for May 17-18.

Students working

Bright Blue Day for BU Graduates
10 February 2012

An ongoing partnership between BU and a top South Coast creative agency provides graduate’s with employment opportunities.

Computer Animation at BU

BU graduates at the Cartoon Network Animation Academy
10 February 2012

Graduates from BU Ley partner the Cartoon Network Animation Academy help finalise two new Cartoons.

Oliver Milburn directing

Graduates get film premiered at international film festival
2 February 2012

Two BU graduates to have their film premiered at the Cinequest International film festival in San Jose, California.

Business consultation

BU communications experts offer free business consultation
1 February 2012

BU’s Creative Enterprise Bureau to hold free business consultations for a week from 6 February.

Professor Seán Street and Cecilia McDowall. Image courtesy of Fiona Alsop

BU Professor’s poems premiered on anniversary of Scott of the Antarctic’s death
24 January 2012

Poems written by Bournemouth University Emeritus Professor Seán Street to be performed to music as part of the Scott 100 Festival of Events.

Stephen Jukes

New Postgraduate Scholarships announced
3 January 2012

The Media School announces ten new Postgraduate Scholarships.

Leanne Towers

Success for animation graduate at industry competition
23 December 2011

MA 3D Computer Animation graduate takes second prize at the 2011 CG Whiz competition.

Student Newsroom

MA Journalism students visit London Newsrooms
19 December 2011

MA Journalism students visited a variety of the city's top newsrooms.

Chair Tony Stoller

Don’t lose UK’s remarkable radio heritage
16 December 2011

Policy-driven committee to secure the future for radio archives.

New research grant secured

Media School staff secure research grant
16 December 2011

Research grant secured for project looking into the use of news websites in journalism education.

The Rock - Student Newspaper

The Bournemouth Rock newspaper launch
15 December 2011

The Bournemouth Rock - a brand new student newspaper was launched last week on Talbot Campus.

Spit Happens - BAMMJaid Christmas Charity Single

BAMMJaid Christmas Charity Single
12 December 2011

Journalism students and staff release single in aid of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Transplant Charity.

Recording reels

Broadcast archive policy set for industry-wide shake up
8 December 2011

High profile summit looks at future of Britain’s broadcast archives.

Bournemouth University team with Pete Nash

Bournemouth University first in the UK to gain SADiE accredited status
8 December 2011

BU has achieved SADiE Training Establishment accreditation through the quality of its teaching.

Explosion and aeroplanes of a virtual world extending out a mobile device

Consumer behaviour in virtual worlds
7 December 2011

BU researchers win Consumption Markets & Culture award for cutting edge research.

IPC commends BU journalism graduates

IPC commends BU journalism graduates.
5 December 2011

One of the country's biggest magazine employers - the IPC, has heaped praise on Bournemouth University graduates.

MA International Journalism student

Very successful first term for MA International Journalism.
2 December 2011

A look at new course MA International Journalism in its first term.

Hannah Rolfe working with local community members

Radio collaboration between BU graduates, BBC volunteers and Age UK
30 November 2011

BBC volunteers work with BU graduates and Age UK to create community radio.

Rob Hawkes

Super successful graduate wins Brilliant Newcomer of the Year
30 November 2011

BU graduate scoops award at the 2011 .Net awards ceremony in London.

Andrew Wilson

Internationally renowned journalists and filmmakers visit BU
29 November 2011

One World Media Day brings internationally renowned journalists & filmmakers to BU.

BA Multi-media Journalism students working on showreels

Showreel training
28 November 2011

Multi-media Journalism students aspiring to be TV reporters and presenters get the opportunity to work on their showreels.

Delegates at FRA event in Kaunas, Lithuania

BU Practitioner joins human rights events in Lithuania
25 November 2011

Senior Practice Fellow Vanessa Edwards took part in an event aimed at improving the way journalism influences and reports on human rights.

MA graduate Andy Lockley received an oscar for his work on Inception

BU in Queen's Honours List
24 November 2011

Bournemouth University (BU) has today been awarded The Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.

Stephen Jukes at the Kurt Schork Memorial Awards Evening

The Kurt Schork Memorial Awards Evening
22 November 2011

Stephen Jukes, dean of Bournemouth University's Media School gives the welcome speech at the 2011 awards evening.

Tim Stone

BU student works with Silicon Valley technology experts
21 November 2011

BU student is helping Silicon Valley experts to create mobile phone software tutorials.

BA Multimedia journalism students pitching ideas

Journalism students pitch ideas to experts
18 November 2011

BA Multimedia journalism students have been busy this week pitching ideas to panels made up of lecturers and industry experts.

A student on the course demonstrating their work

BA (Hons) Interactive Media Production changes name
15 November 2011

Course to change its name to BA (Hons) Digital Media Design for the academic year 2012.

Dr Roman Gerodimos

BU’s Roman Gerodimos gives expert views on Greece
15 November 2011

Dr Roman Gerodimos provides expert analysis on events in Greece to media outlets around the globe.

Inspr logo

Launch of ‘inspr’ Magazine
15 November 2011

New creative writing and arts magazine launched by BU students.

Ian Livingstone OBE

Ian Livingstone OBE receives honorary degree from BU
11 November 2011

One of the founding fathers of the UK games industry received the award from BU in recognition of his career in the UK’s creative industry.

The Media School at Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) Multimedia Journalism - focus on employment
7 November 2011

BA (Hons) Multimedia Journalism students attend workshops and lectures designed to boost their employability.

Newspapers

New Practitioner in Residence Adam Lee-Potter
7 November 2011

BU is proud to announce Journalist Adam Lee-Potter as a new Practitioner in Residence at the Media School.

Image of a student writing

1000 Words brought to the stage
7 November 2011

BU students bring their written work to life on stage.

An image of someone writing

MA Multimedia Journalism students sweep the board at BJTC awards
4 November 2011

Three BU graduates receive awards from the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC).

HAP

Is HAPpiness cause for concern?
4 November 2011

BAFTA playwright explores the comical cause for the governments £2million a year research survey.

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