Bournemouth University (abbreviated BU) is a public university in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, with its main campus situated in neighbouring Poole. The university was founded in 1992; however, the origins of its predecessor date back to the early 1900s. The university was first founded in the early 20th century as the predecessor Bournemouth Municipal College. The college initially offered courses to prepare students for University of London degrees (1942-1976). In the mid 1960s there were 6,850 day and evening students. As early as 1965, in the House of Commons, the number of students at the college was highlighted, and the Secretary of State was asked to consider a university application. At the time the Government did not intend to create any new universities until the late 1970s.In the 1970s the college became the Bournemouth College of Technology. Later that decade, following a review by the Dorset Education Committee, the College of Technology changed to become Dorset Institute of Higher Education (DIHE).The university currently has over 16,000 students, including over 3,000 international students. The university is recognised for its work in the media industries. Graduates from the university have worked on a number of Hollywood films, including Gravity, which was awarded the Achievement in Visual Effects Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards in 2015.
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Bournemouth University's (BU) publishing press, Fresher, recently celebrated the launch of five collections of short stories and poetry with a launch party earlier this month.
Read more →Bournemouth University (BU) and University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) are celebrating a full year of partnership activity.
Read more →Three Adult Nursing students who applied for a newly launched Lewis-Manning Hospice Care end-of-life care Scholarship scheme will receive £3,000 of funding each for the 2021/2022 academic year.
Read more →The Careers & Employability team at BU is dedicated to helping all students improve their chances of getting a job. We understand how challenging this can be, especially for final year students, so our experienced Careers Advisers are running a series of interactive webinars.
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