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11/10/2024

Dorset shipwreck mystery solved

Maritime archaeologists from BU have finally identified a shipwreck off the coast of Dorset, more than thirty years after it was discovered.

10/10/2024

Tickets on sale for BU's festival of visual effects and animation

Tickets are now on sale for one of the UK’s largest festivals of visual effects, animation and games. Now in.

07/10/2024

Ancient humans survived ice age through a similar strategy to wolves and bears

A BU study has shed new light on how humans responded to the extreme conditions of the last ice age, 20,000 years ago.

19/07/2024

Bournemouth University Hosts Prestigious TIGA Games Education Conference 2024

Bournemouth University proudly hosted this year's TIGA Games Education Conference, a key event in the games industry calendar.

28/06/2024

Archaeologists find evidence of how Iron Age Britons adapted to the Roman conquest

Archaeologists from BU have discovered human remains and artefacts which give new insight into how early Britons adapted to life after the Roman invasion.

07/06/2024

Medieval grave slabs recovered from historic shipwreck

Maritime archaeologists from BU recovered the artefacts which have been on the bed of Studland Bay since the reign of Henry III.

20/05/2024

Archaeologists discover victim of human sacrifice in Iron Age Dorset

BU Archaeologists have uncovered new information about the life of a young Iron Age woman in Dorset who they believe was murdered as a human sacrifice.

29/01/2024

Graduates' business aims to take the stress out of tax returns

Two BU graduates have launched an online platform providing entrepreneurs and freelancers with a simpler means of filing their tax returns.

18/12/2023

Modern photoshopping techniques date back to 17th century Dutch painters

The skills painters applied in the 17th century to bring out vividness in colour are the same as techniques used by AI to brush up modern-day photographs.

29/11/2023

New AI Partnership to speed up improvements in NHS care and working environments

Bournemouth University has teamed up with ImproveWell, a real-time feedback solution for staff to improve health and care, to use.

14/11/2023

BFX Festival returns to Bournemouth

The eleventh BFX Festival showcases Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole as the South West’s most up-and-coming creative hub for visual effects, animation, and games.

13/11/2023

Archive documents show first BBC bosses eager to cash in on advertising

The BBC used the Radio Times and to exploit its monopoly for commercial gain in the early years of broadcasting, archived documents have revealed.

10/11/2023

TV presenter and Dragons Den entrepreneur honoured for sustainable enterprise

TV presenter and successful Dragons Den candidate, Max McMurdo, has received an honorary degree from Bournemouth University.

21/09/2023

Media and Communication staff present at international radio and podcasting conference

Four academics from the Faculty of Media and Communication represented BU at this year’s Radio and Sound Conference, hosted by the European Communication and Research Association.

14/09/2023

BU helping achieve gender equality for journalists in Sierra Leone

BU academics have helped launch a new policy for journalists and news organisations in Sierra Leone - aiming to promote inclusivity and equity in the media industry.

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