Research news

29/11/2024

Studies into earliest settlers in America awarded THE Research Project of the Year

BU's research into the earliest settlers in America has won Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at this year’s Times Higher Education awards.

28/11/2024

Clinical study developing portable device to detect skin cancer from chemicals released by the skin

Collaborative project between BU and UHD will aim to identify the chemical compounds specific to skin cancer sites and develop a portable diagnostic device.

27/11/2024

Face blindness should be classified as a distinct impairment

New evidence suggests developmental prosopagnosia should be classified as a distinct impairment, rather than a difficulty that lands at the.

26/11/2024

Bournemouth University joins partnership to tackle inequality in maternity care

Staff from BU will be part of a partnership that has been awarded funding to tackle inequalities in maternal healthcare.

22/11/2024

BU researchers contribute to report mapping regional research into women and girls’ health

The report, commissioned by the regional Integrated Care Boards, provides an insight into recent and current research being undertaken in the Wessex region.

19/11/2024

Study extends route of one of UK's longest Roman aqueducts

BU Archaeologists have discovered that the Dorchester aqueduct – one of the longest in the country – was two kilometres longer than previously thought.

19/11/2024

BU expert featured during international football coverage

A BU academic and leading expert in the dangers of high impact sports was featured on ITV’s coverage of the England international football game.

12/11/2024

Stuntwomen face a fight to break into film industry

Women and people of colour continue to miss out on opportunities in the male dominated stunt industry, a new study.

11/11/2024

£2.78m study to explore nutrition in older care home residents

New research is exploring whether oral nutritional supplements (ONS) meet the nutritional needs of older people in care homes, compared with a fortified diet.

06/11/2024

Parliamentary event showcases BU research around the use of artificial intelligence in media creation

The Shared Post-Human Imagination: Human-AI Collaboration in Media Creation research team shared key principles and policy recommendations around the use of AI.

01/11/2024

SUNRISE: collaborative project with Universiti Sains Malaysia supporting sustainability research and student mobility

The project, funded by the British Council, aims to inspire and build capacity for sustainability research through cross-institutional student mobility events.

23/10/2024

BU ranked 13th out of 1,500 major universities for proportion of open access research outputs

BU is ranked 13th out of over 1,500 major universities worldwide in the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024.

22/10/2024

BU to host conference exploring causes and prevention of sexual violence

BU’s Sexual Violence Research Group is to host its first conference to bring together academics and practitioners from around the country to discuss their latest research into how to tackle these crimes.

15/10/2024

Free events being held by BU as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024

BU will host a range of events at locations across Bournemouth and Poole as part of the nationwide festival.

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.

11/10/2024

Sierra Leone disaster management service charter launched utilising BU research

The National Disaster Management Agency in Sierra Leone has launched a new charter for disaster management service standards, utilising the work of BU’s Disaster Management Centre.

10/10/2024

BU team to develop bespoke AI content moderation system for image sharing platform ClickASnap

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership, led by BU’s Dr Simant Prakoonwit, will work with the company to use AI to moderate user content and provide customer assistance.

09/10/2024

Bournemouth researchers to develop project to help public detect skin cancer sooner

More people may be able to recognise the early signs of skin cancer as part of a new project being.

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.