Welcome toBournemouth University

About UsSix Academic Schools

Over 17,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students

Across two main campuses, with regional Partner Colleges and international links

BU’s achievements

BU has a high graduate employment rate, with 90.1%* of our graduates proceeding to employment or further study within six months of completing study (2009/10)

Awarded prestigious Gold Award by the national Eco-Campus scheme for HE (2011)

BU currently holds the SCONUL award for best large university library in the UK

*Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited 2011

Courses closely linked to industry

Driven by academic excellence,

geared to the professions

The Festival of Design & Innovation

An innovative degree show, showcasing our final year design students’ projects

Attended by top design companies

Fantastic opportunity for students to make vital industry contacts

Our Big Dig was filmed by the BBC

A 25-day (fully-funded) training excavation

Allows you to develop a wide range of field archaeological skills

Attracts much media interest, featuring on the BBC's series 'Digging for Britain’, hosted by TV scientist Dr Alice Roberts

Consulting with industry

We build placement years into many of our courses, and BU has more full-time undergraduate students on a sandwich course than any other English, Welsh and Scottish Universities*

*Source HESA statistics 09/10 Table E1a

Investment in our Estate and ICT

We continue to invest in student accommodation, with Chesil House opening in September 2011

In 2011, we opened a £3.5 million learning centre – Kimmeridge House

Research credentialsBU is the fourth most improved university in the UK for the quality of its research in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE, 2008. Times Higher Education)

For example:

Dr Ben Thomas and Prof Mark Hadfield

have undertaken some

fantastic research with the RNLI to

improve the lifeboat slipways in the UK

and Ireland.

Expectations and support You become an ‘independent learner’ at BU, a key part of your academic and professional development

Excellent support networks

Student experience is at the heart of what we do

About our Open Day

Find out what being a BU student is like and decide if BU is for you

Attend course talks

Visit exhibition in the Sports Hall, and the Library and Learning Centre

Take a campus tour

Talk to students, lecturers and administrative staff

Find out about accommodation, fees and finance

Take the bus tour

Ask questions throughout the day!

We hope you enjoy yourOpen Day Experience at BU