CoPMRE Sixteenth Annual Symposium Frailty: Enhancing Lives 9.10.19
Following the government’s industrial strategy grand challenge on Ageing Society, this year’s conference will be exploring the theme of frailty. The key areas will be: Current health needs – the...
View ArticleSTEM for Britain 2020 – Call for Posters
STEM for Britain, hosted by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, is a poster competition for early-career researchers, and will take place in the Houses of Parliament on Monday 9th March 2020....
View ArticleBU CILVRS Project presented at Parliament
Denyse King from the Centre of Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal (CMMPH) recently presented her CILVRS Project at a Parliamentary event. The CILVRS Project is a Virtual Reality Learning Environment...
View ArticleSTEM for Britain 2020 – Call for Posters
STEM for Britain, hosted by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, is a poster competition for early-career researchers, and will take place in the Houses of Parliament on Monday 9th March 2020....
View ArticleColloquial is on the Way! Discussion forum with Global Connections- 11th...
This discussion forum is a ‘spin-out’ event following the Conference ‘Deep Transformations and the Future of Organisations’ (6-7 December). It would be the very first event aiming to bridge UK-Japan...
View ArticleCoPMRE Visiting Faculty bi-annual event
Yesterday CoPMRE welcomed 30 colleagues to our Visiting Faculty bi-annual event showcasing the exciting medical developments at BU from the new Bournemouth Gateway Building to the Institute of Medical...
View ArticleNew BU paper published on Plos One
Congratulation to Dr Francesco Ferraro, who published his latest paper on Plos One. The paper “Comparison of balance changes after inspiratory muscle or Otago exercise training” comes from Dr...
View ArticleSee your spine move in real-time motion at the AECC
The Centre for Biomechanics Research (CBR) of the AECC University College, Bournemouth are seeking volunteers for their latest research study, investigating spine biomechanics in near real time. CBR...
View ArticleHE Policy Update for the w/e 6th March 2020
Pre-budget week has been as we’d typically expect with organisations releasing a hoard of reports, evidence and lobbying papers aiming to influence Government funding decisions. We’ve summarised the...
View ArticleHE policy update for the w/e 22nd April 2020
Lots of MP commentary on universities this week including the (lack of) HE financial support measures. Virtual voting in the Commons wasn’t a great success, HEPI re-examine student experience across...
View ArticleLooking through the lens of Covid-19 at student risk management practice in HE
Earlier this year the International Journal for Creative Media Research (IJCMR) published a journal article by Annie East, Deputy Head of Media Production Department at BU, on ways students make...
View ArticleInnovateUK Smart Grants – Internal Deadlines
The next round of the Innovate UK Smart grant call currently has a submission deadline of 26 August 2020 at 12 pm noon. Innovate UK will officially open this round in August 2020. This early heads-up...
View ArticleVirtual Coffee with IMSET
Thank you to those who attended the IMSET launch last week. We hope that you now have a better idea of who we are and what we are aiming to do. As a follow-up, we will be holding a ‘virtual coffee with...
View ArticleDr. Anna Feigenbaum delivers keynotes on Data Storytelling and COVID-19
Sketchnote illustration of Dr. Feigenbaum’s keynote address. illustration by Alexandra Alberda (comic script by Anna Feigenbaum, Alexandra Alberda and Yazan Abbas) On The 27th of November 2020, Dr....
View ArticleHE Policy Update for the w/e 10th December 2020
We’re awash with experimental statistics this week! So far it looks as though Covid hasn’t resulted in mass (early) drop outs. There’s more detail on the Lifetime Skills Guarantee and the Education...
View ArticleHE Policy Update for the w/e 28th January 2021
The media and sector are still digesting last week’s policy onslaught. You can read more in last week’s BU policy update here (for staff) or here on the blog. We also did a separate 6 page summary of...
View ArticleHE policy update for the w/e 4th February 2021
Wonkhe and Pearson have collaborated to highlight what students value about remote and flexible learning aspects. The CMA have called out price fixing which may have increased the cost of good and...
View ArticleHEIF – the final instalment
HEIF – the final instalment (This is literally just the title to highlight the end of this blog series, not the end of HEIF) When writing these blog posts, I wasn’t expecting them to turn into a...
View ArticleSURE 2021 highlights undergrad research excellence at BU
The SURE conference was held virtually this year on March 17th with well over 100 participating throughout the afternoon including undergraduates from all faculties, staff and family & friends of...
View ArticleNew select committee inquiries
Responding to a select committee is an easy way to get your feet on the pathway to policy influence and impact. Below are the most recently opened inquiries. There will be other inquiries accepting...
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