Bournemouth University

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Bournemouth University


Established	1992
Type	Public
Chancellor	Lady Dione Digby DBE DL
Vice-Chancellor	Paul Curran
Students	15,300^[1]
Undergraduates	12,595^[1]
Postgraduates	1,985^[1]
Location	Poole, UK
Affiliations	Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website	http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk

Bournemouth University is a university in and around the town of Bournemouth, (although its main campus is actually situated in neighbouring Poole). It has several very well respected departments including the Media School, ^[2] recognised as the only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice ^[3].

As a university well known for its focus on professional courses, Bournemouth regards research as a vital component for underpinning a high-quality curriculum and for maximising the University's contribution to the regional and national economies. The University has a variety of specialist research groups including The Market Research Group. ^[4] The university's heraldic motto is Discere Mutari Est (To Learn is to Change).

1 History
2 Campuses
3 Students' Union
4 Schools
5 Notable Alumni
6 Honorary Doctorates
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

Bournemouth Municipal College
1970s Bournemouth College of Technology
1970s Dorset Institute of Higher Education
1990 Bournemouth Polytechnic
November 27, 1992 Bournemouth University

[edit] Campuses

Bournemouth University has two campuses; Talbot Campus & Lansdowne Campus.

Talbot Campus is situated in Poole, on the boundary with Bournemouth. It is where the main university buildings are located, including the student's union and the main library. There is also a doctors surgery, Dylans and D2 bars, student refectory, Uni shop, Waterstones and Endsleigh Insurance situated on campus.

Lansdowne Campus is in the heart of Bournemouth town centre, with the university buildings spread out along Christchurch Road. Unlike Talbot, Lansdowne is not a self-contained campus.

[edit] Students' Union

Students' Union @ Bournemouth University SUBU

Nerve Media Nerve Media is an opportunity for students to get involved with the university. They give training to all students who have ever wondered if they could be the next radio DJ sensation, the future of reality TV producing, or lead the way in magazine innovation!

The Old Firestation hosts a variety of shows from Stand-up Comedy to Live Gigs, Guest DJs to Cheesy Parties all targeted at (and run by), the Bournemouth university Students.

The Old FireStation is officially one of the best student union venues in the country (BEDA Nominated 2004).

Over the few years they have had: Rock: The Ordinary Boys, Electric Six, Hard-Fi, The Subways, Athlete, We Are Scientists, Do Me Bad Things, Maximo Park, The Levellers, Million Dead, InMe, The Leaves, Zane Lowe (Radio 1).

Dance: 2ManyDJs, Soulwax, John Digweed, The 20:20 SoundSystem, Jon Carter, Lottie, Yousef, David Guetta, Layo & Bushwacka, The Unabombers, Brandon Block, Tim Lyall, Pendulum, Rob de Bank, Justin Robertson, The Valve Soundsystem,

Urban: Kano, David Banner, Dizzee Rascal, Roll Deep, Blak Twang, Skinnyman, The Ugly Ducklings, Blade, Killa Kella.