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BU Midwifery Students receive funding for placements in Kenya

Third year students received funding from Iolanthe Midwifery Trust and BU’s Global Horizons Fund to carry out part of placement in Kenya

International Nurses Day celebrated at BU

A special event celebrating nurses was hosted at Bournemouth University to mark International Nurses Day, 12th May 2014.

Public meeting to explore dementia-friendly care environments

All welcome to attend the free event, organized by Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) with support of Alzheimer’s Research UK

Occupational therapy student shares story of South Africa placement

Third year student Joan Kerr has been working with children at a private practice in Hoedspruit

Social work students and lecturers at international Socnet98 event

Travelled to Austria for the conference, which looks at social work from an international perspective

‘Lecturer of the year’ Shortlist Success

Congratulations to Mark Gagan, Senior Lecturer at University College Yeovil (UCY), who has been shortlisted for ‘Lecturer of the Year’ in the Student Nursing Times Awards.

Students’ ‘Big Idea’ gives power to children

Bournemouth University students win a Dragons Den-style ‘Big Idea’ competition run by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Midwifery conference discusses future of global childbirth healthcare

An international conference exploring the challenges facing maternal and newborn health worldwide has taken place at Bournemouth University.

BU donates medical equipment to charity for use in South Sudan

Baby-weighing scales and resuscitation mannequins given to local charity Poole Africa Link

Epidural simulator project wins IET Innovation Award

The simulator, developed by BU and Poole Hospital, will help doctors to perform epidurals and make the procedure safer