Science & Technology news

BU Computing graduate wins industry award

Ashley Gwinnell won Best New IP category at TIGA Games Industry Awards

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

Centre for Digital Entertainment has funding renewed

Multi-million pound grant from the EPSRC will fund Centre for next eight years
Alice Roberts Honorary Doctorate

BU celebrates success during graduation week

Over 5,000 BU graduates celebrated this week as they were handed their degree certificates during six graduation ceremonies.
Jimmy Headdon with Formula 1 car

BU graduate is Technical Lead at McLaren

Bournemouth University graduate Jimmy Headdon is a Technical Lead for McLaren. He offers his advice to current students about succeeding in industry.
Chicken

New research project to uncover the history of chickens

A new research project looking at the history of chickens is hoping to shed light on how the relationship between people and chickens has developed over the last 8,000 years.

Bryce Dyer at the British Science Festival

Bryce Dyer wins Isambard Kingdom Brunel award at British Science Festival

Bryce Dyer gave the prestigious Isambard Kingdom Brunel award lecture to a full house at this year’s British Science Festival.
Bryce Dyer

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award lecture date for BU prosthetics expert

The prestigious Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award lecture at the British Science Festival 2013 is to be delivered by Bournemouth University’s Bryce Dyer for his research and work with prosthetics.

Paul Whittington using his SmartATRS

BU student develops mobile app to help wheelchair users get into cars

Paul Whittington created the SmartATRS app for his final year project
Ben Robertson with Professor Jim Roach

15-year-old with Asperger Syndrome completes computer networking course at BU

Ben Robertson, who attends Southlands School in Lymington, is thought to be youngest person in the country to have completed the industry accredited course.