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Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University (BU) is based on the south coast of England and is recognised as one of the most innovative universities in the UK; bringing together professional and academic excellence.

BU’s core vision is “Creating the most stimulating, challenging, and rewarding university experience in a world-class learning community by sharing our unique fusion of excellent education, research and professional practice and inspiring our students, graduates and staff to enrich the world.”

In 2012 BU was awarded The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for its contribution to world-leading excellence and pioneering development in computer animation. The Media School at Bournemouth University has been designated as the only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice in the UK by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) while our School of Tourism has been designated as a Centre of Excellence in Tourism by the World Tourism Organisation. BU is also the number one research centre in the world for fish biology.

Graduate employment rates are consistently high at over 90% and BU has more students on placement than any other university in England. BU has a community of almost 19,000 students from over 100 different countries, while 5,982 students graduated from BU in 2012 alone.

With BU’s Lansdowne Campus near the centre of Bournemouth and Talbot Campus three miles inland on the boundary of Bournemouth and Poole, BU is an important player in the local economy and is widely involved in enriching the local community as well as its students.

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Vinícius Júnior during the game between Valencia and Real Madrid which saw him receive racial abuse and a red card. Jose Miguel Fernandez/Alamy

Vinícius Júnior: La Liga and the Spanish media must both accept responsibility for the racism that shames football

The extent of the abuse suffered by Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior shows how enduringly unresponsive the country’s legal system, sporting officials and media have been.
Legendrea loyezae, un ciliado muy raro que vive en los sedimentos sin oxígeno de los lagos. James Weiss

Encontramos microorganismos más raros que un billete a la Luna

Los microbios son tan diminutos que los humanos no pueden verlos sin un equipo especial. Pero el descubrimiento de 20 nuevas especies ayudará a los científicos a trazar el árbol evolutivo de la vida.

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