By Alex Liivet on May 11, 2012
An MSc Events Management graduate’s community work has been recognised by the Students’ Union at BU.
Sunny Fu, who completed MSc Events Management in December 2011, received the Community Volunteer of the Year Award at the Volunteer Celebration & Awards Night on Wednesday 9 May.
Haivng volunteered over 230 hours of her time in the past year, Sunny has taken part in mural painting at a school, helped build dry stone walls for the National Trust, worked with About Face to raise awareness of mouth cancer, joined in fundraising activities to join a trip to help at orphanages in Bulgaria and helped with events to encourage more students to get volunteering.
Sunny is also an active volunteer with St John Ambulance as a first aider and for the London 2012 Young Game Makers programme.
Volunteering for alumni
Interested in following Sunny’s example? Alumni can take part in activities that are both rewarding and a help to others through SUBU’s volunteering service – check out www.the-hub.org.uk
Posted in BU's Graduates
By Alex Liivet on May 10, 2012
Join us for the first in a series of three seminars in London looking at areas where Bournemouth University researchers are developing new understandings of trends and issues.
Alumni including journalists and other media professionals, policy-makers, researchers, public authority and civic stakeholders are all invited to the Media School’s first ‘Frontlines of Research’ seminar.
At this informal event Bournemouth researchers will present some of their work and invite discussion of its implications for the practice of journalists and for other stakeholders in some major areas of policy and practice. Entry is free and all are welcome, but registration is essential.
This seminar, entitled ‘Emotional news: journalists, trauma and audiences’ will be held at the Frontline Club in London on the evening of Tuesday 29 May.
Further seminars focusing on ’Politics and audiences’ and ‘Political extremism and the media’ follow in June and July.
Find out more and book a place at: http://frontlinesofresearch.eventbrite.co.uk
Posted in Events
By Alex Liivet on May 4, 2012
Welsh-born Alex Terrell gained a dream Olympic sports job at the Sun within weeks of leaving BU in 2010.
Read about what he’s doing in the MA Multi-Media Journalism entry in BU’s course directory.
We’re always looking for success stories to include in BU’s publicity! If you’ve got a great job or interesting career, let us know.
Posted in BU's Graduates
By Alex Liivet on May 3, 2012
BU alumni in Thailand are invited to an evening reception later in May.
Bangkok Hyatt (UggBoy♥UggGirl via Flickr)
The reception will take place on the evening of Wednesday 30 May 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in central Bangkok.
The reception will take place in “The Campus” at Grand Hyatt Erawan, the world’s first university inspired-lifestyle venue! This will be an excellent opportunity for you to meet with your old classmates and professors and enjoy a buffet and drinks provided.
The event will be hosted by BU’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Vinney. Also hosting the reception and representing BU will be:
- Chris Hall from the School of Tourism,
- Mark Ridolfo from the Business School,
- Fiona Cownie from the Media School, and
- Ryan Miles from the International Team.
If you would like to attend, please register for the event by contacting Ryan Miles by email rmiles@bournemouth.ac.uk or phone +44 1202 961619. Please feel free to pass the invitation on to other BU alumni you may know are living in Thailand.
Posted in Events
By Alex Liivet on May 1, 2012
The British Council invites Chinese alumni to enter the British Business Awards 2012.
The British Business Awards are an awards programme organised by the British Chambers of Commerce in China to recognise and promote excellence in innovation enterprise and endeavour, in the British business community in China. Established in 2008, the awards programme is now held every two years.
This is the fourth time that British Council China has sponsored the Alumnus of the Year Award, which is open to all Chinese alumni who hold an undergraduate or above from a UK higher education institution and can demonstrate the positive influence that UK education and culture has had on their chosen occupation.
Judges will look for evidence of individualism, knowledge and skill, as well as enthusiasm, confidence and independence. They will also look for evidence of commitment to strengthening and building partnerships between China and the UK.
Find out more and enter at: www.britishbusinessawards.cn
Closing date for entries is 18 May 2012 – so hurry!
Posted in Opportunities
By Alex Liivet on April 30, 2012
Interested in taking part in some research on the employment prospects of IT graduates?
Leeds-based Face Facts Research Ltd. is studying the difficulties faced by graduates seeking work in the current economic climate and would really like your opinion.
IT graduates who completed their degree in 2009, 2010 or 2011 are all invited to take part. You’ll need to be available on Thursday 10 May 2012 at either 6.00pm (male group) or 8.00pm (female group) to log on to a PC and take part in a 60 minute online discussion.
You’ll receive a £30 Amazon voucher for your time.
To take part, e-mail Sunam Ikhlaq at: sunam@facefactsresearch.com
Face Facts are interested in speaking to graduates from a range of IT courses including:
Applied Computing BSc (Hons) – (Top up)
Computing BSc (Hons)
Business Computing BSc (Hons)
Forensic Computing and Security BSc (Hons)
Software Engineering BSc (Hons)
Information Technology MSc
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons)
Computer Forensics BSc (Hons)
Computer Science BSc (Hons)
Computer Security BSc (Hons)
Computing Mathematics BSc (Hons)
Information Communication Technology BSc (Hons)
Software Engineering BSc (Hons)
Computer Forensics MSc
Computer Science MSc
Computer Systems Engineering MSc
Intelligent Computer Systems MSc
Computer Science BSc (Hons)
Information Systems Technology BSc (Hons)
Computing: Software Technology PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Computing Information Engineering MSc
Computer Science BSc (Hons) 3 years
Computer Science BSc (Hons) 4 years
Computing and Information Technology BSc (Hons) 3 years
Computing and Information Technology BSc (Hons) 4 years
…and other Computer Science-related qualifications.
Posted in Jobs, placements and careers, Surveys
By Alex Liivet on April 19, 2012
Get yourself, a friend or family member a lasting reminder of Bournemouth.
Did you know we have a range of special BU-branded items that can make a great souvenir or gift? From crystal glassware to three different sizes of teddy bear, we’ve just restocked our store cupboard with all the things you’ve asked us to get hold of.
We’ve also got smart silver cufflinks and brooches featuring the University motto, as well as a silk tie with the same. There’s a rather nice pure wool scarf too – though of course we’re crossing our fingers that won’t be something you’ll need to wear too often this summer!
Check out the full range in BU’s shiny new online shop!
Posted in Offers
By Alex Liivet on April 12, 2012
Independence Arch and Independence Square, Accra(Pic: Ben Sutherland via Flickr)
Alumni in Ghana – join our Celebration Dinner this month.
BU’s International Officer for Ghana would like to formally invite you all to drinks and a buffet dinner at on the evening of Tuesday 24 April.
Mrs Anne Mills, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, will also be in attendance and is looking forward to meeting applicants and alumni from the School of Health and Social Care.
If you would like to attend, please e-mail: etyson@bournemouth.ac.uk by Thursday 19 April.
We very much looking forward to meeting you all!
Posted in Events
By Alex Liivet on March 26, 2012
Design and engineering graduates from the last four years invited to enter.
The James Dyson Award is an international student design award running in 18 countries. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to encourage the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenge and invent.
Your brief: “Design something that solves a problem.”
Your incentive: up to £10,000 first prize.
Open to product design, industrial design and engineering university level students and graduates within 4 years of graduation – check it out!
www.jamesdysonaward.org
Posted in Opportunities
By Alex Liivet on March 12, 2012
BU graduate Ali Bennett took home the Young Entrepreneur award at last month’s South Devon Business Excellence Awards.
The Business Studies graduate received the award in recognition of her successful and fast-growing business Sparkly Nails, an online store selling specialist nail art supplies. Stocking everything from gems and foils to stickers and providing a wealth of complementary information, tips and expert guidance, Ali’s determination and innovation has seen her become one of the top suppliers in the UK, despite the less than favourable economic conditions.
Ali founded the business just after completing her degree at Bournemouth University in 2004. Finding that she couldn’t get all the supplies she needed to complete a beauty course, she turned a gap in the market into a new business opportunity by catering to the increasingly fashionable trend of nail art. Starting with the remaining £800 of her student loan, Ali purchased a selection of nail art gems and a web design package before teaching herself – with no previous experience – to build an e-commerce website.
Sparkly Nails is now a regular feature in many of the national fashion magazines such as Vogue, Company, Now, Shout, Mizz, Chat and Grazia, as well as having been featured in The Times and on ITV’s This Morning. The company also landed a high profile opportunity to exhibit at Channel Four’s T4 Stars of 2011 event – with the only other two brands invited being major stockists in Boots and Superdrug.
Over 10,500 clients are now on the Sparkly Nails database, with Ali having built the company up from 25 orders a month in 2004 to over 300 orders a month today – with a 13% increase in sales in the last year alone.
Nice one Ali, we say!
Check out Ali’s business at www.sparkly-nails.co.uk
Posted in BU's Graduates
