BU Research Blog

This time in Nepal I noticed for the first time that ordinary people know about Bournemouth.  Over the past seven years, since I started at Bournemouth University, I have struggled to explain to taxi drivers, people sitting next to me on public transport, etc. where Bournemouth is situated.  This time for the first time I am getting nods and positive signs of recognition.  This has little to do with Bournemouth University’s various health and media research collaborations in the country, but it is all to do with The Cherries!

It started last year with Bournemouth’s first successfull year in the Premier League.  AFC Bournemouth winning games against some of the top English team during last season has made AFC Bournemouth well-known among many Nepali football fans.  So thank you to AFC Bournemouth for no longer having to explain that I work in Bournemouth at Bournemouth University.  And that Bournemouth is about two hours away by train from London, southwest of London on the coast to be precise.

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

Centre for Midwifery, Maternal and Perinal Health

Bournemouth University