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10 October 2016

Festival of Learning 2017 – What could you do?

Festival of Learning, international, Public engagement Joanna Pawlik

The call for proposals for Festival of Learning 2017 is now live!

This series of blog post aims to give you some inspiration for the type of events that would work well as part of the Festival.

There are many types of events, they come in all shapes and sizes and yes, we agree… planning your own public event can be a bit of a challenge and you may not know where to start. Alternatively, you might be on the other side of the spectrum and feel that there are not enough hours in the day for you to share all of the knowledge and wisdom that you’d like the public to benefit from. Regardless of your situation, we hope you’ll find this post helpful.

Have you ever thought about giving your audience the power to decide what the event is going to be about?

Audience-lead events can be a fantastic way of communicating your research and really enjoyable for the public.

Why?

Because people love to learn about what you do, but they also love to have the opportunity to ask you lots of burning questions!

Let me give you an example of something We consider to be a good audience-lead event…

The Great British Brain Off

Although this event did not have much to do with baking cakes, Dr Alan Gow from Heriot-Watt University likes to call himself a ‘head chef’, because he has a passion for finding a recipe for the perfect brain.

There are lots of ways in which this research topic can be approached, but in this event, the ‘head chef’ orders his audience to write down what they think is good and bad for the human brain. Little sticky notes are collected and this is when the show really begins. Dr Gow looks through each note, reads them out loud and asks people to raise their hands if they agree with the statement. Then he begins to teach. On one side of the table there are colourful rainbows which he likes to call the Brainbow. He takes a graphic that corresponds with the topic on the sticky note, for example alcohol. He then places the graphic on the Brainbow – the higher it goes, the bigger the influence it has on our brain.

In an interactive and fun way, our beliefs on what is healthy for our brain are being challenged and mapped on the Brainbow, helping the audience to better understand the needs of the human brain.

If you are interested in watching the actual event, you can find it Here

Come to one of our drop-in support sessions to talk to us about your event idea and book your place on ‘Developing a public engagement event’ training session via Organisation Development here.

This event took place as part of the British Science Festival in Swansea, 2016.

7 October 2016

Festival of Learning 2017 – Call for event proposals now open!

Festival of Learning, international, Public engagement Genna West

Festival of Learning is back for 2017 and looks set to be bigger and better than ever

Representing a wonderful celebration of learning, the Festival showcases BU’s research and expertise to a wide and varied audience, including local communities, staff, students, employers and alumni around the world. Read on to find out how you can be involved in 2017!

After a hugely successful pilot in 2016, which saw BU’s established Festival of Learning go global in both China and Malaysia, we are delighted to announce that the global Festival of Learning will return for a second year. Three distinct weeks of exciting events will take place to showcase global Fusion in ASEAN, India and China from March – May 2017.

Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the Festival of Learning will run in Bournemouth from 8-12 July 2017, with a vibrant opening family weekend and a diverse selection of events throughout the week. The Festival will conclude with a global day on 12 July to celebrate the fantastic array of events and learning taking place around the world as part of the Festival of Learning.

How to apply

Prior to putting forward an event proposal all applicants are advised to read the full details for both the UK Festival of Learning and the global Festival of Learning, which outline the scope and objectives of the festivals.

Once you are ready to submit your event proposal you will need to complete the online application form. Applications for both the global Festival of Learning and the UK Festival of Learning will be handled via one form. The form can be saved and edited up until the point you submit. To help make the process as easy as possible we have also provided a planning document that includes a list of questions and requested response lengths.

Find out more, download the planning document and take a look at dates for our drop-in sessions.

If you have any questions about the global Festival of Learning, please contact the Global Engagement Hub: 01202 965112 globalbu@bournemouth.ac.uk

If you have any questions about the UK Festival of Learning, or difficulties using the online application form, please contact the Festival of Learning Team: 01202 961342 FoL@bournemouth.ac.uk

5 October 2016

3D Character Body Expression: A New Posing Approach

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We would like to invite you to the latest Creative Technology research seminar.

Speaker: Jose Fonseca

Jose is new member of staff teaching on the Games Technology/Games Programming courses, and this is an opportunity to learn about his PhD research.

Title: 3D Character Body Expression: A New Posing Approach

Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM

Date: Wednesday 12^th October 2016

Room: PG11, Poole House, Talbot Campus

Abstract: Creation of 3D character animations is a complex and time-consuming process, and the character animator has to simultaneously consider a multitude of factors in order to create high quality expressive animation. Therefore, the main focus of this research is the process of animating the 3D character’s body expression and the animator’s practice, particularly the Posing phase of the animation process. Although posing is not one of the 12 Principles of Animation, it can be considered as the superposition of a subset of those principles that the animator has to keep in mind, while creating key-poses for any specific movement of an animated character. Hence, Posing is regarded as an intricate process, making it rather challenging for the animator to avoid involuntary neglect a large number of characteristics. This aspect of the 3D animation process is extremely important for the final creative result of the animation, in terms of character’s expression, because if the key-poses are not well defined, the computer may not be able to generate sufficiently expressive animation.

In this talk I present a new posing approach to 3D character animation, as a conceptual guideline which promotes the arrangement of the body parts into naturalistic patterns of expression. This is achieved by combining the concepts of Power Centre, Line of Action, Contrapposto and Serpentine Line in a systematic way, around a conceptual flow of force. These comprehensible high-level concepts make Posing and the animation process less complicated and more accessible. This allows animators of different levels to create more believable character body expressions in an easier and less time-consuming fashion.

We hope to see you there.

3 October 2016

BU Academic Presents AHRC Funded 3D Printing Research Through a Treasure Hunt Theme

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Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Associate Professor in Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) presented a poster at the 107th Society of Legal Scholars Conference 2016 capturing the research carried out for the Going for Gold Project.

The AHRC-funded ‘Going for Gold’ project explores the intellectual property implications of 3D scanning, 3D printing and mass customisation of ancient and modern jewellery, with a particular focus on the cultural and business sectors. In so doing, the project considers the copyright, design, licensing and contractual issues faced by key stakeholders in these industries.

The poster (illustration below) showcases the research carried out in the cultural sector (ancient jewellery), in collaboration with museums and points out the challenges faced by the museums as well as the opportunities which lie ahead in embracing this technology.

The research is led by Dr. Mendis in collaboration with Museotechniki Ltd and Uformia Ltd and the research team will produce Practice Guidelines on the adoption of 3D scanning, 3D printing and mass customisation within the cultural and business sectors.

This project builds on the research carried out for the UK Intellectual Property Office Commissioned Project on the IP implications of 3D Printing which was completed in 2015, leading to the publication of three reports.

30 September 2016

‘Talk and Draw’: 3 Lessons learnt

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‘Talk and draw’ is a relatively new qualitative data collection method in management research. Dr Julie Robson and Samreen Ashraf from the Business School (FOM) have used this method in four separate studies, most recently in their project ‘Perceptions and use of pension savings: the case of South Asian consumers living in the UK’ funded by the Academy of Marketing.

Using this technique, interviewees were asked to draw a picture in advance of an interview. The picture was to represent what comes to mind when the interviewee thinks about their pension and retirement. Interviewees were asked to talk about their picture and what the images meant to them during the interview. While this method was advantageous for this research, helping interviewees to think more broadly about the topic and surface thoughts that may not have initially come to mind in an interview, it also brought some challenges which we thought we would share to help other researchers thinking about using this technique.

The need to produce a masterpiece

Initially prospective interviewees expressed concern that they were not very good at drawing. Some were reluctant to take part thinking that the quality of the drawing was important. It was therefore necessary to reassure interviewees up-front that we were interested in the content of the drawing and what the images represent rather than the production of a masterpiece.

Producing the drawing before the interview

For most people drawing is an enjoyable activity, but it does take time. Some interviewees wanted to delay the production of the drawing to the interview itself. It was important to contact interviewees prior to the interview to remind them of the need to produce their drawing in advance rather than use the time allocated for the interview.

A final check for any additions or changes to the diagram

During the interview, interviewees reflected on their drawing and the meaning of the images they have produced. During this discussion new thoughts emerged and it therefore became evident that there was a need to check at the end of the interview if the respondent wanted to add or change anything in their diagram and ask why?

If you have used the talk and draw method or are thinking about doing so we would be very interested to hear about your experience or plans. Please contact Julie Robson (jrobson@bournmeouth.ac.uk) or Samreen Ashraf (sashraf@bournemouth.ac.uk)

29 September 2016

BU academic presents at international lipid conference in South Africa

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Dr Simon Dyall has just returned from the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) 12^th congress in Stellenbosch, South Africa, September 5 to 9^th 2016.

“I wish to express my gratitude to the Department of Human Sciences and Public Health for their support towards my attendance at the congress, and also to the Biochemical Society”.

I presented some of our work on essential fatty acid intake in extremely preterm infants and the interaction between omega-3 fatty acids and endocannabinoid signalling in neural stem cells. The work was extremely well received and I am in the process of following up some exciting new potential collaborations.

The ISSFAL congress is held every two years and is the preeminent scientific conference on fatty acids and lipids. It brings together a wide range of researchers, clinicians, nutritionists and representatives from industry. Of course a major part of conference attendance is the potential to network, and I was able to recruit a few of the speakers to present some lectures on our new MSc in Nutrition and Behaviour.

A major highlight for me was seeing Prof Michael Crawford from Imperial College London, receive the Alexander Leaf Award. Prof Crawford has been a true pioneer in the field of brain chemistry and human nutrition, and hearing him talk about his work is always a pleasure.

We are all now looking forward to the next ISSFAL congress in Las Vegas in 2018, where we are aiming for our PhD students to present their work!

If you are interested in finding out more about this research I will be talking about some of the work on nutrition for preterm infants at the Wellbeing Seminar on October 19th in R208 between 1.00 and 2.00 pm.

Or I can be contacted on sdyall@bournemouth.ac.uk

Oral presentation:

Dyall, S.C., De Rooy, L. and Hamdallah, H.: Extremely preterm infants receiving standard neonatal intensive care receive very low levels of AA and DHA

Poster presentations:

Dyall, S.C., De Rooy, L. and Hamdallah, H.: Blood AA and DHA levels correlate with markers of inflammation in extremely preterm infants
Dyall, S.C., De Rooy, L. and Hamdallah, H.: Variability of breast milk AA and DHA content from mothers of extremely preterm infants
Dyall, S.C., De Rooy, L. and Hamdallah, H.: Relationships between dietary intake and blood levels of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in extremely preterm infants
Dyall, S.C., Mandhair, H., Fincham, R., Kerr, D., Roche, M. and Molina-Holgado, F.: Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids increase levels of the endocannabinoid 2-arachadonoylglycerol in neural stem cells

28 September 2016

BU academic presents on Hybrid War at NATO School Oberammergau

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Sascha Dov Bachmann, Associate Professor in International Law and Extraordinary Associate Professor in War Studies (Swedish Defence University) http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/sbachmann will present his work on Hybrid War and its legal implications at NATO School Oberammergau. The presentation is a keynote presentation on the subject to their Senior Officer Policy Course which is the ‘flagship course’ at NATO School and runs two iterations per year. The aim of the course is to provide senior NATO personnel (Colonel and above) with an evaluation of NATO’s current and future security environment.” http://www.natoschool.nato.int/Academics/Resident-Courses/Course-Catalogue/Course-description?ID=32.

23 September 2016

Fusion CCCP award into autism comes to a close

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Polly, Sarah, Jastine and Irma at the end of project dinner

A year ago, Dr Helen Bolderston and I began our Fusion CCCP award, examining visual and social processes in autism and borderline personality disorder. We quickly appointed two part-time RAs who were current MSc students on the Developmental and Clinical Neuropsychology programme. Due to their excellent skill sets, obtained during the undergraduate degrees at BU and whilst working as voluntary and summer RAs, Sarah Wellaway and Jastine Antolin were the obvious candidates. We were assisted by Level 5 Psychology undergraduates Pollyanna Sapsford, together with Irma Konovalova who joined us in the summer.

The first part of this project required us to write scripts for and film 32 short movies. More than twenty BU students were our actors and we had a couple of fun evenings in a dark and wet November filming these scenes in Poole House and the old Retreat (amidst the noise of angle grinders whirring as work on the new Fusion Building was underway!) It turned out that Polly was a superb Director, so I happily let her take charge of the filming, and what a great job she made of it!

Given autism was the topic of Sarah’s MSc dissertation, she took the lead in organising the administrative side of the project which involved recruiting volunteers with autism from the local area. We made some fantastic connections with local organisations including Dorset Adult Asperger’s Support Group, Autism Wessex and the Cambian Wing College, with Sarah playing a huge role in making that happen. Together with our connections with the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge and with Research Autism, we managed to recruit thirty participants with the condition (many of whom also took part in Sarah’s MSc experiment) and we are happy to report that almost all of them said they would love to come back and take part in future studies.

Polly and Irma’s final year dissertations are closely related to the Fusion project and will build on the insights they gained whilst working on this research over the last year.

Sarah, Jastine and I in a very hot and humid Barcelona!

The BPS Cognitive Section Conference: presenting our co-created and co-produced work

The autism branch of the study is almost complete and we hope to have the BPD side of the project wrapped up early in 2017. We presented our preliminary findings at the Festival of Learning this year and at the British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Annual Conference in Barcelona earlier this month. The Fusion award allowed not only me as presenter to attend the conference, but also Sarah and Jastine. It was a great way to end their time on the project as their contracts came to an end.

If anyone is in doubt about the benefits of involving students in their research, and in applying for Fusion funding, I can do no better than to let the students speak for themselves:

“My personal experience of being an RA for this project was invaluable. I have learnt a wealth of information and had first-hand experience in the organisation of a research project from beginning to end. The skills that I have acquired and developed during this time have been innumerable and I have also been given the opportunity to pass such skills to research apprentices. As part of this project I was also lucky enough to be able to attend the annual Cognitive Psychology Conference in Barcelona, which was not only an amazing experience but I also gained excellent tips from many professionals on delivering presentations as well as furthering my knowledge within fields that I had yet to learn about. And did I mention it was in BARCELONA!!” Sarah Wellaway

“It has been a huge privilege to be an RA and be part of a very motivated multidisciplinary team. This experience has expanded my knowledge and has provided me various research skills. It has also provided me opportunity to attend and take part in disseminating our research findings in a BPS conference abroad as well as exchanging ideas with academics who were experts in other psychological sub-fields. Overall, this experience has enabled me to attain personal and professional development, as it has increased my self-confidence and have provided me a set of abilities that will make me more employable in the future”. Jastine Antolin.

From my perspective as PI and an early career researcher, the last year has been incredible. We built a fantastic multidisciplinary team of academics, clinicians and students; we engaged external stakeholders like our participants with autism and the local support groups; we inspired a bunch of students by giving them invaluable experiences and skills for their future careers and on top of all that, conducted some cutting edge research in collaboration with one of the leading autism research centres in the world. It was hard work, but there is no doubt: it was certainly worth it!

Nicola Gregory, Lecturer in Psychology

22 September 2016

EDGE Survey – Have your say on Public Engagement and you could win £50 in Amazon Vouchers

Public engagement Naomi Kay

I’m looking to have as many academics and students feed into how we support and grow public engagement at BU. We’re using the EDGE tool, a series of questions used nationally by different universities, to plot BU’s current position on a series of different aspects of public engagement support. Using the results of this survey we want to review how we’re doing and reevaluate the support we give to make it better for academics and students wanting to engage the public in their research. Take 5 minutes to fill in this short survey and have your say on the future of public engagement at BU. Enter your email at the end and you could win £50 worth of Amazon vouchers!

21 September 2016

Telling Tales of Engagement Competition 2016

Funding opportunities, Public engagement Genna West

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) invites expressions of interest for its Telling Tales of Engagement Competition. This supports researchers in further telling the story of research impact in an interesting and engaging way to a wider audience.

The competition relates to RCUK’s Digital Economy Theme, which supports research to rapidly realise the transformational impact of digital technologies on community life, cultural experiences, future society, and the economy. Relevant researchers are from a diverse range of disciplines including social science, engineering, computer science, the arts and medical research.

Three prizes of £10,000 are available. EPSRC are currently inviting expressions of interest and the closing date is 1^st December 2016.

Applicants must:

tell stories that describe how their pathway to impact genuinely unfolded, to help the wider research community and public understand how impact really occurs and what benefits have, or are expected to be delivered from their research;
explain how they will use the prize, to engage the public with their research, to show how the benefits of their research help make a contribution to various challenges and to help address the RCUK’s equality, diversity and inclusion agenda.

For full details, please see the EPSRC website.

How to apply

Applicants do not have to be funded by EPSRC to apply; the competition is open to all researchers employed or registered at a UK Higher Education Institute who would be eligible for RCUK grant funding.

If you are interested in this call and would like support to develop your ideas further, please contact Genna West (Engagement and Impact Facilitator) or Naomi Kay (Public Engagement Officer). And please ensure to contact your RKEO Funding Development Officer at least three weeks before the application deadline.

20 September 2016

Are you maximising the impact potential of your public engagement?

Public engagement Naomi Kay

Public Engagement can be extremely rewarding, beneficial for your professional development, and judging by the recommendations from the Stern review it’s going to be a great source of impact for the next REF, but is your time being invested in it in the best way? According to this recent blog post by Steven Hill, Head of Research Policy for HEFCE if you want to be using public engagement to generate impact, the key is public involvement in the research. Find out more here.

20 September 2016

‘Tagging your identity’

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Last week Ben Hicks and Shanti Shanker from BUDI and the Psychology Department hosted a series of Graffiti workshops for people with dementia and their care partners. The workshops were led by an experienced Graffiti Artist from Graff Inc. who worked with the participants to develop an individual ‘tag’ and piece of street art that represented their sense of identity.

The label of ‘dementia’ has the power to evoke fear and stigma and this can detrimentally impact on the identity of people living with the condition and those supporting them. The Graffiti workshops provided an empowering opportunity for people to express and reclaim a sense of ‘self’ as well as challenge negative preconceptions of Graffiti, such as who uses it and for what purpose. It shows that people with dementia still have a sense of identity that they can still identify with. The workshops were enjoyed by all those who attended.

The final pieces of street art that were created will be displayed at the Subway between ASDA and the Handelsbanken Building, below A35 (or St Paul’s Road), Bournemouth from 5th October. Please go and check them out!

19 September 2016

Public Lecture Afternoon

Public engagement Naomi Kay

Last week we welcomed 35 members of the public into the EBC for an afternoon of conversation around conservation! We welcomed 5 different speakers including 3 academics and 2 post docs from the Faculty of Science and Technology to share their research through a series of presentations and Q&As.

Amanda Korstjen’s opened the event with a talk about her work in tropical forests supporting conservation of primates before Demetra Andreou took over to share how we can use DNA to inform conservation, for example through identifying species of fish present in a river through water samples. We then took a short break for some cake (a key part of any RKEO organised event) before Liz Franklin took over to share her work on pollinators and giving advise on how to make your gardens more bee friendly and speaking on how consideration of pollinators should be a key part of urban planting spaces. We finished off the day with two talks about local conservation in Poole Harbour including Ann Thornton talking on how thickening algal mats are impacting wading birds and Leo Clark sharing his research into the impact of shellfish harvesting on the area.

The day was a great success with highly positive feedback from the audience on the topic. Thank you to all involved for giving such excellent talks.

If you’d like to take part in a future lecture day email nkay@bournemouth.ac.uk

19 September 2016

My Voice, My Story: Festival of Social Science

Centre for Excellence in Learning, Public engagement Alex Wardrop

I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess

being a student, growing and learning something new every day.

The more I learn, the clearer my view of the world becomes

– Sonia Sanchez

During November 2016, BU will be hosting the ESRC Festival of Social Science. This is part of a a national celebration of the social sciences that open up sites of sharing and critical reflection through debates, conferences, workshops, interactive seminars, film screenings, virtual exhibitions and much more.

Our programme of Fair Access Research draws on innovative insights and research approaches from the social sciences in order to understand and make a difference for students who are underrepresented in or marginalized by higher education.

For the Festival we will be working with a group of students to support them to share their stories through photography, group reflection and creative retelling. In telling individual stories we hope to elucidate collective responses to the very real challenges of being a student at this current moment.

You are invited to a workshop on Monday 7th November between 10:00-13:00 exploring what it means to become and be a student in the 21st century.

The workshop will be a space where students’ voices and stories are heard, listened to and reflected on. This project is rooted in the idea that the most effective research and policies are those shaped by the voices of the communities intended to be reached. The stories and exhibition will creative the space for us all to learn together to make higher education more accessible, engaging and equitable for all.

If you want to listen, reflect and help make a difference book here. Please share with colleagues and networks.

Between now and November go to Poole House to see the exhibition our colleague Dr Jacqueline Priego has curated that documents the lives and experiences student carers.

For more information about BU’s Fair Access Research, email the Principal Investigators, Dr Vanessa Heaslip (vheaslip@bournemouth.ac.uk) and Dr Clive Hunt (chunt@bournemouth.ac.uk).

To book a place at the workshop, follow this link.

15 September 2016

Public Engagement Training Opportunities

Public engagement Naomi Kay

Many of you may be interested to see the Royal Society have just launched a series of public engagement training workshops over the next year.

These include

Introduction to public engagement
Monday 17 October 2016 and Tuesday 31 January 2017
A course is for those with little or no experience aiming to provide you with the tools to get started

Public engagement practice
Thursday 10 November 2016

A course for those with some experience that will demonstrate how to create research-led projects that meet engagement aims.

Engaging with schools
Thursday 2 March 2017

A course for those scientists with some experience that will enable researchers to create effective engagement projects in schools.

Click on any of the above links to find out more about the courses

14 September 2016

NERC: New public engagement funding call

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Engaging the UK public with the big issues of environmental science

NERC is inviting proposals under the Planet Earth Pilot programme for public engagement projects costing up to £20k that must be delivered between January and end of March 2017.

This call initiates delivery of NERC’s public engagement strategy through:

engaging members of the UK public with relevant contemporary issues of environmental science through delivery of environmental science public engagement activity
building public engagement capacity in the environmental science research community and providing opportunities for early career researchers and PhD students to develop skills, practice and embed public engagement in their research careers
building partnerships between researchers and publics or public-facing groups, and between research organisations.

Projects will focus on broad, contemporary issues of environmental science, not specific research projects or grants.

An additional budget is available to provide matched funding up to the total value of the proposal (an additional maximum £20k) to provide training and support for the involvement of early-career researchers and PhD students in public engagement projects.

Further details of this call can be found in the Announcement of Opportunity on the NERC website.

The closing date for proposals is 16:00 on 3 November 2016.

RKEO’s Genna West (Engagement and Impact Facilitator) will be attending the information event on Thursday 22 September – please contact her for further details. The aims of the event are to:

introduce the call and give the opportunity to ask the NERC team questions
showcase examples and experiences to spark ideas
provide a forum for networking and forming collaborations.

If you’d like to discuss ideas for an event or need inspiration please contact Genna or Naomi Kay (Public Engagement Officer).

And, as always, please inform the RKEO Funding Development Team as soon as possible if you are interested in this call, so that they can support your bid.

13 September 2016

Why media literacy is a zombie policy

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on behalf of Richard Wallis, Faculty of Media & Communication, Bournemouth University.

There’s something reminiscent of the zombie in the UK’s policy for education about media. To the surprise of many, media literacy is enshrined in law (Communications Act 2003), and Ofcom has a statutory responsibility to ‘promote’ it. But media literacy as imagined by the policy makers who put it into statute, is long dead. The stalking corpse that is occasionally identified as such, is likely to be one of a rag-bag of policy priorities that have, from time to time, inhabited and reanimated the cadaver.

This is the conclusion that David Buckingham (Loughborough University) and I have come to after an extensive examination of media literacy policy in the UK since the end of the last century. Having previously described its policy’s journey into legislation, this new article explores what has happened since, looking particularly at how Ofcom came to define it, and ultimately, how the elasticity of this term came to be its undoing. We argue that over time, media literacy has been progressively reduced in scope, and in the process, its broader educative purpose has become marginalized. Today, if not altogether dead, the policy is governed by entirely different priorities to those imagined at its birth – the gloomy fate of the undead.

Richard Wallis & David Buckingham (2016): Media literacy: the UK’s undead cultural policy, International Journal of Cultural Policy, DOI: 10.1080/10286632.2016.1229314.

Article available at :http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/24724/

13 September 2016

‘Students who bounce back’: Photo exhibition

Centre for Excellence in Learning, Public engagement, Student Engagement Jacqueline Priego

From 12 September, the Centre for Excellence in Learning (CEL) is holding a photo exhibition in Poole House, next to the Cash Office. This exhibition is part of the ‘Students who bounce back’ project, a study funded by Bournemouth University’s Fair Access Agreement Management Group. The study is being conducted by researchers at CEL, in co-production with student carers*.

The photographs displayed in the exhibition were taken by student carers as part of a photodiary exercise. Some of them also came to the University this week to formally launch the exhibition.

‘Students who bounce back’ has the following objectives:

To explore the life experience of student carers at BU and the impact of caring in their learning experiences.
To determine, in co-production with students, the main motivations and expectations of their university experience, and their contact with the different support mechanisms in place at BU.
To contribute with empirical data to the development of the concept of psychosocial scaffoldings as enablers of resilience (or the ability to ‘bounce back’).
To contribute to wider debates and developments about the learning experience of student carers in the Higher Education sector.

The exhibition will be on display for six weeks. For more information about the project, email Jacqueline Priego.

*A carer is defined as anyone who cares, unpaid, for a family member who, due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without their support.

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Festival of Learning 2017 – What could you do?

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Festival of Learning is back for 2017 and looks set to be bigger and better than ever

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BU Academic Presents AHRC Funded 3D Printing Research Through a Treasure Hunt Theme

‘Talk and Draw’: 3 Lessons learnt

BU academic presents at international lipid conference in South Africa

BU academic presents on Hybrid War at NATO School Oberammergau

Fusion CCCP award into autism comes to a close

EDGE Survey – Have your say on Public Engagement and you could win £50 in Amazon Vouchers

Telling Tales of Engagement Competition 2016

Are you maximising the impact potential of your public engagement?

‘Tagging your identity’

Public Lecture Afternoon

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