BU Research Blog

Julie Northam previously advertised on the blog the opportunity for academic staff to order business cards through the Research Development Unit.  This funding is only available until the end of July so if you would like some business cards to aid your networking please drop me an email (sdowdle@bournemouth.ac.uk) by Friday 22nd July so I can order them for you.

Last month I attended the GrantCraft: Research Workshop Day that Corrina arranged and which many of you attended. The session, facilitated by Dr Martin Pickard, was a huge success and we will definitely be inviting Martin back to run a similar workshop at BU again.

During the ‘Impact and Benefits’ session the importance of business cards in establishing academic networks was discussed, and I was surprised to note that less than 10% of the audience already have cards.

The Vitae website notes that business cards are essential in establishing academic networks, and that networks enable researchers to:

• create a professional image
• exchange information and keep up-to-date with new developments
• identify potential areas for collaboration
• establish disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, cross-institutional and cross-sector groups
• get published

With this is mind the Research Development Unit has funding available to purchase some business cards for academics who need them. If you’d like some business cards then let us know and we’ll see what we can do! Email us at researchunit@bournemouth.ac.uk