December 6, 2016

U3A are looking for speakers – could you help?

Public engagement, Research news Naomi Kay

The Bournemouth chapter of the University of the Third Age (U3A) are seeking a speaker for their monthly meetings. Talks can be around anything, although they’ve requested nothing overly controversial, and will need to be 45 minutes to an hour including 15 minutes for questions. If you’d be interested in speaking then please email me – nkay@bournemouth.ac.uk with a brief summary of what you’d like to talk about. I’ll forward all names and descriptions I receive by Thursday 8th Dec at 4pm onto their chapter lead for her to select which talks they would like.

The U3A is a fantastically engaged audience and this is a great opportunity to get involved in some public engagement with a ready made audience.

February 8, 2016

14:live – ‘Clone Wars’: The Rise of 3D Printing and 3D Scanning and its Implications for Intellectual Property Law

BU research, Research news ocooke

Hello!

14:live will be returning on the 9^th of February 14:00-14:45 at Poole House Refectory, next to Papa Johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Dinusha Mendis.

3D Printing and 3D scanning allows for replication of physical objects – which in turn raises questions relating to intellectual property (IP) laws. For example, what are the implications of modifying someone else’s Computer Aided Design (CAD) file or scanning an existing object to create a new product, thereby replicating it? What IP rights of the creator would it infringe? How much ‘modification’ is needed to create a new and non-infringing product? For businesses, IP issues could arise when replacement parts are 3D printed, perhaps through a third-party supplier. These questions demonstrate that whilst the technology has significant potential for the future it raises some very important questions relating to IP law.

This talk will explore such issues whilst also considering new business models for the protection and exploitation of IP. The talk will be based on the research carried out for a Commissioned Project for the UK Government (UK Intellectual Property Office) which was led by the Speaker and published in April 2015.

It would be great to see you all there to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk with Dinusha, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa John’s Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, don’t miss out! If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events, contact me on ocooke@bournemouth.ac.uk

May 10, 2015

14:Live with Dr Lauren Kita

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

Thank you to everyone who attended 14:Live on the 7th May, it was an extremely fascinating half an hour with Dr Lauren Kita.

Lauren Kita gave an exciting insight into how we can explore the science behind the mind-body connection to empower you with ways of managing everyday stress, during the talk, Dr Lauren Kita also gave some examples to some simple techniques (such as mindfulness and breathing exercises) that can help you to better manage your stress.

14:Live will be returning to Talbot Campus in september. So look out on the Research Blog and the student portal events page for updates on when 14:Live will be returning, we look forward to seeing you all again in September were there will again be 30 x tokens for a FREE Papa Johns pizza!

Would being a speaker at 14:Live interest you? or do you just want to find out more about student engagement with research events, if so, please feel free to contact ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

May 5, 2015

14:Live with Dr Lauren Kita, Tomorrow!

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

14:Live will be returning this Thursday 7th May 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to papa johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Dr Lauren Kita, a Psychologist and Yoga / Mindfulness Therapist.

Exploring the science behind the mind-body connection to empower you with ways of managing everyday stress

Many of us spend the majority of our lives living on ‘autopilot,’ unaware of the constant cycle of thoughts running through our minds. However, the way that we think has a direct influence on how we feel. When we experience stress our brain responds by putting our body into a state of hyperalertness, also know as the ‘fight or flight’ response. This triggers a cascade of stress hormones into our system which produces classic symptoms of anxiety. This is an evolutionary mechanism that helps us to avoid potential dangers. Yet in our modern world, the stressors that we experiences are usually less to do with life or death situations, and more to do with everyday pressures and worries; however this same response occurs. Chronic stress has deleterious effects, impacting almost every physical and mental health condition. High levels of stress can also make it difficult for us to perform under high pressure situations, such as exams. In this talk we will discuss the science behind the mind-body connection, and you will be introduced to simple techniques (such as mindfulness and breathing exercises) that can help you to better manage your stress.

It would be great to see you all there to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk with Dr Lauren Kita, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, dont miss out!If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events, contact me on ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

March 25, 2015

14:Live with Professor Matthew Bennett

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

Thank you to everyone who attended 14:Live on the 24th March, it was an extremely fascinating half an hour with Professor Matthew Bennett.

Matthew Bennett, Professor Of Environmental And Geographical Sciences, gave us all a very interesting insight into some of his and his teams work into there travels pursuing footprints in the landscape throughout Africa, Europe and Central America. In this talk he shared some of his field experiences from the discovery of the Ileret footprints in 2009, to his work in Namibia on tiny children’s tracks.

For those of you who turned up to this talk and those interested in Aprils run, the date of the next 14:Live is still to be confirmed. So look out on the Research Blog and the student portal events page for updates on the talk, we look forward to seeing you all in April were there will again be 30 x tokens for a FREE Papa Johns pizza!

Would being a speaker at 14:Live interest you? or do you just want to find out more about student engagement with research events, if so, please feel free to contact ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

March 23, 2015

14:Live with Professor Matthew Bennett

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

14:Live is now here and will be on today 24th March at 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to papa johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Professor Matthew Bennett, Professor Of Environmental And Geographical Sciences.

Title of talk,

Walking the Landscape: Footprints, Human Evolution and Forensic Science

Matthew has spent several years pursuing footprints in the landscape throughout Africa, Europe and Central America. In this talk he shares some of his field experiences from the discovery of the Ileret footprints in 2009, to his work in Namibia on tiny children’s tracks. He will show how this work has been transformed by digital technology and is being translated into practical tools applicable in forensic science. In time, he hopes that these tools will be adopted by law enforcement agencies both in the UK and overseas leading to improved criminal intelligence gathering.

Matthew will also talk about the launch of a new BU Institute – Institute for Studies in Landscape and Human Evolution (ISLHE) –, it’s research agenda and how staff and students can get involved. The evolution of our own species in parts of East Africa occurred with a backdrop of profound climate change. The prevailing idea is that our family tree with its many false branches and extinctions was determined at least in part by these climatic changes. But East Africa is a landscape of tectonics and volcanism; a dynamic landscape of change which may filter the impact of climate. Matthew and his colleagues in ISLHE, particularly Dr Sally Reynolds who joined BU last summer, are re-framing questions about our evolution and placing them a landscape-orientated rather than climate perspective. Come and join him for this informal presentation to find out more about his own research journey and that of ISLHE.

It would be great to see you all there today to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk about Professor Matthew Bennetts study, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, water & juices, dont miss out!

If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events, contact me on ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

March 11, 2015

14:Live with Professor Matthew Bennett

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

14:Live will be returning on Tuesday 24^th March 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to papa johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Professor Matthew Bennett, Professor Of Environmental And Geographical Sciences.

Title of talk,

Walking the Landscape: Footprints, Human Evolution and Forensic Science

Matthew has spent several years pursuing footprints in the landscape throughout Africa, Europe and Central America. In this talk he shares some of his field experiences from the discovery of the Ileret footprints in 2009, to his work in Namibia on tiny children’s tracks. He will show how this work has been transformed by digital technology and is being translated into practical tools applicable in forensic science. In time, he hopes that these tools will be adopted by law enforcement agencies both in the UK and overseas leading to improved criminal intelligence gathering.

Matthew will also talk about the launch of a new BU Institute – Institute for Studies in Landscape and Human Evolution (ISLHE) –, it’s research agenda and how staff and students can get involved. The evolution of our own species in parts of East Africa occurred with a backdrop of profound climate change. The prevailing idea is that our family tree with its many false branches and extinctions was determined at least in part by these climatic changes. But East Africa is a landscape of tectonics and volcanism; a dynamic landscape of change which may filter the impact of climate. Matthew and his colleagues in ISLHE, particularly Dr Sally Reynolds who joined BU last summer, are re-framing questions about our evolution and placing them a landscape-orientated rather than climate perspective. Come and join him for this informal presentation to find out more about his own research journey and that of ISLHE.

It would be great to see you all there to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk about Professor Matthew Bennetts study, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, water & juices, dont miss out!

If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events, contact me on ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

February 23, 2015

14:Live Today!

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Today will see 14:Live returning for its second run from 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to Papa Johns. It is open to all staff and students and 14:Live is pleased to welcome Dr Samuel Nyman, senior lecturer in Psychology.

Enhancing care services for people with dementia

The Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) was established in May 2012 with a mission to make a positive influence on the lives of people with dementia. BUDI is made up of a multidisciplinary team that provides education, consultancy and evaluation, and research on a range of topics. One theme of BUDI is concerned with enhancing services that provide health and social care for people with dementia and their carers. This talk will present the findings of two studies under this theme.

The first study explored the social care needs of people with dementia who also have a visual impairment. Interviews with people in their own homes illuminated areas where services could be improved. The second study evaluated a service that supports people with dementia and their carers who are living at home. Interviews with staff and service users from the urban and rural areas identified important differences in how these two social care services operated, and the implications on care provision.

The talk will end by briefly mentioning current work under this theme and this year’s new Masterclasses and Master’s degree in dementia.

It would be great to see you all today to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk about BUDI’s research. Just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, water & juices – don’t miss out!

If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events contact me at ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

February 10, 2015

14:Live with Dr Samuel Nyman

BU research, Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

14:Live will be returning for its second run on the 24^th February 14:00-14:45 at the same location, Poole House Refectory, next to papa johns. This is open to all staff and students and I am pleased to welcome Dr Samuel Nyman, senior lecturer in Psychology.

Title of talk: Enhancing care services for people with dementia

The Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) was established in May 2012 with a mission to make a positive influence on the lives of people with dementia. BUDI is made up of a multidisciplinary team that provides education, consultancy and evaluation, and research on a range of topics. One theme of BUDI is concerned with enhancing services that provide health and social care for people with dementia and their carers. This talk will present the findings of two studies under this theme.

The first study explored the social care needs of people with dementia who also have a visual impairment. Interviews with people in their own homes illuminated areas where services could be improved. The second study evaluated a service that supports people with dementia and their carers who are living at home. Interviews with staff and service users from the urban and rural areas identified important differences in how these two social care services operated, and the implications on care provision.

The talk will end by briefly mentioning current work under this theme and this year’s new Masterclasses and Master’s degree in dementia.

It would be great to see you all there to listen to what’s going to be a very interesting talk about some of the BUDI institutes study, and just to give you that little bit more incentive to come along, there will be 30 x tokens for the first 30 audience members to be exchanged for a FREE individual Papa Johns Pizza at the end of the talk, plus lots of free tea & coffee, water & juices, dont miss out!

If you have any questions about this event or would like to hear about any other upcoming student engagement with research events contact me on ssquelch@bournemouth.ac.uk

I look forward to seeing you there!

May 15, 2014

Cafe Scientifique – Horrors or Heroes: Learning to love parasites

Public engagement Naomi Kay

In September last year one of our own academics, Josie Pegg, took to the stage at Bestival’s “Bestiversity” to deliver a talk on Horrors or Heroes: :Learning to Love Parasites.

In case you didn’t get the chance to come along, she’s agreed to do it all over again, this time at your local Cafe Scientifique. Every first Tuesday of the month we get together in Boscombe’s Cafe Boscanova to hear about ideas in science of technology over a glass of wine and then engage in stimulating discussion. Have a look at our website to find out more about the venue and future events.

Tuesday 3 June: Horrors or Heroes: Learning to love parasites

Parasites are the stuff of horror movies, they not only consume their host but can be capable of controlling their host’s body and mind in the most freakish of ways.

But this is only half the story.

Around 75% of all species are parasitic, and parasites play an essential ecological role, prove unlikely allies and in fact are in many ways responsible for life as we know it.

Josie’s talk will challenge you to take a fresh look at parasites, and decide whether they really are horrors or heroes.

Doors open from 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start.

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