Reasons to choose Bournemouth University

1. BU has increased its ranking in all four major UK league tables over the last year (2009-2010) and is ranked as the UK’s number one new University in The Guardian University Guide for 2009 and 2010.
2. BU was shortlisted for two of the most coveted prizes in UK higher education– the 2009 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards for ‘University of the Year’ and ‘Research Project of the Year’.
3. In December 2008, BU was awarded the highest category of confidence in the maintenance of its academic standards and the enhancement of its quality by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).
4. BU has one of the highest graduate employability rates in the UK with 91%* of its graduates proceeding to employment or further study within six months of completing study. 71%* were in graduate level jobs or further study within six months, a figure comparable with the best in the sector; (*figures quoted are from BU's annual survey of graduate destinations for 2008).
5. BU has been investing more than £1.5 million in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to enhance the experience of their students- from online enrolments and payments to our virtual learning environment.
6. BU has completed a multi-million pound investment in a new 30,000 sq ft Executive Business Centre on the Lansdowne Campus. The building is becoming a focal point for the local business community and an ideas exchange for the region. It also hosts the Business School’s postgraduate portfolio, including the new flagship programme, the Bournemouth MBA. 
7. BU has appointed more than 150 academics over the last three years to facilitate the transformation of its staff profile and foster the development of an academically-led culture.
8. In the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) of 2008, BU was the fourth most improved UK University in terms of research quality. Of the ten subject areas assessed, eight featured research that was rated as being of world-leading quality in terms of its originality, significance and rigour.
9. In 2008, BU won a three year, £6M research grant, its largest ever, from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to establish an Industrial Doctorate Centre in Computer Animation in collaboration with the University of Bath.
10. During 2009, the journal Science, one of the world’s highest rated publications for research, published three papers co-authored by BU academics. Three of the leading professors became the first from BU to co-author landmark papers in Science.
11. BU received the ‘Outstanding Library Team’ award at the inaugural Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards in 2009 recognising the team’s high quality of service to all areas of University activity.
    

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