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Bournemouth University
Shield of the University of Bournemouth.svg
Bournemouth University coat of arms
MottoDiscere Mutari Est (Latin)
Motto in English
To Learn is to Change
Type Public
Established1992
Endowment £1.85 million (2022) [1]
Budget£169.6 million (2021-22) [1]
Chancellor Kate Adie
Vice-Chancellor Alison Honour
Students18,925 (2019/20) [2]
Undergraduates 13,525 (2019/20) [2]
Postgraduates 5,405 (2019/20) [2]
Location
Bournemouth, England

50°44′36″N1°53′49″W / 50.743213°N 1.896901°W / 50.743213; -1.896901
Campus Talbot Campus Lansdowne Campus
Colours
Affiliations EUA
Website bournemouth.ac.uk
Bournemouth University logo.svg

Bournemouth University is a public university in Bournemouth, England, with its main campus situated in neighbouring Poole. The university was founded in 1992; however, the origins of its predecessor date back to the early 1900s.

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The university currently has over 16,000 students, including over 3,000 international students. The university is recognised for its work in the media industries. Graduates from the university have worked on a number of Hollywood films, including Gravity , which was awarded the Achievement in Visual Effects Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards in 2015. [3]

In 2023, Bournemouth University received a silver rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework, a government assessment of the quality of undergraduate teaching in universities and other higher education providers in England. [4]

History

Predecessor institutions

The university was first founded in the early 20th century as the predecessor Bournemouth Municipal College. The college initially offered courses to prepare students for University of London degrees (1942-1976). [5] In the mid-1960s there were 6,850-day and evening students. [6] As early as 1965, in the House of Commons, the number of students at the college was highlighted, and the Secretary of State was asked to consider a university application. [6] At the time the Government did not intend to create any new universities until the late 1970s,. [6]

In the 1970s the college became the Bournemouth College of Technology. Later that decade, following a review by the Dorset Education Committee, the College of Technology changed to become Dorset Institute of Higher Education (DIHE).

Bernard MacManus was appointed Director in 1983 and presided over a significant expansion in curriculum and student numbers, against a backdrop of initial uncertainty over the Weymouth Campus. [7] During this time the Talbot Campus was consolidated having been established in 1976. The neighbouring Student Village was also constructed. A second campus was established at Lansdowne. The period between 1983 and 1994 saw the Institute expand into new disciplines including heritage, tourism, tax, public relations, computer animation and information systems. [8] Two foundation stones remain within university buildings. The foundation stone for the College of Technology (1970s) resides in the main lobby of Poole House, Talbot Campus. The foundation stone for the Dorset Institute is mounted in Dorset House near what is now called The Edge. Bernard MacManus was honoured by Bournemouth University with an honorary doctorate in 2007.

University status

The expansion under Dr MacManus allowed the institute to make a strong case to become a polytechnic, which was gained in 1990. In 1992 all polytechnics were awarded university status and the institute was renamed to become Bournemouth University. [7]

By September 1994, over 9,000 students had been recruited nationally, and internationally, to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. [5] By 1996 the university had 11 endowed professorial posts, including: [9]

In recent years the university has announced a significant investment programme, and by 2018 it plans to invest £200 million in new buildings and facilities including a new Student Centre, which opened in March 2015. [10]

List of chancellors

List of directors and vice chancellors

Coat of arms

The university coat of arms was granted in 1992 by the official heraldic authority for England, the College of Arms. [15] The talbots, the heraldic beasts on the shield, represent the location of the main campus. [15] The crowns denote the three Saxon crowns of the Kingdom of Wessex, and the nearby boroughs. [15] The blue represents the nearby sea, reflecting the location of the university, [15] on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset. The red dragon in the coat of arms represents Dorset, and the scroll represents learning. [15]

The Latin motto Discere Mutari Est means To Learn is to Change.

Campuses

Main entrance on the Talbot Campus Bournemouth Uni entrance.jpg
Main entrance on the Talbot Campus

Bournemouth University has two campuses: Talbot Campus and Lansdowne Campus.

Talbot Campus

The Talbot Campus is situated at Fern Barrow on the Poole side of the boundary with Bournemouth. It is where the main University buildings are located, including the students' union and the main library.

Lansdowne Campus

The Lansdowne Campus is just outside Bournemouth's town centre, housing three teaching and administrative buildings, the students' union nightclub and various halls of residence located around Christchurch Road, Oxford Road and Holdenhurst Road. A new Bournemouth University International College is currently being built at the campus. [16] Unlike Talbot, Lansdowne is not a self-contained campus.

Organisation and governance

Bournemouth University is currently divided into the following faculties:

Academics

Rankings
National rankings
Complete (2025) [20] 55
Guardian (2025) [21] 105
Times / Sunday Times (2025) [22] 82
Global rankings
ARWU (2024) [23] 801—900
QS (2025) [24] 771–780
THE (2024) [25] 401–500

Awards

In 2011 the university was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, for "world-class computer animation teaching with wide scientific and creative applications". [26] In 2014 the courses at the university were praised by the Prime Minister in Parliament. [27]

Rankings and reputation

Bournemouth University appeared for the first time in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings [28] in 2015/16: ranked joint 401–500 in the world and 57th among UK universities. The university experienced a brief upward trend in national rankings: in 2016, it rose from 65th to 54th in The Complete University Guide, [29] from 71st to 63rd place in The Guardian University League Table [30] and from 88th to joint 82nd in the Sunday Times Good University Guide. [31] The high salary increases awarded to Bournemouth University Vice Chancellor John Vinney were justified as a reflection of this improvement. [12] [32]

Student life

The Students' Union at Bournemouth University (SUBU) is based on the Talbot Campus at the Student Centre, which was opened in 2015. Its facilities are open to students at Lansdowne Campus and the partner colleges.

SUBU has over 120 clubs and societies for students to take part in alongside their studies at Bournemouth University. SUBU itself is composed of various departments, such as SUBU Advice, Democracy and Equality, Representation, Volunteering, Insight and Policy and Activities.

SUBU operates numerous venues including the nightclub The Old Fire station on the Lansdowne campus, the Student Shop, Ground Up Cafe and with Dylans Bar on Talbot. [33]

Notable people

Notable academics

Notable alumni

See also

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