Bournemouth University
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.
Bournemouth University coat of arms | |
| Motto | Discere Mutari Est (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | To Learn is to Change |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1992 |
| Endowment | £1.85 million (2022) |
| Budget | £169.6 million (2021-22) |
| Chancellor | Kate Adie |
| Vice-Chancellor | John Vinney |
| Students | 17,390 (2019/20) |
| Undergraduates | 13,895 (2019/20) |
| Postgraduates | 3,495 (2019/20) |
| Location | Bournemouth, England 50.743213°N 1.896901°W |
| Campus | Talbot Campus Lansdowne Campus |
| Colours | |
| Affiliations | EUA |
| Website | bournemouth |
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.
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.