Bournemouth University SDG Report 2022 by Bournemouth University

Report 2022

Bournemouth University Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) are a blueprint for creating a more sustainable future, addressing the greatest challenges facing humanity and our environment. Sustainability is at the core of Bournemouth University (BU) and we acknowledge the responsibility and opportunity we have to contribute to achieving the vision and commitment of the UN SDGs, through our research, education, practice and collaboration with the wider community. We are proud to have ranked 42nd in the world, from more than 1,400 universities across 106 different countries/regions, in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022. This achievement is a recognition of our efforts to embed action for the SDGs across our institution, though we know there is always more that we can do.

This Report summarises some of the work and actions we have undertaken up to April 2022 across each UN SDG, including research projects, curriculum alignment and community outreach. Organised into four sections: education, research, public outreach and operations, we hope that it can be used to celebrate the hard work of our community and inspire further commitment, collaboration and action so that together we can even faster realise the blueprint of the UN SDGs.

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What we do

At BU, we are passionate about bringing together our research, education and professional practice. By ensuring that what we do in each area influences everything we do, we are establishing ourselves as an innovative university with a different approach to solving the challenges that the world faces today.

It is understandable then, that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals align with the values and beliefs that BU has held for many years. Our work is helping people to live better, for longer. We help to protect and preserve a sustainable environment, help people and organisations to prepare for, and recover from, crisis, and we challenge marginilisation, misinformation and under-representation. We are also helping the creative and cultural industries to thrive, all the while acting as a catalyst for growth and using our skills and expertise to advance the region. These beliefs match well with adopting the UN SDGs, and they help us to provide a framework that shows how we are playing our part in building a better future for everyone. We have matched our existing strengths with the UN SDGs throughout this document so you can see easily how this is about much more than ticking boxes, and about delivering on the values we have held for many years.

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End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Bournemouth University helps people live better, for longer

Bournemouth University helps to prepare for and recover from crisis

Bournemouth University challenges marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

Bournemouth University helps people live better, for longer Bournemouth University helps to prepare for and recover from crisis Bournemouth University challenges marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

Education MSc Disaster Management

Nursing courses

This course provides students with an understanding of how to develop disaster management plans and frameworks, manage both natural and man-made disasters and support humanitarian operations. Moreover, it provides awareness of and knowledge of the public health and economic implications, including increased poverty, of disasters and how to mitigate these.

The concept of ‘humanising healthcare’ is central to BU’s Nursing degrees, including for Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Children’s and Young People’s Nursing. The programmes not only provide students with the technical knowledge and professional experience to become an accredited nurse, but also develop their understanding of how factors such as poverty can impact on physical and mental health as well as how to reduce the health inequalities that result from such factors.

It is led by BU’s Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC) which provides worldclass training and technical assistance in disaster management in order to help reduce risks, build resilience and ensure rapid and sustainable recovery when disasters strike. BUDMC helps communities build resilience, especially of those in vulnerable situations, and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters.

Through extensive placements and community engagement, students develop effective communication and interpersonal skills in order to develop supportive relationships and effectively support everyone who needs healthcare in the community.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

51st

in the world

9/26 in the UK

87.5

Research score out of 100

44%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies

Practice: Public engagement and outreach

Children’s experiences with Child Protection Services

The Homelessness Partnership

Research shows that young adults, previously in contact with Child Protection Services (CPS) often have lower overall wellbeing when compared to their peers. BU research comprehensively identified, synthesised and analysed the current empirical research that explored children’s overall experiences of Child Protection Services. It concluded that, clear and comprehensive information about the CPS process is required so that the child can assert their right to participation and protection. Being in CPS is an emotional experience, thus emotional as much as physical safety, including a sense of belonging and self-actualization, is needed. Their recommendations can support practice to improve both short and long-term outcomes to protect and support children in contact with the CPS.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults from Financial Scams Age UK’s figures show that an older person becomes a victim of fraud every 40 seconds. BU’s National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work is widely regarded as the leader of research into financial scamming and fraud. Their research highlighted the links between loneliness and scam susceptibility for older people and found that people in the early stages of dementia, with reduced levels of cognitive function, are most at risk of being scammed. The work informed the Government’s National Mental Capacity Forum, raised scam awareness and increased the protection of vulnerable groups. It has been used nationwide by charities, local authorities, the NHS and financial institutions to protect vulnerable people from being scammed. It has helped to save consumers from over £22 million of scams and was given a CTSI Hero award, for its “significant contribution to understanding the relationship between adult social care and trading standards enforcement work”.

homelessness, plus local representatives which, as well as BU, include businesses, charities, faith groups, and all statutory bodies (Council, Police, Health, Probation). It aims to end homelessness in the local area by ensuring everyone has a safe place to live that they can call home.

We are an active supporter of Street Support Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole and the Homelessness Partnership Charter. The Homelessness Partnership is an alliance of those with lived experience of

Case study: Alumni spotlight

Funsani has cared for 15 orphaned and vulnerable children, providing love, HIV treatment (many of the children are HIV positive) and a full education.

Kwilole Chisuse-Van der Boom, BA (Hons) Public Relations

Kwilole is a winner of the Enriching Society Award in our Alumni of the Year Awards 2021. The judges commented: “Kwilole is the exemplar of compassion and inspiration. Her charity work has made a real impact on the lives of children who have been orphaned through HIV and this is something she does alongside a full-time job.”

Kwilole became a trustee of Funsani, a UK based charity that supports an orphanage in Kitwe, Zambia, during her BU studies. She then became Chair of the Board and now runs the charity in her spare time, raising money for the orphanage and other charitable projects.

Practice: Operations Student financial support We offer various types of financial support funding to our students, in addition to a range of bursaries, undergraduate scholarships and postgraduate scholarships to students. These include:

Maintenance Bursaries

3,245

students supported in 2020-21

Accommodation Support Fund

1,228

students supported in 2020-21

BU Laptop Support Fund*

603

students supported in 2020-21

BU Financial Support Fund

458

students supported in 2020-21

Covid-19 Support Fund*

420

students supported in 2020-21

BU Care Leavers Bursary

students supported in 2020-21

Placement Opportunity Fund

students supported in 2020-21

International Emergency Fund

students supported in 2020-21

* The Covid-19 Support Fund and BU Laptop Support Fund were set up in 2020-21 to support students with essential living costs where they had been affected due to lockdown measures as well as to resolve situations of digital poverty.

£45,428 was provided to students in financial difficulty from external fundraising.

We continue to provide financial awareness and education to students with the help of external partners.

£4,665,054.58

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End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Bournemouth University helps people live better, for longer

Bournemouth University helps to protect and preserve a sustainable environment

Education BSc (Hons) Nutrition Bringing depth and real-life insight into its teaching, the staff on BSc Nutrition bring their involvement in leading research contributing to societal change into the programme content, including projects to improve nutritional health and reduce malnutrition in older people and work to transform nutritional care for people with dementia in care homes. The course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition and prepares students for a range of careers such as working within local or national government, advising on nutrition policy, helping a charity or consumer group concerned with nutrition, or assisting with emergency relief and voluntary organisations.

MSc Hotel & Food Services Management This conversion course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to manage a rapidly changing hospitality and food services sector with consideration of supply chain and global issues. Units including Global Food & Drink and Food Production & Innovation Management provide an in-depth understanding of the nature of our relationship with food socially, economically, politically, environmentally as well as covering global issues regarding food production and consumer behaviour for nutrition.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

101-200 in the world

86.9

Research score out of 100

42%

programmes aligned to Sustainable Development Goals

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Research: Case studies

Practice: Public engagement and outreach

Addressing Brazil’s Food and Nutrition Security

Farming scholarship collaborations

Project Veg+ aims to address the challenges of poor diet and sustainability through innovation in training, research and science.

Dr Sean Beer has been actively involved with the local, national, and international farming community over his time working at BU. His focus in this area for the last two years he has been as a Company Director and Trustee of the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust.

The team worked with farmers in Brazil to build capacity and deliver specific transferable skills in short food supply chains and foodservice operations, strengthening the economic potential of the 5 million ‘family farms’ in Brazil which employ three quarters of the farm labour force and account for one third of agricultural income.

The Trust invests significantly in the personal development of scholars with more than 70 hours of personal CPD. Currently approximately 20 scholarships are awarded per year. In addition to the scholarships process, the Trust holds an annual conference, regional study groups, and sector study groups to support and develop the farming sector.

The project also worked with consumers to understand effective ways to influence greater vegetable consumption. Though plant foods are better for the planet and personal health, only 87.5% of 16–24-year-olds in Brazil were found to only consume 1 portion a day, and strategies have been trialled to address this in Brazilian colleges.

Identifying malnutrition in older people Malnutrition is a significant health problem for older adults and people with dementia living in the community. If left untreated, it can lead to increased need for health and social care support. Professor Murphy’s team has developed new research–informed tools and models that better identify those at risk of malnutrition at an early stage, enabling the delivery of person-centred nutritional care for those most at risk. These tools have been used by families, carers and care homes across the country. They have also informed national training frameworks, leading to improvements in the way practitioners deliver care. Early identification models have been used to support the identification of those at risk of malnutrition during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Practice: Operations

Food For Life Silver accreditation The Chartwells team, who run our catering service, work hard to improve their offer of freshly prepared, healthy, ethical and sustainable food, that is of course delicious! As a result, they have achieved the Soil Association’s Food for Life Silver Catering Award for our outlet in Fusion Building, recognising their efforts to offer fresh, ethical and nutritious food as well as educational and partnership-based opportunities.

Small Emergency Grant BU and SUBU Advice co-run the Small Emergency Grant which provides money for any students who cannot afford food. In addition to our BU Financial Support Fund, which supports low-income students, SUBU also have a referral process in place for staff and students to Bournemouth Food Bank to ensure they can access a range of services and support.

4.92 tonnes

100% of our food waste was sent for anaerobic digestion rather than landfill in 2020-21 Bournemouth University Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Bournemouth University helps people live better, for longer

Bournemouth University helps to prepare for and recover from crisis

Bournemouth University challenges marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

Case study: Alumni spotlight Faculty of Health & Social Sciences We have a dedicated Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, in which relevant courses benefit from professional accreditations or approval from bodies such as the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), the College of Paramedics, the Association for Nutrition, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Social Work England. With over 20 programmes within the Faculty, thousands of students have graduated ready with the knowledge, skills and training to enter the NHS and broader health sector, having benefitted from courses with clinical and community simulation suites and integrated placements in a research-led environment.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

74th 13/47

in the world

in the UK

87.9

Research score out of 100

72%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

Jo Lake, BSc (Hons) Midwifery During her time at BU, Jo showed her aptitude for sharing her midwifery knowledge and skills with maternity care providers in low-income countries by completing an elective placement in Rwanda. Jo followed her passion by moving to a rural part of Zambia after she qualified as a midwife. She has spent the last few years working alongside Zambian trained nurses and midwives in a very hands-on, practical role as well as embarking on a strategic role by being a member of the clinic’s Management Team, offering advice on clinical improvement and efficient dayto-day running of the facility. Jo won the Outstanding Midwife Award in our Alumni of the Year 2020 Awards. Jo reflected: “ My time at BU taught me to take the issues I was passionate about seriously and work hard to see them realised. I was also taught a huge amount about advocating for all women which is such a huge part of midwifery.”

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Research: Case studies

Practice: Public engagement and outreach

Reducing the impact of suicide through responsible and ethical reporting

SportBU

Over 800,000 people die by suicide worldwide every year with unethical suicide reporting leading to an increase in suicide rates. Research by Dr Ann Luce and Dr Sallyanne Duncan (University of Strathclyde) exposed poor quality reporting and established a framework for responsible reporting which was incorporated into WHO guidelines and the Suicide Reporting Toolkit for Journalists. The research has also contributed to the de-escalation of a suicide cluster, has enabled safer commentary in online communities and has been adopted by the Welsh Assembly Government.

SportBU run many initiatives with and for the local community. Our SportBU kids programme is thriving with parties, sports camps and Super Saturdays, where parents can use the gym free of charge while their children join in the sessions. We have trialled our new outdoor education sessions including den building and fire building and look to expand this further to support and promote a connection with the natural world. Our CoachBU programme places students in the local community for relevant sports coaching and events work. Students can gain funding for coaching qualifications to enhance their employability and support community sports participation.

Working in partnership with University Hospitals Dorset We have a long history of working with our regional hospitals, from joint research projects to student placement opportunities and professional development for staff. University hospital status, given to University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (formerly the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts), formalises this relationship and will lead to additional benefits and partnership working. BU students from across healthcare disciplines undertake placements at hospitals in our region, giving them the chance to put their learning into practice with support and guidance from a mentor or practice supervisor.

Ann’s research has had an impact worldwide, influencing reporting practices and policy in the UK, USA, India and Australia. It was Highly commended for ‘Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences’ at the Times Higher Education Awards 2021.

Practice: Operations

Stormbreak: mentally healthy movement Stormbreak aims to improve children’s mental health through movement, equipping them with sustainable, transferable skills and coping strategies to thrive during the complex demands of growth into adult life. Its team of researchers, Stormbreak engages and educates schools on the benefits of its Mentally Healthy Movement programme, enabling change by coaching school leaders programmes based on ongoing research. Through the programme, children build resilience, develop effective self-care skills as well as confidence, optimism and stress management to help them thrive throughout life. So far, the Stormbreak team have supported over 16,000 children with their Mentally Health Movement.

Student and staff support during Covid-19 Throughout the pandemic, we have put health, safety and wellbeing at the heart of our planning and responses. From immediate support to staff working from home, this included providing additional equipment, time and resource along with additional annual leave for staff to try to offset the incredible effort staff were under through lockdown. We identified who we needed to offer additional support for both physical and emotional wellbeing. This support remains in place for those staff who are vulnerable, and we regularly review on a case-by-case basis, linking to Government advice, local Covid case numbers and Public Health data. Our Student Wellbeing service, offered in partnership with Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, and SUBU Advice offer continued to support students throughout the pandemic virtually. We also launched the ‘Being Well with BU’ podcast series focusing on wellbeing during the pandemic and break the taboo of wellbeing for students, staff and listeners further afield.

Public Involvement in Education and Research (PIER) PIER are a group of people who have used a wide range of health and social care services, or who are carers for family members or friends. The partnership has 107 core members, who are experts by experience, and links with 103 organisations and their members. They bring a unique perspective of health services, having experienced them firsthand, and enable our Faculty of Health & Social Sciences to enhance the education and subsequent practice of the future workforce in health and social care. PIER are involved at various points of each student’s journey, from designing in recruitment activities for our courses and taking part in teaching and learning activities, to getting involved with the assessment of students’ work and contributing to research.

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Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Bournemouth University challenges marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

Bournemouth University is helping creative and cultural heritage to thrive.

Education Education for Sustainable Development As a university, our largest legacy is our students, and so we have a responsibility to ensure that our graduates leave BU with the skills, knowledge and values to support the achievement of the UN SDGs. Therefore, we have committed to aligning all our programmes and student projects to the UN SDGs by 2025. This work is strategically led by our cross-Faculty Sustainability Academic Network who report to the Sustainability Committee. Moreover, our Education for Sustainable Development Community of Practice has over 100 members from across the university and offers a collaborative platform to share best practice. Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) Award Annually we recognise and reward best practice through our EESD Award. In its sixth year, initiatives to embed the UN

SDGs within psychology, global current affairs and our careers and employability programme won the Award.

Educational Psychology The Educational Psychology unit covers a range of topics concerning inclusive learning, special educational needs, and labelling, and provides concrete examples concerning the application of this knowledge in educational settings. It empowers students with knowledge that reflects how education can reduce prejudice and promote equity in the schooling for all children. The unit covers conditions that can affect learning and schooling experiences, gender stereotypes in learning and how gender biases can affect academic achievement, as well as reflecting on inclusive learning practices and how cultural norms affect the definition of this concept. Students discuss how teachers can motivate their students, and work collaboratively with parents to explore how schools can build strong partnerships with external professionals, families and the community to promote resilience in students.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

301 - 400 in the world

24/37 in the UK

83.3

Research score out of 100

74%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies

Practice: Public engagement and outreach

Enhancing the benefits of digital reading

Careers in Sustainability Insight Day

The benefits of books are well known, but until now less has been understood about reading on digital platforms. Enabled by three Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) grants, Professor Bronwen Thomas and Dr Julia Round demonstrated how technology has transformed yet enriched reading, developing a new participatory model giving voice to a diverse range of readers.

To support young people from all backgrounds to learn about the UN SDGs, the Schools Liaison Team and Sustainability Team hosted a virtual Sustainability Careers Insight Day in collaboration with Speakers4Schools and the Dorset LEP. Over 40 students from local schools gained insight into ‘green’ jobs and the skills needed for a career in sustainability. Student then developed

This research benefits individual readers and reading-related organisations through advocacy for policy change and influencing the working methods of partner organisations. It has also been a catalyst in enriching lives and changing attitudes. The cultural and social benefits of digital reading, such as inclusivity and accessibility are now more widely known and enjoyed.

Transformative tourism education The SDGs have been actively embedded in Dr Svetla Stoyanova– Bozhkova’s teaching of strategic management, marketing and tourism. Her teaching and work with business and not-for-profit organisations culminated in a book chapter entitled ‘Strategic and transformative tourism education as a valuable approach to educating for sustainable development’, published in Overtourism and Tourism education: a Strategy for Sustainable Tourism Futures. The chapter provides an overview of the key concepts of transformative learning and education for sustainable development, and how these have evolved into a leading approach to Higher Education (HE) pedagogy. It explores the extent to which these have been incorporated or included in HE practices and offers an insight into the perspectives of scholars, employers and students as key stakeholders in the process. Within the findings are practical implications for HE organisations, policy makers and industry, which were wellreceived at the TEFI Tourism Education Future Initiative conference.

Case study: Alumni spotlight Sa’id Haruna, BA (Hons) Communication & Media and MA Advertising Sa’id began a charity project during his first year at BU which was later incorporated into a non-profit organisation centred on research, development and implementation of specialised learning programmes for children from low-income, lowliterate communities. Initiative for Aid & Educational Development (IAED) has since hosted events including a specialised school

and presented action plans to make their own school more sustainable with ideas including making recycling fun by adding basketball hoops above bins as well as reverse vending machine. “Young people have missed out on work experience this year due to the pandemic, so we were pleased to be able to give them an insight into careers in sustainability. The students really impressed us with their ideas!” Lois Betts, Sustainability Manager program for low-income communities, summer schools, vocational training programs, social activity sessions, seminars and charity sports events as well as running a Trust-Fund to provide qualified students from low-income communities with financial aid to support their education. “Sa’id has taught me that you are never too young to try to make an impact on the lives of other people. Working with him continues to inspire me and those around him about the importance of helping people and contributing to sustainable community development.” Abdulhamid Nasiru, Former Vice President, IAED

Practice: Operations Student Undergraduate Research Excellence Conference (SURE) The annual SURE Conference gives undergraduates and recent graduates the opportunity to showcase research they completed during their degree. As well as giving students a supportive platform to share their work, it gives others at BU and externally an insight into the variety of research undertaken by our students and is an excellent addition to our student’s CVs. In March 2021, 50 students participated in the sixth SURE Conference which, for the first time, offered a Sustainability Award to the research project that was deemed to most effectively showcase the skills, knowledge and values needed to contribute to the UN SDGs. The Award was won by Jack Sykes for his research, ‘The Right to the City: Investigating Urban Social Movements against the Commodification of our Cities’.

Library and open access We work hard to provide a comprehensive libraries and learning support service to our community. As well as our two libraries – The Sir Michael Cobham Library and Weston Library – we offer a wide range of online resources, including e-books and e-journals. We welcome visitors to both The Sir Michael Cobham Library and to Weston Library to use its resources.

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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Bournemouth University challenges marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

Education Women’s Academic Network The BU Women’s Academic Network (WAN) aims to support women and to raise their profile within organisations and beyond, as well as to lobby on gender inequality issues. Despite decades of lobbying and the notable achievements gained by women in the workplace, women in academia have not managed to make significant gains across the sector. The Network hosts a programme of events that raise the profile of women across the sector and create a regular networking forum. It also works alongside professional departments at BU to offer mentoring support and high-profile role models to female academics to ensure academia is equal, diverse and inclusive.

Underrepresented women in sport Our sports programmes aim to develop inclusive curriculums that champion diversity and sustainability as core themes in order to improve the experience, skills

and attainment of all students, including those in protected characteristic groups. As a showcase event during student induction for Sport programmes, a film screening and panel discussion was hosted. This was a unique and bespoke event for BU and a world-first for a university. The film Nobody’s Metaphor, made by Chouette Films, follows a group of schoolgirls in North West London as they embark on Muslim Girls Fence. The screening was followed by an expert panel of Muslim women leaders in sport, including Yashmin Harun, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan and Robina Begum whose experiences span directing sports associations, chairing a charity tackling inactivity in minority groups, and research. They discussed core issues linked to the topic and challenged students to think differently and engage with critical societal topics while completing their learning and moving through their careers.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

57th

in the world

8/37 in the UK

83.8

Research score out of 100

68%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies Violence in Sports Coaching Dr Emma Kavanagh, Dr Adi Adams and student Terri Harvey curated and hosted an arts-based installation at the ESRC Festival of Social Science to showcase their research on inter-personal violence in sport. The event adopted an innovative, immersive, sensory art-based method not traditionally utilised in sport coach education to bring their research knowledge to life and allow coaches and other practitioners to engage with data in a dynamic manner. Abuse, intimidation and violence in sport and coaching remains a significant global problem. Allegations of bullying, racial, sexual and gender abuse alongside other forms of discrimination have been made across Olympic and Paralympic sports. This ESRC event provided an opportunity to engage practitioners in research findings and debates surrounding the safety of sporting spaces as a way of promoting the duty of care in practice. It was also presented as a key note for the 2020 Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health Conference.

Impacts of lockdown on academic’s work-life balance Evidence suggests that the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown policies exacerbated existing gendered differences. A paper by our Women’s Academic Network aimed to examine the experiences and perceptions of academics, using these to inform how universities can improve the work-life balance of academics during the current and post-lockdown scenarios, as well as in the longer term, given a pandemic-prone future. It found gendered contrasts in worklife balance appeared magnified under conditions of lockdown, with women respondents appearing to shoulder the majority of childcare and hence had their work output challenged. It raises lessons for the sector on the management of home working and work-life balance post-lockdown.

Practice: Public engagement and outreach Inspiring the next generation of female footballers As an official shirt partner for the AFC Bournemouth girls’ teams, from the U10s up and the AFC Bournemouth women’s team, BU supports the club in getting more girls and women involved with the world of football, including supporting hundreds of girls to play since the partnership began in 2013. “Our partnership goes across many different departments. We’re particularly proud of our girls and women’s pathway development. The University supports us in offering coaching sessions out to many female players in our community. The AFC Bournemouth girls wear their shirts proudly, with the BU logo on the front.” Steve Cuss, AFC Bournemouth Women’s Manager, speaking in February 2020

Case study: Alumni spotlight Alice Parlett, BA (Hons) Industrial Design Alice has built her skills and career in a global context, firstly on a placement year in China and then with a move to Uganda to join AFRIpads. This social business manufactures reusable sanitary pads for refugees and women in rural Africa, while providing sustainable employment for women in a village in Uganda. Since joining AFRIpads, Alice has gone on to build and lead a design team and now manages the company’s R&D department. She has driven investigations in consumer experience through to manufacture and marketing. As well as having the opportunity to explore and launch new products, Alice reflects that her greatest job satisfaction is knowing that the company’s work is positively impacting the lives of millions of women and girls in Africa.

Practice: Operations Athena SWAN BU are proud to hold an Athena SWAN bronze award. The award recognises work undertaken in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) and Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business and Law (AHSSBL) and to address gender equality more broadly for all academic and professional and support staff as well as students. BU’s successful submission for a bronze award follows our commitment to strive for a gender inclusive culture across the university. Our focus is now moving from central to local implementation, embedding the SWAN Charter principles in faculties/services and supporting all academic departments to achieve SWAN awards by 2025.

Gender pay gap Our Gender Pay Gap report measures differences between the average (mean and median) earnings of men and women who work at our University and it is BU’s aim to eliminate the gender pay gap by 2025. We remain confident that members of the BU community are paid the same for doing the same work from the 2020 equal pay review. However, we know that there is

an uneven distribution of men and women across the pay and grading structure. When the results of the 2020 and 2021 gender pay reports are compared several results have improved as follows: • The mean base pay gap has reduced significantly from 20.1% to 16.0%. • The median base pay gap has reduced to 18.4%. Inclusivity is a core value that underpins the University’s BU2025 strategic plan and we will continue to work and report on the action we are taking to address gaps and challenges in equality and diversity in order to support development, progression and achievement for all.

SUBU’s women’s campaigns SUBU’s Women’s Liberation Campaign creates a space for students who identify as women to promote change within the union and the university. They have created campaigns to encourage women in the workplace, combating sexual harassment and violence and worked with other stakeholders within the union to inform policy. Each event and campaign has brought in a range of different students who all left feeling heard and cared for during their time as SUBU.

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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Bournemouth University helps people live better, for longer

Bournemouth University helps to protect and preserve a sustainable environment

Bournemouth University challenges marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

Education

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

Sustainable water management The Sustainable Development in Practice Masters unit covers sustainable water management as one of its key topics. Students first consider the current status of the world’s water resources, with a focus on fresh water, including water scarcity, links with economic development and health implications. They then examine potential approaches to sustainable provision of water resources, which may be considered as elements of a green economy, through the lenses of hunger and poverty alleviation, the interdependence of water and energy demand and policy development.

74 th

in the world

7/23 in the UK

80.1

Research score out of 100

33%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies

Practice: Public engagement and outreach

Microplastic levels within local water bodies

Accessing sanitation during Covid-19

Giving the Jakun community a voice

PhD student Ben Parker researches microplastic levels within sediments, invertebrates and fishes from the Bourne Stream and the Dorset Stour.

It has been clearly highlighted that coronavirus does not affect everyone equally and heightens existing inequalities, including for some of most marginalised people in the UK: communities of Gypsy, Roma, Travellers who are often left out of research and outreach programmes.

Dr Jonathan Parker and Professor Sara Ashencaen Crabtree’s work concerned the exploitation of the land and lifestyle of the Indigenous community, the Jakun, of Tasik Chini, Malaysia. The Jakun live around a complex of 12 lakes (laut) where they have lived by fishing, collecting food from the lake system and surrounding forests and by developing an eco-tourism venture. However, when the government let out their land for logging, mining and the development of monoculture, alongside damming water flow into the lake system to ‘help’ with tourism, the waters became polluted, the tourist industry died, and the fish became poisoned. This work gave the Jakun a voice and allowed them to discuss with other Indigenous groups around the world, and is explored more in their published book, Death of the Dragon God Lake.

The work was completed with the permission of organisations such as BCP Council, angling clubs, South West Water and through collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. Ben’s key findings recognised that most microplastics are very small (< 100 µm), blue fibres and fragments of plastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Variations in space and time were largely absent, except for Bourne sediments which varied between sites only, while counts did vary between invertebrate taxa and with some biological traits. The projects help us understand how microplastics are affecting our clean water systems and are currently in preparation for openaccess publication.

Reducing nutrient levels in coastal ecosystems A critical environmental challenge of the Channel region is that coastal waterbodies used by humans have elevated nutrient levels caused by inputs of fertilizers and human waste. This water quality reduction causes excessive growth of algae (termed eutrophication). Coastal eutrophication results in the growth of green algal mats on intertidal mudflats covering thousands of hectares. The RaNTrans project is the first to develop and test innovative and cost-effective methods that will rapidly reduce algal mat coverage and contribute to reductions in nutrient levels. The project will also develop novel uses of algal mats by extracting chemicals with human health benefits. Not only will it increase the ecological status of water bodies, but by developing the business potential of these sustainably produced outputs the project will show how biodiversity preservation and environmental improvements can underpin regional job creation and generate societal and economic benefits as well.

Dr Vanessa Heaslip and Professor Jonathan Parker acknowledge that those living in caravans face increased challenges in accessing basic amenities such as electricity and gas, sanitation and sewerage supplies and clean, fresh water. Those living on unauthorised sites experience the most significant problems, especially in accessing suitable sanitation and waste disposal. As well as widespread stigma, they recognise that a major difficulty in truly understanding the impact of coronavirus on Gypsy, Roma Traveller communities is a lack of systematic data collection and encourage this being addressed at a national level in order to ensure clean water and sanitation for all.

Practice: Operations Refill stations

Environmenstrual Collective

Students, staff and visitors can access free water refill points across both of our university campuses. In 2021 we installed three additional points across our Talbot Campus as well as points in every floor of our new Bournemouth Gateway and Poole Gateway Buildings. The dispensers have saved thousands of single-use bottles being used.

We worked with our Students’ Union and Vice President Welfare & Community to launch the Environmenstrual Collective. The Collective is a social space and initiative which promotes sustainable period products, tackles period poverty and breaks the taboo around menstruation and sexual health. Through a collaboration with HeyGirls, students were offered free menstrual cups to trial which helped to combat single-use waste, period poverty and ensure sanitation for all.

Water bottle tax To dissuade the purchase of single-use plastic, we have added a 10p charge to disposable water bottles purchased at all catering outlets across our campuses.

Life Water We sell Life Water at our university catering outlets which supports and funds clean water systems in developing countries. BU has funded a well in West Bengal in India as a result of the funds raised on our campuses.

Via the Environmenstrual Collective, Toluwa Atilade was successfully able to set up three menstruation stations across three different campuses. Talbot, Lansdowne and Portsmouth are the locations, and the stations stock a range of sustainable menstrual products. Toluwa also successfully passed an environmenstrual policy for the work to continue after she leaves office and for the university to do the same for their staff.

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Education Green Technology & Renewable Energy short course This Level 7 short course examines the environmental and social impacts of different technologies, to evaluate critically which approaches might truly be considered ‘green’. Students consider the main environmental, political and socioeconomic drivers for the development of green technology and examine how these challenges are being met through scientific and technological innovation in addition to the potential conflicts that can arise through the implementation of such technology. As a result, students gain a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly developing field and its relationship to broader society. This module can be studied as a CPD short course or as part of the MSc Green Economy from anywhere in the world through remote learning.

Engineering Principles This level 4 unit is a core unit in our Design Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programmes. The unit embeds alternative energies and sustainability within its two main themes of solid mechanics and thermofluids, including through a series of lectures covering energy efficiencies and cost benefit ratios through conversion and heat transfer. The unit aims to provide technical understanding of energy, including design principles of solar panels, but also aims to dispel some of the myths around the topic and educate on the broader environmental topic. This work is reflected within a Masters unit, Knowledge Transfer, which more readily links energy efficiency and low carbon energy within the context of different cultures which have varied takes on sustainability, energy demands and capacity.

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72.1

Research score out of 100

45%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Practice: Public engagement and outreach

E-drone

Building an electric car

BU academics are part of the E-Drone project, which aims to examine the energy reduction potential of integrated logistics solutions involving Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (drones) operating alongside traditional and sustainable last-mile delivery solutions such as cargo cycles, vans and walking porters.

Our School Liaison Team supported a local school to encourage its pupils to get excited about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) through building an electric car.

Vans are the fastest-growing category of licensed road vehicle in the UK, significantly impacting on carbon emissions, and vans performing service functions make up the large proportion of activity.

Starting with a ‘box of bits’, pupils will learn to build the car. They then must learn how to fine tune, troubleshoot, and maximise performance, developing their

understanding of forces, physics and engineering skills along the way. Finally a fabric bodywork wrap will be designed, fabricated and printed by Year 12 textiles students at the school. Not only does this engage students in engineering but also to consider the future of the automotive industry in regard to innovation and energy.

Practice: Operations

Drones are increasingly seen as a new mode to assist in last-mile logistics to reduce service times, energy consumption and emissions, with NHS patient diagnostics being seen as a realistic domain that could utilise drones on a commercial scale. This research will provide fundamental new understanding into the impacts of regulation and operating criteria on the energy efficiency of mixed logistics fleets in an increasingly delivery-based society.

Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award Professor Zulfiqar Khan, a Professor of Design, Engineering & Computing, was presented with the Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions and successes in his field. The Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recognises individuals who have demonstrated noteworthy accomplishments and delivered significant value to society through their work. Professor Khan’s multidisciplinary research has covered areas such as zero-carbon energy solutions, wearcorrosion synergy, thermodynamics and many other fields linked to sustainable methodologies and low carbon technology. His international research and subject knowledge have also given him the opportunity to contribute to committees and international affiliations such as The Ministry of Defence, NASA Materials Testing and Corrosion Control Branch in the U.S., and the National Institute of Technology in India.

Renewable energy generation BU already purchases 100% renewable energy but has continued to increase its own renewable energy output consistently since 2014. This continued in 2020-21 as we added our eighth solar photovoltaic array on Bournemouth Gateway Building and installed our first ever onsite solar thermal hot water system in Poole House. As a result, our on-site electricity production has increased to nearly 500 MWh, now providing 5.4% of our electricity. Our Bournemouth Gateway Building has ground source heat pumps and we run a biomass for Poole House meaning we can now source 9.6% of our heat demands from renewable and low carbon sources on our campuses.

LED lighting upgrades As well as upgrading the floodlights on our newly acquired sports facilities at Chapel Gate, we have also installed new LED stage lighting in Poole Gateway Building. This is estimated to save over 100,000 kWh of electricity annually.

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Education Globally responsible business practice Global Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability is a unit offered within our Business School to two of our biggest programmes. It aims to put ethics at the core of our thinking about business globally and generate insightful thoughts on sustainable business practices, stakeholder engagement and the importance of accountability in the relationship between businesses and their various stakeholders. It uses case studies of corporates practice, CSR theory and cutting-edge contemporary developments to examine how business aligns to the UN SDG agenda. The UN SDGs were embedded within the programme design, with lectures linking business practice to the SDGs and seminar case studies explicitly referencing corporate action in respect of key SDGs. Within their assessment, students research current sustainable development challenges for specific companies, which

enable a detailed exploration of businessrelated impact and solutions to improve sustainability at the level of communities, industry and global practice.

MSc Sustainable Economic Development & Emerging Markets During this Masters programme, students examine the issues surrounding sustainable development involved in emerging market economies and become equipped with the skills to analyse, understand and interpret data to address significant issues facing humanity. With content covering sustainable regional development, global economic challenges and entrepreneurship, students graduate understanding pervasive, contemporary and emerging issues in sustainable and ethical economic development as well as how to innovatively and critically address them.

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Research score out of 100

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Research: Case studies Minimising the effects of terrorism on tourism destinations The increasing incidence of terror attacks in popular holiday destinations in countries such as Tunisia and Egypt in recent years has led to concerns amongst tourists about their safety while abroad, as well as a popular perception that such incidents negatively impact tourist flows to those destinations. However, there is a lack of research underpinning these perceptions. The work of Dr Anna Hillingdon has led to a better understanding of risk perception, improvements in the ways that levels of risk are disseminated to the public, and recommendations to improve these communications. Her research has helped to enhance tourism in countries such as Tajikistan, creating increases in employment and living standards. Her work has also informed NATO and UK government policy regarding the risk posed by hybrid threats.

Practice: Public engagement and outreach Case study: Alumni spotlight Micah Douglas, BA (Hons) Events Management Having set his sights on joining a values-led organisation, BU graduate Micah Douglas is proud to be working for Tony’s Chocolonely, a brand on a mission to tackle modern slavery and make the chocolate industry 100% slave free. Micah’s university placement developed his conviction to work for an organisation with a social purpose, and returned to make the most of university opportunities to build his experience. He said: “It was important for me to join a company which aligned with my own values, and to work for a business which wants to make a positive impact on the world.”

Comparative economic studies research wins best PhD award

Practice: Operations

Peter Howard-Jones has won a prestigious prize for the best PhD thesis in the field of comparative economic studies. The prize is awarded by the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies for the work that, in the opinion of the jury, has the greatest potential to impact the field of comparative economic studies in the future.

Traditionally, students look for a single placement role aligned to their degree however with the rise of the portfolio career, it is important that students develop career management and entrepreneurship skills to be prepared for work.

His thesis, The Influence of the Washington Consensus Programme on the Transitional Economies of Eastern Europe - a Firm Level Microeconomic Analysis, explores the effectiveness of the Washington Consensus programme as a mechanism for improving national welfare in transition and emerging economies.

The self-directed placement route

BU Business School obtains Small Business Charter In 2021, our Business School (BUBS) obtained the Small Business Charter award as a result of its outstanding contribution to supporting small businesses, student entrepreneurship and the local economy. At the heart of such support, BUBS places a strong emphasis on social and responsible business practices with its BU Social Entrepreneurs Forum, which offers free, specialist business support workshops to local, socially-focused SMEs and also provides student placement and project opportunities. Participating businesses have received assistance towards the B-CORP certification, which certifies positive social and environmental performance and the vital support they provide in the local economy. In addition, the BUBS Disaster Management Centre informs governments and drives change in policies and has so far undertaken work in 23 countries, providing education and training in disaster management for SMEs.

A sustainable supply chain We recognise that what we purchase as a university is a high risk area for sustainability. Therefore, we include in all tenders over £25,000 questions addressing environmental and social sustainability with a default score weighting of 15% to ensure our commitments are reflected in what we buy.

The self-directed placement route encourages students to critically reflect on their individual needs and career goals and build their own professional development year to engage in problembased learning and systems thinking to address skills, knowledge and competency gaps. The students that took this route showed a distinct shift from a passive to an active approach, with it serving as a catalyst to become more self-reliant and aware of their values and priorities within the context of work. The process of directing their own future developed and demonstrated their resilience, optimism and adaptability – all of which are key to success, whatever their future may look like.

Fairtrade University BU has been a Fairtrade University since 2006. Since then, we have stocked Fairtrade across our outlets and aim to champion it to our students, staff and visitors. Currently we are renewing this within the new Fairtrade Universities and College scheme.

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Education BCP Future Labs

Virtual Fusion Festival

Our Business School Foundation Year students were set a project in which they had to develop recommendations for reimagining and regenerating the local high streets. The students worked with BCP Future Labs and collected data from a variety of stakeholders, including local residents, in order to develop innovative approaches to develop Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole high streets. The aim of the project was to combine theory, research and professional practice in a ‘real-world’ project.

As part of the Live Event Development & Delivery unit’s assessment, events management students worked with external partners to plan and co-create virtual events that responded to an organisation’s need or broader societal need, such as mental health and workplace wellbeing. The content emphasised the three dimensions of sustainability: economic (through creating a sound event budget); environmental (through use of resources, waste generation, carbon footprint); and social (through equality, diversity, inclusion considerations).

The ideas developed by the students included new green spaces, social gardening, help for the local homeless population, disability access and social events for all age ranges. The students’ findings were included as part of a public exhibition of work on reimagining the high street at Bobby’s Department Store in Bournemouth and their final projects and recommendations were also shared with BCP Future Labs to help shape future local development.

All the students were expected to consider sustainability within their event planning and delivery. In their post-event reports, students recognised the sustainability gains of virtual events, ncluding waste reduction, limited carbon footprints, financial accessibility, live caption technology for the hearing impaired and a diverse line up.

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401–600 in the world

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Research score out of 100

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Innovation in Virtual production BU’s sector-leading National Centre for Computer Animation have created a Multi-Disciplinary Cluster of Excellence for Research in Virtual Production to develop the gamechanging idea of Remote Production. The research aims to widen access, enhance sustainability, and explore applications to put visual content creation in the hands of a wider range of storytellers and innovators. This innovative technology using an LED wall captures virtual and physical content in a single shot, and has the potential to reduce emissions, travel and waste while improving productivity and costs.

BU’s high quality research recognised in REF 2021 BU was recognised for the quality and volume of its research in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021. 94% of BU’s research was found to be internationally-recognised or above, with 95.7% of the research delivering considerable impact or above. 19% of the university’s research was found to be world-leading in quality with 31.5% achieving an outstanding impact score. Our Vice Chancellor, Professor John Vinney, said, “BU’s purpose is to inspire learning, advance knowledge and enrich society, and the results of our REF submission provide clear evidence that we are succeeding in our goals.” “Participation in research is a key part of our BU2025 strategy - our research activity also supports our engagement with industry and practice and informs education at BU. We are proud of our inclusive approach to research activity at BU and the positive impact that our research has on society.”

Practice: Public engagement and outreach BU Social Entrepreneurship Forum (BUSEF)

The Festival of Design & Engineering

BUSEF was set up in 2019 with the aim to champion social entrepreneurship in Dorset. It encourages businesses across the region to adopt a social entrepreneurship approach as well as instilling knowledge and values of social entrepreneurship amongst students. This year BUSEF held a number of events celebrating a diverse approach to entrepreneurship including Women’s Entrepreneurship in Covid-19.

The Festival of Design and Engineering (FoDE) is the university’s annual show displaying the creativity and inventiveness of final year Design and Engineering students.

In partnership with BU Business School and the Faculty of Media Communications, BUSEF has worked closely with many local small businesses and purposeled organisations in supporting them with digital and social media marketing outputs, business model innovation and business planning support. Some of the projects our students have worked on include Musica; The Poole Powerhouse Project; We Do Ethical; and Vita Nova.

The showcase of final year project work, much of which is a direct result of industry collaboration, includes innovative solutions to real-life problems, some based on the students’ experiences during their professional work placement. Each design on display takes issues such as market need, function, engineering, sustainability, style, and aesthetics into consideration. Some of this year’s work include a biodiversity monitoring vehicle, a solution to parcel theft, a buoyant flood barrier and a flat-pack all-terrain vehicle.

Practice: Operations Poole Gateway Building

Eco-entrepreneurs

BU is a leading academic institution in the field of computer animation, media and sound production. Our new Poole Gateway Building opened in 2020 and provides a range of high-quality technical facilities to support undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as research.

We run two competitions to support developing entrepreneurs who focus on environmental action: the Sustainability Challenge and Eco-Entrepreneurs Fund.

Over 5,000 square metres, the building includes the latest professional-level facilities featuring two multi-camera TV studios equipped with 4K (Ultra High Definition) cameras, a film studio and sound stage, music studios, a cinema, edit suites, sound suites, green screen and motion capture studios for animation. The music and sound production facilities feature two recording studios, each with its own State Solid Logic mixing desk, live room and control room, three surroundsound studios with Dolby Atmos and two stereo post-production studios. Poole Gateway Building has several carbon-reduction measures and was built to high sustainability standards, achieving an ‘excellent’ rating for the accredited Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) certification.

In the BU-SUBU Sustainability Challenge, students develop and present an innovative idea to make BU more environmentally sustainable. To date, 10 teams have presented ideas which range from a refill shop on campus to an eco-hub for community action. The winning idea in 2021 was ‘The Sustainable Student Starter Pack’ which is publicly available and designed with funding from BCP Council. The Eco-Entrepreneurs Fund, in partnership with Santander Universities UK, supports fledgling businesses of students and alumni and in 2022 granted £9,000 to eight business including Gaia Card, Four Acre Farm, seachBOSH and Gro Promo, as chosen by a panel of judges. As well as receiving funding, the winners receive business support from The Bournemouth University Social Entrepreneurs Forum to further develop their businesses.

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Bournemouth University challenges marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

101–200 in the world

81.9

Research score Bournemouth University helps out of 100 people live better, for longer

Bournemouth University helps to prepare for and recover from crisis

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Case study: Alumni spotlight

Cultural Psychology

Psychology of Democracy

The Cultural Psychology unit, led by Xun He, covers differences in behaviour through interconnected topics including socialisation and development, cultural norm and multicultural contact, interpersonal relationships, gender differences and equality, justice, mental health, morality, motivation, self-identity and personality, social/emotional wellbeing, sexual and cyber behaviour, and bilingualism.

This unit, led by Professor Darren Lilleker in our Humanities and Law department, explores how citizens of democracies think and feel about their society, its institutions and how feelings shape societal dynamics. Understanding inequality is at the heart of the unit. Citizens feel less represented if they feel they have less value.; they then have lower trust in political institutions, lower engagement with democratic processes, they are less well-informed and often exhibit anti-democratic tendencies. Inequalities are thus often the root causes of populism, division and polarisation.

It urges students to critically think about the diversity of the human mind in the increasingly international societal environment. A particular emphasis is placed on real-life situations with aims of developing a holistic view of human behaviour across cultures and embedding diversity and equality in daily thinking in addition to future solutions of global challenges while respecting diverse social values and norms. This unit won our Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development Award 2021.

Discussions explore intersectional inequality, with students encouraged to critically assess the structure of societal heirarchies and their own place within them. They consider who might feel marginalised and how this impacts political engagement, aiding the students to develop empathetic and informed perspectives that can help reduce inequalities and strengthen civil society.

Sam Thomson, BSc (Hons) Psychology While at BU, Sam’s final year project focused on eliminating the taboo surrounding seeking help for sexual violence victims of all genders. This led to the development of the Red Flag Campaign, supported by SUBU, and Sam drew on this experience to become the first Outreach and Engagement Officer for male rape and sexual abuse charity, SurvivorsUK. The charity helps around 3,000 men, boys and non-binary people affected by sexual violence each year. Since joining the organisation, Sam has delivered training to help raise awareness and increase understanding of sexual violence to organisations including Facebook, Arsenal FC, Spotify and NHS England.

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Practice: Operations Equality commitments at BU

Centre for Seldom Heard Voices The BU Research Centre for Seldom Heard Voices brings together academics from across different disciplines including social sciences and social work to engage with marginalised communities and to amplify often excluded or silenced voices. The team have a strong track record of developing collaborative partnerships with communities and key stakeholders and for using participatory and cocreated approaches. Its aim is to apply our research to real-world challenges to maximise societal impact. Research includes collaborations with looked after children, youth in the developing world or conflict areas, rough sleepers, substance users, transgender youth and LGBT+ communities, stigmatised and threatened minorities, immigrants and trafficking victims, disabled children and adults, older people, carers, and many more. Impact includes contributions to child and adult social care practice, influencing policy, theoretical contributions to conflict resolution and community engagement and empowerment in the UK and globally including Kosovo, Albania, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Nepal and Rwanda.

Practice: Public engagement and outreach Engaging with our local community We continue to work with the local community through our involvement with Prejudice Free Dorset and supporting the World of Love Festival which is a diversity festival to raise awareness of diverse cultures and languages in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. We have also approached several external organisations, groups and community leaders that directly engage or represent the voice of ethnic minority communities within Dorset to ask them ‘what do we need to do less or more of?’ The results have helped to guide our Race Equality Charter action plan and ensure our work is inclusive and effective.

Inclusivity is a core value that underpins the BU2025 strategic plan. We are proud of our increasingly diverse community and continue to work to take action to address gaps and challenges in equality, diversity and inclusion in order to support development, progression, achievement for all. We have implemented a range of development opportunities to support academic pay progression and promotion, with specific events aimed at women, and to raise awareness of bias and workplace adjustments to address disadvantage. We have also made available to staff. We have signed up to several national equality schemes, which reflect sector best practice and our commitment to making BU a welcoming and inclusive place to both work and study. These include committing to the Mindful Employer Charter; Athena SWAN; the Race Equality Charter; achieving Disability Confident status; being a Stonewall Diversity Champion; and member of the Business Disability Forum. We continue to support and participate in a range of events that take place throughout the year such as Black History Month, Pride and International Women’s Day; the main aim of which is to promote diversity and inclusion, understanding, awareness and a feeling of belonging for all. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) meets every term to discuss BU’s work and policies in these areas and to look for ways to continually improve, both as an employer and a higher education institution to fulfil and further embed our BU value of inclusivity.

SUBU Liberation Campaigns, Allyship Hub and Say My Name pledge Our Students Union (SUBU) has six Liberation Campaigns which are run by students, for students. They are a space for marginalised communities to gather, create communities and promote intersectionality and are each led by a Liberation Officer, who is also a parttime officer at the Union. The Campaigns include the Asian, Arab & Ethnic Minority Campaign; Black Students Campaign; LGBT+ Campaign; Disabilities, Accessibility & Neuro-Diverse Campaign; Transgender & Non-Binary Campaign; and the Women’s Campaign. To further this work, Toluwa Atilade, SUBU VP Welfare & Community, set up the SUBU Allyship Hub. The Hub has two main purposes; for the BU community to develop their knowledge of the issues underrepresented groups face and to understand the lived experiences of these groups, so that they become better active allies. Toluwa has also created the Allyship Commitments and Strategy for the students’ union and the university to implement within their respective organisations. Chiko Bwalya, SUBU VP Education created the SUBU Say My Name pledge. It is for students and staff to sign, to pledge the acknowledgement and active use of an individuals’ chosen pronouns and phonetic spelling. This initiative was able to be implemented within Brightspace where students access their academic materials.

Faith & Reflection Our team of chaplains and faith advisors support students and staff of all faiths and none from across BU. The Faith & Reflection centre aims to be a place of sanctuary and welcome. In addition, the team offer opportunities for listening, connection and inter-faith dialogue and look to celebrate faith traditions, festivals and snapshots of life from the perspectives of people of faith, which offer others hope, joy and a chance to grow individually and in community.

Diversity monitoring

12% of staff from an ethnic minority background

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Sustainable designs

Sustainable events

Sustainable design is an increasingly integral part of our programmes in the Design & Engineering department. For example, the Life Cycle Management unit uses a practical product dismantling exercise and specific software skills to support learning on material use, recyclability and carbon footprint of products during all stages of their life. The process of dismantling and redesigning a product in a more sustainable way helps to engage students with the complexities and benefits of implementing sustainable design concepts, and the transferable skills allow the students to quantify the impact of these throughout their future careers. Much of a products environmental impact is decided at the design stage so it is crucial to equip the next generation of product designers with the skills and knowledge to take account of this if we are to build a truly sustainable future.

By their nature, live events generate significant travel movements and waste due to the need for people to gather in a specific place at a specific time. This poses challenges for venues and the surrounding areas. The Economics for Events Professionals unit, led by Professor Janet Dickinson, explores these challenges through a focus on environmental economics. The students identify the sustainability problems associated with events, establish which ones event managers can directly control, those they have some power to influence and those over which they have less control. They then identify actions that can be taken to address these challenges. The activity highlights the need for event managers to carefully consider the location of events relative to public transport infrastructure in urban areas and the need to manage procurement processes to minimise single use materials and waste.

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101–200 in the world

73.2

Research score out of 100

58%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies Strengthening disaster preparedness and resilience of news media in Nepal Nepal is ravaged by approximately 500 disasters every year yet news outlets were ill-prepared to report on such events, even though journalists have a vital role to play during disasters.

Practice: Operations disaster journalism in Nepal and was instrumental in establishing the Disaster Journalism Network. The research has widely impacted the Nepali news industry, improving disaster reporting from practice to education, and encouraging cooperation with the national government, while also strengthening the work of UNESCO on disasters and climate change.

Dr Chindu Sreedharan and Professor Einar Thorsen’s Aftershock Nepal research studies disasters and journalism in Nepal, following the 2015 earthquakes as well as seasonal flooding and landslides, the impact of climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In partnership with UNESCO Kathmandu, they published a bilingual book in Nepali and English, outlining recommendations for the news industry and later, with the Nepal Press Institute, a bilingual report mapped the impact of Covid-19 on the news industry and outlined 10 recommendations targeting psychological resilience of journalists. Publication of the report was mainstream news in Nepal, with Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Nepal’s then Minister of Finance, as well as Minister for Communications and Information Technology, launching it. Further research highlighting the unique pressures faced by women journalists in India led to addressing gendered challenges in

Unravelling the mysteries of Stonehenge

Four BU students won the DMA Talent Marketing Challenge for 2021, receiving the £1,000 prize for their winning marketing campaign to encourage young travellers to use ScotRail’s eco-friendly service, promoting the use of train and bicycle travel to explore Scotland.

Human Henge Human Henge is a collaborative project run by the Restoration Trust in partnership with BU, Richmond Fellowship, the National Trust, and English Heritage. The project draws on ideas that Stonehenge was once a place of healing, and has given 32 local people living with mental health conditions the opportunity to explore the ancient site and undertake creative therapeutic activities.

BU’s Careers & Employability Team joined forces with Natwest, Wessex Green Hub and the BU Project Management Team to bring students the unique extra-curricular Virtual Project Lab. Over three weeks, students worked in interdisciplinary teams to deliver a proposal to Wessex Green Hub’s real life project brief on how to improve industry collaboration around sustainability initiatives within education, home and buildings, leisure and tourism, nature and agriculture, transport, water and waste. Proposals included a virtual eco-house tool, a tube map interactive visual for sustainable transport, and a mobile app for sustainable companies in the area. The initiative won the BU Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development Award 2021.

BU research over the past 25 years has been helping to answer some of these mysteries that surround the iconic structure of Stonehenge and enhance the experience of those who visit the site. Professor Kate Welham was part of a team which explored how and when the bluestones at Stonehenge were quarried and transported from the Preseli hills in Pembrokeshire to Wiltshire. Professor Tim Darvill OBE was also involved in a two-year project that discovered exactly where in Wiltshire the other stones that make up the iconic sarsen stones came from.

Practice: Public engagement and outreach Marketing sustainable travel

Virtual Project Lab

The group is accompanied by curators and artists, BU archaeologist Professor Tim Darvill, and musician, creative facilitator and Senior Teaching Fellow at BU Yvette Staelens, as they explore the monuments, features and layers of meaning in the Stonehenge landscape. Second year BU Occupational Therapy student Jessie Swinburne who volunteered with Human Henge said the project gave participants “a weekly opportunity to engage in social situations; challenge themselves intellectually by learning about and by walking across important archaeological sites such as the world famous Stonehenge stone circle; and to learn about their ancestors’ lifestyle, using poetry and music to explore this. The project promotes connectedness and togetherness, which are important for wellbeing.”

Gold standard Cycle Friendly Employer Bournemouth University was awarded a Gold certificate, the highest accreditation level, as part of the Cycle Friendly Employer scheme. The scheme is the only internationally recognised standard for workplace cycling and awards organisations who make their workplace awe-inspiring through cycling by providing exemplary cycling facilities as well as supporting, encouraging and promoting cycling to its employees. In the past year, we have invested £565,000 in bike storage and cycling facilities on campus, we have supported over £33,000 of discounted bike purchases for staff through the Cycle To Work scheme and loaned 40 bikes to students through Hope2Cycle. In addition, we ran regular cycling support through our monthly Bike Doctor repair service, bike safety training and free safety equipment, bike upcycling scheme with New Forest Bike and collaboration with local bike share company Beryl.

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Education MSc Advertising

Tourism and development

Just as advertising practitioners use expertise to lead and encourage audiences to ‘imagine’ the benefit(s) to be had through a purchase, by engaging with the UN SDGs, particularly SDG12, this redesigned programme encourages students to ‘re-image’ how advertising can be used to challenge – and to change – the attitudes and behaviours which now threaten our environment and societies. Therefore, in addition to the knowledge and skills to use advertising to address urgent social and environmental challenges, the programme also provides students with the ability to articulate – and advocate for – strategies which better serve both the public good and the client’s long term success.

The learning objectives of the Level 5 unit, Destination Development and Management, include understanding how tourism can contribute to the UN SDGs and how tourism should develop to address global issues.

“This is a programme designed for an age of purpose. It reflects the ‘now’ in marketing – agile and contemporary. I think this programme will be an inspiration to others. Well done.” Dr Chris Arnold, author of ‘Ethical Marketing & The New Consumer’

It explores how the concept of ‘development’ has changed from a focus of economic growth to a multi-dimensional concept. Students consider how tourism can contribute to specific UN SDGs using a holistic approach highlighting linkages between goals before applying resilience thinking and scenario analysis to develop viable and inclusive solutions for a tourism destination.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

4th

in the world

1/39 in the UK

85.8

Research score out of 100

64%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies Sustainable tourism travel practices in the global south The global south has a low exposure to sustainable tourism studies and its transport sector causes significant emissions. Developing countries have difficulties in providing adequate public infrastructure and this leads to rapid motorisation. Millions of international and domestic tourists’ visits add to the vicious cycle of traffic congestion and hence climate change. Government public transport interventions have only low ridership and barely cover rural areas. Rama Permana’s PhD research is analysing how rural destination travel practices can be made more sustainable by focusing on Bali as the case study. The study uses social practice theory as the lens to capture travel practices. The research will provide new knowledge about sustainable rural destination travel practices in the global south and will guide developing countries in identifying more sustainable tourism travel. It will also inform new and developing destinations in Indonesia in particular, and Southeast Asia in general.

Research Centre of Advanced Materials

Practice: Public engagement and outreach Case study: Alumni spotlight Vera Ivanova Markova, BA (Hons) Public Relations During her final year at BU, Vera won a volunteering abroad scholarship from the Global Horizons Program and spent two years volunteering for a reforestation project in India, an experience which opened Vera’s eyes to the importance of sustainable living and inspired her to start the first zerowaste shop in Bulgaria in 2017. Revolucia has grown to become a company offering not only sustainable products but also waste reduction consultancy services, zero waste lectures, workshops and eco-friendly corporate gifts. The company more recently partnered with organisations including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth to organise a Plastic Free July campaign in Bulgaria which encouraged 1,000 people to give up single-use plastic.

The centre has four unique themes: energy materials, healthcare, 2D materials technology and materials for sustainable applications. This is a key partnership in advancing the BU strategic investment areas of Medical Science and Sustainability, Low Carbon Technology and Materials Science. The work of the centre helps to solve real world problems and will help to enrich society through its advancement. New materials are entering our life almost every day, even if it is invisible to the general public. In the fastgrowing world of technology, materials are playing a significant role in development of all kind.

BU’s Centre for Sustainable and Socially Responsible Consumption have joined with the Research Group on Collective Action, Change and Transition at the University of Trento in Italy to launch the SocioEcological Transitions Seminars (SETS). SETS aim to reflect on socio-ecological transformations in times of crisis - with a special focus on everyday life and the sphere of social and ecological reproduction. In particular, the seminars aim at eliciting reflection on the different practices and “fields” where struggles and transformative action take place. Seminars so far have including struggles and practices of eco-social justice, Fair Trade consumption in India and community-based social movements as living laboratories. The seminars are open to a diverse audience, including academics, students, practitioners, social movements, and members of the public.

Practice: Operations SUBU Big Give

In 2019, we launched a joint research centre of advanced materials with Northeastern University (NEU) in China which focuses on creating new materials with large-scale applications in industrial manufacturing and healthcare.

Socio-Ecological Transitions Seminars (SETS)

This annual sustainability campaign run by our Students Union encourages and facilitates students to donate any unwanted goods from their houses and halls accommodation to charity before they leave Bournemouth for the summer. The 2021 Big Give collected 1,317 bags of goods which were donated to the British Heart Foundation and are estimated to have raised over £18,000 for the charity. 232kg of food donations were also collected and donated to the Trussell Trust Bournemouth Foodbank in Boscombe. Overall, approximately 10.5 tonnes of unwanted items were saved from potentially being sent to landfill.

Furniture re-use We continued to use WARPit, a platform for furniture reuse, into 2020-21 to ensure our surplus furniture could be redistributed to a new home. Through the scheme, we donated 7.2 tonnes of furniture to local charities and saved over 18 tonnes of CO2.

Non-residential waste We produced far less waste this academic year than previously due to the impacts of Covid-19.

291.2

tonnes of waste produced

209.4

tonnes recycled (72%)

85%

construction waste recycled (Figures from 2020-21 excluding residential waste)

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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Bournemouth University helps to protect and preserve a sustainable environment

Education Bafta Albert Sustainable Media Training

Commitment to climate education

107 students in our Faculty of Media & Communication gained certification from BAFTA Albert’s ‘Applied Skills for a Sustainable Media Industry’ programme.

Within our Climate and Ecological Crisis Action Plan (CECAP) we have committed to embedding climate education within every level of every programme across BU by 2022/23 in order to provide our students with the skills, knowledge and values to contribute to and lead the transition to a low carbon society.

The 7-hour course explores the media industry’s impact upon the environment and identifies ways to improve it through practice, including how to create content that encourages wider societal change. The student assessment included completing a carbon calculation for an industry production and a statement on how they would reduce it through specific measures. The course was well-received for its sector-specific and sectorleading teaching. “It was incredibly insightful and has greatly expanded my understanding of our impacts and effects on the environment, not just limited to the creative industries but on a global scale as well.” Student who completed the training

As of December 2021, 40% of our programmes achieved this and 64% included the climate and ecological crisis somewhere within their content. This means across all Faculties, our students are taking on the challenge of the climate and ecological crisis through sector-specific and innovative teaching that addresses its environmental, social and economic impacts as well as their solutions.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

13th

in the world

1/40 in the UK

80.1

Research score out of 100

58%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies Nature-based solutions for climate change BU academics played a leading role in the landmark report by the British Ecological Society: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Change in the UK. The report offers a complete assessment for the first time of the potential of nature-based solutions in the UK, examining not just how nature-based solutions could be implemented to mitigate and adapt to climate change and benefit their biodiversity, but also their limitations and the inevitable trade-offs involved. The report highlights planting urban trees, increasing community green spaces, utilising brownfield sites and building sustainable drainage systems as effective nature-based solutions in cities to improve wellbeing, bring economic benefit, increase biodiversity and fight climate change as well as the need for multiple approaches to maximise impact. “Nature can be our ally in tackling both climate change mitigation and adaptation, through processes such as carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, flood risk reduction, ecologically connected landscapes and better urban

Practice: Operations environments. This report … makes a valuable contribution to this agenda by providing an authoritative review of the potential of NbS in the UK.” Professor Yadvinder Malhi CBE FRS President-Elect, British Ecological Society

The speed and cost of global sea-level rise at 1.5 to 4.0°C Being the first study to analyse global sea-level rise combined with measurements of sinking land, Dr Sally Brown’s research found that coastal populations are experiencing relative sea-level rise up to four times faster than the global average. Sally also calculates the costs associated with adapting to such changes and recommends solutions. “This study demonstrates that rising sea-levels will cause damage to our coastline regardless of whether we mitigate for climate change or not. We have to be proactive in adapting to sealevel rise, through protection, changing the ways the coast is managed or ultimately retreating.” Sally Brown

Practice: Public engagement and outreach You and CO2

Climate Month

You and CO2 launched in 2021 as an innovative, interdisciplinary project to encourage young people to engage with climate change and to act. Through three workshops, students learn about the role of carbon dioxide in climate change and the carbon dioxide emissions associated with everyday activities. They then, through discussing and creating their own works of fiction, explore their ideas about climate change and the role individual citizens play in shaping the world’s climate.

In March 2021, we held our first Climate Month, which aimed to educate and empower students, staff and the wider community to join us in tackling the climate and ecological crisis.

“The opportunity for interdisciplinary, cross-curricular working, framed around major societal issues such as climate change – provides the foundation for developing ambitious, capable learners who can be ethical, informed future citizens.” Tom Crick, Professor of Digital Education & Policy, Swansea University

Events covered biodiversity; cycling as a social enabler; eco-anxiety; feminism within climate action; and political action. Lois Betts, BU’s Sustainability Manager, said: “We know our students and staff are passionate about working together to mitigate and adapt to the climate and ecological crisis. We hope this event will showcase how we are doing this, and further inspire our community, within and beyond the university.”

1st in the UK for SDG13: Climate Action BU were proud that in the THE Impact Rankings 2022 we ranked 1st in the UK and 13th in the world against this SDG. This recognises our sector-leading efforts to develop low-carbon energy use on campus, reduce our operational emissions and embed climate education across all our programmes.

Net zero emissions by 2030/31 BU launched in February 2021 its Climate and Ecological Crisis Action Plan (CECAP). In the CECAP, we pledge to achieve net zero emissions, across all three scopes, by the 2030/31 academic year. This includes a target to reduce our emissions by at least 50% since 2018/19 and embed climate action as a priority across our education, research and operations. So far we have reduced emissions by 34%. As part of this, we have joined the UN Race to Zero campaign: a commitment to pledge, plan, proceed and publish our journey to net zero emissions. Our environmental action until 2030 will increase in both pace and reach to achieve our target. You can read more in our CECAP Annual Report.

Double-certified Environment and Energy Management System In November 2020, we became one of only a handful of universities to achieve a double certification for our Environmental and Energy Management System (EEMS). After external audits, our integrated EEMS was re-certified to the International Standard ISO14001:2015 and Eco Campus Platinum and, for the first time, we achieved the energy management standard, ISO50001:2018. “Bournemouth University deployed a knowledgeable team, implements and maintains their management system to address continual energy performance improvement from head office and local levels.” ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 external auditor feedback

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Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Bournemouth University helps to protect and preserve a sustainable environment

Education BSc (Hons) Marine Ecology & Conservation The importance of the conservation and management of marine and coastal environments cannot be ignored, as human intervention and climate change increasingly impact on the decline of fisheries and protected areas. This course introduces new contexts for understanding conservation in the marine environment, such as UK habitat directives and legislation and policy frameworks; explores a variety of themes and theories in marine ecology including an appreciation of the complexity of interactions in a marine environment; and recognises the ethical and legal dimensions of marine conservation and management. As a result, graduates are well-set to enter careers within national wildlife trusts, the Environment Agency, enforcement work or further research in order to conserve and restore our marine habitats.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

48th

in the world

7/25 in the UK

67.2

Research score out of 100

30%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies Saving a critically endangered giant freshwater fish in India Dr Adrian Pinder and Professor Robert Britton worked with state government departments, academic colleagues, a multi-national utility provider, fishery professionals, educators, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and local communities in India to prevent an iconic giant freshwater fish from becoming extinct. This work encompassed rescuing the orange-finned mahseer from scientific obscurity and placing it at the forefront of conservation measures across India and southeast Asia. It involved taxonomic identification; influencing breeding and stocking policies of the species in India and beyond; designing monitoring programmes to reduce extinction risk and provide transferable lessons in fish conservation; and raising societal awareness of the fish’s cultural, recreational and economic significance.

The Marineff project BU is part of the Marineff project (MARine INfrastructure EFFects) – a cross-Channel research project between universities and partners in England and France. Its focus is to find ways of protecting and enhancing coastal ecosystems, specifically in ports and harbours, as these tend to be typically hostile areas for marine life. The team from BU, led by Dr Roger Herbert, have installed nearly 120 artificial rockpools on harbour walls across three UK sites, including Poole Harbour, to investigate how they could increase biodiversity by creating additional habitat for marine species. Within just three months, the team had already found over 20 species in the Poole Harbour rockpools and 17 species in the Yarmouth rockpools, including several species not yet found on the seawall, indicating the positive potential of the installations. The Marineff project won the Habitat Creation Small Scale award at the CIRIA BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards.

Practice: Public engagement and outreach Case study: Alumni spotlight Zach Boakes

Having completed his degree in 2020, Zach has become the Project Manager and Research Co-ordinator of an Indonesian NGO which he cofounded in 2017. The organisation aims to conserve coral reef ecosystems, whilst providing local people with sustainable livelihoods. Zach oversees a team of fishermen and international volunteers to run projects including building Indonesia’s largest artificial reef, establishing a plastic recycling centre and creating a conservation and sustainable living educational programme, taught to over 500 children.

Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre The Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre opened in 2016 as ‘the Gateway to the Stour’, our local river. BU is one of the supporting organisations of the partnership between BCP Council and the Bournemouth Parks Foundation. The Visitor Centre hosts a variety of activities for all ages to raise awareness and understanding about the river’s wildlife and cultural heritage, and is the starting point for a range of wildlife encounters, from excited children pond dipping, to leisurely guided river walks about the area’s wildlife and cultural heritage.

Zach also oversees an internationally funded artificial reef research programme and a turtle conservation area, supported by the Indonesian Government. Zach says: “One of my proudest achievements is the start-up of a longterm research programme, as part of my PhD with BU. This brings together Indonesian scientists with those based in the UK. Units from my undergraduate degree have given me a broad skillset and new knowledge which really helped with getting this underway.”

Practice: Operations

SUBU Beach Champions

Rainwater harvesting

The SUBU Beach Champions are a team of student volunteers who lead events and engagement initiatives to support protection of our beach and local marine ecosystems. They run regular litter picks and on-campus stalls to engage students with our local coastline and advocate for its protection.

Fusion Building, Poole Gateway Building and our new Bournemouth Gateway Building (BGB) all have rainwater harvesting systems. In 2020-21, 591,000 litres of rainwater were collected and re-used, equalling roughly 1.8% of our total water usage and a 94% increase since 2019-20, due to the addition of BGB.

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Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss Bournemouth University helps people live better, for longer

Bournemouth University helps to protect and preserve a sustainable environment

Education A holistic approach to Wildlife Protection The Wildlife Protection course was designed to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of human wellbeing and biodiversity. Covering ‘wicked’ problems of extreme poverty in biodiverse parts of the world and the challenges facing good governance, the unit included a virtual field trip to Madagascar where students gained ecological and cultural insight from staff at the Ranomafana National Park. The content also included diverse and inspirational examples of conservationists, such as Wangari Maathai, whose green belt, female-empowering movement epitomises the successful application of the UN SDGs and encouraged students to approach conservation in a holistic manner considering multiple angles of sustainability.

Cultural Ecology

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Ecology and environments are core features of courses within our department of Archaeology & Anthropology. Units include Environmental Archaeology, Geographic Information Systems, Animals & Society and Emergence & Extinction provide students with the skills and knowledge to explore past and current environments in order to manage our future environments effectively and sustainably. Philosophical and cultural factors are integrated through exploring our biological and social evolution as species, as well as the adaptations of human populations to their respective habitat which always embrace cultural strategies and biological conditions. By considering an ecosystems and holistic approach, the courses provide an insight into the diversity and correspondence of biocultural solutions, which human populations have developed to coordinate these two sides of their life support system.

31st

in the world

9/32 in the UK

80.8

Research score out of 100

42%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies

Practice: Public engagement and outreach

Balancing the needs of birds and society

Gaia: the awardwinning short film

MORPH is a computer model developed to predict the effects of human activity on coastal and wetland bird populations, enabling policy makers, planners and conservation organisations in the UK, Europe and the US to balance environmental protection with societal and economic needs.

A group of BU students won the DepicT Audience Award 2021 for Gaia, an animated short film that pays tribute to animals killed by the Australian bush fires. The film was selected from over 1,300 entries and tells the story of an Australian Koala caught up in a dangerous fire. Katie Eyre, who contributed to the film, said: “Working as a part of the team that produced Gaia was such an amazing experience: not only is the message of the

Using MORPH has improved planning of coastal infrastructure and housing development; enhanced sustainable shellfishery management; and informed the practice and policy of conservation and regulatory organisations such as Natural England, enabling them to become more cost-effective.

Nature Health Network Formed in 2020 by BU, Public Health England and the New Forest National Park, the Nature Health Network has over 200 members including from the NHS, countryside organisations, communities and academia.

Without evidence from MORPH, conservation priorities and funds would have been poorly directed, economic opportunities would have been lost and internationally protected birds would have been exposed to greater threat of habitat degradation, decline and local extinction.

Its monthly knowledge-share webinar explore practice and make connections between those working in the health, environment and education sectors. In March 2021, the Network presented to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on National Parks, as part of a session on how protected areas can become better ‘healing landscapes’ following the effects on society of the global pandemic. Find out more about the Network here.

Ecosystem Collapse and Recovery In his new book, Ecosystem Collapse and Recovery, Professor Adrian Newton explored the available evidence on past ecosystem collapse to find that the risks of current ecosystem collapse are being both greatly underestimated and under-reported. The book provides the first scientific account of ecosystem collapse and recovery, reviewing evidence from prehistory as well as the contemporary world. Recent examples include the mass bleaching event in the Great Barrier Reef in 2016, and the unprecedented fires that have occurred in California, Australia, Indonesia and the Amazon in the past few years. Its aim was to understand the mechanisms underlying both ecosystem collapse and recovery and to help inform how ecosystems can be managed more effectively in future. The book highlights that climate change has greater potential to cause ecosystem collapse than any other factor, and that ecosystem recovery always takes longer than collapse.

film something I’m very passionate about but the team are supportive and talented”. Watch Gaia here.

Practice: Operations Student growing Students across BU have an opportunity to grow their own food and plants through the Permaculture Society, who manage a local allotment at Slades Farm and poly-tunnel on Talbot Campus. These growing spaces are accessible to all students and are aimed to support a connection to nature.

Biodiversity on campus Our Climate & Ecological Crisis Action Plan (CECAP) has ‘protecting our ecosystems’ as one of its five main themes. Our Biodiversity Group lead this work and ensure that our campuses green spaces have native, non-invasive and pollinator-friendly plants to contribute to local habitats. We also have four beehives located on the roofs of buildings on Talbot Campus which produce honey and support local pollination.

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Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Bournemouth University helps to prepare for and recover from crisis

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Education Global Current Affairs

Social Work

Sustainability is one of the two core themes running across Dr Roman Gerodimos’s Level 5 unit, Global Current Affairs. The curriculum covers a range of SDG-related topics including food and water, poverty, the environment, and the global institutions such as the UN with case studies from all over the world.

Our BA (Hons) Social Work programme is ranked 1st in its subject area in the 2021 and 2022 Guardian League Tables.

The second assignment is a Reflective Mind Map in which students select those elements of each week’s content that they found most important or interesting, identify key challenges facing sustainability, demonstrate linkages and interdependence between global current affairs and areas of the world, and to identify current drivers of global change – structuring all this content visually on a large mind map. Students gave high praise for the unit and many excelled in the assignment. Roman was a winner in our Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development Award 2021.

Students on the course gain an in-depth understanding of the social processes that lead to marginalisation and isolation; the scope and complexity of relevant social and political philosophies, policies and priorities; moral concepts of rights and responsibility; freedom within practice; and public and social policy. Graduates are equipped with the specialist knowledge and skills needed to support areas including child protection, adult safeguarding, substance use and disability. They are also able to use their knowledge of law and social policy competently to apply social justice within complex and diverse contexts and contribute to non-discriminatory and transparent systems of support.

THE Impact Rankings 2022 result

201–300 in the world

36/42 in the UK

95.0

Research score out of 100

62%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Research: Case studies

Practice: Public engagement and outreach

The use of less lethal weapons against peaceful protesters

Refugee Entrepreneurship

In many places, peaceful protesters are met with tear gas and other so-called less lethal weapons (LLWs), intended to control crowds without taking lives. Since 2013, Dr Anna Feigenbaum has investigated historical use of less lethal weapons, mapped their use, examined their markets and generated data on related deaths and injuries. This research identified a history of contestation over the permissibility of LLWs and their direct association with the challenges faced by peaceful protest. This research has been used by policymakers, non-governmental organisations, journalists, human rights advocates and campaigners to shape policy, improve practice and successfully campaign against the misuse of less lethal weapons.

Globally, there are 65 million people forcibly displaced from their homes (WHO, 2019). Achieving legitimacy, acceptance and integration into the host community remains a challenge in most host countries with an increased inflow of displaced populations. As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020, BU Social Entrepreneurs Forum (BUSEF), organised an event to celebrate the work of refugee entrepreneurs and support organisations that empower the displaced populations in integration and their entrepreneurial ambitions. The event brought together refugee entrepreneurs and support organisations from Uganda, Brazil, Spain and the UK who have started entrepreneurial ventures including accessible gastronomy and a savings group-based business in tailoring. It raised awareness and built momentum around the topic but also gained increased visibility for the individuals who identify themselves as refugee entrepreneurs and the critical work that the support organisations do independent of and with very little state or institutional support.

BU research informed Standard Operating Procedures and training, resulting in the successful location of mass graves, identification of the missing and the retrieval of evidence for presentation in criminal proceedings in Iraq and Bosnia. The publication of the Bournemouth Protocol on Mass Grave Protection and Investigation sets international standards for legally informed, victim aware and scientifically robust mass grave protection and investigation. It has been commended before the United Nations and International Criminal Court, with implementation improving the handling of mass graves around the world.

Luke McMillan, MSc Biodiversity Conservation Since graduating from BU, Luke McMillan’s career has taken him across the world to support humanitarian efforts in areas affected by conflict and natural disaster. Luke’s career has involved protecting vulnerable species, starting his own NGO, Support International, to assist grassroots organisations in Indonesia to enable them to reach their own conservation and humanitarian goals, and working for Save the Children in refugee camps across Africa. Luke is now part of a small team managing the UN International Peace Day Campaign, which is focused on brokering ceasefires and building relationships with other peace organisations around the world. As well as using the date as a focus for education, it is used to mobilise people to act peacefully on the day itself - and has resulted in 21 September becoming the greatest day of nonviolence in the year. Luke said: “The campaign ranges from working with government officials, to equipping community groups to run their own events. It is hugely satisfying to see and hear the impact that the campaign is having in connecting people and reducing conflict.”

Mass grave investigation for truth and justice This multidisciplinary research into mass grave protection has advanced effective investigations into mass graves, furthering the realisation of survivors’ rights to truth and justice.

Case study: Alumni spotlight

Practice: Operations Financial information

The University Board

We produce a detailed financial statement annually along with a one-page breakdown of our income and expenditure to ensure transparency and accountability.

Our University Board oversees the strategic development of the university and ensures the effective use of resources and the general solvency of the institution.

University policies

It comprises members from within higher education, industry and commerce as well as representatives of students and staff via both academic and professional services staff and the President of the Students’ Union Bournemouth University (SUBU).

We are committed to ethical standards of business conduct and adopt a zerotolerance approach to bribery and corruption in all jurisdictions through our Anti-Bribery Policy and Procedures. Our Code of Practice on Freedom of Speech ensures we can explore academic and challenging topics in a safe environment while our Ethical Investment Policy reflects our desire to invest in sustainable, responsible ways.

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Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development Bournemouth University challenges marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

Bournemouth University is helping creative and cultural heritage to thrive

Bournemouth University is acting as a catalyst for growth, using our skills and expertise to boost skills and advance the region

Bournemouth University helps people live better, for longer Bournemouth University helps to prepare for and recoverRankings from crisis THE Impact Bournemouth University challenges 2022 result marginalisation, misinformation and under-representation

101–200 in the world

in the UK

85.0

Education Community & Digital Engagement The main assessment of Stacy Wall’s final year unit had students identifying and working on an issue, cause or problem affecting a local community organisation or charity. Students co-created the brief for the project and developed digital engagement interventions that aimed to improve engagement with their target community members. The student and organisation-focused pedagogy supported active collaboration and community partnerships. The student work was presented at a Community Showcase Event to numerous local organisations, which revealed the impact of student projects on both the local community and the students themselves. The students’ digital interventions have been featured on organisational websites and social media platforms. Many students appreciated the opportunity to support their local community and

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continue to volunteer with their partner organisations – they continue to make an impact on society by finding ways to help organisations better engage with their target community. Stacy was a winner of our Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development Award 2020.

Sustainable Development & Globalisation This unit in the Life and Environmental Sciences department explores the interrelationships between controversial and contested terms, sustainable development, and globalisation, and provides students with the knowledge and skills to analyse, interpret and evaluate the current issues and debates related to both concepts. The concepts are examined from several perspectives covering all SDGs to evaluate the potential for, and limits to, the development of alternative relationships between people and their environments in a rapidly globalising world.

Research score out of 100

50%

programmes aligned to this UN Sustainable Development Goal In their assignments students are asked to consider the need for and solutions to change, covering ten main sectors of the economy. In addition, they are required to select one country and the SDG/s most relevant to it, examining the main challenges it faces, possible solutions and policy and supporting tools that might result in achieving the chosen SDG within the country. The activity aims to make students becoming change agents to realize the SDGs and to take on their role as active, global and sustainability citizens.

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Research: Case studies

Practice: Public engagement and outreach Schools Liaison and Partnerships

Driving African Capacity Building in Disaster Management AFRICAB is an innovative research project led by BU’s Disaster Management Centre on “Single Points of Failure in African Disaster Management” based in West Africa, with a primary focus on Sierra Leone. The main aim is to meet the urgent needs of African disaster managers and stakeholders; to detect and understand deficiencies in their disaster management systems that have the potential to lead to partial or full breakdowns in disaster management prior to and during disasters. The project has been based on highly constructive cooperation with disaster management partners in Sierra Leone, including the National Disaster Management Agency and Freetown City Council. It involved extensive field research and practitioner engagement

from the highest tier of national policymaking down to community leaders working in disaster management at the ward and district levels. The resulting AFRICAB report was launched by Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister Jacob Jusu Saffa; and the project has supported disaster management in specific regions including Freetown, home to 1.2 million people, and in capacity-building through guidance, training development and technology.

Applying an Indigenous methodology to a North–South, cross-cultural collaboration This project, funded through the British Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund, brought together Bribri and Jakun leaders from Costa Rica and Malaysia for constructive dialogues about sustainable development, using Bribri concepts as a communicative framework. Despite a strong literature on decolonization of academia, few studies have previously been published regarding the practical application of Indigenous methodologies in academic research. This research contributes to that gap and shared insightful findings to ensure such collaborations for sustainable development are effective and truly collaborative. The team highlighting the importance of understanding Indigenous concepts and values as well as to consider language and unpacking of meaning to examine cross-cultural nuances, while also decolonising Western academic concepts of reciprocity and speed. Overall, the project aims to inform other North/South, Indigenous/non-Indigenous research collaborations and contribute to the wider process of decolonizing academic research.

To ensure inclusive and equitable quality education that addresses the UN SDGs, we work with 104 schools, colleges, and academies to help students make informed decisions about their education and career progression. The Schools Liaison and Partnership Team have developed an engaging and progressive programme of activity across primary, secondary, sixth forms and colleges. These activities range from one-off interventions and workshops to intensive programmes such as ten-week reading and literacy schemes and residential summer schools. A significant amount of this outreach activity is targeted toward students from under-represented groups in Higher Education, including young people living in low participation neighbourhoods and students from low socio-economic backgrounds. The Schools Liaison and Partnership Team also work in collaboration with local authorities, educational partners, charities and other HEIs to achieve this goal.

International virtual mobility Despite the travel restrictions, BU’s Global Engagement Hub was able to support over 60 students to complete Santander-funded international virtual placements over the academic year. Students worked on a range of projects covering a number of the UN SDGs, from creating a marketing plan for Fiji’s National Ocean Policy, youth mental health and wellness to researching carbon offsetting with the Think Pacific Foundation. To further international experiences, we also developed Virtual Learning Pods (VLP) in collaboration with the University of Pristina in Kosovo, the Universidad des Las Americas in Ecuador and the Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health and Sciences in Nepal. This free programme connects students from all the institutions who meet regularly to have semi–structured discussions and to engage in collaborative activities framed around the UNESCO Story Circles that facilitate intercultural learning.

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Practice: Operations University partnerships BU currently has over 100 academic partners in the UK and around the world and our Global Engagement Hub works closely with them to advance knowledge, build our global outlook, develop our impact and grow worldwide recognition of BU. In 2018, we signed the SDG Accord to recognise the role education has in, and commit to supporting, the delivery the UN

SDGs, and is committed to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). Our civic partnerships include working with BCP Council on planning and the environment, our agreement with University Hospitals Dorset promoting research collaboration and placement support, and our Chief Operating Officer Jim Andrews sitting on the board of the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership as a higher education representative. Our Business School joins less than 5% of

business schools globally to attain the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation and is a full member of The European Foundation for Management Development.

Alumni network BU’s alumni community is made up of more than 100,000 graduates in over 150 countries. Our central alumni relations team works to build and support the network; celebrating the success of our graduates, championing the impact they are making around the world and connecting them with opportunities to support current students. The team facilitates a volunteering programme which includes mentoring, guest speaker sessions and advisory panels. Awards schemes, such as the Alumni of the Year Award and 30 under 30, highlight how graduates’ achievements exemplify BU’s core purpose. A focus on equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging, seeks to raise the profile of under-represented groups and provide visible role models who can inspire current and future students.

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Appendix 1: Education and research methodology

The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022

Research score out of 100 (THE Impact Rankings 2022)

Percentage of programmes aligned to the UN SDGs

The THE Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2022 Impact Rankings is the fourth edition and the overall ranking includes 1,406 universities from 106 countries/regions.

This score has been taken from our results in the THE Impact Rankings 2022 due to it being deemed more comprehensive and reliable than current in-house measurements. Research metrics are derived from data supplied by Elsevier. For each SDG, a specific query has been created that narrows the scope of the metric to publications relevant to that SDG. This is supplemented by additional publications identified by artificial intelligence. As with the World University Rankings, THE used a five-year window between 2016 and 2020. The only exception is the metric on patents that cite research under SDG 9, which relates to the time frame in which the patents were published rather than the time frame of the research itself. The metrics chosen for the bibliometrics differ by SDG and there are always at least two bibliometric measures used. The full methodology can be found here.

This data was collected between October and December 2021 through a universitywide mapping process. Using the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Learning Objectives guidance as criteria, unit leaders from all programmes were asked to identify the SDGs they aligned to. This information was collated at programme level to provide this figure per SDG.

Bournemouth University submitted evidence against all 17 UN SDGs and was therefore provided with a score and ranking against each. THE use carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparison across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach and teaching. The full methodology can be found here.

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