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Latin Motto

I think the Latin motto has been incorrectly translated; it means to learn is to be changed, not to learn is to change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.232.236.17 (talk) 22:57, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notable alumni

I can understand some of the removals, but why would some commentators be allowed, when Criminal clothing - a very popular brand, be ignored? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.32.154.121 (talk) 02:48, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I joined Wikipedia and created some nice stubs for Criminal clothing. Hope that helps. I will try and find more info on the subjects and add them soon, as I source out more information on them. mefmec —Preceding comment was added at 03:18, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How about Martyn Lee - National radio broadcaster? Mattnortham 13:53, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For inclusion as a notable alumni, check to see if the person has an article about them. If not, generally they are not notable enough for inclusion. Ifnord (talk) 14:28, 29 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Industrial Relations

I notice that someone has added a section on the current issues surrounding redundancies. Whatever ones view on this may be, I'm not sure that it is strictly an encyclopedic subject, or even if it is, that the entry in question is written with NPOV.

I think it’s a valuable 'encyclopedic' subject and its important these things are kept up to date. I suppose only good things about Universities are 'encyclopedic'? No. Public money = public interest. The University is also under attack for the way it treats students as well as staff and for the way it continually fails to follow regulations. For evidence please visit www.podulantpeople.co.uk Bournemouth Uni Complaints (talk) 18:09, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think you missed my point. Rightly or wrongly, Wikipedia has clear guidelines on what is and is not 'encyclopedic'. It has nothing to do with whether something is a 'good thing' or a 'bad thing'. It is more to do with what one would find in a printed encyclopedia, which whilst striving to be 'up to date' do not generally attempt to give a real-time breakdown of news events relating to their subject. Maybe Wikipedia are wrong in their definitions of Encyclopedic, maybe they should more actively embrace the dynamic nature of the online medium, but that is a different debate.

Being 'public interest' (within the UK) does not make it encyclopedic. The points you raise may well be valid, but Wikipedia is not intended to be a debating society. Attempting to treat it as one just leads to edit wars. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.161.39.201 (talk) 20:39, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Current Student

The following are current students at Bournemouth University:

Luti Fagbenle - Formerly played Ali Taylor on TV soap Hollyoaks

He was interviewed in the student paper - however not notable "alumni". --Jabba27 22:40, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article needs a lot of work. Photos, emblem, more information on the history, future developments and initiatives. See other UK universities for examples. Bobbyfletch85 14:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This uni has a horrible track record for creating successful people. It's no surprise that people are posting jokes on the "notable alumni" section. It just needs a big revamp, this article is bare compared to other university articles. Bobbyfletch85 14:56, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Logo Controversy?

It might be interesting to note the controversial issue of the new Bournemouth logo which arose a few months ago. The logo cost a substantial amount of money to design and implement, reports suggesting around £200,000 which many students, spearheaded by the University student publication, were upset about. The popular opinion was that the money was mis-spent, that the logo was an unecessary change and that cash could have gone towards bursaries or financing under-funded departments. However, would this be an intruiging fact or would it paint a harsh image of unrest and resentment at the Univeristy? Bobbyfletch85 17:10, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

University ratings

(I'm posting this to all articles on UK universities as so far discussion hasn't really taken off on Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities.)

There needs to be a broader convention about which university rankings to include in articles. Currently it seems most pages are listing primarily those that show the institution at its best (or worst in a few cases). See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities#University ratings. Timrollpickering 22:21, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:BU LOGO.png

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Organisation section

As noted elsewhere on this page, there is a fair amount that could do with updating here, but I think that the organisation section is in particular need of attention. Most of the Schools have expanded since the last edit, and there is no current mention of the Graduate School. Also, related to that, the reputation area is a bit dated and could benefit from references to the last RAE findings (and the recent REF submission) that highlights key areas of research activity. The School of Tourism accreditation that is currently mentioned has a handful of equivalents in the other schools that I think would paint a more comprehensive picture of the activity at BU. Mattnortham 13:53, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, we really do want the information about the schools to be accurate. The Graduate School should be mentioned. Accreditation of courses, it depends because lots of professional courses have to be accredited and it doesn't tell us a lot about BU in particular, so keep that short. Please be very careful about "reputation" and don't cherry-pick good points from the RAE/REF results. Have a look at WP:UNIGUIDE for what a good article on a university should and shouldn't include. The guide is written for an international audience, but that is the point really. What I do from time to time is work across a large number of university articles (England) to bring them into line with the structure at WP:UNIGUIDE. There's a common format for the league table results, but we don't yet have a common format for RAE/REF, and we really need one. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:41, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

History

It's just a few bullet points at the moment but a bit of background (as per http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/introduction_to_bu/history_university.html for instance) would help? Mattnortham 13:59, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's a helpful source, but even that is a bit brief. See how much detail there is, for example, at University of Kent or at London Metropolitan University. But if the history section is rewritten as text, like University of Greenwich that would be much better than the bullet points that make up the section at the moment. Googling should find reports in local newspapers of the major milestones in the university's history. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:31, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Halls of Residence

I'm not sure what this adds at all to be honest? It's my understanding that some of those buildings are no longer used, and obviously, the references to 'newly built' aren't helpful. Perhaps some pruning and a focus on the main halls? Mattnortham 13:53, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A good Campus section (or Campuses, Locations… depending on the university) should say something about student residences if they exist. Ideally it shouldn't be a listing. Look across at some other university articles to see how it's done. I've had to take out a lot of rubbish from some articles, e.g. the numbers of the buses into town (I recall doing this on at least one UK university article and one French one). Itsmejudith (talk) 16:36, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Student life section

An important aspect of a university article that is completely missing at the moment. It would contain some information about the student's union, student-organised events and activities, sports etc. Not the names of SU officers, obviously, as they change regularly, and no subjective opinions. This is the main priority for the article, as I see it. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:41, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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