Bournemouth University (BU) was inaugurated in 1992, and comprises six academic Schools, with 1,373 administrative personnel, 650 academic staff, 1,100 postgraduate awards and 3,200 undergraduate awards per year. Over 17,000 students currently attend the university, including 1,800 from non-EU countries. The University is recognised as one of the top post-1992 Universities in the UK, ranked number 1 in 2009 and 2010 and number 2 in 2011 and 2012 by the Guardian University guide; the UK’s leading review authority. Similarly the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) awarded BU the highest category of confidence in the Universities academic standards. BU has an expanding range of European funded projects currently being involved, as co-ordinator and as a partner in 20 projects across the full range of FP7, Lifelong Learning, Interreg, Marie Curie and others.
Building on the successes of RAE 2008, the Business School has invested in extensive staff development activity in the form of new staff, expanded research seminars, supporting staff PhD completions and investing in attendance at conferences and events in the UK and overseas. To enhance its international profile, the Business School has been proactive in the organisation of a number of events and conferences.
The project will be based in the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM). The CIPPM has attracted more than £500,000 in research council funding, including from the ESRC, AHRC, Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council, governmental departments and the European Commission. The CIPPM also runs an annual public lecture series and symposia.
