Graphic Design student wins Silver in the Creative Conscience, Film and Photography category - Arts University Bournemouth

There’s more than one route into studying in our creative community. From Evening & Saturday Courses, to Foundation and BA courses, to research degrees, you’ll find a path through AUB that suits you. Simply select the course level you’d like to study.

Found a course that you’d like to apply for? Simply select from the boxes below to find out how to apply for each of our courses and for advice on entry requirements.

We believe people learn best in a vibrant, caring environment. We want to help you thrive while you’re here.

On campus, you’ll find lots of great resources, facilities and, most importantly, a friendly environment. Lots of the courses overlap or collaborate, so you’ll meet plenty of new friends studying other subjects.

You can find out more about life at AUB by exploring the sections below.

Established in 1885 as a specialist institution, Arts University Bournemouth is a leading University offering high quality specialist education in art, design, media and performance across the creative industries.

We’re passionate about the creative subjects we teach and continue to encourage curiosity, risk-taking and adventure in exploring and pushing subject knowledge and its boundaries.

The University is situated two miles from the centre of Bournemouth, on the border between Bournemouth and Poole. Here are details on how to get in touch and how find us.

At AUB, our flourishing research and scholarship culture celebrates and enables original investigation; extending knowledge fields and developing new understanding within the arts.

By promoting the pursuit of innovation and creativity, we encourage opportunities for establishing and sharing best practice in research and foster the development of critical perspectives that have traditionally lain outside discrete disciplines. We encourage the use of reflective teaching and learning practices as part of an interactive relationship with research.

Staff research is supported from within AUB by grants for particular projects and by a Research Fellowship programme offering generous remission from teaching and administration. Researchers are also encouraged to apply for external funding for the full range of research from practice through history and theory.

Recent grants received include those from:

A proactive Research Forum enables staff to present work in progress and to hear and participate in discussions of research by distinguished visitors. Training and advice is available to those intending to apply for external funding.

The University occupies a significant position in the cultural nexus of the south west. The University’s own Gallery is an important showcase for creative work and there are established links with other arts institutions in the area.

Back to AUBHuman News

Published 7th September 2017

Abigale Smith, third year BA (Hons) Graphic Design student, wins Silver in the Creative Conscience Awards, Film and Photography category for her project Period Potential.

‘Period Potential’ is a campaign that highlights the widespread problem of Period Poverty in the UK. Some young women are unable to afford sanitary products and suffer the consequences. They are missing school every time they menstruate. That’s a week, every month, which is essentially up to 45 school days per year. The campaign aims to call on MP’s to provide free sanitary wear in all UK schools. You can sign the petition here.

After making the campaign video, Abbie created a series of posters to raise awareness of the widespread issue. This project also promotes the charity, ‘Freedom 4 Girls’ who have already been providing sanitary wear for young women in Leeds. Their resources are over-stretched so I decided to explore different methods of fundraising through charity brand collaboration and packaging design.

Abbie says:

“I feel honoured and inspired to have been nominated by Creative Conscience for an award. I have always felt impassioned by the idea that design can be used as a medium to bring about positive change in the world”.

See Abbie’s project Period Potential.

Gallery