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Welcome to AUB

We can’t wait for you to join us at AUB and become a part of our creative community. Find the Welcome Guide for your course below.

Welcome to AUB

A student drawing in a sketchbook and focusing on a costume on a mannequin.

We’re delighted that you’ve decided to study with us!

In your 2025/26 Welcome Guide, you'll find everything you need to know about our creative campus, setting up camp, familiarising yourself with Bournemouth and the surrounding areas, and preparing for the first few weeks on your course. Plus, there are plenty of opportunities and support in the meantime to help you settle in.

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Dark illustration of figure in black military-style uniform with cape and pointed helmet, chains around legs. White text "ROMAN RIGGS" left, red "PLANET CITY" right on grey background.
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A spotlight on AUB’s BAFTA albert Education Partnership
Grey 3D printed objects with intricate geometric patterns and spiky textures displayed on white shelving unit against pale wall.
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Second-year BA (Hons) Games Art and Design students exhibit 3D prints
Theatre performers in costume on stage: brown monk robes, leopard print coat, orange jumper, witch hat, white dress, dark suit against blue backdrop.
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Palace Court Theatre hosts Vita Nova’s Christmas pantomime
R Ng with two other people in conversation at networking event, one wearing orange dress with name tag, another in chequered jacket holding wine glass.
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BA (Hons) Illustration graduate receives Highly Commended in Faber FAB Prize
Three actors on stage in costume: woman in black dress with basket, person in blue dress with red headscarf, man in medieval armour with pointed helmet. Purple lighting.
Vita Nova presents: The Wizard of Boz
A person in colourful dress sits and poses for a photograph in front of a plain background
MA Photography 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Person standing before yellow caravan-shaped display with colourful panels showing food items against blue museum wall.
Peter Cook: Moves On from the Beach to City and Landscape – formal opening and private view
Digital collage with bright blue walls, white striped elements, colourful artwork fragments, and pink decorative objects in geometric room layout.
Peter Cook: Moves On from the Beach to City and Landscape

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