In the 2009 league table, Bournemouth University was ranked 32nd out of 117 overall, a leap of 48 places in four years, and called the number 1 new university by the Guardian University Guide. Tourism and Sports Science at the University are ranked second in the country. The Arts University College at Bournemouth has developed into one of the leading specialist education institutions in Europe focusing exclusively upon contemporary arts, design and media. There are only four accredited Chiropractic Schools in the UK, and one of them, the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, is right here in Boscombe! Bournemouth & Poole College offers a wide variety of further education courses for school leavers and mature students - including BTECs, AS and A levels, and many vocational courses - but also now runs higher education courses.

As a place to live, Bournemouth ("Bomo"?!) is now famed for it's pubs and clubs (in good ways and bad!), as well as it's award winning beach, and this is an added appeal to many in choosing to come here.

We have put together some useful information and links for students studying here, or thinking of coming to Bournemouth.

Universities and Colleges in the Bournemouth and Poole area

Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus (near Wallisdown)
Poole
Dorset
BH12 5BB
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Tel:01202 524111
Fax: 01202 962736  

Also based at Lansdowne Campus, with buildings along Christchurch Road and in Oxford Road, housing the School of Health and Social Care and the centre of postgraduate study for the Business School.

Web: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/

Read reviews about Bournemouth University.

The Arts University College at Bournemouth (formerly The Arts Institute at Bournemouth)
Wallisdown
Poole
Dorset BH12 5HH

The Anglo European Chriopractic College
13-15 Parkwood Road, Boscombe
Bournemouth
BH5 2DF
England
Tel:01202 436200
Fax: 01202 436312
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Web: http://www.aecc.ac.uk/ 

Bournemouth & Poole College
Customer Enquiry Centre
North Road
Poole
Dorset
BH14 OLS

Also based at Lansdowne Campus, Meyrick Road, on the corner with Christchurch Road, Bournemouth centre BH1 3JJ

Knighton Heath Music Centre 
Knighton Heath Industrial Estate
855 Ringwood Road
Bournemouth
BH11 8NE

College Switchboard: 01202 747600

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Web: http://www.thecollege.co.uk/

Student Unions

The Anglo European Chriopractic College Student Union

Bournemouth Arts Institute Student Union 

Bournemouth University Student Union

Bournemouth & Poole College Student Union

NUS online

Find out how you can get your NUS card which will entitle you to discounts at local shops, bars, clubs and restaurants.

Student properties

Here are some letting agencies that let out properties to students in the Bournemouth area:

RightMove, Boscombe area

Northwood UK, Bournemouth area

Accommodation for students.com gives helpful hints and tips on renting student accommodation. It also gives reviews on student accommodation in Bournemouth.

Unofficial guides.com gives you more reviews, hints and tips on renting student accommodation in Bournemouth.

Allan & Bath rent out student properties in the Bournemouth Area.

Student loans and grants

Student loans and grants applications and advice from the Student Loans Company website.

Christian Unions in Bournemouth and Poole area

Bournemouth University Christian Union Website

Arts University College CU on Facebook

The contact for the CU at Bournemouth & Poole College is the chaplain, Stuart Miller

Also see UCCF (Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship), the overseeing body for all academic-based Christian Unions.

Chaplain for Bournemouth University and Arts Institute

Bill Merrington

Tel: 01202 965383

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Chaplain for Bournemouth & Poole College

Stuart Miller

Tel: 01202 205896 or 205255

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Looking for a church to go to?

Find local churches in Bournemouth and Poole that you could attend and if they cater for students at www.findachurch.co.uk

Club Chaplain

Jon Oliver is the local Club Chaplain for the Bournemouth area. Jon and his team go round the streets of Bournemouth’s nightclubs and bars chatting to people, helping people home safely, praying for people, etc. They are also always on the lookout for more volunteers to join their team.