ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH
AUB is a place to shape and build your work; to learn, share, provoke and collaborate. The university was awarded Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework, a government assessment of the quality of undergraduate teaching in universities and other higher education providers in England. It has also been named a top 50 UK University by the Complete University Guide 2021.
Bournemouth’s international airport is less than 20 minutes away and there are also major rail and bus stations nearby.
All students at the Arts University Bournemouth are automatically a member of the Arts University Bournemouth Students’ Union, a registered charity affiliated with the National Union of Students. AUBSU runs over 30 clubs and societies, organizes Freshers’ Weeks, volunteering and fundraising events, trains course representatives, and hosts annual general meetings for all students. The campus is based between the towns of Bournemouth and Poole, with all the accommodation being located very close by, so students can easily walk or cycle to university.
The Arts University Bournemouth is based in one of the UK’s most beautiful award-winning natural locations. The university is surrounded by spectacular gardens, beaches, forests and a Jurassic coastline classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Students have the opportunity to live in a beautiful, peaceful city, as well as in a place which is home to one of the fastest growing creative and digital hubs in Europe. Bournemouth’s digital sector supports more than 7,500 jobs and contributes to over £340million to the UK economy. At the Arts University Bournemouth, you will not only graduate from a thriving digital and creative university, but live and be immersed into one of the most richly artistic communities of the UK.