Lansdowne Campus is based just a short walk from the beach and Bournemouth town centre; Bournemouth Gateway Building, the Executive Business Centre, BU International College and several halls of residence are among the cluster of tall buildings at the centre of this aerial shotOur Lansdowne Campus is home to most of our Health and Social Care courses and some of the BU Business School鈥檚 postgraduate courses. It鈥檚 also where most of our accommodation is based.
In addition to the Executive Business Centre, the recently opened Bournemouth Gateway Building and accommodation, you鈥檒l find the聽BU International College聽located here, and the Old Fire Station 鈥� a nightclub run by the Students鈥� Union. It鈥檚 a lively part of Bournemouth, with plenty of caf茅s, bars, pubs, shops and restaurants.
Bournemouth town centre and the beach are just a short walk away, and the Lansdowne area benefits from great transport links聽鈥撀燭albot Campus is a 10-minute bus ride away and Bournemouth train station and the National Express bus hub are nearby.
You can or find out a bit more about our two teaching buildings on Lansdowne聽below.
The Bournemouth Gateway Building
The Bournemouth Gateway Building is the latest addition to our campuses and the new home of the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences 鈥� although it鈥檚 open and accessible to all BU students and聽staff.
If you聽study on one of our Health and Social Care courses, you鈥檒l benefit from a range of practical simulation facilities in this building. They鈥檝e been designed for you to practise essential skills before heading out on placement, helping to build your knowledge and confidence. Mirroring both clinical and community workplace settings, these specialist facilities include an operating theatre, an ambulance simulation suite, flexible skills room, plinth room, maternity suite and simulation wards.
The Bournemouth Gateway Building is also home to the Weston Library (housing resources mainly for the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences and the BU Business School), the Wolfson Lecture Theatre, the Alumni Caf茅, seminar rooms, and plenty of light-filled breakout spaces.
And as with all new BU buildings, it鈥檚 been developed with sustainability as a priority, with聽a number of聽carbon-reduction measures in place.
Bournemouth Gateway Building in numbers
Executive Business Centre
Located on Bournemouth鈥檚 bustling Holdenhurst Road, the Executive Business Centre provides a hub for students, academics and the local business community, where ideas and knowledge can be聽exchanged聽and new partnerships formed.聽聽聽
It鈥檚 a modern, light-filled building with plenty of formal and informal spaces across its seven floors, including three small聽lecture theatres, an e-library, study areas, and a range of meeting and seminar rooms.
For informal聽catch-ups, there are lots of breakout spaces throughout the building. In particular, the ground floor offers a range of casual seating and is home to the Market Deli, where you can grab a drink and a bite to eat.聽Towards聽the back of the ground floor, you鈥檒l also聽find聽BU鈥檚 Orthopaedic Research Institute, which聽is where the ORI Gait Lab is located, allowing聽researchers from across BU faculties to study human motion to improve sporting performance and treat injury and arthritis.
