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Alumni Event 16th March 2013
Great news we now have a date set for the Alumni event, Saturday 16th March. Throughout the day there will be workshops and seminars in order for us to explore our responsibilities within industry and a great chance for networking through all modelmaking media. There will be food during the day as well as drinks in the evening at the Key West restaurant on the end of Bournemouth pier. www.facebook.com/keywestrestaurant
We have had a positive response from industry and graduates who have showed an interest in attending but as previous events there is a cost involved, we are conscious of the current financial climate so in order to get as many people as possible we are looking at £29 per person. There will also be a discount for current students.
We will have more info being announced over the next few weeks also confirmation of cost and account details.
We look forward to meeting up with you again…..
Tickets prices will include all events during the day, lunch and entrance to the evening event. Click here to buy you ticket now.
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New Blades 2012
The 2012 New Blades exhibtion was as busy as ever and proved to be a successful one for our students. AUCB modelmakers recieved 5 awards, including a best in show (runner up) prize that was voted for by industry professionals. This year's event was opened by Gerry Judah, the creative genius behind giant sculptures at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and other varied projects. Many thanks to all those that attended and complimented our students on their work.
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New Blades 2010
New Blades 2010 has been a huge success. 2010 saw us move to a bigger and better venue. Many thanks to the 500 or more people who visited for the private view evening, we hope that everyone had a good time, made interesting contacts and had a safe journey home again.
AUCB students won 5 of the 7 awards that were awarded during New Blades this year. Glen McDouall was voted winner of 'Best in Show' by visitors, James Algar being voted 'Runner Up'. Glen and James were also awarded 'Best Product Model' and 'Best Architectural Model' respectively. Heather Bowley was awarded 'Best use of Laser Cutting for her modular contemporary dolls house design.
Thank you to all of the sponsors who helped make this event such a success. Many of our graduating students are either already working in our industry of have busy schedules of interview to look forward to.
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University College Status
Previously the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, we recently gained the title of University College, in recognition of our academic achievements and progress. We remain one of the most successful and most popular higher education specialists, with an excellent national and international reputation, committed to providinyg the highest quality, industry-relevant creative degrees.
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New Blades 2009
Thanks, once again for the huge support of our annual New Blades exhibition in London. The turn out was as good as ever despite the tube strike. A huge thank you to Dianne from Foster and Partners for standing in at the last minute and opening the show. Many thanks once again to Rogers, Stirk, Harbour and Partners for their sponsorship of the bar. Our apologies to all those who we didn’t get to talk to, as usual we were very busy. A number of students have already secured employment, which is an encouraging start to what will be a very challenging year for our graduates and for the industry as a whole.
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Website Updates:
We will continue to update our web site as and when we have time. We are gradually adding links to suppliers and industry contacts. If we have missed you out or if you have a new site, send us the link and we will add it to the list.
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Work Placements
A huge thanks to all of the companies (too many to mention) who have employed our second and third years on work placements. This valuable experience gives them a good taste of reality alongside a notable jump in confidence.
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3D scanning and Digitizing
Our 3D scanning and Digitizing facility is now online bringing a new layer of technology for our students to experiment with.
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Acrylic Paint Research and Development
We are performing some research and development on a range of acrylic based paints if any one has any experience using acrylic as apposed to cellulose and would like to share some information please give us a call.