Gateway T to a better
he Bournemouth Gateway Building (BGB) on Lansdowne Campus will provide specialist equipment for our health and social science students, including a state-of-the-art MRI scanner. It will also be home to the new Institute of Medical Imaging and Visualisation (IMIV). InsideBU spoke to Dr Jamie Franklin, a Consultant Radiologist at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Head of the IMIV.
FUTURE Due to open in 2020, BU’s Gateway buildings will not only provide state-of-the-art facilities, but will also have a considerable wider impact in the region. Artist’s impression of the Poole Gateway Building
“The IMIV and the MRI Centre are important components of the university’s vision, as BU develops its capacity in medical education and research, and it’s a huge honour to be involved in their development. “For the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Poole Hospital and the future combined Trust, the IMIV and MRI Centre will provide valuable additional scanning capacity and capabilities, offering exciting opportunities to expand clinical imaging research both within the university and on NHS sites. “BU’s focus on medical sciences will be a major stimulus to clinical engagement in education and research. For radiologists and radiographers in particular, the focus on medical imaging will create fantastic opportunities to diversify and progress their careers locally, helping us to attract and retain colleagues.” BU has a reputation as being one of the leading academic institutions in computer animation, TV and media production. The Poole Gateway Building (PGB) on Talbot Campus will provide the high quality, world-class technical facilities needed to continue to innovate in this area. In 2019, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced a new partnership between UK universities and Albert, who are the authority on environmental sustainability for film and TV. This partnership brings universities together with the screen industries to tackle their environmental impact and inspire sustainable living. BU was the lead partner in setting up this collaboration and has been instrumental in establishing a specialist course which will highlight the environmental impact of the film and TV industries, and sustainable production practices that mitigate against this. The building itself will support the ethos behind the partnership as it has been designed to achieve a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method sustainability rating of ‘Excellent’.
Above L-R: Artist impressions of the BGB and PGB
To find out more about the Gateway buildings, head to www.bournemouth.ac.uk/building-gateway-your-future.
Artist’s impression of the Bournemouth Gateway Building
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