What is the Poole & Purbeck Platform?

• A fusion of parties who have a common interest in the Poole & Purbeck region.

• These Parties constitute the Poole & Purbeck Community… the core of the platform.

The Poole & Purbeck Community• Made up of: Professionals, Agencies,

Consultancies, Students, Researchers, Scientists, Schools and the General Public.

• Identifying the big questions relating to the region’s rich biodiversity and heritage of the past, present and future.

• Established through an online platform, the Poole & Purbeck Portal…

The Poole & Purbeck Portal

• A critical mass of interest in a fairly small geographical area.

• Providing a forum for businesses to link with the student community.

• A shop window for BU Students & Staff excellence.

• A professional interface between businesses & the public, regional stakeholders, students and staff.

The Poole & Purbeck Portal

• Advertise job/placement opportunities for BU students in the region.

• Allow students and graduates to create profiles to showcase their CVs and skills.

• Allow the general public to raise questions that the consortium will respond to.

• Provide updates on current research, activities, events, news and links to related initiatives.

What we are looking for…

• Members of this community who can provide in-kind support to our student community, such as…

• Preferential placements to BU students.• Independent Research Projects for final year

students.

Benefits for stakeholders

• A presence on the Portal itself.- from a corporate perspective it is valuable to be seen supporting regional

conservation and heritage.

• Potentially increasing Graduate retention in the area, therefore reducing the skills shortage that Dorset is

currently experiencing.

Contact:

Genoveva Esteban or Ben Thornes at:

PPP@bournemouth.ac.uk