About the conference

The 2024 BNU Research and Enterprise Conference - Empowerment Through Research: Bridging Academia and Society promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking event aimed at fostering collaboration and innovation between academia and society. This conference serves as a platform for researchers, scholars, industry professionals, policymakers, and community members to come together to discuss the pressing issues facing academia and society - issues such as community empowerment, access to research, interdisciplinary collaborations, ethical considerations and impactful research. The Conference will showcase the diverse and impactful research being undertaken by BNU academics, bringing together research presentations, workshops and motivational speakers, in an event that we hope all will attend.

This conference gives our dedicated research community the opportunity to present their research to an audience comprised of both their BNU peers and to interested external visitors. With presentations being delivered on BNU’s key research areas of Technology, Art, Design and Performance, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences the Conference will show the level of commitment by the University to supporting and encouraging research of all types with an unparalleled commitment to inclusivity and access to knowledge.

Alongside these presentations conference attendees will also be able to attend a number of workshops on a variety of topics related to BNU’s programme of knowledge exchange and community engagement. The event will also include presentations from Postgraduate Research Students at BNU – students who represent the future of research that BNU actively fosters – and outside of the presentations on the day attendees will be able to view a gallery of research posters from the wider researcher community at BNU as well as being able to network with peers and potential research collaborators.   

All are welcome to attend the event, and to book your place at the conference please visit our Eventbrite booking page – and for any queries you may have please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the BNU Research Unit. 

When and where is the conference taking place?

The BNU Research and Enterprise Conference is taking place on Wednesday 3 July 2024, 8:30am - 5:30pm in The Atrium at our High Wycombe campus, at Buckinghamshire New University, Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ.

Who can attend the conference?

The event is open to both BNU colleagues as well as interested external visitors.