Graduate Internship opportunities for Loughborough Alumni
05 August 2010
Loughborough University have a number of Graduate Internship opportunities that alumni may be intersted in. To view available vacancies and for further details, visit the graduate internship page.
David Moorcroft leads University relay team for Anthony Nolan charity
04 August 2010
David Moorcroft, OBE will be heading up a Loughborough University Team, who on 26 September 2010 will aim to complete the 92-mile Round Leicestershire Relay for the Anthony Nolan Charity. The Charity was set up to help in the fight against Leukaemia, by recruiting to and managing the UK's most successful bone marrow register.
University staff and members of local club Barrow Runners have organised the challenge in support of Dean of Engineering, Steve Rothberg who is undergoing treatment for leukaemia. This follows on from a donor drive for Anthony Nolan at the University in May that attracted the highest number of recruits from any UK university to date. Since then, a donor has been found for Steve, however there are 1,400 adults and children in the UK and 16,000 people worldwide still in need of a bone marrow transplant.
If you would like to help out on the day of the relay, or find out more on the Anthony Nolan Charity, more information is available
Loughborough Design School launched
03 August 2010
Loughborough University has been officially launched.
The School brings together expertise from the Department of Design and Technology, the Ergonomics Safety Research Institute (ESRI) and the Department of Ergonomics. It will become a significant centre for the design of ‘real world’ products, services and systems and further enhance the University’s position as a world leader in the field of design.
In August 2011 the School will also have a new home with the completion of the University’s Design Centre. The state-of-the-art building will include innovative teaching and lecture space, workshops, offices, research laboratories, design studios, computer and prototyping suites and areas for display and interaction.
More details, including reaction to the launch and information on the Design Centre are included
More volunteers needed to hop their way to stronger bones
03 August 2010
More male volunteers are needed to take part in a major Loughborough University study looking at whether exercise can help reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures.
Osteoporosis will eventually affect one in every five older men – and one in every two older women – meaning that bones become brittle and fracture more easily, with hip fractures causing particular problems.
A team from the University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS) has found that by undertaking specific exercise, such as hopping, for just a couple of minutes each day, bone density of the hip can be increased.
Find out more about the study and how to volunteer your services
Sports teams victorious for 30th year running
27 July 2010
Members of Loughborough University's sports teams have made history by winning the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) overall trophy for the 30th year running.
Athletic Union President Richard Smith collected the trophy on 16 July from 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Josh Lewsey at the BUCS Ball, held at Keele Hall.
Our congratulations go to all those involved in sport at Loughborough, both present and past, for helping the University reach this historic landmark. Further details and reaction to the win are included
Loughborough University appoints new Chancellor
15 July 2010
Loughborough University is delighted to announce that Sir Nigel Rudd, DL, has been appointed as the University’s fifth Chancellor.
Sir Nigel succeeds Sir John Jennings, a former Chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Company plc, who retires from the role after seven years.
The Chancellor is the Chief Ambassador of the University and presides over ceremonial functions including acting as Chairman of University Court. The Chancellor also confers degrees on graduates of the University.
Read more about Sir Nigel and his appointment
Prime Minister praises £1m student fund-raisers
15 July 2010
The Prime Minister has praised the efforts of Loughborough Students' Union RAG, who raised a staggering £1,042,126 for good causes in just in 12 months.
The students finished the academic year as the top union in the UK for fund-raising and yesterday Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan raised their success during Prime Minister's Questions.
She said the students had been the embodiment of the "big society" – a Tory idea coined during the election campaign which suggested community groups and charities could often be more effective than Government in tackling society's problems.
Mr Cameron told MPs: "Sometimes students can get a bad press for what they do, but you can see in Loughborough that they have been focused on doing things for other people, raising money for charity, and they should be congratulated."
Loughborough Students' Union president Rob Hulme said: "It's really nice to have someone praise you – especially if that someone is David Cameron – and when you see a newspaper story about yourself, but that's not why we do it."
Volunteers needed to help in breast cancer study
12 July 2010
A Loughborough University study on the effect of chemotherapy on memory and concentration is looking for female volunteers, who have no previous history of cancer.
The study is being carried out by researchers in Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences in conjunction with Leicester Royal Infirmary and Nottingham City Hospital. Its main aim is to discover more about how treatment affects breast cancer patients.
Read more on this story and get details on volunteering
Loughborough scoops second environmental award
02 July 2010
Loughborough University's committment to environmental activities and research was recognised at the East Midlands Carbon Positive Awards with a second major regional award.
Following on the heels of its recent Carbon Positive Footprints Award, the University picked up the overall Carbon Positive Pioneer Award at the ceremony held on 22 June 2010.
More details and reaction to the award here
Have you booked your place at our special reunion?
25 June 2010
If you graduated in 1960, 1970 or 1980, then put the weekend of 10-12 September in your diary and join us and fellow classmates on campus for our special alumni reunion.
The weekend will be packed full of activities, including campus tours, lectures and exhibitions, with plenty of opportunities to catch up and chat with old Loughborough friends. We will also be holding a four course dinner and dance on the evening of 11 September, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor Professor Shirley Pearce, to round things off.
We've had a great response to this event so far, so to reserve your place, complete and return your booking form as soon as possible. To see who has booked already, please view our attendance list.
If you have any questions regarding the reunion, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Graduates to support new student games area
20 June 2010