Currently the … Loughborough university has two main gyms namely; Powerbase and Holywell. Loughborough College is still a college of further education. Partners Leicestershire County Council and Loughborough University have today celebrated completion of a striking new global HQ for The Access Group at Loughborough Science and Enterprise Park. Elite Athlete Centre and Hotel [20] is a training base and hotel for elite athletes opening in November 2018. Next summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan are widely anticipated to be the hottest and potentially most humid to-date. These additions have diluted the technological flavour of the institution, causing it to resemble more a traditional university with its mix of humanities, arts and sciences. The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) is delighted to announce a major new initiative which will begin from September 2020. While the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are still unclear, it is certain that they are a profound shock to the systems underpinning contemporary life. [50] Loughborough was also given the title of University of the year at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018. Commercial drone pilot Melissa Schiele has joined Loughborough University’s Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering – and she has big plans. London is the most connected city in the world followed by New York, according to new data published by Loughborough University. This educational program is available to highly inspired students who have a plan to study a master’s degree program at LU for the session 2020/21. It is with great sadness that the University announces the death of Head Endurance Coach, George Gandy. Academics at Loughborough University have supported an online wellbeing platform, launched by Kidney Research UK, for patients at all stages of kidney disease. Or will they present new dangers? The motto of the university is veritate scientia labore ("with truth, wisdom and labour", or, alternatively, "with truth, knowledge and work", depending on the translation). What is it? Start date 2021-2022. Children who start childcare such as nurseries or playgroups at a younger age and attend for most of the week are at higher risk for obesity in later life, according to a new study. Loughborough University will lead a new Government push to revolutionise the way resources are managed in the UK’s £32bn chemical industry to build a greener, more efficient economy. Now, more than ever, athletes are balancing high performance sport with education and/or vocation. Loughborough academic Dr Argyro Elisavet Manoli has shared her views on tackling imposter syndrome at the prestigious Leaders Women in Sport event held in London. The use of prosthetic limbs may help, but when it comes to their appearance, options are often limited. Student satisfaction N/A. [32], The university has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK with currently over 250 international athletes studying and training. [68], Sebastian Coe, Olympic athlete and current Loughborough University chancellor, Paula Radcliffe, three-time London Marathon winner, Tanni Grey-Thompson, politician and former wheelchair racer, Clive Woodward, former rugby union player and coach, Public research university in Loughborough, UK, Burleigh Court Conference Centre and Hotel, Department of Politics, History and International Relations. Qualification MS. Fine Art graduate Abigail Collins started her degree expecting to focus on her studies and settle into a new chapter of her life. All rights reserved. On Thursday 10 September 2020, Loughborough University together with Victoria University hosted the first Future of Sport event in conversation with Lord Sebastian Coe KBE and John Bertrand AO. Imagine being scared to breathe the air around you. Loughborough Sport is delighted to announce that Kukri will continue as its official sportswear provider for a further two years. Contact Tel: +44 (0)1509 223522 As the clock counts down to next summer’s postponed Paralympics Games, this week’s ‘Experts in Sport’ podcast takes a timely look at what it takes to create an optimum performance environment for ParalympicsGB at the Games. There has also been an estimated loss of 17% of working hours worldwide since 2019, with young people and women being hit hardest. The Library has a history of undertaking research in the field of library and information work. A new study led by Loughborough University has revealed that lake burial of organic carbon has increased three-fold over the last 100 years in response to human disruption of global nutrient cycles. Loughborough University Scholarship: Criteria . Notable alumni include Paula Radcliffe, Tanni Grey-Thompson and James Gibson. A PR initiative aimed at raising awareness of the University’s work to improve the future of transportation has ended with more than 400 appearances in the media. There are 45 regular projects working with young people, the elderly, special needs, the homeless or the environment. About the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering. Child poverty has risen most sharply in parts of the Midlands and in northern towns and cities over the past four years, according to new research published today (13/10). Researchers from Loughborough University London’s Institute for Sport Business are behind the development of a new video game for leading Argentinian football side Club Atlético Banfield. The funeral of George Gandy will be held on Friday 30th October at 2:45pm. A smaller number of students are typically housed in university halls, meaning the numbers of cases in this accommodation type likely represent a larger proportion of the residents; COVID-19 cases among Loughborough University students rose during October 2020, with the cases in halls of residence rising sharply in late October. However, whilst many returned to their family homes, this wasn’t an option for Steffi, whose family lives in Shanghai, China. The total raised since records began is now over £16M, Loughborough has its own media centre which offers the opportunity to make TV shows with LSUTV, have your own radio show with LCR, write for the student magazine Label or improve your photography with Lens. LU Arts’ popular creative writing classes for staff, students and the general public will be returning for the spring semester in an online format via Zoom. Yes. A spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down, but a new Loughborough-led study suggests a dash of salt is key to progressing important medical areas such as drug delivery and biological sample analysis. And many of those still in jobs are working under very different conditions. PHIR is the center for the University-wide Languages Programme. Loughborough Tennis has announced top British talent Lloyd Glasspool will join its ranks next season. Consequently, in 1996, the university dropped the 'of Technology' from its title, becoming 'Loughborough University'.[13]. As Rishi Sunak announces that the government will pay the wages of hundreds of thousands of young adults for 25 hours a week over six months, it’s worth remembering that this will be on a minimum wage more than a quarter higher than it was five years ago. [57] Loughborough Students have performed well in the BUCS Overall Championship for more than forty years, winning the overall trophy for 40 successive years. Incisive new research undertaken by Loughborough University in partnership with the Solar Trade Association (STA) and Advance Further Energy reveals significant positive impacts of smart energy technologies in the home, including carbon reductions, energy bill savings, and improved system resilience. 18 December 2020. An unmissable exhibition that is said to be “akin to having a tiny Tate show in the East Midlands” is to open at Loughborough University next week. Loughborough University’s Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) is delighted to announce their two Themes for the next academic year: Arctic and Time. Location: London But the community response, however, may well be a more enduring feature. A Loughborough University study examining the muscle size of elite sprinters has revealed a large gluteus maximus (the muscle that forms the backside) is key to achieving top speeds on the track. In the early phases of lockdown, the streets were teeming with runners and living rooms were a blur of uncoordinated star jumps and lunges. [56] Loughborough is home to the world's largest university-based sports technology research group, which is part of the Sports Technology Institute. “The uncertainty of the coronavirus can give us a small glimpse into what it’s like to be a refugee – we’re experiencing restrictions on travel, non-secure housing, job uncertainty and so on”, says Dr Michelle Richey, of Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics. Loughborough University has been awarded a significant grant from the Leverhulme Trust to examine why people share false and misleading information on private social media platforms. Search our detailed list for course fees, entry requirements & student reviews. In 2005 the Department greatly expanded in size and added a further three members of staff. [14] Researchers from Loughborough University have been working with the Royal Air Force to examine what social factors have a positive impact on the resilience of its personnel. Johannes Kaiser, a researcher in political communication and misinformation, is joining the University’s School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University. And if they become the future’s way of getting from A to B, can we trust them to take us there safely? An experienced educationist, Herbert Haslegrave took over as college principal in 1953, and by both increasing the breadths and raising standards, gained it the status of Colleges of Advanced Technology in 1958. English lecturers Dr Sara Read, Dr Catie Gill and Dr Lise Jaillant are hosting an event for the Being Human festival, a national event that celebrates the humanities. As part of the Risk Related Radar project, composer and performer Helen Papaioannou will be hosting a music workshop on campus. Staff members at Loughborough University have been supporting both the local community and the country by providing vital resources and research expertise during the COVID-19 crisis. A couple of days ago I was on the phone with Rajesh, a friend of mine (not his real name). Students from the University’s School of Design and Creative Arts have been awarded more than 30 awards for their innovative work submitted as part of an international competition. In 2001 in the Research Assessment Exercise PHIR was awarded a grade of 5B and in the same year it scored 23/24 in the External Subject Review. Loughborough University academic Dr David Fletcher will form part of a panel of international experts at this unique event looking at the art and science of swimming fast. During World War I, the institute served as an 'instructional factory', training workers for the munitions industry.[13]. [31] There is much speculation concerning its current whereabouts. This programme offers the chance to include French, German or Spanish as part of an undergraduate degree. With this change of organisation within the university the new Academic Leadership Team (ALT), made up of the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Finance, the Pro Vice-Chancellors for Research, Teaching and Enterprise, and the 10 new Deans, replaced the previous Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Study mode Full-time. Loughborough University’s Athletic Union (AU) has revealed its 60th official sport as Wheelchair Basketball. SCOGUI is a Loughborough Student Society that will have … Scientists have pieced together the movements of a small group of early humans as they journeyed out of Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula for the first time – more than 120,000 years ago. Loughborough University is once again contributing to the rapid scaling of sports tech start-up companies by hosting the UK leg of a global sports accelerator programme - and this time it's virtual. Loughborough’s Students Union on campus, with a capacity of 4,000 people, hosts loads of events on both weekends and weekday nights and there’s a great turn out across all the years. Loughborough University today announces that it has partnered with the Cabinet Office and Airbox Systems to provide surface water flood nowcasting for the new ResilienceDirect mapping platform – a world first for an emergency planning system. Loughborough railway station is only a short bus ride away. International Day of Disabled Persons is marked every year on 3rd December, as part of UK Disability History Month. The UK government recently pledged to bring forward a ban on new diesel and petrol car sales from 2040, to 2035. On Tuesday 23 June, the University’s Art and Design Degree Shows will be launched as digital showcases for the very first time. For the last three weeks, Dr Jon Seaton, of Loughborough's School of Business and Economics, has been illustrating, via a Doomsday-style clock, where the world is in relation to eradicating the coronavirus pandemic. Applications have opened for the University’s Spring Open Fund, an initiative that provides funding to local community groups and organisations. “My orders to the police and military ... if there is trouble and there’s an occasion that they fight back and your lives are in danger, shoot them dead.” Researchers have created a unique device which will unlock the elusive terahertz wavelengths and make revolutionary new technologies possible. Course Level: Master’s degrees Work produced by Loughborough University academic, Dr Inês Varela-Silva, has been displayed in Spain’s Virtual Museum of Human Ecology. [63] The School of the Arts, English and Drama runs The Lamplight Press, the UK's first student-led publishing company.[64]. The winners of Loughborough University’s Summer 2020 CALIBRE Awards can now be revealed. After hours tuition is also available as part of the Extra-curricular Language Programme. Three Loughborough hockey players have been selected for Great Britain’s FIH Hockey Pro League matches with The Netherlands and Belgium - including a first call-up for goalkeeper Miriam Pritchard. Loughborough swimmer Abbie Wood has broken the British Record in the women’s 200m Individual Medley at the 2020 International Swimming League (ISL) in Hungary. [38] According to the 2017 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, approximately 17% of Loughborough's undergraduates come from independent schools. In a time where public health is dominating the headlines, this week’s ‘Experts in Sport’ podcast discusses what role – if any – supplements can play for both the general population and elite level athletes. [23] It is home to Loughborough University FC who are one of the few university sides to play in the English football league system, currently competing in the United Counties League. Experts from Loughborough University have been asked to share their sporting expertise across a series of international media platforms. Loughborough University’s latest ‘Experts in Sport’ podcast looks at one sporting issue that is never far from the headlines - that of concussion. We are a fun, friendly choir run for students, by students. [10] It is the first university to receive this award twice. Loughborough University and the University of Salford are supporting a new industrial collaboration to help rebuild a better infrastructure and construction sector. Loughborough University and Lightning Rugby is pleased to announce a partnership with Loughborough Town RFC. In this week’s special edition of the Experts in Sport podcast, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences’ Dr Richard Blagrove sits down in conversation with elite level ultrarunner and Red Bull athlete, Tom Evans. The university was given its current name in 1996. This week’s ‘Experts in Sport’ podcast focuses on how dietary nitrates – found mainly in vegetables, such as beetroot, lettuce, spinach, and radishes – can maximise performance in elite-level athletes. As election day approaches in the US, journalists around the world are working in the most challenging environment of their lifetimes. It added a further three lecturers to its number in 2007. In 1966, the College of Advanced Technology as it had then become, received university status. In 1977, Loughborough Training College (now renamed Loughborough College of Education) was absorbed into the university. A new centre aimed at boosting manufacturing in the Midlands has been launched at Loughborough University today. As the battle against COVID-19 continues to rage, the plight of Britain’s theatres, which have suffered catastrophic financial strain thanks to lockdown, continues to rumble through the arts world. Loughborough academics have voiced their concerns about the impact of coronavirus as part of a new UK Parliament report. Loughborough University has been named as one of eighteen successful recipients of funding from the Office for Students (OfS) to launch conversion courses specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. PHIR has earned the respect of many for its high standards in teaching and for its tradition of good quality research. [60], At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, over 120 athletes from Loughborough represented 8 teams, across 10 sports. Comment. It is responsible for calculating the Minimum Income Standard in the United Kingdom for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. image credit | report abuse. University: Loughborough University; Department: NA; Course Level: Master’s degrees; Awards: 20% off tuition fees; Access Mode: Online; Number of Awards: NA; Nationality: International students; The award can be taken in the UK; Eligibility Eligible Countries: All nationalities LU Arts is delighted to announce a competition for current students and graduates to produce a new sculptural work on the Loughborough campus. Imago Venues has outlined the steps it is taking to keep staff and customers well and safe as it looks to slowly reopen its facilities from July 6th. Professor Jim Saker was named the Institute of the Motor Industry’s (IMI) new president at their Annual General Meeting on 27 October. Cars are changing – fast. 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