News and events
Member of Design School staff will be a guest of ErgoDesign 2012 Conference in Brazil
14 November 2011
Dr Ruth Sims has been invited to give two keynote presentations at the ErgoDesign Conference in August 2012, one on ‘design for all’ / universal design work done in the last decade, the other on kitchen use in older age.
EvoShape design software is launched
7 November 2011
EvoShape, an innovative new Computer-Aided Design application currently being developed in the Design School, was launched on the world stage in October.
Kitchen project showcased in ESRC Festival of Social Science
7 November 2011
Kitchens were the topic under discussion at one of the many events organised as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science week (29 October to 5 November).
The Studio welcomes its first intake of creative graduate companies
18 October 2011
Loughborough University launches its latest graduate enterprise initiative, The Studio, today with the announcement of its first cohort of creative graduates that are setting up new businesses.
Work completed on Loughborough University’s new Design School
13 October 2011
Work has been completed on the University’s striking new £21 million Loughborough Design School.
Fulbright Scholar joins Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre
26 September 2011
Dr. Bernard, a professor and department chair in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida, was chosen by the US-UK Fulbright Commission to be a Fulbright Scholar at the Loughborough University Design School during the autumn.
Expertise shapes tools for pre-hospital treatment
28 June 2011
Research by the Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre within the Design School is helping to equip paramedics with the specialist tools and vehicles needed to treat patients on the spot – and cut the number of people being taken to A&E.
Design School research and analysis supports road safety technologies
17 June 2011
New safety systems being fitted to British cars are set to save thousands of pedestrian injuries and dozens of lives each year thanks to new testing procedures developed with the help of Loughborough University experts.
Sweat research at Loughborough University sparks evolution speculation
18 April 2011
Research at Loughborough University to find out where athletes sweat the most has revealed surprising results. Scientists at the University’s Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre investigated sweating in male athletes in a research project sponsored by global sports company adidas.
Loughborough Design School help support research into children’s body shape
14 April 2011
Dr Russell Marshall and Dr Steve Summerskill from Loughborough Design School have been supporting a National size survey of children aged 4 to 17 that has revealed changes in the average body shape of children over the past 20 years.
Brainwaves move a crane in record-breaking challenge
12 April 2011
Experts at Loughborough University played a vital role in an extraordinary experiment to lift a car by crane using brainwaves. Dr Darren Southee and Dr Guy Bingham, both academics at Loughborough Design School, were invited to take part in the project by Channel 5's The Gadget Show.
Design School iD Card is selected as a finalist for Design Excellence Awards
10 March 2011
A development of a design aid, the iD Card, involving Dr Mark Evans of Loughborough Design School, has been selected by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) as a finalist for the 2011 Industrial Design Excellence Awards.
Design School signs Erasmus Exchange Agreement with Delft University
8 March 2011
Loughborough Design School signs Erasmus Exchange Agreement with Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at the Technical University, Delft.
Supporting British Furniture Manufacture
14 February 2011
Loughborough Design School is collaborating with Lloyd Loom of Spalding, a leading British manufacturer, to expand its range of furniture.
Design School lecturer appointed member of Turkish Design Awards jury
14 February 2011
Michael Rodber, Visiting Lecturer at the Loughborough Design School joined the jury for the Turkish Design Awards.
Pavegen: Award-winning green graduate company celebrates major new installations
14 February 2011
Design School graduate celebrates first permanent installation in Canterbury.
Teacher training at Loughborough once again graded as ‘outstanding’ by Office for Standards in Education
14 February 2011
Loughborough University has received the highest possible grade from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in a recent inspection of the University’s secondary initial teacher training (ITT) provision.
iD Cards now available for download!
27 January 2011
Due to demand for the fold-out cards produced by the Design School outstripping supply, the content for these is now available to download.
PARTICIPATE: Personalise your own footwear
21 January 2011
PhD student, Matthew Head, develops a toolkit for personalising your footwear.
Extensively refurbished research centre gets to open its doors
14 October 2010
Loughborough University’s extensively refurbished and renewed Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre opens its doors.
Loughborough Design School opens
1 August 2010
Loughborough Design School was officially opened today in preparation for what looks to be a very exciting new era for design students, design academics and the wider Loughborough University community.