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First meet-up for Chinese alumni in the UK
On Saturday 16 October 2021, a group of 12 alumni gathered at the Shu La La, a Sichuan restaurant in London.
22 October 2021
Graduate wins global industrial design award
Megan Lincoln (BA Industrial Design and Technology 2021) has been awarded the Industrial Design (Judge’s Vote) prize in the Global Design Graduate Show 2021 for her project, ‘SONA’.
19 October 2021
Alumnus Mike Wedderburn inspires staff and students across the University as part of Voices of Diversity series
Last night (14 October), alumnus and Sky Sports News presenter Mike Wedderburn spoke to more than 150 staff and students at Loughborough University about his career journey, his advice to others, and his thoughts on how racism and diversity can be tackled in sport, online and across organisations.
15 October 2021
Apply now for the StudyUK Alumni Awards
Every year international alumni can nominate themselves for the British Council StudyUK Alumni Awards.
8 October 2021
Overwhelming support for the George Gandy Legacy Fund helping future Loughborough athletes
Today (8 October) marks one year since George Gandy passed away.
8 October 2021
Belated 60-year reunion for the Million-and-One men
Several electrical engineering alumni who graduated in 1960 held a celebratory reunion at the end of September. The event had been rescheduled from 2020 due to covid restrictions.
6 October 2021
Loughborough University welcomes new Vice-Chancellor and President
Loughborough has today welcomed Professor Nick Jennings CB, FREng, who has taken up the role of Vice-Chancellor and President of the University.
4 October 2021
Alumnus Ralph appointed new England and GB women's hockey coach
Loughborough University alumnus David Ralph has been promoted to become the new head coach of the Great Britain and England women's hockey teams.
29 September 2021
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: An insider’s view
Athletes were not the only Loughborough-linked people involved in the Games as alumni have been involved in the leadership of teams in Tokyo and beyond. Here, we speak with alumna Penny Briscoe OBE – the Chef de Mission for ParalympicsGB, and David Pond – outgoing CEO of GB Wheelchair Rugby.
27 September 2021
Four graduates shortlisted for Global Design Graduate Show awards
Four graduates from the School of Creative Arts have been shortlisted in the Global Design Graduate Show 2021, with three shortlists for the Product, Architecture and Interiors award.
27 September 2021
New graduate business offers range of Afrocentric loungewear and accessories
In August 2021, alumna Eunice Kormi launched her business IMROK.
27 September 2021
Alumna recognised as global champion of inclusion
Aisha Adedeji has been named on the HERoes Top 100 Women Future Leaders list 2021.
27 September 2021
Loughborough School of Design and Creative Arts launch scholarship in memory of alumnus
The Rhys Jenkins Opportunity Scholarship has been set up in memory of Rhys Jenkins, a graduate of the Industrial Design programme at Loughborough, who sadly passed away whilst travelling in India in 2019.
24 September 2021
Second Emmy Award win for RuPaul’s Drag Race Director Nick
Alumnus Nick Murray has gone on to win a second Emmy Award for his work on hit TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race.
23 September 2021
Recent Loughborough Graduate wins £10,000 Santander Universities grant
A Loughborough graduate has been awarded a £10,000 grant by one of the University’s most supportive charitable partners.
23 September 2021
Alumna creates company to support small businesses and e-commerce brands
Earlier this year Connie Amode set up Magnet AMS, a business supporting small companies to increase their impact in online marketplaces.
23 September 2021
Illustration graduate features in Creative Review’s Gradwatch
Graduate Clémence Bahout (Graphic Communication and Illustration 2021) has been featured as one of ten creatives in Creative Review’s annual Gradwatch showcase.
21 September 2021
A years’ overview: Alumni Advisory Board activities
The Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) is made up of fifteen members. They met online four times during the year 2020-21 where they shared ideas with the University, heard about new projects and events for alumni, and offered their advice on a range of activities.
21 September 2021
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Success for alumni in LeicestershireLive Awards
Loughborough University alumni have won four categories in the 2021 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards, representing the impacts of pioneering engineering research and dynamic start-ups which have been launched on LUSEP, the University’s Science and Enterprise Park.
21 September 2021
Alumnae publish lockdown inspired poetry zine
Three Loughborough alumni are amongst a group of six Loughborough-based women, who have published a zine of lockdown-inspired poems.
16 September 2021
