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Photo of alumnus Ian Tricker, Barry and Valerie Eccleston and students who form part of the LU Motorsport team, standing on stairs of the Eccleston Building with Ian Tricker's sculpture above them on the exterior wall

Sculptural commission installed on Loughborough campus

On 9 May 2022, a new sculptural was unveiled on Loughborough University’s East Midlands campus. Torque, created by Fine Art alumnus Ian Tricker, is situated on the side of the Eccleston Student Engineering Centre.

A woman weaving fabric.

Mapping India’s creative industries to identify new collaborative opportunities

Bollywood, handicrafts, textiles, and festivals… creative industries are a massive part of the Indian economy, yet the potential for collaboration in this area is not necessarily appreciated by the rest of the world.

A child doing timestables

More maths testing could be good for primary schoolchildren – if done in the right way

Recently published UK government plans proposed that by 2030, 90% of children leaving primary school in England should reach the expected standards in reading, writing and maths, compared with 65% in 2019.

Photo of a woman stood in doorway of building with a cooker in her arms

Loughborough University’s Modern Energy Cooking Services research to be showcased at globally influential sustainable energy event

Staff from Loughborough University’s Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme are set to share their pioneering research as part of a series of events alongside the Sustainable Energy for All Forum, which is being held from 17-19 May 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Low-income families face cost of living crisis without the government support they had in the pandemic

Loughborough research to feature in the 2022 British Academy Summer Showcase

Behind the Mask: The literary festival by Loughborough students

Loughborough Lightning Wheelchair Basketball crowned champions

Upcoming events

Transitions poster

Resistant Transition? Debating the Future of Legal Gender

International House and online

20 May 2022, 2pm-4pm

Study in Pink (performance and exhibition)

Martin Hall Exhibition Space

6 May 2022 - 20 May 2022, 10am-12pm (weekdays only)

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DRN Ecologies of Drawing: A More Than Human World

Online

22 May 2022, 11am-12.30pm

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Climate and Environment Tracking: Stencil Making Workshop

Fearon Hall, Rectory Road, Loughborough

22 May 2022, 4.30pm-6.30pm

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Loughborough Lightning Wheelchair Basketball crowned champions

Loughborough Lightning Wheelchair Basketball crowned champions

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Loughborough University to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Fruit Routes initiative

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