The 2016 School Games is a multi-sport event for the UK’s elite young athletes of school age.

The event seeks to create an inspirational and motivational setting that not only provides our elite young sports people with the opportunity to thrive and perform at the highest levels, but encourages more young people to take part and succeed in sport. The Youth Sport Trust is proud to develop and organise the 2016 School Games, which is supported by National Lottery funding from Sport England.

The 2016 School Games is a multi-sport event that takes place from 1-4 September 2016 in Loughborough.

Eleven of the twelve sports will be hosted directly on Loughborough University campus, creating a unique multi-sport atmosphere.

The competition re-enforces the experience of Olympic and Paralympic Games complete with Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

The 2016 School Games and its predecessor, the UK School Games (2006-2011), have a strong track-record of providing a springboard for athletes who then go on to compete at a national level.

Around 1,600 of the nation’s finest young sports stars will compete.

Competition is held in a total of twelve current and future Olympic and Paralympic sports: Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Rugby Sevens, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Tennis

There will be disability events in seven of these sports: Athletics, Fencing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Cycling, Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Tennis.

Approximately 700 coaches, support staff and volunteers will give round-the-clock support and advice, collectively committing more than 22,000 hours of their time.

All historians have data. Whether it is scribbled in the margins of books, neatly organised in a research notebook or stored in a dozen Excel spreadsheets. In all these forms, we can record and retrieve our data, but in the digital age, there is so much more we could be doing.

The workshop will be two-day event encouraging historians to engage with their historical data in new and innovative ways. Each day will be separated into four sessions, both pedagogical and practical, working with different types of historical data.

The plenary sessions will explore the nature of a potential data set and the different approaches to collecting, storing and using that data. The aim is to provide delegates with both an understanding of the importance of consistent data management practices in their day-to-day research as well as an overview of the tools appropriate to their type and stage of research.

The practical sessions, immediately following, will separate delegates into breakout groups, each of which will work with data provided by delegates, practicing the packaging and manipulation skills discussed in the previous session. The aim is for all delegates to leave the workshop with practical experience developing their own data sets, which can be continued afterwards.

Sir Dermot Turing, Alan Turing’s nephew, will talk about his uncle’s work at Bletchley Park, the origins of the machinery approach to code-breaking, and how this developed at Bletchley.

During the course of World War 2 the Government Code and Cypher School transformed decryption from the work of cottage artisans to an industrial-scale intelligence factory.

Alan Turing’s lesser-known role in the Machine Coordination and Development section casts light on one of the other secrets of the War – just what was Alan Turing doing after his work on Enigma?

The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from the industry and academia and provide them with a platform to report on recent advances and developments in the newly emerging areas of powertrain modelling , control and calibration, as well as actual and potential applications in powertrain mapping and testing.

Sign up to hear Dr Dale Esliger, Senior lecturer in the measurement of physical activity present his public lecture - Judging, Nudging or Fudging: can wearable technologies help us with lifestyle behaviour change?

Free refreshments are served at 6pm, lecture to start 6:20pm, followed by questions from the audience, finish time 7:30-8pm apx. 

Sign up to hear Dr Alice Smith, Honorary senior lecturer and Multidisciplinary team leader, Leicester kidney exercise team give her lecture - Sport and exercise with a kidney transplant: celebrating the gift of life

Free refreshments are served at 6pm, lecture to start 6:20pm, followed by questions from the audience, finish time 7:30-8pm.

Sign up to hear Dr Tom Yates, Senior lecturer in physical activity, sedentary behaviour and heath at Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester-Loughborough Biomedical Research Unit.

Free refreshments are served at 6pm, lecture to start 6:20pm, followed by questions from the audience, finish time 7:30-8pm.

Loughborough will be holding four undergraduate open days in 2016 giving you lots of opportunities to visit the University campus and sample the Loughborough experience for yourself. If you would like to visit us sooner, we run campus tours every Wednesday afternoon during our term time.

The open days take place from 9.30am - 3.30pm on:

• Friday, 23rd September
• Saturday, 24th September

At the open days you will find:

• Detailed course information through staffed information stands, talks and/or tours
• Current students talking about student life at Loughborough
• The opportunity to find out more about accommodation options
• Information about student finance and the financial support available
• The chance to talk to support services staff
• Tours of our world-class sports facilities

Staff and current students will also be available throughout the day to answer any questions you have about studying at the University.

The Postgraduate Arts Degree Show represents the culmination of our MA 2D and 3D Visualisation and MA Art and Design (Studio Practice) courses. Based in the Fine Art studio, the Degree Show is an opportunity for our students to showcase their skill, vision and ingenuity, all of which are enhanced by the level of sophistication that results from exploring a discipline in greater depth.

Students on both courses are encouraged to develop their own visual language, and to express this through traditional and contemporary media. At the heart of these courses is an emphasis on experimenting with materials, processes and techniques, and on refining individual skills and practice. The Degree Show is one of several opportunities for students to develop the entrepreneurial skills needed to pursue a career in the creative industries.

The Degree Show will open with a Private View from 5-7pm on Wednesday 21st September – if you wish to attend please RSVP to artsdegreeshow@lboro.ac.uk by Monday 19th September.

We very much hope that you will be able to join us for what is sure to be an exciting and inspiring event!

A darkly comic new take on Brecht and Weill’s raucous musical broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre.

London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves are on the make, the whores on the pull, the police cutting deals to keep it all out of sight. Mr and Mrs Peachum are looking forward to a bumper day in the beggary business, but their daughter didn’t come home last night and it’s all about to kick off…

With Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (Hamlet, Othello, James Bond), as Macheath alongside Rosalie Craig (As You Like It, My Family and other Animals) as Polly Peachum and Haydn Gwynne (The Windsors, Drop the Dead Donkey) as Mrs Peachum.

This bold, anarchic production is brought to you by a creative powerhouse; adapted by Simon Stephens, (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), and directed by Rufus Norris, (Everyman, London Road).

This one day event explores the relationship between sport, physical activity and aspects of mental health and wellbeing. Combining speakers from the medical, social and natural sciences with practitioners and third sector agencies this seminar seeks to showcase current research, interventions and evaluations.

This is the second of six seminars structured around the key themes of the NCSEM. Each will be of interest to biomedical and social scientists, healthcare practitioners, sports policy makers and third sector bodies engaged with sport-related health and medicine research.

Loughborough University FC take on Long Eaton United at the Loughborough University Stadium, 7.45pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Tividale FC, away, in the MFL Competition at The Beeches, Oldbury. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Quorn FC in the MFL Competition at the Loughborough University Stadium, 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Boldmere St Michaels at home in the Loughborough University Stadium. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Brocton FC, away, in the MFL Competition at The Silkmore Lane Ground, Stafford. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Arnold Town at the Loughborough University Stadium, 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Sporting Khalsa, away, at Aspray Arena, Willenhall. Kickoff 7.45pm. Twitter: @lborofootball 

Loughborough University FC take on Sporting Khalsa at home in the Loughborough University Stadium. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Tividale at the Loughborough University Stadium, 7.45pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Stourport Swifts at the Loughborough University Stadium, 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Coleshill Town at the Loughborough University Stadium, 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Coventry United at the Loughborough University Stadium, 7.45pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Heanor Town FC at the Loughborough University Stadium, 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Walsall Wood at the Loughborough University Stadium, 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on St Andrews FC at home in the Loughborough University Stadium, kickoff 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on AFC Wulfrunians at home in the Loughborough University Stadium at 3PM. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Rocester FC at home in the Loughborough University Stadium at 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Alvechurch FC at home in the Loughborough University Stadium. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Brocton FC at home in the Loughborough University Stadium, kickoff 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Shawbury United at home in the Loughborough University Stadium, kickoff 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Loughborough University FC take on Shepshed Dynamo at the Loughborough University Stadium, 3pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

Helen McCrory returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan's devastating masterpiece, playing one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Tom Burke also features in Carrie Cracknell's critically acclaimed new production.

A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London, 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge.

With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer of post-war civility burns a brutal sense of loss and longing.

Steve Houghton has a life-long love of natural history, and has been visiting this site for over 30 years. He is a volunteer at the Reserve and leads walks and gives talks about dragonflies and damselflies.

Dick Newell is a lifelong birder who now devotes time to helping swifts. The talk will include information about their biology, migrations - and decline, and what can be done about it, particularly provision of nest boxes in houses, schools, churches, etc.

Loughborough Students MHC takes on Beeston Men's 1s at home, Loughborough University, on the water based pitch. 

Since the 1980s Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technologies have transformed how we design, prototype and manufacture the products around us from aeroplanes and cars to televisions and phones. The advent of 3D Printing led to “Rapid Prototyping” which in turn led to “Additive Manufacturing” also captured the imagination. At the same time advances in medical imaging, clinical practice and surgical techniques has pushed the boundaries of what has been possible.

This lecture is about the adaptation and application of advanced design and product development tools and techniques such as CAD and 3D Printing in medicine and surgery. It will illustrate how the tools and techniques from design can help to improve reconstructive surgery, prosthetic rehabilitation and orthotics, leading to enhanced quality of life for a wide range of patients. The lecture will highlight the significant advances over the last 20 years and give a view on the future of this research.

Professor Critchlow will discuss some of the challenges facing key industrial sectors, including the aerospace and automotive industries, in making next-generation vehicles, including the need to eliminate the use of toxic hexavalent-chromium chemistry. Details will be given of how research carried out at Loughborough is addressing these significant challenges. The work carried out by Professor Critchlow on tailored, multifunctional surfaces, interfaces and coatings to create, for example, the best and worst bonding surfaces in the World, and their industrial importance will be detailed.  

Overview:

Historically a civic university was the term given to a university devised to tend to a particular civic need - an institution created for the development of teaching and learning of a (predominately industrial) discourse. However a more contemporary understanding of this term is to think about the increasing ‘need’ for universities’ to actively engage with their locality; to be successful and resilient.

Join us for the last in our current series of public seminars; this informal evening event is designed to explore the concept of a ‘civic university’ through a series of presentations by leading practitioners.

Speakers include: Andrew Merritt and Paul Smyth, Design Collective - Something & Son; Dr Clare Melhuish, Senior Research Associate & Co-Director, UCL Urban Laboratory; and Loughborough University's own Professor Darren Smith.

According to The Guardian, Steven Osborne is ‘the finest of pianists’, which is underlined by the many accolades he has received during his career.

Appreciated for both his technical expertise and incredibly expressive and insightful performances, Steven Osborne is invited to perform all over the world.

In 2012 he was awarded Instrumentalist of the Year by the Royal Philharmonic Society, who said: ‘His un-showy brilliance, integrity, and very wide repertoire have long marked him out, but what now emerges most strongly is the unique magic of his sound combined with a profound musical intelligence’.


Programme

Poulenc - Novelette No 1 in C major

Debussy - Children's Corner

Poulenc - Novelette No 2

Debussy - Images; Book I

Poulenc - Novelette No 3

Debussy - Images; Book II

Ravel - Menuet antique

Debussy - 3 Estampes

Ravel - Menuet in C # minor

Debussy - L'isle joyeuse

This concert is organised in collaboration with Emmanuel Church.

Firing the Generator brings to life Loughborough’s new cultural, creative and entrepreneurial hub: The Generator - working within the building on Frederick Street to test out its future form and function, well in advance of it becoming a reality in 2018.

The site has historically functioned as the home of the School of Arts, but is about to be transformed into a hub for artists, creative workers and designers, that will interact with cultural and creative activities, and artistic outreach programmes in the town. For the past two years, The Generator, Loughborough (Community Interest Company), a non-for-profit initiative, has been working on making this vision a reality.

In order to shape, refine and visualise the future form and function of the venue, a group of potential users of the space will participate in a 'live test' of what the Generator holds. Under guidance of architects, STEALTH.unlimited (Ana Džokić and Marc Neelen), the participants will devise a spatial intervention at the hall, that enables the activities to unfold. This will involve the creation of a large structure made of an impressive amount of cardboard boxes and plywood, that accommodates an exhibition area, a stage, a field kitchen, workshop facilities and more.

Once completed, the space will be opened to the wider public on the weekend from 30th September to 2nd October in order for you to see a proposed model for its future operation, and to widen the discussion about the space.

The full programme of performances, workshops and events organised as part of this weekend event will be released shortly.

Loughborough Students MHC takes on Holcombe Men's 1s at home, Loughborough University, on the water based pitch.

Loughborough Students MHC takes on Wimbledon Men's 1s at home, Loughborough University, on the water based pitch.

Loughborough Students MHC takes on Hampstead and Westminster Men's 1s at home, Loughborough University, on the water based pitch.

Loughborough Students MHC takes on East Grinstead Men's 1s at home, Loughborough University, on the water based pitch. 

Loughborough Students MHC takes on Canterbury Men's 1s at home, Loughborough University, on the water based pitch. 

Loughborough Students MHC takes on Reading Men's 1s at home, Loughborough University, on the water based pitch.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV takes on Ampthill at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Rosslyn Park at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. 

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV takes on Darlington Mowden Park at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Macclesfield at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Hartpury College at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Fylde at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Blaydon at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV takes on Cambridge at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Plymouth Albion at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Birmingham Moseley at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Blackheath at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV  takes on Esher at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV takes on Coventry at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. RFU National One.

Annual game against the Old Boys. Loughborough Students Rugby Union First XV at home, Loughborough University, on the 1XV Pitch. 

Adapt Today to Shape Tomorrow

Tim Wentz, PE, HBDP
ASHRAE President, 2016-2017

Our Society theme this year is Adapt Today to Shape Tomorrow, which is based on the goal in our Society’s Strategic Plan to adapt. This goal relates to my personal history of moving from a slide rule in my early college days to a hand calculator and now a computer or smartphone as an example of the challenges and opportunities inherent in adapting to new technology.
This presentation will describe our Society’s theme for the year with a special emphasis on how the initiatives and directives found within the theme will help our members adapt to our rapidly changing industry and help make them more effective, efficient and productive. 

Loughborough University FC take on Coventry Sphinx at home in the Loughborough University Stadium. Twitter: @lborofootball

Leicester City’s Under-19s will mirror the first team’s campaign in the UEFA Champions League, as they face FC Porto in the UEFA Youth League KO 2pm, Loughborough University Stadium.

A Fruit Routes event with a walk around the campus orchards to harvest this season's apples. The apples will be available for staff, students and members of the local community to take and also for use in the Campus Apple Bakeoff, the juicing event, the baking workshop and other fruit route events taking place. 

Come and pick abundant fruit from trees on campus and take home as much as you like! This event is to encourage students to get involved in Fruit Routes events on campus. 

This baking workshop is being held in conjunction with Fruit Routes at Bom Bom Patisserie in Loughborough with their head chef Marta Child. Marta will teach you what you can create at home with local fruit that has been picked from the trees and orchards around the University Campus.

This event is with Transition Loughborough. Bring your own bottle to the event to take away your apple juice that you made! The afternoon will be spent learning to operate the apple press and making the juice. Come down for as long as you'd like! 

12-1pm:
Walk the Fruit Routes with Fruit Routes founder Anne-Marie Culhane & guest artist Alison Lloyd

1.30pm:
Free home-made Soup and bread

1-5pm:
Apple Pressing

2pm:
2016 Apple Olympics

3pm:
Bake Off Prize Giving

3.30pm:
Tea and Bake Off Feast

Make sure to bring your own bottle to take away juice!

Come and pick abundant fruit from trees on campus and take home as much as you like or press to make juice or cider. Everybody welcome! 

Come and pick abundant fruit from trees on campus and take home as much as you like or press to make juice or cider. Everybody welcome! 

The University Choir is open to all staff and students of the University, and to members of the public aged 16 and over.

They meet every Monday evening during term time from 7pm to 9pm in the Cope Auditorium. Each year the Choir gives two or three public performances, including their annual Christmas and Spring concerts.

New members are welcome to join for free at any time – there are no auditions, no previous experience is required and you do not have to be able to read music. If you want to join, e-mail luarts@lboro.ac.uk for more information and just come along to one of the Monday evening practices and sing.

The Communication, Culture and History Seminar Series (CCH) and the Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG) are pleased to announce a joint event on Wednesday 5th October, starting at 1pm in room B1.14 (the Social Psychology Lab, Brockington Building).

Refreshments will be provided.

Mats Ekström, a professor from the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg, has kindly agreed to give a talk and present a data session.

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Event schedule:

1pm - 2.30pm: Talk entitled "Negotiating political credibility: Media talk in times of popular skepticism"


3pm - 4.30pm: Data session entitled "News interviews with David Cameron and Nigel Farage in the 2014 EUP election campaign"


Those thinking of attending are very welcome to come for either session or both sessions.

Loughborough University’s Careers Network is proud to host the largest careers fair in the UK, exhibiting over 240 organisations who are looking for placement students and graduates for a wide range of prestigious job opportunities.

The careers fair takes place in the David Wallace Sports Hall over two days. Some companies will attend on both days, but others only one. If you wish to speak to a particular company then check which day/s they are attending.

Don’t miss your opportunity!

Remember, first impressions are lasting so come prepared with a smart appearance, your CV and knowledge of the companies you are interested in.

In coordination with the Early Modern Research Group, Dr Sara Read will present a session discussing how archival research through online and offline sources can help both track your ancestors and map your family tree, and aid understandings of historical literary sources.

Sara is a part-time lecturer in the School of Arts, English and Drama at Loughborough University. The rest of the week, Sara writes social history works.

She has given talks on BBC radio, and for the Tamworth Literary Festival, Scunthorpe 20:21 Visual Arts Centre, and Loughborough Heritage group. She is a regular contributor to history magazines such as Discover Your Ancestors and History Today. 

Employee voice is a term that has been widely used in the practitioner and academic literature on human resource management (HRM) and industrial relations in recent years. As union density has fallen in recent years, analysis of voice in workplaces has often focused on how workers communicate with managers and are able to express their concerns about their work situation without a union, and the ways employees have a say over work tasks and organizational decision-making. But researchers from different disciplinary perspectives often use voice in different ways. Some refer to involvement, others to participation, while yet others refer to empowerment or engagement as if they are interchangeable.

This talk will present analysis from various academic streams and disciplines that illuminates our understanding of employee voice from these different perspectives. It will also review the meanings and purposes surrounding the definitions of voice; consider the role of key actors in the workplace; and evaluate the different forms and processes of voice in different spheres, contexts and organisational settings.

At the event you can:

- Discover the taught programmes and research opportunities available
- Discuss your interests with representatives from each school or institute
- Get one-to-one advice about skills development, work experience, placements, internships and more
- Speak to current postgraduate students about their own experiences
- Learn more about the admissions process and financing your studies

The event is held in Graduate House, the dedicated facility for postgraduate students on campus. If you would like to have a coffee and chat we're here to answer any questions you have about continuing your studies.

Are you a current Loughborough University undergraduate student? Did you know you qualify for the Alumni Bursary (20% discount off tuition fees) come along to the Open Evening to find out more.

Mr T. Hooper MBE will give a talk focusing on the activities of the UK Large Model Association (LMA). The Association provides support and training to members building and flying model aircraft with a weight of near to or over 20kg. Over the years LMA members have built and flown a number of these very large scale model aircraft.

This is a one day symposium promoting policing research organised by Professor Stephen Case of the Department of Social Sciences.


10.00 - Welcome: Professors Steve Case (organiser), John Downey (CCC research challenge lead), James Stanyer (Head of Dept. of Social Sciences)

10.30-12.00 - Policing violence

Policing sexual harassment on the London Underground - Sian Lewis (Department of Social Sciences)

Exploring the effectiveness of officer safety training delivery - Prof. Chris Cushion (School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences)

Victims, crime and the public: EMPAC - Alex Black (Department of Social Sciences)

Exhibition Area James France

12.00-13.00 - Lunch

13.00-13.20 (CC021 James France) - Welcome: Professor Steve Rothberg (PVC Research), Prof. Nick Clifford (Dean of the School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences)

13.20-14.50 - Risk management

CCTV as risk management - Prof. Eran Edirisinghe (Department of Computer Science)

Risk assessment in custody - Dr Ross Richie (School of Business and Economics)

Predictive resource management - Dr Lisa Jackson (Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering)

14.50-15.00 - Coffee

15.00-16.30 -Improving operational policing

Effective policing of football supporters - Jamie Cleland (Department of Social or Sciences)

The effects of restricted police resources on organisational culture - Jamie Farrell (Department of Social Sciences)

Why police communication needs research-based training - Prof. Liz Stokoe and Prof. Charles Antaki (Department of Social Sciences)

In partnership with Cambridge and Oxford Universities, and funded by EPSRC, Rolls-Royce and other industries, the Centre will offer an integrated programme of training with the first year based at Cambridge University as an MRes student followed by three years at the Loughborough UTC to study for a PhD.

The event will start with short talks about the UTC and the new Centre for Doctoral Training from Professor Jon Carrotte and Dr Gary Page before splitting into groups for tours of our facilities in Stewart Miller and Holywell Park.

It will end at around 4.30pm in the Desmond Penrose Atrium in Stewart Miller where UTC staff and current CDT PhD students will be available for informal discussions.

Free refreshments will be available.

Through a friendly and informal workshop, Kate will help you on your journey to starting your business. As a qualified business adviser with over 10 years’ experience working with students, graduates and the wider community she will help you focus on the important aspects of taking the first steps of running your own business and shaping your idea for success.

Workshop Content:
• The pros and challenges to running your own business
• Legal issues to consider when starting up
• How to register your business and when
• Protecting your name / business identity

Everyone is welcome – students, graduates and staff. Free refreshments available. 

Leicester City's U19 take on FC Copenhagen U19 at Loughborough University Stadium in their third UEFA Youth League group fixture on Tuesday 18th of October.

Join us for a drop-in drawing workshop led by artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood who uses a combination of hand-drawn illustration, found imagery and text in her work. This workshop is part of the Loogabarooga Festival, an annual event for families who love books and illustrated literature.

This workshop is inspired by Radar’s ‘Weekend of Weird’ – more information on this weekend will follow soon.

Award-winning guitarist Martin Taylor celebrates his 60th birthday and 45 years as a touring artist with a series of solo UK concerts. Widely considered to be the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz and fingerstyle guitar, Martin Taylor’s high-profile fans include Jeff Beck, Jamie Cullum, Pat Metheny, Bill Wyman and Sir Michael Parkinson.

Taylor’s remarkable musical career has spanned five decades, with more than 100 recordings to his name, an MBE, two honourary doctorates and many international awards. However it is his dazzling solo concerts, with a signature style that artfully combines his virtuosity, emotion and humour with a strong, engaging stage presence, that make this a show not to miss. 

The School of the Arts, English and Drama Arts in the Public Sphere Research Group invites you to a performance and Q & A Session with international storyteller, music maker and folklorist, Joseph Sobol.

Enter the phantasmagorical world of Jack, the Appalachian wonder tale hero, and his female counterpart, the Youngest Daughter (“Least Gal”), in this virtuoso storytelling and musical re-visioning of the traditional Hero and Heroine’s Journey.

This lecture provides a brief on the current status of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier shipbuilding programme. It will cover the following: Defining the requirement; contractual construct, the design, building the ships and supporting the ships in service

The Centre for Global Sourcing and Services is hosting a delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. As part of their visit to the UK, we are delighted to invite you to join us for a symposium about the China-UK trade relationships with a particular interest in the service industry. Among the speakers are Chinese government officials from the Ministry of Commerce, officials from the UK Department of International Trade and leading academics.

We have secured high profile speakers from the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC) and the Department of International Trade (DIT).

Come and hear your local MP RT Hon Nicky Morgan talk about how faith shapes our values - how do we identify a moral compass for young people?

A Q&A session will take place at the end of her talk, refreshments are provided. 

John is a full time professional photographer with a lifelong interest in natural history. His work has appeared in many books, calendars and magazines and he has given numerous talks at clubs and societies all over the UK. This talk will concentrate on his home area. 

A Weekend of Weird brings together writers, performers, filmmakers, artists, publishers, academics, enthusiasts and celebrants to ask: what is the Weird? Where did it come from? Where is it going?

The weekend will comprise panel discussions, live performances, film screenings and a specialist book fair. It is organised by Radar in collaboration with Dr Nick Freeman and Dr Dan Watt from Loughborough University’s School of the Arts, English and Drama. 

Click here for a more detailed programme.

Professor Chris Linton (President of the IMA and Provost & Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Loughborough University) will deliver the Institute of Mathematics' Presidential Address on Thursday 8th December 2016 with a talk entitled 'Cultural challenges facing the Mathematical Sciences'.

The mathematical sciences ecosystem is a land full of excitement and opportunity. But there is a danger that much of this will be missed if we cling to 20th century priorities and value judgements. As the environment around us evolves, so must we. In this talk I will describe some of those areas where I believe change is most needed and what the consequent benefits might be.

Non-IMA members are welcome to attend. 

The Sons of Pitches is a multi-award winning British vocal group combining soaring solos, impeccable harmonies and sensational beatboxing to stunning effect.  In 2015, they became the first winners of BBC2’s The Naked Choir hosted by Gareth Malone.

Recent highlights for the group include tours across the UK, USA and Asia with headline performances at the NEC Birmingham, The Hong Kong International Festival and a sell-out-debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union BUCS 1XV  takes on Northumbria University at home on the 1XV Pitch. BUCS Rugby Union 2016-2017 Super Rugby.

Loughborough Students Rugby Union BUCS 1XV  takes on Leeds Beckett University at home on the 1XV Pitch. BUCS Rugby Union 2016-2017 Super Rugby.

The SAED Politicized Practice Research Group presents a talk by Dr Emma Mahony - Dr. Emma Mahony is a Lecturer in the School of Visual Culture at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. From 2004-8 she was exhibitions curator at the Hayward Gallery, London. Emma will talk about the role that politicized art practice can play in radicalizing democracy. It considers how, by mobilizing a number of values that are the antithesis of the normative values disseminated within our liberal democratic and neoliberal order (including dissensus, philistinism, imagination, possibility and love) Dutch artist Jonas Staal and Irish artist Kerry Guinan are variously testing out and disseminating alternative democratic forms.

Philip Eames on behalf of the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) invites you to a half day workshop focussed on the theme of Renewables. The workshop will take place on 16th November at Loughborough University between 12:30 and 16:30pm. Lunch will be provided.

With agreement from all of the ERA institutions to expand the project’s remit and act as the umbrella for collaborative energy research, a series of workshops has been proposed to start this process. The aim of this is to begin to understand:

• The current energy research base across ERA institutions;

• The available facilities and infrastructure used for/that could be used for energy research;

• The current level of industrial collaboration in energy research and;

• How current energy research within ERA institutions aligns to any relevant national strategies

It is envisaged that this process will contribute to shaping the future strategy of ERA going forward so your input is extremely valuable

The chutney making workshop involves chopping up green tomatoes, apples, pumpkins & fresh chillies. Spices, sugar and vinegar added.

Capriccio is formed from professional musicians Clare Lee (violin), John Bean (cello) and Elizabeth Paling (piano), who wish to bring a broad range of chamber music to people of all ages. Their enthusiasm for drama and variety in performance is evident from their dynamic musical expression on stage.

Loughborough University FC take on Westfields FC at the Loughborough University Stadium, 7:45pm. Twitter: @lborofootball

The University Choir will be joined by the University String Ensemble to present a programme of seasonal music. This yearly concert never fails to bring you in the festive mood with plenty of opportunities for audience participation. The University Choir is open to all staff and students of the University, and to members of the public aged 16 or over. New members are always welcome and no previous experience is necessary. 

Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s No Man's Land, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham’s Theatre, London.

One summer's evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst's stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men.

Also starring Owen Teale and Damien Molony, don’t miss this glorious revival of Pinter’s comic classic. The broadcast will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and director Sean Mathias.

Live rating for this performance is aged 15 and over.

Please note that ticket booking is not yet open for this screening.
Please keep an eye out for this opening in the coming months.

In a 2014 report ‘The Future of Work’ authored by consultants, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and the Said Business School, Oxford University, the year 2020 was suggested as the point at which “Rioting sweeps across university campuses as students lose patience with lack of job opportunities”.

Now, that is hopefully, just consultants being provocative to sell their services. But, research in the Centre for Global Sourcing and Services at Loughborough University has indeed highlighted  an emerging skills gap in the entry-level of those professional careers that form the bedrock of business support services within organisations, e.g. finance, HR, IT and procurement as the training 'nurseries' where the skills, knowledge and behaviours of professional careers are forged are moved offshore.

This event will bring together a range of parties to consider how the business support service industry might provide sustainable and developmental work experience to young people undergoing higher education.
The aims of the Earn-to-Learn scheme are to: 1) improve student work-readiness and employability, together with reducing debt on graduation, 2) provide employers with cost-effective, flexible sourcing solutions feeding into the acquisition and development of emerging scarce talents.

Do you love studying your undergraduate degree? Do you want to continue with in-depth study and focus on a single topic of interest? 

A research degree or PhD could be the answer you are looking for.

This event gives you the opportunity to hear a presentation from the Head of Researcher Development at Loughborough University, Dr Kathryn North and have the chance to chat to our current postgraduate research students about what undertaking a research degree or PhD is really like.

Visit the website to view the event itinerary.

Join us on 17th November from 4-7pm to hear from students and staff about the postgraduate opportunities on offer at Loughborough University London.

Attendees will receive a tour of the building, and hear from current students and staff about postgraduate life at Loughborough University London.

Academics from each Institute and the Academy will be located at subject-specific stands, and will be available to discuss their programmes and any current research opportunities. There will also be representation from Loughborough's Student Union and the team behind Loughborough University London's dynamic careers development programme, Enterprise Through the Curriculum. Throughout the evening, attendees will join a number of talks, including: A formal welcome from the Dean of Loughborough University London, An Introduction to Enterprise through the Curriculum and An Introduction to the new Government Postgraduate Loan Scheme.

A free coach will depart from outside the Union at 12:30pm on Thursday 17th November for Loughborough students joining us for the Postgraduate Open Evening. Students must arrive at least 15 minutes before the coach is due to leave. The coach will be positioned on the road between the fountain and the Union entrance. The coach is due to arrive at the London campus at approximately 3:30pm.

At the end of the open evening, the coach will pick Loughborough students up from outside the London campus at 7:00pm, and will return to Loughborough University at approximately 9:30pm. To book the free coach service, please complete our events booking form.

'The story of the unexpected encounter of three different fields of research through the chaos of mathematical research.'

Renowned Mathematician Professor Cedric Villani will present the 2017 Sir David Wallace Lecture.

The lecture will provide an informative and entertaining insight into the challenges of investigating aircraft accidents from initial response and evidence collection through to analysis and recommendations. Examples from well-known and less well-know accidents will illustrate the lecture.

Delivered by Prof. Graham Braithwaite, Cranfield University

Loughborough Students’ Union Action volunteers are hosting ‘A Flick Down Memory Lane’ on Sunday 4th December 2016 at the Cope Auditorium on Epinal Way Loughborough from 12pm until 3pm.

This free event aimed at senior members of our community, sees LSU Action volunteers act as old style ushers/usherettes for the afternoon, welcoming the guests at the door, showing them to their seats and providing refreshments during the interval.

The film being shown is the all-time Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street.

Booking is essential by emailing annecato@lsu.co.uk or calling 01509 635 042 / 041

The UK voted to leave the EU on the 23rd of June 2016 in a historic election. It appears that the decision to leave the EU took the nation and indeed our leaders by surprise as we are now gradually working through the process of what BREXIT actually means and what kind of BREXIT we will have.

There are a myriad of issues resulting from the vote to leave the EU the most strongly felt being the impact on jobs and the economy.

There are issues around immigration: What happens to EU citizens already in the UK (including students and those planning on coming to the UK to study) over the next few years. This is of particular interest as Loughborough is a University town and so relies significantly on students coming from all over the world including the EU. Therefore, the impact of the BREXIT vote on student numbers and consequently funding and academic research funding will need to be explored thoroughly to ensure that the town of Loughborough is stronger on the back of BREXIT.

Security: In the immediate aftermath of the referendum, there was a sharp rise in hate crimes reported to the police. EU and non-EU nationals being told to “go back to your country”. What does this mean for the type of society Britain aspires to be identified as? How would Loughborough Town and indeed the UK engage with questions of race and rights in the Age of Brexit?

Employment: The National Health Service is grinding to a halt, hospital trusts may no longer be restricted by the EU working Time Directive - what impact on staff productivity and safety? EU workers across sectors are unsure of their stand, what happens to Employment rights/laws (maternity/ paternity entitlements, annual leave, sick pay, etc.)?

We invite you to join us as we explore these issues on the 8th of December 2016. Come with your questions, comments and suggestions and let’s interact and develop ideas in a creative space.

A one-day conference examining the implications of UK trade arrangements outside of the EU for tariffs, market access and the harmonisation of standards and regulations. 

This event is a platform for the presentation of research based analysis and discussion of the economic implications of the various possible trade arrangements when the UK leaves the European Union. The goal is not to argue for or against any particular choice, but rather to help participants gain a better understanding of their economic costs and benefits.

The audience will be a mix of researchers, policy and political advisers, journalists, public servants and practitioners from the private sector. The conference will take place under the Chatham House rule: no attributed contributions without the express permission of the person named.

In conjunction with Loughborough Student' Union and the Alumni Association, the Centre for Faith and Spirituality would like to invite everyone to join the annual Christmas Carols around the fountain event. A mug of hot chocolate will be waiting for you. 

Learn all about intellectual property, even if you are not thinking of starting a business this workshop is still relevant for you.

Emma has been employed by the Intellectual Property Office for 18 years currently working in the Business Outreach Team. She joined the organisation after graduating from The University of Wales in 1998. For the past 10 years she has been advising on all aspects of Intellectual Property to a wide range of audiences all over the UK.

Workshop Content:
Successful businesses understand the importance of protecting their Intellectual Property for brand names, new inventions, new designs and creative work. Intellectual Property will account for a large part of the value of most businesses.

This workshop will help you understand the four main areas of Intellectual Property:
Trade marks
Patents
Designs
Copyright

Everyone is welcome – students, graduates and staff.

Loughborough students are invited to attend a live streaming of an employer presentation by Bloomberg, which is being held at the Loughborough University London campus next week.

The presentation is being given by Loughborough alumnus Jordan Fleary, who is in a new role at Bloomberg where he headhunts talented entrepreneurs for various roles within the business. Jordan previously won the Loughborough Business Plan competition in 2008.

The event will be streamed live to students at the Graduate House on the Loughborough campus, from 11am-12:30pm on Wednesday 7 December. The presentation will give students a chance to better understand what Bloomberg do and discover more about Bloomberg’s programmes, which aim to support social entrepreneurs.

 Everyone is invited to attend, though the presentation will be most beneficial to entrepreneurial thinkers and students who can speak more than one language.

 There is no need to book a place to attend this event. For more information about how to find the Graduate House, please click here. 

Open to staff, students, family and friends – the Societies Express will be departing at around 7pm from Loughborough Students’ Union Piazza, starting with a Societies’ Christmas Market – featuring stalls, competitions, festive treats, and a wonderful arrangement of live music from LSU Classical.

Following that will be the traditional Showcase, with a magical array of performances, bringing the festive cheer to LSU!

The presentation will take a broad view of the machines and the personnel who operated 1930s services. This will use modern techniques (simulation and modelling) to examine how vital operating procedures evolved in an era when regulation was still in its infancy. The airline staff’s resourcefulness, on the ground and in the air, will be examined using examples of typical problems and innovative solutions.

IPSE, The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed is the largest association of independent professionals in the EU. IPSE works hard to support those working for themselves in the UK, representing over 67,000 freelancers, consultants and self-employed people from each sector of the economy, IPSE is a not-for-profit organisation owned and run by their members.

This evening workshop will provide an introduction to self-employment. We will discuss the benefits, expectations and challenges of working for yourself. The workshop will break down the practicalities of starting up, running and succeeding as a freelance business.

Everyone is welcome – students, graduates and staff. Free refreshments

Join Father Binu Palakapally, to celebrate the birth of Christ, which is believed to have occurred at night. This ceremony is held in churches throughout the world

To date, much service innovation work has focused on developed economies. Going forward, emerging markets (EMs) are expected to provide as much as 75 per cent of the world's growth. Thus, both researchers and practitioners need to be concerned with building knowledge and understanding about how to successfully develop new service offerings for these markets. The Centre for Service Management, in the School of Business and Economics, led by Professor Thorsten Gruber, conducts multi- and inter-disciplinary research into a range of service organisations. In conjunction with SAMS and Loughborough University, we are hosting a 2-day workshop discussing service innovation both for EMs and those coming out of EMs.

The Digital Technologies have entered into virtually all parts of our daily lives from work to entertainment, health to smart living, banking to online shopping etc. The use of digital technologies is expected to grow at an increasing rate accelerated by a number of new developments: More accurate data collection, faster (higher capacity) connections for data transfer by either fixed wired and/or mobile Internet, fast data processing capabilities for understanding of the data and appropriately reacting to it, and as a result, creating more intelligence to help deal with large and small scale world problems at societal, organisational and personal levels.

However there have already been several challenges emerging which require urgent research and development action. The two most important of the major challenges are how to tackle the ever-increasing amount of collected data in terms of timely processing and effective use of it, and the other is information security and privacy/identity protection of the users of digital technologies.
In this talk, the historic developments of the digital technologies will be briefly reviewed followed by the current advances in major digital technologies' application areas which can be considered as the digital revolution, and the talk will be concluded by highlighting the future challenges in this very exciting field

A talk about a local premier nature reserve on the banks of the River Trent near Long Eaton.

Nigel was born next to the reserve and still lives there. He is a former bird ringer, a volunteer warden at the reserve, and he is on the reserve management committee.

He has been fascinated by wildlife all his life and wants to share this passion and show how exciting wildlife can be - even on your own doorstep.

Euclid is pleased to announce dates for Know Brexit / EU Funding events in 2017. 

The Brexit part of these events aim to help the arts and culture sector understand the implications of Brexit and to help anyone who wants to campaign to ensure that the final Brexit deal has minimal negative impact on the sector. This will include:

a) an update of Brexit news and the implications for the arts & culture sector, and

b) a platform to discuss the issues of most concern to the sector and ways of lobbying for the voice of the sector to be heard during the next 2 years of Brexit negotiations. 

The EU Funding part will provide an overview of the likely EU opportunities from 2017-19, including Creative Europe, Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens, Horizon 2020, Interreg and the Structural & Investment Funds.  

The KNOW BREXIT website (www.knowbrexit.eu) will provide news, resources, a regular blog and a platform where people can sign up to express their views on the Brexit arrangements.  There is also a @knowbrexit twitter feed – please follow.

Prior to the mid-1990s, student housing and lifestyles were vividly represented by TV shows such as Rising Damp and The Young Ones. Professor Smith will show how the subsequent marked expansion of higher education and commodification of studenthood, has radically transformed how students reside and live within university towns and cities.

In turn, these changes have led to dramatic social, cultural, economic and physical impacts on urban environments and neighbourhoods; a process termed studentification by Professor Smith in the late 1990s. Using examples from across the globe, Professor Smith will highlight the main ways in which leading organisations and stakeholders have sought to integrate student populations into towns and cities in more effective ways, such as the development of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation and student villages, and the implementation of better management practices for town and gown relations.

Flying a CTSW microlight flight to Oshkosh, WIsconsin  and back via Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Baffin Island, Canada, USA and the Great Lakes.  The talk will touch on the people and geography of the areas flown through.

A talk on the birds to be found in Morocco -

Neil has a life long passion for birds. He is now a tour leader with Avian Adventures and has a knowledge of birds in Morocco.

A talk on the Bird Fair by one of its co-founders -

Tim has been involved in the Bird Fair since co-founding and organising the first event in 1989.

His presentation will give an overview of its trials and tribulations - but mainly its fantastic success over 27 years, raising millions of pounds for global conservation with the charity Birdlife International.

R.D. Laing’s legacy deserves revaluation. It has the potential to provide tools for working through the contemporary connections between the capitalist semio-sphere and the aetiology of mental health. The concept of ‘experience’, which he develops by reading Jean Paul Sartre and, by extension, Martin Heidegger’s phenomenology, is key to understanding how Laing’s work sets itself apart from Freud-inspired psychoanalyses and various Marxisms. The same concept provides an entry point to understanding the dynamics within the therapeutic communities at Kingsley Hall and Archway (1965-1972) and the progressive conception of education and learning practiced within the London Anti-University.

In 2016 Vlad Morariu and Jaakko Karhunen conducted research in the R.D. Laing archive held at the University of Glasgow. They approached Laing with an interest in the correlation between the capitalist precarization of life and the increasing incidence of mental health disorders; Morariu’s research looking at institutional formations and the possibilities of institutional critique, while Karhunen working on contemporary art’s appropriation of Félix Guattari’s concept of subjectivity. Their presentation does not aim to celebrate uncritically R.D. Laing’s thought: particular attention will be paid to Guattari’s critique of the Mary Barnes case and Laing’s friend, mathematician Gordon Spencer Brown’s eye-witness account of what went wrong in the Kingsley Hall experiment. The presentation restages Laing’s thought within a contemporary context, which includes reformulating the problem of experience: what is there to say, five decades later, about how and what we experience in the family, in the psychotherapist’s office, in the university and in the museum?

The talk will discuss the notion of 'syncopolitics'

Fred has coined the term syncopolitics in response to Catherine Clément’s seminal book, Syncope - The philosophy of Rapture, where she stresses that “syncope is spectacle, it shows off, exposes itself, smashes, breaks, interrupts the daily course of other people's lives, people at whom the raptus is aimed.” (1994: 251) Fred will look in particular at how the image of syncope and the syncope of the image might radically displace or dissolve the self and thus offer strategies of resistance against norms through renouncement or disappearance; a recess of the image that he considers as a sine qua non condition for thinking politics as what can only happen within a horlieu (an out-place or non-place) of representation: a syncopolitics that resonates with what Badiou calls inexist[a]nce.

The event to launch Loughborough as a dementia friendly community consists of a poster session, workshops on cooking for cognition and resistance band exercises. Everyone is welcome to attend. 

The annual Claudia Parsons Lecture for 2017 will be given by Dr Emily Grossman, expert in molecular biology and genetics and science broadcaster.

Dr Emily Grossman speaks about her life as a scientist, actress and science broadcaster - she shares her experiences as a woman in science and explores the value of emotions in science. Emily also discusses exciting advances in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine, and asks whether one day we’ll be able to rebuild a human.

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is currently a hot topic, with implications for policy, business models and data sharing. But how do we ensure it appeals to the users by making the experience of MaaS better than that of ownership? ‘Mobility’ after all is not an end in itself, but a means to an end, enabling us to get on with our lives.

This event will bring together industry, the public sector and researchers. It will map out what we need to know about users to help take MaaS from a concept to a reality, look at some potentially creative ways of getting at the answers, discuss how this knowledge might be used to support the development of MaaS in the UK and identify potential funding streams to tackle some of these issues through collaboration.

Structured around thought-provoking talks and hands-on idea generation, this event will map out the imperative user research needed for MaaS to be successful.

The programme under development may include topics such as:
• predicting the future needs of the ‘digital native’ in MaaS
• whether co-design with users could generate innovative elements of MaaS that don’t yet exist
• what role the collaborative economy could play through crowd sourcing data or sharing infrastructure
• whether understanding and tracking individual mobility profiles could provide the framework for MaaS
• the privacy implications for sharing of personal data
• the implications of MaaS for geographic data provision to users
• MaaS for different sectors – rural vs urban or business vs leisure users

Join us for what is shaping up to be an interesting day of discussion, making new contacts and kick-starting proposals for funding.

The Object is Alive has invited British artist Matthew Darbyshire to develop a new exhibition that actively engages with Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery and its collection, and is influenced by the work of Polish artist and theatre maker Tadeusz Kantor, who was interested in the role and status of the object. Matthew has reimagined 12 objects from Nottingham Castle’s collections – including 20th century studio pottery, modernist sculpture and even a grenade from the Regimental Museum. By playing with scale and devising new materials and techniques, including experimenting with different concrete formulas, he has created a series of new works exclusively for the Castle.

The Object is Alive: Matthew Darbyshire is the first in a series of exhibitions that actively explore the role of object as discussed in Kantor’s writing and artistic outputs. Funded by Arts Council England and the Henry Moore Foundation, this exhibition is part of a collaborative project with Radar at Loughborough University, and will be followed by Mike Cooter at New Walk Museum, Leicester (Winter 2017), and Giles Round at Derby Museums (Spring 2018).

Chinese New Year themed craft event for children aged 6 - 10 years

Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones, NT Live: The Comedy of Errors) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, broadcast live from the National Theatre, and with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God.

After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film.

Lunchtime Concert by Aoife Miralles, a harpist currently studying with Karen Vaughan at the Royal Academy of Music.

Aoife Miralles is a harpist currently studying with Karen Vaughan at the Royal Academy of Music. Winner of multiple awards including the Gordan Turner Harp Prize 2015 at the Royal College of Music Junior Department (RCM, JD). Aoife has perfromed with the National Youth Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Youth Orchestra and the RCM JD Symphony Orchestra. Learning to play the harp as a student of Loughborough Endowed Schools, Aoife will now return to her home town to deliver an enchanting performance of classic works including Bach, Hinderman, Grandjany and Roussel.

Paul returned to solo shows after a four-year, self-imposed exile during which real life had taken over. Looking back, life as a travelling single gaysian delivering lefty, liberal jokes was quite straightforward. Now he has to juggle the responsibilities of being an uncle, being in an actual relationship for the first time in twenty years, and being that bloke, from that quiz, in that poorly-fitting white suit. It’s not easy. 

Join us for an afternoon of discussion and film screenings about the global use of English by non-native speakers around the world.

This event is constructed around artist Nicoline van Harskamp’s preoccupation with investigating the global use of English by non-native speakers around the world. Having already made a series of video works focusing on the subject the artist continued her research at Loughborough University where she was invited by Radar to make a new work in collaboration with its linguists.

A new work, ‘Apologies and Compliments’, was made as part of the commission and will be screened alongside other videos from the series known as Englishes, an on-going a project that seeks to provoke questions about the features and possible declinations of a future global English.

The screenings will be accompanied by a series of discussions led by Nicoline van Harskamp who will host conversations between a group of respondents representing a variety of academic disciplines and the audience including:

Sam Belinfante (Director, Centre of Audio Visual Experimentation, University of Leeds)
Jessica Bradley (Doctoral Researcher, TLANG Project, School of Education, University of Leeds)
Alexandre Christoyannopoulos (Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Loughborough University)
Heather Connelly (Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts, Design& Media, Birmingham City University)
Arianna Maiorani (Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Loughborough University)
Jessica Robles (Lecturer in Social Sciences, Loughborough University)

The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences is holding a postgraduate study open event for people interested in our diverse range of taught programmes.

The event will be a chance to find out more about our postgraduate programmes, attend programme-specific talks and tours, and chat with our academic staff and current students.

If you have never been to Loughborough University before it will be an excellent opportunity to experience our outstanding campus and facilities, but even current Loughborough undergraduates considering postgraduate study with the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences will find it useful to get more in-depth information about our programmes.

Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France.

Gemma Arterton is Joan of Arc, broadcast live from the Donmar Warehouse.

Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France. As one of the first Protestants and nationalists, she threatens the very fabric of the feudal society and the Catholic Church across Europe.

Josie Rourke (Coriolanus, Les Liaisons Dangereuses) directs Gemma Arterton (Gemma Bovery, Nell Gwynn, Made in Dagenham) as Joan of Arc in this electrifying production. 

Join us for an afternoon of discussion and film screenings about the global use of English by non-native speakers around the world.

This event is constructed around artist Nicoline van Harskamp’s preoccupation with investigating the global use of English by non-native speakers around the world. Having already made a series of video works focusing on the subject the artist continued her research at Loughborough University where she was invited by Radar to make a new work in collaboration with its linguists.

A new work, ‘Apologies and Compliments’, was made as part of the commission and will be screened alongside other videos from the series known as Englishes, an on-going a project that seeks to provoke questions about the features and possible declinations of a future global English.

The screenings will be accompanied by a series of discussions led by Nicoline van Harskamp who will host conversations between a group of respondents representing a variety of academic disciplines and the audience including:

Sam Belinfante (Director, Centre of Audio Visual Experimentation, University of Leeds)
Jessica Bradley (Doctoral Researcher, TLANG Project, School of Education, University of Leeds)
Alexandre Christoyannopoulos (Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Loughborough University)
Heather Connelly (Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts, Design& Media, Birmingham City University)
Arianna Maiorani (Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Loughborough University)
Jessica Robles (Lecturer in Social Sciences, Loughborough University)

Matthew Darbyshire will give an enlightening talk about his practice and the influence of Kantor upon his new sculptures.

Matthew Darbyshire will give an enlightening talk about his practice and the influence of Kantor upon his new sculptures. He will also be joined by collection curators who will give more information about the objects he has selected, and then afterwards Matthew will lead a guided tour of the exhibition.

Dr. Emily LeBarge will present an illustrated talk based on her essay for The Object is Alive that examines the work of Kantor & Matthew Darbyshire.

Emily LaBarge is a writer and researcher based in London. She has a PhD in Critical Writing in Art & Design from the Royal College of Art, where she is visiting lecturer. Amongst other publications, she contributes to esse arts + opinions (Montreal), The Photographers' Gallery and The Cambridge Humanities Review.

A multi-faceted and exhilarating programme by Clare Hammond, this is not to be missed!

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 'Young Artist' Award in 2016, pianist Clare Hammond is recognised for the virtuosity and authority of her performances and has developed a “reputation for brilliantly imaginative concert programmes” (BBC Music Magazine). You might also know her as the younger version of Dame Maggie Smith's character, Miss Shepherd, in the feature film, The Lady in the Van. Clare’s recording of excerpts from Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with the BBC Concert Orchestra, is featured throughout the film, which was released in cinemas in the UK in November 2015.

Clare has performed in Emmanuel Church before and will return with a recital that takes us from the sombre intensity of Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's Suite to the exuberant brilliance of Igor Stravinsky's music for his ballet, Petroushka. The serenity of Beethoven’s fourth Sonata and Fauré’s Nocturnes contrasts with the sparkling vivacity of Dutilleux’s Au gré des ondes and the intense virtuosity of Scriabin’s fifth sonata. A multi-faceted and exhilarating programme, this is not to be missed!

Programme

Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G major

Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7

Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53

Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes

Fauré - 2 Nocturnes (No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 37 and No. 12 in E minor, Op. 107)

Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite 

Award-winning director Ivo van Hove returns to National Theatre Live screens with a modern production of Ibsen's masterpiece.

Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic Theatre) returns to National Theatre Live screens with a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece.

Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair, Jane Eyre) plays the title role in a new version by Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal, Closer).

Certificate 12 A

A short service to mark the beginning of Lent.

Father Binu will be leading a short service to mark the beginning of Lent which will also include the imposition of ashes as a sign of repentance.

All welcome

The first exhibition in the new Martin Hall Exhibition Space. The exhibition is part of our joint programme with Joshibi University of Art & Design in Japan.

(Closed at weekends)

Exploring the value of textile making for individual and societal wellbeing and sustainability.

The interests of the Textile Design Research Group (TDRG) encompass a range of disciplines and textile related concerns which are underpinned by common interest in collaborative practice and connections.

The first of two cross-campus seminars explores the value of textile making for individual and societal wellbeing and sustainability. As an extension of the group’s research interests this seminar will bring together researchers and local community-based practitioners to discuss the role of arts and creativity in wellbeing and sustainability. The seminar offers the opportunity to share knowledge in an informal setting to facilitate discussion and networking between researchers, practitioners and those with shared interests.

Schedule of events & presentations

13.15 Welcome with lunch and refreshments
13.30 Design strategies for product life extension in maternity wear - Zoe John
13.50 Founder of Little Bird SOS - Lisa Pidgeon
14.10 Community arts and wellbeing - Jemma Bagley, Charnwood Arts
14.30 Collaborative workshop - Sarah Green

The Centre for Information Management is hosting an evening seminar with guest speaker Professor Dr.-Ing. Peter Heisig

Peter will address the current challenges researchers and practitioners are facing in the KM discipline and in KM practice. He aims to combine theoretical KM approaches with lessons learned in KM projects in different sectors and functional areas. Delegates will be introduced to practical methods and tools tested in different settings in different countries to help to improve the strategic management of knowledge and the operational handling of knowledge. The latter would serve as a practical solution to the new requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 regarding knowledge handling.
Dr.-Ing. Peter Heisig is Professor for Information and Knowledge Management and Deputy Dean of the Department of Information Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (Germany), and a Senior Research Fellow at the Leeds University Business School (UK). 

Be creative with digital technology! A variety of experiments will be on offer, to include Arduino powered drawing robots, interactive sound machines, computer controlled lights, microcontrollers, Raspberry Pis and 3D printed objects. There will also be videos and presentation materials for inspiration.

Philip and Andrew Oliver had their first video game published in 1983 when aged 15. They rose to fame as the ‘The Oliver Twins’ developing many hugely successful games including the ‘Dizzy’ and ‘Simulator’ series published by Codemasters. They wrote so many games that they are probably the most prolific developers of 8 bit games in the world.

At age 22, they founded Blitz Games in Leamington Spa. Over 20 years they grew the company to over 200 incredibly talented employees and developed well over 70 games, across many consoles and computers for clients including Activision, Electronic Arts, Hasbro, Microsoft, THQ, Namco, Eidos, Konami, Intel, Disney, DreamWorks and Sony.

They are now co-founders, with Richard Smithies, of a new company, Radiant Worlds, based in Leamington Spa, with over 100 employees and producing the massively multiplayer online game SkySaga.

Philip was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration, whilst Andrew was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from Coventry University in 2008.

The event is aiming to promote a healthy lifestyle and to show children that healthy eating can be exciting. The children will make various items (smoothies, kebabs, wraps) using different fruits and will be able to eat what they make.

Speech Bubble presents a platform for students to share their poetry alongside talented poets who are invited to take part.

After a very successful kick-off in December, we are so looking forward to the second Speech Bubble of this academic year. Not only will there be a number of open mic slots available for you to show your stuff, this edition also brings special guests to the stage.

Again, there will be opportunities for others to perform their work by signing up to a number of the 10+ open-mic slots available.

Join us for our upcoming Open Evening on Thursday 16th March to find out about our inspiring postgraduate taught and research programmes.

Childrens event suitable for children aged 5 - 10 years old

Exploring the worlds of Dr Seuss, Roald Dahl, JK Rowling as well as authors from around the world through craft and drama. Suitable for children aged 5 - 10 years old.

Love reading and chatting about books? Then come along to the Student Book Club and take part in a relaxed discussion of our next book, Unwind by Neal Shusterman.

Collect a copy from the Library's main information desk.

Light refreshments provided. All welcome.

For more information email Sharon: S.D.Reid@lboro.ac.uk or why not join our Facebook group? http://bit.ly/2lL52R5

Dr Dave Clayton presents his public lecture 'The science behind energy restriction and contemporary weight loss programmes' on 8 March 2017.

George Egerton and the fin de siecle:

This is the first conference dedicated to the life and work of George Egerton, the nom de plume of Mary Chavelita Dunne (1859–1945). Egerton is often discussed in relation to New Woman writing and scholars have tended to focus on her first two short story collections, Keynotes (1893) and Discords (1894). The two-day conference seeks to go beyond these parameters, with the aim of recovering her wider oeuvre and reassessing her wider contribution to fin de siècle and early 20th century literature and drama.

A talk on the wildlife of the Andes region.

This couple now spend a good part of the year in South America as part of a project to study the wildlife of the Andes. While there, they work with local organisations and give talks to local schools about the need for conservation, etc. Come with them and explore this fascinating area and it's unique wildlife.

Please have a look at the link on the Links Section of the RSPB Group website

Before the talk we will hold our Annual General Meeting - hence the slightly earlier start. 

A talk on the RSPB Reserve east of Peterborough

The talk will give some background to the development of this 2000 acre RSPB reserve, and how it is managed for the benefit of its key birds and other wildlife.

Charlie has worked for the RSPB since 1985 and been site manager here since 1991.

Women's World Day of Prayer began as separate days of prayer organised by individual denominations in America in the mid-1800s and has now become an international and ecumenical day of prayer.

This year we are celebrating the service prepared by the Christian women of the Philippines.

The event is open to all but we would especially welcome women to mark the event.

To find out more, visit www.wwdp.org.uk

Marie Curie lived an extraordinary life and made incredible scientific discoveries in the face of unbelievable odds. This is her story, replete with breathtaking breakthroughs and seriously silly songs. This show completes Tangram’s internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning, peer-reviewed musical comedy ‘Scientrilogy', about Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and now Marie Curie.

Written and performed by John Hinton & Jo Eagle
Directed by Daniel Goldman
Presented by Tangram Theatre Company
Peer reviewed by Sussex University 

Photo and art exhibitions, theatre performances, crafts, and science-based public talks aiming to celebrate women worldwide. Part of the International Women's Day initiative. 

Raising awareness of women’s roles in different sociocultural environments, highlighting gender inequalities, and proposing creative ways towards gender equity and equality, in collaboration with Charnwood Arts, Living Without Abuse-Loughborough, and Human Rights and Equalities Charnwood. #BeBoldForChange

This is the first Fruit Routes event of 2017 and involves learning how to look after fruit trees properly by pruning them, all taught by a fruit tree pruning specialist, Marc Richmond.

Feel free to get involved with all or part of the activities on the day. Both staff and students are welcome to come along. 

11am-1pm: Pruning at the Barefoot Orchard

1pm-2pm: Lunchtime pruning and Tree Talk

2pm-4pm: Tree Pruning around the rest of the route