Pictured are students at the Rag awards.

Rag raises £1m for charities for the ninth year in a row!

Loughborough Students’ Union Rag has once again raised more than £1m for a variety of local, national and international charities.

Photo of exterior of Hazlerigg building

Three alumni receive Queen’s Birthday Honours

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2018, three Loughborough University alumni have been recognised for their work.
Pictured are students at the NCOP Pathways’ Year 10 Holiday Club.

Students inspired at NCOP Pathways’ Year 10 Holiday Club

At the end of last month, Loughborough University welcomed more than 100 Year 10 students onto campus to give them an insight into STEM, sport and global contexts.

Photo of students presenting ideas to Fearon Hall Community Centre

Students present ideas to generate income for local community centre

Postgraduate students from the University have presented creative proposals to open up sustainable pathways to generate income for Fearon Hall Community Centre whilst keeping Loughborough communities at its heart.
Pictured is a selection of items used for sewing.

New two-day sewing event to take place at University

Loughborough University is hosting a new sewing event that aims to celebrate the online stitching community and the hobby that can be more beneficial than it ‘seams’.

Arts Degree Show to showcase work of emerging artists

Students from the School of the Arts, English and Drama are set to exhibit a wide range of work at the 2018 Arts Degree Show, which opens to the public on 9 June.
Pictured is a selection of fruit and berries with a teapot.

Fruit Routes event to prompt conversations on global issues

Loughborough University’s Fruit Routes project is once again returning to campus from 13-15 June.
Pictured is the Loughborough carillon.

University arts programme to capture the sounds of Loughborough

Three artists are to capture the different sounds of Loughborough as part of a project that explores how music makes place and place makes music.
Pictured are workout weights, a bottle of water and a peach.

Mature adults needed for Loughborough fitness study

Mature adults in the Loughborough area that would like to be fitter and more mobile are asked to take part in a study.
Pictured is a woman stroking a horse.

Academic to evaluate impacts of horse assisted therapy

A Loughborough University academic is to assess how equine assisted activities and therapy (EAAT) impacts people living with and beyond cancer.

Pictured is Dr Patria Roman-Velazquez accepting her award. Image courtesy of Steve Daszko.

Loughborough University London academic receives award for work that supports BAME communities in Southwark

Loughborough University London’s Director of Studies has been recognised for her work to support BAME traders and customers that are set to be impacted by a Southwark development.
Pictured is the Loughborough University Arts Festival logo.

New 10-day Arts Festival to bring top industry names to Loughborough

Renowned creatives, the history of food, poetry and an artist that once destroyed all their belongings…

Community groups and dedicated students presented with community prizes

The University’s annual Community Presentation Evening, held at Loughborough Town Hall last week, saw community groups and dedicated students were presented with community prizes.
Pictured is the LGBT+ flag.

Event shines light on LGBT+ research conducted at Loughborough University

The important LGBT+ research being conducted at Loughborough University was highlighted at an exciting new event.

Pictured is Jimmy Thomas and Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan.

Owner of world-famous casino visits Loughborough to hear about latest research

Jimmy Thomas, one of Loughborough’s most successful businessmen, visited the University last week to discuss research being conducted by the School of Business and Economics.
Pictured are hands clapping.

LSU society and Welfare and Diversity associations have hard work recognised in national awards competition

Two Loughborough Students’ Union (LSU) associations and one society have had their efforts acknowledged in the National Societies Awards.

Voting now open for Placement Student Awards

Voting has now opened for Loughborough University’s Placement Student Awards.
Jon Walker with members of the community

Loughborough London’s first round of Community Donations Fund now open for applications

Loughborough London has now opened the bidding for the 2018 Open Fund, in line with Loughborough University’s Community Donations Fund scheme.

photo of women playing netball

NCSEM-EM academics to evaluate England Netball’s walking netball programme

Loughborough academics will be leading the evaluation of an England Netball programme delivering walking netball sessions in collaboration with the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI).
Pictured is Matt Pritchard, left, and Julian Bourne, right.

Students win Pitch@Palace award with chatbot system that aims to make eating out easy

Students Matt Pritchard and James Powell-Tuck have won a sought-after national award for their foody tech idea – and they have even been congratulated by a member of the royal family!

Pictured is a kesterl flying. Image courtesy of Mark McCall Photography (www.markjsmccall.com)

Live camera set-up in kestrel nest box

A pair of kestrels have once again returned to their nest on campus – and now you can watch what Loughborough’s feathery friends get up to!
Pictured is the Hazelrigg building in the summer.

Leading academic in Decision Sciences is appointed Honorary Visiting Professor

The School of Business and Economics has announced Professor Ravi Shankar, of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, has been appointed as the Honorary Visiting Professor in Decision Sciences.
student work from the Remaking History exhibition

Loughborough’s history is explored in collaborative textile project

First year University students and Charnwood Arts have worked together to produce an exhibition that merges historic themes with contemporary textile designs.

Lords report on citizenship and civic engagement bases recommendations on Loughborough research

A House of Lords Select Committee report on citizenship and civic engagement has based recommendations about young people, discrimination, social anxiety and policy on research by Loughborough University.
Pictured from the left is Loughborough Students' Union (LSU) Women's Officer Kes Brown, Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Allison, University Equality and Diversity Adviser Abida Akram, and LSU Welfare and Diversity Executive Officer Hannah Keating.

Loughborough becomes a member of the Race Equality Charter

Loughborough University has become a member of a Charter that aims to improve the representation, progression and success of minority ethnic staff and students.