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News from 2021

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Fine Art graduates exhibit artwork in the Access Group new Loughborough office

Jess Poole, George Robertshaw, Olivia Hollings, Eva Wan, Monica Popham, all graduates from our BA Fine Art (2021) programme, have had the opportunity to showcase their work at the opening of the Access Group’s new office in Loughborough.

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Dean of the School of Design and Creative Arts presents at BODW

Professor Cees de Bont was part of a panel presenting at BODW Business of Design Week during the weeklong summit featuring around 80 prominent speakers from around the globe.

Eleni Leontsini

Student designs product to make shopping easier for parents

Third year design student, Eleni Leontsini, has designed Pram Trolley – a product that plans to tackle the problem of shopping in a supermarket with a pram.
Christmas card competition

Creative Arts students design Vice-Chancellor's Christmas card

This year the Vice-Chancellor set a competition for all Creative Arts students to design his Christmas card.
Connector Challenge 2021

Part A students take part in the Connector Challenge

On 19 November, 180 first year students produced a 180m flash art installation outside the Design School.
Ashleigh Filtness Future Leaders 2022

Senior Lecturer announced as part of the Foundation of Science and Technology Future Leaders 2022

Dr Ashleigh Filtness, a Senior Lecturer in Human Factors and Transport Safety, has been selected to be a part of Foundation Future Leaders 2022.
Sarah Selby Between the lines exhibition

Art and Science combine in upcoming exhibition

A new LU Arts exhibition will demonstrate how artists can work across disciplines as it shares the processes involved in digital artist Sarah Selby’s project ‘Between the Lines’.
Rachel Gadsden Change Makers article

Loughborough artist stars in campaign that aims to shine a light on the challenges faced by people living with vision loss

“As an artist who has lost a lot of my sight, I am often asked: How can you still paint? I hope that Change Makers will empower those who similarly are going through the experience of sight loss to know that there is life beyond what is happening to them.”
The mOm incubator is used for the first time to help sustain a premature baby at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey. Image courtesy of: St Peters NICU

Accessible neonatal incubator designed by Loughborough graduate achieves first clinical use

A new, neonatal incubator designed by Loughborough graduate James Roberts saw its first ever clinical use in a UK hospital earlier this month.
Tether Kickstarter asset

Loughborough alumni and current student strive to make disruptive change to cycling safety

Tether is a bike safety device that projects a safe zone around your bike, responds to road users around you and identifies safe and unsafe roads in your city.

Buzz by Ziquan Hua

Postgraduate student designs concept for visually impaired musicians

Ziqun Hua has created Buzz, an inclusive product design for instrumental ensemble practice for visually impaired people under 25.

Graduate’s life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds wins international Dyson

A Loughborough graduate who has designed a device to reduce catastrophic blood loss from a knife wound has been announced as one of three global winners of this year’s International James Dyson Award.
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Alumna reveals Loughborough town centre mural installation

Florence “Flo” Sargent (BA Textile Design 2021) was commissioned in her final year at Loughborough to produce a mural for Luxurio Future Generations and McAleer & Rushe.

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Academic research linked to COP26 goals

COP26 has prompted many of us to think about how our actions impact the planet and what positive changes we can make to reduce our carbon footprint.
School of Design & Creative Arts Postgraduate degree show 2021 poster

School of Design and Creative Arts launches 2021 Postgraduate Taught Degree Show

From today (10 November), the School of Design and Creative Arts is delighted to share a virtual exhibition to staff, students and the public showcasing work by its postgraduate students.
Selene States Bauhaus exhibition

Selene States to present curation of Bauhaus textile, fashion and costume designs

From 5 November-3 December, artist Selene States will be holding an exhibition featuring Bauhaus dress, costume and textile works at Loughborough University’s Martin Hall Gallery.
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Four artists awarded AA2A placements at Loughborough University

As part of the national Artists Access to Art Colleges (AA2A) project, four artists and design-makers have been offered placements at Loughborough University.

Industrial Designers Society of America honours Loughborough University academic as its first UK-based Fellow

In recognition of an international contribution to design research and education, Dr Mark Evans of the School of Design and Creative Arts has been inducted to the Academy of Fellows of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).

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’.

Design students are presented with their 2021 Starpack Awards

Students from the School of Design and Creative Arts were presented with their awards during an evening ceremony which have been awarded to the students for their innovative work.

Four graduates shortlisted for Global Design Graduate Show awards

Four graduates from the School of Design and Creative Arts have been shortlisted in the Global Design Graduate Show 2021, with three shortlists for the Product, Architecture and Interiors award.

Design and Creative Arts students are winners at the Creative Conscience Awards 2021

Four students from the School of Design and Creative Arts have won Creative Conscience Awards, as well as three student projects commended, and two shortlisted.

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.

Loughborough artist creates striking giant inflatable sculpture that ‘breathes’

Much like a cuttlefish responding to its background, U-too, the latest sculpture by Loughborough University’s Michael Shaw, changes the closer visitors get to it, reflecting their outline and clothing colours.

Upcoming exhibition celebrates the beginning of the new academic year

The University is delighted to welcome students, staff and the general public to view a collection of works in-person at the Martin Hall Exhibition Space later this month, as we begin a new academic year.

Leading academic is awarded the IEA-Elsevier John Wilson Award and appointed Editor-in-Chief of Ergonomics journal

Dr Patrick Waterson, Reader in Human Factors and Complex Systems at Loughborough University has been awarded the third IEA-Elsevier John Wilson Award for 2021, which includes a monetary prize of $5,000.

Studio of Light collaborates with photographer Paul Hill to produce limited edition prints for upcoming exhibition

Using a unique process the prints have been produced and will form part of Paul's exhibition at the Argentea Gallery.

Loughborough graduate wins James Dyson Award after designing life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds

Recent Loughborough University graduate Joseph Bentley has been announced as the 2021 UK national James Dyson Award winner.

Textile students are Bradford Textile Design competition winners

Loughborough Textile students have been successful in the Bradford Textile Design competition 2021, with four awards and four commendations being awarded.

AA2A artists and designer-maker placements at Loughborough University

As part of the national Artists Access to Art Colleges project we will be offering two placements to artists in 2021-22.

New £2.3m study to evaluate the social and cultural values of urban trees

A climate emergency has been declared by 74% of UK local authorities and many are responding to the issue by increasing their tree planting targets, as this will help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Student designs smart mobility aid to allow people with dementia to live independently for longer and reduce the strain on the care system

According to Alzheimer’s Research UK, one million people in the UK will have dementia by 2025 and this will increase to two million by 2050.

Student designs compact lifesaving drone for beach rescue teams after witnessing teenage surfer battle dangerous waves

In 2017, while on holiday with his family in Cornwall, Loughborough University student Dominic Leatherland witnessed a teenager become detached from their bodyboard and pulled out to sea due to rough conditions.

Former competitive swimmer designs pool navigation aid for visually impaired athletes

Since its invention in the 1980s, the ‘tapping method’ has been used to guide visually impaired swimmers in the pool.

Design students celebrated for pioneering ideas at 2021 Starpack Student Awards

Students from the University’s School of Design and Creative Arts have been awarded 42 awards for their innovative work submitted as part of an international competition.

Loughborough graduands win at New Designers awards

Four students have been awarded accolades at this year’s New Designers. The prestigious awards programme recognises new talent for their innovative creations.

Student designs life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds

In the year ending March 2019, 259 people were killed in the UK using a sharp instrument, including knives and broken bottles.

Breakthrough in 3D scanning means results are 4500% more accurate

Scientists have created a new method for increasing the precision of 3D body scans by 4500%.

Graphics students design children’s books tackling tough issues and asking big questions

Three Graphic Design students have created books for children that tackle topics including dementia, the importance of accepting people who are different to us, and why we should be encouraged to think outside the box.

Researchers create innovative products from used plastic water bottles in Rwanda, Kenya & Nigeria

It is one of six innovative devices created by researchers from Loughborough University as part of an 18-month project aimed at reducing the impact of recyclable waste in low-middle income countries.

Graphics tutor is long listed for the World Illustration Awards 2021

Graphic Communication and Illustration Tutor, Richard Johnson, has been selected amongst 500 illustrators and designers, out of 5,280 entries from around the world, to be long listed for the World Illustration Awards 2021.

Art exhibition aims to raise awareness of the environmental impact of plastics

An online exhibition of art which explores the damage plastics and waste are causing the environment is being launched to coincide with the G7 summit taking place this weekend.

Vice-Chancellor portrait competition winner announced

Over the last month twenty Fine Art students have been creating portraits of the Vice-Chancellor to commemorate the nine years he has been at Loughborough.

Nine Graphics and User Experience Design students win at the D&AD New Blood Awards

D&AD New Blood Awards 2021, have announced their winning shortlisted entries, and from over 6000 entries worldwide, 9 Graphic Design and Illustration, and User Experience Design students have won an award.

Textiles student creates playful installation for children with multi-sensory impairments as part of her final-year project

A final-year Textiles student has created an interactive play experience for children with special educational needs.

Fine Art students create portraits of the Vice-Chancellor

To commemorate the nine years Professor Robert Allison has been Vice-Chancellor, a selection of Fine Art students have been commissioned to create portraits of him.

Textiles student artwork to be showcased on new student accommodation development

Textiles finalist, Flo Sargent, has been selected as the winning design which will see her artwork commissioned for a newly built student accommodation development in Loughborough town centre.

Textiles student creates learning aids to donate to local Autism charity

Third year Textiles student, Abbey Hobbs, has used her creative talents to design and create sensory learning aids to donate to her local charity, TRACKS Autism.

Fine Art graduate wins competition to showcase artwork at Nasdaq headquarters

Loughborough Fine Art graduate, Francesca Edwards, has been selected as a winner of the Nasdaq competition 2021, and will have her work 'Light Painting' printed and displayed in Nasdaq's brand-new global headquarters in Times Square, New York City.

Design student helps develop ventilation hood that has potential to save lives of COVID-19 patients

A third-year Loughborough University student has helped develop a ventilation product for coronavirus patients in intensive care.

Loughborough Design students respond to Signet Branding live brief with innovative designs

As part of Loughborough Design Week, Signet Branding invited second year Loughborough Design students to respond to their live industry brief to develop and create a new pack design for one of their fictitious rum brands.

User Centred Design student wins the IxDA 2021 Student Design Charette

For 2021, the IxDA Student Design Charette (SDC) challenged teams to explore the potential for private data and to enhance global health and wellbeing by asking “How might we achieve greater collective wellbeing through the power of our individual data?”

LU Arts unveil WAVE Press publication led by students to mark International Women’s Day

A trio of students behind an exclusive publication called WAVE Press are delighted to announce copies of their risograph printed magazine are now available to view.

Winning student responses to the Hexr brief announced as part of Loughborough Design Week

Each year, second year Loughborough Product, Industrial, and User Centred Design students are invited to respond to live design briefs put forward by design companies. This provides the students with valuable experience working with industry partners, and the companies the opportunity to access the talents of Loughborough Design students.

Virtual postcard exhibition launches in collaboration with Joshibi University

For five years, Loughborough University has welcomed Joshibi University of Art and Design undergraduate students onto the East Midlands campus to experience a month-long cultural exchange programme.

User Experience Design student wins Silver at the IDA Design Awards

Loughborough MA User Experience Design student, Michelle Luo, has been awarded the Silver prize in the Design for Society / Design for Social Impact category at the International Design Awards (IDA).

Loughborough academics join forces with Aardman to tackle mental health crisis

Young people struggling with mental health issues arising from challenges such as loneliness, perfectionism and competitiveness, will be supported by a series of new animated films and companion website.

Loughborough Design academic is invited to be a jury member of the IDSA Excellence Awards

Industrial Design Academic, Karl Hurn, has been invited to be a jury member of the prestigious Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) International Design Excellence Awards.

Flynn Product Design launches their graduate scholarship for 2021

Design consultancy, Flynn Product Design, have launched their annual scholarship for 2021 with a £1000 cash prize and work experience available to the selected candidate.
a detail of Eleni Leontsini's yellow Amazon tiles design

Loughborough Design students are WorldStar packaging design award winners

The WorldStar Student Awards competition is owned and produced by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO). It is an international packaging design competition for students and recent graduates from countries around the world who are involved in projects in the field of packaging.
an illustration of Ian Tricker's sculpture on the building

Fine Art alumnus commissioned to produce sculptural work on campus

In October, LU Arts launched an exciting competition for current students and graduates to submit their proposals for a new sculpture on the Loughborough University campus.
Winning poster by Tom focusing on climate change. A red and yellow poster with a woman on a sun lounger in front of an industrial site.

Winners of LU Arts’ Poster Project announced for their striking and topical designs

Last term LU Arts launched their poster project, Campaign for a better world, calling for students and staff to submit their own political posters about the causes they were passionate about.
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Graphics student gains valuable opportunities during her placement with the Met Office

Graphic Communication and Illustration student, Emma Lawrence, is currently working at the Met Office as part of her placement year and has gained valuable skills and opportunities.