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Better at Email thexx staffxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx magazine forEDWARD loughborough university SIR JOHN issue 76 | autumn 2013 BARNSLEY BECKWITH Sir Edward Herbert was Chairman of Governors at _ 18 Loughborough College of news at lboroTechnology from 1957-63. L C OSING ONTROL ? 70%of emails were reacted6 seconds to within Becoming Better at Email readminutes and recover to from an email inside this issue... The Library transformed Better at email Save money this winter Unveiling the £4.5m refurb, p8 A new staff campaign to reduce Our experts share their top tips, p14 time and stress, p12 02 news news 03 in this issue Shirley Pearce £7m funding to strengthen _ 14 mn 2013 EDWARD issue 76 | autu _ 12 _ 9 BERT versity HER sports medicine research SIR JOHN portrait unveiled the staff magazine forEDWARD loughborough uni Sir Edward Herbert was _ 18 xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Governors at Y BECKWITH Chairman of BARNSLE Loughborough College of om 1957-63. at lboroTechnology fr L news C OSING ONTROL A portrait of former University Vice Chancellor Professor Shirley Loughborough will receive more than £7 million from HEFCE’s Catalyst It will also fund a team of translational scientists ? 70%of emails were Pearce was unveiled this summer. Fund to strengthen its position as a leader in sport and exercise medicine and a marketing specialist to disseminate and deploy reacted6 seconds to within research and accelerate the translation of research to patient care. research findings into the clinical community, to achieve a rapid rise in Becoming The painting, by School of the Arts lecturer and President of the Better understanding of the potential of sport and exercise medicine for patients. at Email Royal Society of Portrait Painters Alastair Evans, has been hung The funding will help the University build new collaborative and sustainable in the newly-renamed Pearce Committee Room on the ground research capacity in sport and exercise medicine across its engineering, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) Professor Myra Nimmo said: minutes to floor of Hazlerigg. read and recover from an email technology and sport science disciplines, and will support the initiation Professor Pearce unveiled the portrait on the same day she stage of the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM). “This funding will enhance our ability at was presented with an honorary degree by the University. Loughborough to draw on expertise within Save money this winter inside this issue... Our experts share their top tips, p14 Better at email A new staff campaign to reduce The Library transformedefurb, p8 time and stress, p12 Catalyst funding will enable Loughborough to make key new appointments our strong engineering and technology Unveiling the £4.5m r Others to receive an honorary degree were: former deputy Vice including senior academic posts in rehabilitative medicine (School of disciplines, and use it in our sport and Chancellor Professor Neil Halliwell, Chairman of the John Lewis Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences), healthcare technologies (School of health research. This will ultimately lead to Campus developments 8 Partnership Charlie Mayfield, Olympic gold medallist Adrian Living Wage The library transformed Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering) and regenerative medicine new approaches to patient care, disease Moorhouse, Chief Executive of the Manufacturing Technology (Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering), as well as management and prevention.” Centre Ltd Dr Clive Hickman, Director of the Institute of Focus 10 agreed for staff a series of new PhD posts for clinicians. Professor Myra Nimmo Extra-curricular activities Public Safety Research (Tsinghua University, China) Professor The University and the campus trade unions for staff Weicheng Fan, and Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ERA Technology Ltd Professor (UCU, Unite and Unison) have agreed that Focus 12 Michael Withers. the minimum adult hourly rate of pay for LU’s new staff email campaign University staff should be increased to £7.45 per hour to match the current Living Wage set Focus 14 Save energy and money by the Living Wage Foundation. this winter This rate came into effect from 1 August Research 16 2013 and will incorporate the 2013-14 Academics influencing policy national pay award, which is still to be agreed. It comes as a result of joint Sport and health 18 working between management and union Round-up of the latest sports activities and achievements representatives, as part of the University’s Loughborough wins Partnership Agreement. UG courses go mobile The new rate of pay will see a significant regional In Bloom gong A mobile version of the University’s Editor Amanda Overend increase to the hourly rate for the lowest undergraduate prospectus is now available as Public Relations Office paid staff and reflects a joint commitment The University has played a key University on the Loughborough a smartphone app for both Android and iOS. T: 01509 223491 to reinforce the University’s position as an role in helping Loughborough win in Bloom Board, and led judges The app supports the printed version and is E: [email protected] regularly updated with the latest information Employer of Choice. the coveted Small City category on a tour of the campus on Design/Print about courses. Design and Print Services of the East Midlands in Bloom judging day. www.lboro.ac.uk/designandprint competition for the third year The app has an easy-to-use search facility “It’s not just what the judges that allows users to look through over 100 Printed on Essential Silk, produced running. undergraduate courses, which are divided in using sustainably sourced materials Richard joined Leicester in 2003 see on the day that gets judged – two ways – alphabetically and by department. and elemental chlorine free pulp New COO after holding posts at Durham and This year’s Royal Horticultural my role was to communicate what Photography Loughborough universities. Society theme for the competition we’ve been doing at the University Each course profile contains clear and simple Design and Print Services, Fotolia. Richard Taylor joined Loughborough this was ‘edible Britain’ which tied in throughout the year. ‘need to know’ information such as entry September as the University’s Richard grew up in Barnsley, South well with the University’s Fruit requirements and an overview of the course new Chief Operating Officer. Yorkshire, and attended Barnsley College Route and new apiary – both “The construction of new sports structure, alongside contact information for before studying at Durham University, key figures and more in depth information Richard previously worked at the University of which featured on the town’s pitches and the huge amount of where he was Students’ Union President about the course and the University’s of Leicester where he was Deputy Registrar sustainable planting we do all in 1994-5. He lives local to Loughborough promotional bloom video. departments. Prospective students can even and a member of the senior management contribute to the marks, and I and is married with two young children. use it to book their place on one of the team. His varied brief included overall During their announcement, the was able to show them particular University’s open days. responsibility for the University’s planning “I am absolutely delighted to join judges went out of their way to areas of interest including the activity, residences and catering, sport, the Loughborough University,” he said. “It is an mention the input of the University flower bed by the swimming pool The app has been developed with Leicester- University’s conference centre, admissions, organisation that has enjoyed significant based marketing communications agency in the town’s success. and other seasonal beds which Rock Kitchen Harris. marketing, communications and success in recent years and has huge some of the gardeners like to fundraising activity. He is also a trustee potential to build on that record. I very Karen Setchell from the grounds design themselves.” To download the app log onto itunes or Google of the Council for the Advancement and much look forward to meeting new and gardens team represents the Play and search for Loughborough University. Richard Taylor Loughborough is proud to be a Fairtrade University Support of Education (CASE). colleagues and students.” Look for products with the FAIRTRADE Mark. www.fairtrade.org.uk for more information on these news stories and more visit www.lboro.ac.uk/staff/news T55519/DPS/Sept13 04 news news 05 Help us do things better Staff are being called upon to “From the staff survey we know Suggestions can be sent to provide valuable suggestions and that bureaucracy is something the change team between now Library feedback to help the University people find frustrating, and 30 November, to provide cut costs and ‘do things better’. sometimes because they do not time for ideas to be reviewed achieves IIP Gold understand why they are doing and reported on in the next For the next year, Director something, but perhaps because newsatlboro. The University Library has been re-accredited with of Change Projects Dr Anne they rightly see the action has Investors in People, achieving Gold status for the very Mumford and a team of no value – or insufficient value Although suggestions can be first time. colleagues seconded from within relative to the work involved. made anonymously, anyone giving the University will work on a range their name and contact details The Library was first awarded IIP Bronze status in 2003, of projects that aim to ensure we “We need people to flag up will be entered into a prize draw and has been re-accredited twice, but now it has achieved work effectively and efficiently, areas where staff think we’re not for a £50 Amazon voucher. the top award. and we use the financial efficient so we can implement resources of the University wisely.
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