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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 inside this issue... Save money this winter Better at email Our experts share their top tips, p14 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 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 . 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 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 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 , 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 ,” 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. effective long-term changes to Make you suggestion by completing the form at The external assessor was very impressed with team’s Enterprise films the way we work as a University. continued efforts to achieve the top status and said: “We want colleagues from across So we’re asking colleagues to tell www.lboro.ac.uk/Better Seven new films featuring graduate enterprise are now available on “Perhaps one of the most important things for any the University to help us shape us what they think can be done the University’s YouTube channel. All were produced by Claud Williams the range of projects we look at If this works well a new window organisation is to be seen as a great employer for the way better, and we’ll see if we can for ideas will open in February. – a Loughborough graduate and winner of a 2013 Enterprise Award. over this next year,” help make that change.” you support, manage and develop people and this you Dr Mumford explained. have achieved with most people scoring you an eight or Six of the films are companies featured in the Inspiring, Enterprising nine out of 10 employer – a great achievement.” graduates campaign, and the seventh is about a 2012 School of the Arts graduate being supported through The Studio. Library Head of Planning and Resources Graham Walton Staff development e-payslips for added: “This represents a major achievement of which moves to claim form staff the University Library is very proud.” Celebrate harvest my.HR Staff paid via the submission of claim forms (paid on the with Fruit Routes Claims Monthly Payroll) will now receive confirmation of Employees can now payment via electronic payslips, with paper payslips due to Two days of harvest activities (by Car Park 5) and are open to book courses and manage their cease over the coming months. have been planned this students, staff and their families, own staff development records through the October as part of the Fruit as well as members of the local online employee self-service facility my.HR. Claim Payment Forms have been updated to include an Routes project. community. For times and further email address entry. To ensure a smooth transition, please Staff can still browse the staff development web pages to find information keep an eye on the ensure that up-to-date forms are downloaded from the appropriate courses, but all bookings for courses and workshops Join a day of harvesting along Finance web pages and used for all future claims. staff noticeboard. – known as ‘activities’ on the new system – now need to be made the University Fruit Route, through my.HR. Claimants will need to inform the Payroll Office of their email followed by the start of apple Staff can get involved with the pressing on Friday 25 October. Fruit Routes project throughout my.HR will progressively bring existing training records together into address to ensure they will continue to receive a payslip. Cycle2Work is back the year. To find out more one place and means staff are able to view their full training history, On Saturday 26 October, see when qualifications need updating, add details of non-University The move to e-payslips follows the introduction of electronic The Cycle2Work Scheme, where participants can save up email environment@lboro. payslips for core staff on the monthly and four-weekly activities include guided courses they’ve attended, and add any special requirements which are to 41% on the cost of a bike and accessories, is now back ac.uk or follow the project payrolls earlier this year. lunchtime walks exploring wild automatically sent to course organisers, instead of filling it in on a at Loughborough. blog fruitroutesloughborough. course-by-course basis. food on campus with soup at wordpress.com For related queries contact Allison Jennings on Cycle2Work is a Government initiative to encourage people to The Shed, pumpkin carving, Training details will also be automatically fed through to your [email protected] cycle to work on a more regular basis. Staff on a contract of lantern making, apple pressing personal profile for individuals applying for jobs online at the £ two years of more who commute to work by bike at least 50% and chutney making, and an University, and managers will now be able to more easily see training records for their direct reports. of the time are eligible. evening party with music, food £ and a bonfire. my.HR is helping to make substantial time and cost savings as part As part of the scheme, operated in conjunction with of the University’s value for money initiative. To log onto my.HR visit £ Loughborough’s on-campus bike shop cogz, the University All activities start from, or the University staff web pages. If you are accessing the site from off buys the bike and leases it as a tax-exempt benefit. The take place at The Shed campus, please use the relevant link in the ‘general information’ box. £ employee pays the cost of the loan by salary sacrifice over a If you have any enquiries contact the project team on 17-month period, providing a saving of up to 23% for basic [email protected] or call 222 920. rate taxpayers and 41% for higher rate tax payers. For more information see the University’s online travel pages for more information on these news stories and more visit www.lboro.ac.uk/staff/news at www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel 06 news news 07

FreeUniver bussity University IT Services staff Bite-size Sessions Don’t forget staff can use the Kinchbus on campus for Bite-Size Sessions are a series of Disciplinary Investigations, Monitoring free. Just show your staff pass help local hospice Luncht me stand-alone two hour sessions taking Sickness Absence, Disability to gain free travel within the a pragmatic approach to current and Mental Health, Performance campus boundary. Staff from the University’s IT Services Department took part in a team-building Concerts human resources challenges. Management, Effective Induction and day with a difference in July as they helped local hospice Rainbows clear space Effective PDRs. for a much-needed car park extension. Each session will provide a practical Bring your sandwiches and enjoy the sound of approach, whilst also giving you the Additional sessions will be added to Members of the Corporate Systems Team spent the day clearing an area of music at one of two free lunchtime concerts opportunity to practice the skills the list in response to demand. Search bricks, rubble and general waste at the charity’s Lark Rise residence. The day with University music tutors Robert Greenlees needed to implement best practice. ‘bite size’ from the University home Awards was used as a team-building exercise and as an opportunity to give something and Alan Thomas. page for the up-to-date list, or speak Available sessions include: Managing back to the community. to your staff development adviser. Robert is part of The Cardinal Saxophone Through Change, Probation Review, and honours Loughborough’s Head of Corporate Systems Sally Brown said: “The team spirit, Quartet playing on Wednesday 13 November, evident in planning the day’s work, solving some incredibly tricky logistical while Alan will perform a range of classical Professor Ian Henry has been appointed as Specialist nightmares and doing so much sheer hard graft – on the hottest day of the and Spanish guitar favourites and timeless Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on year – was wonderful. Lennon/McCartney compositions on the Legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Wednesday 22 January. ILM qualifications “It was quite clear that all members of the team really do enjoy working The internationally recognised Institute of Leadership and Management Fourth year product design engineering student together and that any subset of the team is capable of working cheerfully and Both concerts are organised by Loughborough (ILM) qualifications range from the Level 2 Award in Leadership and Team Simon Lyons has won if Only It Worked – effectively together.” University Arts and take place from 12.30 to Skills through to the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management. a national competition to design solutions to daily 1.15pm in the Art Cafe in the Cope Foyer. Rainbows is a local charity dedicated to meeting the needs of children and These programmes are fully funded by Staff Development and are problems faced by elderly or disabled people. Simon young people who are affected by life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. specifically tailored for Loughborough University staff using our policies won the competition for his simple but effective and procedures. cutting device that helps people with arthritis open various packages. The ILM programmes on offer are: The Design and Print team won twice at the Loughborough to Level 2 – Award in Leadership and Team Skills Association of Print Managers in Education (APME) Level 3 – Award in Leadership and Management annual awards, securing Best In-House Design for bike ride Level 3 – Award in Coaching the School of the Arts graduates brochure and Best In-House Print for the graduation brochure. The University’s project managers led a Level 4 – Certificate in Leadership and Management Loughborough to London bike ride as part Level 5 – Certificate in Leadership and Management Department of Materials PhD student Saranya of the Discover FM day. Venugopal won the Student Speaking Competition at Level 5 – Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring the annual International Conference of the European The team of Matt Clarke, Peter Upton, Colin Level 5 – Diploma in Leadership and Management Ceramic Society. Morgan, Martin Channell and Ian Woodhouse were joined by FM colleagues Mick For further details regarding the above programme, visit the staff LSU Computer Society won the Bronze Award at the Commons, Greg Watts, Debbie Grant, development web page at: www.lboro.ac.uk/staffdevelopment/ RBS ESSA (enterprise scheme) awards – their video Andy Sweeney and Ellie Roberts to complete management/mdq.html submission was the most viewed of all 80 entries with the 138 miles in six hours and 20 minutes 22,000 views. Travel Survey on an exercise bike. A team of students from the Wolfson School of shows encouraging signs The ride was designed to help promote Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering has won Colin Morgan’s Land’s End to John O’Groats the Best Use of Intellectual Property award at the The 2013 survey showed real signs that the bike ride to raise funds for Diabetes UK. The 2013 nationwide Engineering Young Entrepreneur University is moving towards reaching its team’s efforts raised £175 on the day, to help Scheme (YES). targets set in the 2010 travel plan. Loughborough boost Colin’s total to more A total of 1,110 staff completed the than £3,500. Textile students Ruth Rennison and Lilly Tenant both scooped awards at the New Designers survey and figures showed: University a 5% reduction in single occupancy Exhibition 2013. Ruth received the Textile Society’s Lucienne Day Award and Lilly was presented with vehicles, a 5.5% increase in the University the New Designers Worshipful Company of Weavers number of staff walking or cycling Associate prize. as their main mode of transport, and Taking the a 2.5% increase in staff who greener Sheffield Social Sciences student Lukas Stepanek has occasionally use public transport. Leicester Loughborough Congratulations to ILM Learners who have successfully completed received Loughborough’s top award - the Sir Robert Leicester Norwich route Corby Birmingham Martin University Prize - which recognises one Huntington Level 2 – Award in Leadership and Team Skills, Level 3 – Award in

Northampton To see more of the results please Colin Morgan Bedford Leadership and Management and Level 3 – Award in Coaching. student each year for outstanding academic and non- Luton Stevenage

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A range of foyers, receptions and toilet areas across campus have been upgraded this summer. Buildings and departments to benefit include Wolfson, Chemistry, John Hardie, LUSAD Accommodation and Civil and Building Engineering The Library makeovers Falkner-Eggington Courts Falkner-Eggington Court is nearing completion Transformed of a major refurbishment programme that The University Library has undergone a major £4.5 million rebuild has seen significant improvement and modernisation of its 73 blocks. and refurbishment over the summer to upgrade facilities for students The revitalised halls on the T003 - Wolfson and improve the building’s sustainability credentials. provide ‘budget plus’ accommodation for 520 students and will boast a new social hub with launderette and refurbished games room. One of Loughborough’s largest lecture theatres – T003 in Wolfson building (above) – has been Eggington Court welcomed its new students completely refurbished. The seats, benches and An atrium has been opened up between Levels ready for Freshers week on the 26 September. audio visual system have been replaced, the 3 and 4 and offices and walls have been Use of the Library has increased by 35% since Falkner Court will have a phased handover from walls have been relined and acoustic panels removed to make the most of natural lighting. 2008/09 and the Library was looking tired and late October to the end of term. have been fitted to improve the room’s The exterior of Level 4 has been replaced with a had fallen behind its competitors on spaces acoustic performance. more thermally efficient structure that will help per student. reduce the floor’s energy consumption by 59%, The transformation has seen Level 4 integrated or 26.7 tonnes of carbon emissions each year. Student Village The campus infrastructure for the IT network into the Library to provide a variety of study has been upgraded with many new Its completion marks the final step of the spaces and increase available spots by 300, To help meet student demand for self-catered underground ducts and cable routes to Central Park Masterplan. bringing the building total to around 1,370, accommodation, kitchens and bathrooms provide greater resilience. including 70 silent study spaces. in David Collett G Block and Faraday 22-27 have been extended and refurbished over the The number of open access computers tion summer in readiness for becoming part of the There has been a string of moves between has been increased from 160 up to 200, Transforma self-catered Telford . Hazlerigg and Rutland. The Enterprise, with more short stay PCs and better access Research, Student Outreach and Recruitment, for groups. figures: Landscaping adjacent to the new Telford Hall and International offices have moved into has also been significantly improved to make the Hazlerigg Building, swapping places with The PC Clinic has been relocated to the Library cost suitable outside space for the larger numbers of Human Resources and Finance who are now from Haslegrave and the Level 3 entrance students. This new area includes a social space housed in Rutland. Design and Print have has been remodelled to improve its operation with seating and BBQ areas. moved up to Admin 1 (below). and make it more attractive to . New information and enquiry desks have been And to mark main entrance points into the introduced on all levels, and the High Demand £4.5msilent study spaces introduced student village, new mini gateway schemes collection has been relocated to a custom new study spaces have been introduced. designed space. 70 Toilet facilities have been replaced and 300 increased from 20 to 39, and drinking water open access computers fountains are now available on all four levels. 20019 new toilets tonnes of carbon saved annually 26.7 Admin 1 - Sir Arnold Hall 10 focus focus 11

Landscaping and Gardening Society If you’re green fingered, or want Book Club to learn more about gardening, the Landscaping and Gardening Share and discuss a good read Society (LAGS) is right for at the Loughborough University you. Members grow organic Arts book club. The club is free vegetables, herbs and flowers on to join and meets on a Tuesday a dedicated plot on campus. Inaugural lectures lunchtime, approximately University Choir Find out more about the work every six weeks, in the LUA The society encourages active of the University’s professors Project Space above the Cope A love of singing is all that’s involvement through collaborative at one of 12 inaugural lectures Auditorium. Anyone interested in required to join the University work, discussion and education scheduled each year. joining should contact Jo Mardell Choir – there are no auditions, no on topics surrounding art, on [email protected] previous experience is required, and you don’t even have to be politics, sustainability and The lectures take place four able to read music. gardening, and meets most times per term and provide Friday afternoons at The Shed a valuable insight into the The choir is open to all staff (by Car Park 5). LAGS is open varied research taking place at Art classes and students of the University, Let’s get physical to everyone, regardless of skills. Loughborough. Lectures typically and members of the public aged Visit the group’s facebook page last an hour and are preceded Explore your creative side As you’d expect from a University 16 and over. New members are for details of their latest activities. by a tea and cake reception by signing up to classes in like Loughborough, there are welcome to join for free at any from 4.30pm. They are open painting and drawing or pottery. lots of opportunities for physical time – just pop along to one of to everyone – all you need to The 18-session courses take activity all year round. the rehearsals. The choir meets do is register your attendance Whilst most of us will just view the place on a Tuesday evening and every Monday during term in advance. cost £120 (£60 concessions). Organised classes include University as a place of work, there are time from 7pm to 9pm in the pilates, zumba, aqua aerobics, Piano Practice This year’s course kicks off on For details of forthcoming plenty of opportunities to explore your Cope Auditorium. fitness attack and yoga and 29 October, so contact and Rehearsal lectures, log onto organisers soon to secure your cost £3 per session. To book creative talents, learn something new or Each year the Choir gives two www.lboro.ac.uk/inaugural spot as places are limited. For your place, visit the Students’ Rooms or three public performances, exercise your body and mind on campus… more information or to enrol visit Union reception or any of the Loughborough University including their annual Christmas www.arts.lboro.ac.uk sports facility receptions, or call Arts have a number of music and Spring concerts. 226250 or 228470. rehearsal spaces available for staff and students to use free Visit www.loughboroughsport. of charge. Located at the rear com/my-lifestyle for the latest of the Cope Auditorium they are timetables. equipped with pianos and can it’s not all also be used with your own non- electronic instruments.

These rooms operate on an Swimming informal, first come, first served With one of the country’s top basis between 7am and 10pm, training pools on our doorstep, and can be accessed using the it’s a shame not to make the swipe card system. To register for work access to these rooms please most of it. As well as public swim sessions, the University pool email your student/staff ID hosts a wide variety of courses number and full name to and activities including adult [email protected] swimming lessons and first aid and life guarding courses. For the latest timetable and course work information call 226200. work 12 focus % focus 13

The40 average employee spends 40 minutes a day managing Feeling their inbox Weighed 39% of email is information only Down 39 ? Can we (read only) do better? Tom has been working with Director of Change Projects Anne Mumford and colleagues in his school, IT Services and % % Becoming Marketing & Communications to develop ideas for new ways of working to help minutes to irr17elevant or untargeted read and recover people gain some time in their busy lives. 29% copied in unnecessarily from an email (inc. SPAM) 29 BETTER AT EMAIL is a suite of (cc & reply-to-all) resources to support and advise staff and they include:

Short videos to get you to look at Better your volume of emails, your email addiction, and your ability to communicate well. losing C A software analysis tool (available ontrol on a standard PC desktop) to evaluate how you are doing, at Email ? how addicted and/or pressured A new staff campaign has been you are, and how well you % communicate. launched to improve email efficiency 70%of emails were reacted to within and reduce staff stress. 6 seconds Some advice on better practice.

The latest staff survey showed that is an interrupt time of 64 seconds people find email overwhelming before continuing the task in hand, 85% of messages could be communicated in another at times, and some find it on top of the time it takes to deal way, so managing your inbox to deliver only the very overwhelming all of the time. with the email. 85important messages will save you time and effort and let you regain control of your email Professor Tom Jackson from If we assume 2,400 of University the Centre for Information staff receive 40 emails a day Management is the University’s on 230 working days and allow A task takes Reversing the resident email expert, and has themselves to be interrupted for results shows that only undertaken research on the time each one then they are distracted 1/3 longer when taken to deal with emails, and the and unproductive for an hour a day. pressure people feel due to the The cost of this to the University being interrupted amount of email being received adds up to a staggering £32,000 by email every 15% and the expectation of a quick a day or £7.4 million a year of email requires action turn-around. five minutes

Tom’s research shows that 70% Those who don’t of emails are viewed within six seconds of receipt, and each time file email someone checks their emails there away are more likely to be stressed 14 focus focus 15

Medium to high cost Professor Dennis Loveday, from the School of Civil and Building Engineering says that if you are considering major No cost and low cost options home improvements to improve energy efficiency it is important to consider the order in which you undertake Greg Watts, Energy Manager says there are plenty of low cost improvements: options we can take advantage of: “The performance of individual technologies depends “Every DIY store and many supermarkets stock on the other energy-saving systems in the home so products that are inexpensive and can really help this makes it important to consider the order in which when it comes to saving energy. Next time you go in, measures are installed to ensure that optimal energy take a look. They will certainly help.” and carbon emission reductions are achieved. Start with loft and wall insulation if you can, then think n Switch off… lighting, TVs, DVD, games consoles about glazing and finish with your boiler. If you do it the other way round you may end up with a boiler that It’s simple but effective: remember to switch off the is oversized and operates less efficiently.” University lights when you leave the room. n Try to switch off appliances when not in use rather n Fit thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) on radiators to than leave them on standby. individually control the temperature in each room. experts help to n Unplug… chargers and transformers. n Effectively insulate loft areas. Heat rises and in an n Remember to unplug your mobile phone chargers un-insulated home a quarter of its heat is lost once your phone is fully charged. through the roof. 270mm is the recommended depth for mineral wool insulation. n Turn it down… central heating thermostat, fridge save you energy thermostat, hot water tank thermostat. n Look at your windows. All properties lose heat through their windows. Energy-efficient glazing will n Reducing the temperature of your property could keep homes warmer (and quieter too). Consider reduce your bill significantly. double, triple or secondary glazing, or even just n Control it… use automatic timers on central heating thicker curtains. and money (set to be on the minimum level possible). n Insulate walls. If your home was built after 1920, When you turn on the news or read a paper there is usually Good Behaviours n Change light bulbs for energy efficient alternatives, the chances are its external walls are made of two something about the recession and the financial challenges being like compact fluorescent. Take it one step further and layers with a gap or cavity between them. Cavity faced by families across the UK. Also hard to miss are the concerns Good behaviours in the home are a great place to start, install low energy lights like LED. wall insulation fills that gap, keeping the warmth in of scientists about climate change and the need to conserve energy says Energy Technician Jenny Sawbridge: n Seal drafts around windows and doors. to save energy. to help prevent global warming. n Use timers on lighting. n Fit solar panels. These capture the sun’s energy “Getting into just a few good habits is easy and a no using photovoltaic cells. They convert the sunlight cost option to saving energy. There are a few very n With the help of in-house experts from the Department of Civil and Insulate your hot water tank. into electricity which can be used to run simple things we can do that together can make a Building Engineering and the Sustainability Team, newsatlboro household appliances and lighting. brings you top tips for keeping warm this autumn and winter, saving difference to fuel bills and the environment.” money and helping the environment. n Consider a new boiler. Boilers account for around n Instead of reaching for the thermostat – reach for 55% of energy bills so an energy efficient boiler that woolly jumper. makes a big difference. n Only boil the water you need for your cuppa. n Purchase new A* rated appliances. Don’t overfill the kettle for one brew. n Put lids on pans when cooking. This not only saves energy but also reduces cooking times. For more information, visit the Sustainability Team’s webpages which are full n Close fridge and freezer doors properly – of helpful tips and advice: www.lboro.ac.uk/saveenergy keep the cold in. n Only run the washing machine and dishwasher with See also www.calebre.org.uk a full load (or use half load features). n Use a cooler wash cycle – most of the heat used Help available for energy efficiency improvements by your washing machine is for heating the water. n Line dry rather than tumble dry. The Green Deal is a financing mechanism provided by the Government that lets people pay for energy efficiency improvements through savings on their energy bills. n Take short showers instead of a bath – a shower It was launched in January 2013 and more information is available from: uses only a third of the energy of a bath. n Bleed radiators and maintain your boiler www.thegreendealfinancecompany.com regularly to ensure it’s working efficiently. 16 research research 17

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Helping business Championing Here is just a small selection of the many new Influencing policy projects to be funded across campus: schools support local young carers business Based within Social Sciences, n Michael Hoyler and Dr Heike Jöns from the Across the University, academics are working with government the Young Carers Research School of Social, Political and Geographical of the School of Business and Group (YCRG) conducts high departments in the UK and overseas to affect change. newsatlboro takes Economics Professor Angus Laing Sciences have received a Mike Baker Doctoral quality research, evaluation and was a key adviser to Growing Your Programme award of £56,922 by the Higher consultancy on all matters relating to a look at some of Loughborough’s success stories. Business – a report written by Lord Education Academy (HEA) for their project children with caring responsibilities Young, the Prime Minister’s adviser ‘Internationalising UK students through in order to advance knowledge and on small business and enterprise. migrant academic staff’. inform the development of health Advising banks and social care policy and The report highlighted the important The research will examine how international worldwide role business schools and good practice. staff transfer ideas and perspectives acquired Putting children first universities could play to boost the David Llewellyn is Professor of Professor darren Smith Its research has had a direct in non-UK educational environments to Professor Harriet Ward CBE is economy by working more closely Money and Banking in the School influence on the development students at UK universities. It will also look at Director of the Centre for Child with small businesses. of Business and Economics and of law, policy and practice in the opportunities and challenges migrant is a world authority on banking and Family Research (CCFR), A student In his role as Chair of the Association the UK, including informing the academics face in engaging in such and financial markets and their a research centre also in the housing strategy of Business Schools, Angus is development of more than 120 knowledge transfer, its impact on student regulation. Department of Social Sciences. young carers projects across the UK, Professor Darren Smith working with Lord Young and the learning and the support structures available. (Geography) is the country’s leading Department for Business, Innovation the Government’s National Carers David has served as a consultant Her leadership of the Looking donald hirsch academic expert in ‘studentification’ & Skills (BIS) to deliver a business Strategy, the Department of Health’s to regulatory agencies including the n Dr Rachel Sandford from the Institute of Youth After Children Programme (1993- and has provided the research- school-led and self-sustaining Framework for the Assessment of Financial Services Authority (FSA), Sport was awarded £25,816 to evaluate the 2001) was highly influential to based evidence to bring the issue Charter scheme to challenge and Children in Need and their Families Setting minimum the World Bank, the European Matalan yoUR Activity programme. Funded by Government policy and practice of concentrated student housing to incentivise business schools to help (2000, 2010), the 1995 Carers Banking Authority (EBA), the South the Youth Sport Trust, the programme seeks to standards in the UK, and the work done the attention of the Government. small businesses. (Recognition and Services) Act and African National Treasury and promote alternative sports – such as Parkour, Dr John Harrison by Professor Ward and her team the Carers and Disabled Children Donald Hirsch is Director of the National Reserve Bank, and the UK, continues to have both national His work has influenced policy at Act 2000. Ultimate Frisbee, and – in Centre for Research in Social Policy Indian and Egyptian governments. and international significance. national and local level, in particular secondary schools as a means to engage and (CRSP), a research centre in the The YCRG is part of the National Measuring economic It provides the evidence base for recent changes to legislation for increase sports participation among young Department of Social Sciences. He His research and expertise was Young Carers Coalition which is a wide range of policy initiatives houses of multiple occupation people aged 14-16 who are not currently plays a prominent national role in instrumental in helping the FSA performance lobbying to ensure young carers responding to diverse issues (HMOs) which allow local authorities attracted to mainstream activities. commenting on the adequacy of develop its guidelines for the are represented in the new Children Dr John Harrison in the Department with an emphasis on those to withdraw permitted development the public welfare system and on application of economic analysis to of Geography has been involved for converting a family home to and Families Bill and the Care Bill. related to vulnerable children and The evaluation examined the impact of poverty trends, and his research financial regulation. in a national project to help the multiple occupation if they believe it their families. YCRG Director Professor Jo Aldridge programme participation on schools, pupils is used as an evidence base for Department for Business, Innovation will be detrimental to an area. is a specialist on young carers organisations such as the Joseph He is currently Chair of the EBA’s and Skills (BIS) better understand and the young leaders CCFR has established links with Drs Adam Warren & that live with and care for parents Rowntree Foundation and Child Banking Stakeholder Group and is the economic performance of Former Housing Minister Grant Liz Mavroudi with illness/disability. She is also Poverty Action Group. developing and guiding its approach regions in . over 30 local authorities and Schapps MP praised Darren’s n Dr Diane Gyi from the Loughborough to EU-wide banking regulation and a number of leading charities research, saying: “The Government a specialist in the field of parental Design School and Professor Alistair Gibb His major area of work is on a mental health and child welfare. supervision. In an 18-month study focusing including NSPCC, Action for strongly encourages this type of Is the UK attractive to from the School of Civil and Building Minimum Income Standard which She has contributed evidence on on the East Midlands, John’s work Children and the Fostering evidence-based, sector-led work.” Engineering have been awarded £74,250 is the leading standard of its kind overseas students? the needs of vulnerable children involved gathering intelligence on Network. Their most recent report in the UK. Results are used to set and their families to government from AGE UK to investigate the role of older, the factors affecting recent, current, was on Intensive Family Support Darren has worked with numerous Research by Drs Adam Warren and the national Living Wage outside committees (including a experienced construction workers in healthy and near-future regional output, for ‘troubled families’ carried universities and local authorities to Liz Mavroudi (Geography) was used London, which is currently £7.45 Parliamentary Select Committee), design in workplace. employment and investment. out for Action For Children. develop student housing strategies. by the All-Party Parliamentary Group per hour and has been taken on Migration in November 2012 to think tanks and policy makers in the up by an increasing number UK and overseas. Changing demographics means that there are The intelligence was then compiled help Government understand the of employers, including the now twice as many workers aged 50 and older into monthly reports and fed into a challenges of keeping the UK an University itself. Regional Assessment Report which attractive destination for students. than those aged 25 years or younger. The construction industry is losing the skills Donald and the CRSP team have the National Institute of Economic The researchers conducted interviews and experience of older workers because they also carried out research on and Social Research (NIESR) with 54 postgraduate international can no longer cope with the demands, Universal Credit, the Cost of a Child, Professor produced for ministers and senior students and academic staff based civil servants in BIS. particularly the physical demands of their jobs. the Cost of Fostering, a Minimum David Llewellyn in the UK as part of a project Income Standard for Remote looking at negotiation of changing Design in the workplace has an important Rural and a Minimum John’s work was also used by senior UK immigration policy by non- influence on healthy behaviours and working Acceptable Place Standard. figures within the East Midlands, EEA nationals based at English practices and an individual’s ability to providing the basis for monthly PDarovfeid ssorLlew e llyn universities. undertake aspects of their work. The research Internationally, five countries regional economic intelligence will lead to guidance for evidence-based are applying the CRSP methods meetings with BIS Local, the Cabinet harriet ward cbe professor jo aldridge In addition, Dr Warren provided practice promoting the productivity, workability of research. Office, and UK Trade & Investment. consultancy to the Home Office in and quality of life of older workers. May 2013 on a report on the student immigration category. 18 sport and health sport and health 19 England RL team choose Sprinter James breaks Loughborough for base Loughborough athletes’ through the 10 second barrier podium performances The England squad will “Burleigh Court hotel is fantastic sprinter and former Loughborough A busy summer of sport has seen current and be based at Loughborough in the and they really look after us. The college student, James Dasaolu, dipped under former Loughborough students, alongside build-up to and during the Rugby facilities here are as good as you 10 seconds for the 100 metres at the British Athletics athletes based on campus, competing in senior League World Cup 2013. can get anywhere and really suit Championships and World trials. James, who is based what we need.” World and European Championships. The team arrives this month Here are some of the highlights… at Loughborough, ran a fantastic time of (October) to start preparations for Rugby League World Cup 2013 starts 9.91 seconds to set the the tournament that brings together on 26 October with a clash between World Athletics Championships, Moscow second quickest time the top 14 rugby league teams in the fierce rivals England and at Former student Hayley Jones bronze – ever run by a world to compete over five weeks in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. 4x100m relay venues across England, , The final will be played at , British sprinter. and . on 30 November. Loughborough based athlete Tiffany Porter bronze - 100m hurdles England have been frequent Further information, including ticket visitors to the University since their details, can be found on the Rugby European Wheelchair Basketball Championships, first preparation camp back in League World Cup 2013 website at Sports Scholars Amy Conroy, Judith Hamer October 2010. www.rlwc2013.com Jess sets new javelin and Laurie Williams, who with graduate Clare Kevin Sinfield, the England Rugby Strange, won the bronze medal for Great Britain. PB at Uni event League said: “There’s a familiarity with us coming to IPC World Athletics Championships, Lyon London 2012 gold medallist Loughborough now. Over the last Former students Jessica Ennis-Hill made a welcome return to the two and half years we have built Jonathan Broom-Edwards silver - F44 high jump University to compete at the Loughborough European and improved a lot having this Dan Greaves silver - F44 discus Athletics Permit meet. as our base. Libby Clegg, silver - T12 100m and 200m Uni hosts Family Bike Ride Although Jess was eventually unable to make it to the “To be in this sort of Based on campus World Athletics Championships in Moscow due to injury, The University was host to Loughborough’s first environment where everybody Richard Whitehead gold - F42 200m she delighted the Loughborough crowd in attendance by ever Big Family Bike Ride in August. The event was here is trying to learn, Jonnie Peacock gold - T44 100m setting a new personal best of 48.33m in the javelin. organised and run by County Council improve or better themselves, Bethany Woodward silver - T37 200m in an attempt to promote more sustainable modes of we fit in great because that’s Speaking after the event Jessica said: “It’s a great transport as well as the associated health benefits. meeting and always nice to be here in Loughborough.” what we are trying to do. World Swimming Championships, Barcelona Loughborough based swimmer, The Big Family Bike Fran Halsall, won the 50m Freestyle Ride was very successful bronze medal. with around 600 people IPC World Swimming Championships, Montreal attending the day. There Ellie Simmonds won three gold medals in was a wide range of events Loughborough cricketers help the S6 category 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle from mountain bike and 200m Individual Medley. displays, BMX flatland (pic) England to regain performances and led rides England’s women cricketers have regained the Ashes after a comprehensive European Canoe Slalom Championships, Krakow around Loughborough. series of performances against Australia. Current Scholar Bethan Latham became a European silver The team, which included current Sports Scholars Natalie Sciver and Anya medallist in the Women’s K1 team event, Shrubsole, graduates , and Arran Brindle, former alongside graduates Fiona Pennie and coach and former college student Lydia Greenway, won the first Online bookings ever multi-format Ashes series by an emphatic margin of 12 points to four. Lizzie Neave. Fiona Pennie also won the gold medal in the K1 individual event. system for sport After drawing the Test Match and losing the first One Day International (ODI), goes live England went on a tremendous five match unbeaten run, winning the two EuroHockey Championships, Antwerp remaining ODI’s and completing a clean sweep of all three T20 matches. Former Loughborough Students Loughborough Sport has players , , Natalie Sciver made her Ashes debut in the second ODI to help England to a introduced a new online 51-run victory. She kept her place for the rest of the series and finished with a Hannah Macleod, and bookings system for average of 100. were part of the England casual sport activities. team that won the silver medal at the In the second T20 match Lydia Greenway hit 80 runs to set up another victory EuroHockey Championships. Staff members can now register on the for England. website to book a range of activities including ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Duisburg Earlier this summer, Sciver and batter Lauren Winfield made their international badminton, squash and courts, debuts for the England Women in a series of fixtures against Pakistan – one of Loughborough graduates and London 2012 nets, and zones or pitches for indoor and which was hosted at Loughborough. bronze medallists and outdoor team games at: won the silver medal in the K2 200m event. PA Images www.loughboroughsport.com/online-bookings

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Minister of Labour, Dr Macnamara, came to present the prizes at the Junior College Speech came to present the prizes at the Junior College Dr Macnamara, Minister of Labour, to meet him at the Midland Station ‘Rag’ a students organised The Senior College Day. and to send him off after the ceremony. In a procession headed by a jazz and bugle band the Minister was a jazz and bugle band In a procession headed by by an escort of sports flanked in a cart ropes, pulled by conveyed with ‘sticks at the slope’, club with including the hockey teams, a Rag was After this, students in fancy dress bringing up the rear. Diploma Day. annually for the College organised used Rag to raise money always Loughborough students have it was for Loughborough Hospital. for charity – in the early days and most profitable student the biggest Loughborough Rag is now a millionfundraising effort in the country raised over and last year pounds for local and national charities.

The first Loughborough College Rag took place on 19 Rag took place on The first Loughborough College Archives 8-25 October, weekdays 10am to 4pm weekdays 8-25 October, October Fruit harvest Root activities 12 October, 11am-3pm 12 October, 7.30pm 24 October, 25-26 October Exhibition – Welcome to the European Union Welcome Exhibition – www.lboro.ac.uk/inaugurals Building Wolfson workshop Autumn gardening Symposium – European Borderscapes Free entry (pre-booking req’d) Barnsley Building Edward Morrison, Blake £7 / £5 Conc www.lboro.ac.uk/arts MartinHall http://fruitroutesloughborough. wordpress.com 9 October, 5pm 9 October, lecture – Prof Ralph Gottschalg Inaugural 10.30am-5pm 18 October, Writer and the Life of a Writing Life The Shed Edward Barnsley Building Edward 5) (next to Car Park Garden Campus LAGS Free entry Free entry events