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newsthe staff magazine for loughborough university at lboroissue 68 | autumn 2010 DEGREES OF SUCCESS a look behind the scenes at graduation inside this issue... Where old meets new It’s all in the planning The price of education The redevelopment of How the University’s degree ceremonies Reactions to cuts in higher Central Park, p8 happen, p12 education funding and planned tuition fees increases, p17 02 news news 03 Thumbs up for Materials in this issue Loughborough Picture this Structure of the University As part of National Science and Engineering Week, the moves issue 68 | autumn 2010 At its meeting in July, University Management Board, chaired by Spending Review, which was The Department In the 2010 Faculty of Engineering organised a photography competition the staff magazine for loughborough university Council approved the the Vice Chancellor, to manage the announced on 20 October. at lboro National Student for both primary and secondary school children. Their of Materials has news Survey, published recommendation from Senate to implementation process, with a challenge was to produce a photo that captures the impact The move will also ensure that as moved from the in August, 89% of move away from Faculties in their engineering has on the world. number of working groups set up to much resource as possible is kept Faculty of Science Loughborough’s current form and to establish no look at the following specific areas – at the centre of the University’s undergraduate students, Georgie Lamb won first place in the 7 to 11 age group and to the Faculty of more than ten academic Schools. teaching and learning, research and teaching, research and enterprise. compared with a national average of 82%, said was named overall competition winner. Engineering for It was also resolved that a new enterprise, infrastructural support, they are satisfied overall with their course. A website has now been 2010-11. The move The other award winners were: group, the Academic Leadership academic governance, human Students are asked to rate their satisfaction with established to ensure staff has been made Team (ALT), would be created, resources, and communication. a range of aspects of their degree programme, James Cladingboel and Ewan McDonald (7-11 years) have access to the most up-to- comprising Deans of each of the for operational DEGREES OF SUCCESS including the teaching, assessment and feedback Harrison Greenwood-Brown, Hannah Bristow and Fay Cross The move to Schools will help the date information – go to www. a look behind the scenes at graduation reasons to assist from lecturers, the academic support provided and (12-14 years) Schools, and that the new Schools University to establish a structure lboro.ac.uk/uni-new-structure The price of education inside this issue...It’s all in the planning Reactions to cuts in higher education funding and planned Where old meets new How the University’s degree ceremonies tuition fees increases, p17 The redevelopment of happen, p12 should formally begin operation on 1 the transition to the Central Park, p8 the learning resources available, as well as their Steven Braithwaite and Richard Cruttenden (15+ years) that is as robust as possible to the Information will also be provided via overall satisfaction. August 2011. significant reductions in income that the Vice Chancellor’s e-newsletter, School structure, The top three entries in each age category were displayed Results of the University’s Loughborough achieved a response rate of 76% to Operations Committee has now it must expect as a consequence of staff briefings and forums and in which will take place at the University during the East Midlands Regional Big travel survey 3 the survey, considerably higher than the national established a Project the Government’s Comprehensive future copies of newsatlboro. in August next year. average of 63.1%. Bang event in July, which aims to ignite young people’s The redevelopment of interest in science, technology, engineering and maths. Central Park 8 Universities That Count “This was taken on Planes, trains and automobiles Staff Development centre Sunday Times Guide the driveway of my Loughborough was one of the five most improved course guide pull-out Loughborough is ‘unquestionably one of the leading house. It shows a Saab 95 built in universities in the latest Universities That Count (well, almost!) universities in Britain’, according to The Sunday 2007 and a Morris (UTC) survey, which assesses the extent to which key During the spring the University asked staff and students to take part in a travel On campus Times University Guide 2011, which was published Minor Traveller environmental and social issues are integrated into over the summer 10 in September. built in 1962. It survey, to find out how they get to the campus and whether they would consider illustrates the the University’s culture. alternative means. In this year’s overall league progress made in How the University’s the design and Loughborough rose 14 percentage points in the 09-10 Just over 61% of staff and almost 7% of students responded. table, Loughborough was placed production of degree ceremonies survey and was awarded a Bronze UTC Standard. Of the staff who took part 67% travel to the University by car, 14% walk, 11% happen 12 16th in the UK and ranked cars over the last behind only Oxford for student IN THE 50 years.” It also scored more than 75%, and therefore achieved cycle and 6% use public transport. Fifty one percent of them live within five miles satisfaction. Loughborough was Hannah an ‘Excellent’ rating, in two areas of its activity – of the campus. Reactions to the planned Bristow changed to higher also highlighted as having just a Biodiversity, and Public and Community Engagement. Over 20% said they would consider cycling to work and 10% would consider education funding 17 4% dropout rate compared with walking. Sixty three percent knew about the county’s Liftshare scheme, but the benchmark of 12%. The Biodiversity disappointingly only 8% are members. indicator takes Eighty three percent of students who responded either walked or cycled to campus; The Sunday Times University Guide provides profiles into account the 24% have cars and 40% of them admitted to parking on campus without a permit. Editor 2006 2007 2008 2009 of all the UK’s higher education institutions, as well management and enhancement of habitat, wildlife, Hannah Baldwin as the league table, which is compiled using eight flora and fauna on the campus, including the two “The survey showed that there’s generally strong support for better cycle facilities Public Relations Office criteria – student satisfaction, research quality, on campus,” said Jenny Turner from Facilities Management’s Sustainability team. Times Higher Education ancient woodlands. T: 01509 222239 academic peer review, entrance qualifications, degree “And following feedback we received, the frequency of the cross-campus bus E: [email protected] 2007 2008 2009 results achieved, student/staff ratios, graduate “I photographed The Public and Community Engagement measure service was increased during summer, which has been a success. an interesting Design/Print employment levels and university dropout rates. bridge which also considers how the University and the community “We want to encourage as many people as possible to ditch their cars whenever Design and Print Services Times Higher Education shows lots of other share knowledge, expertise and skills to build trust, they can and to walk, cycle or get the bus!” www.lboro.ac.uk/designandprint engineering things understanding and collaboration. The full report from the survey is available at www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/ Printed on Essential2006 2007 2008 Silk, 2009 produced at the same time using sustainably sourced materials Energy savings and even has Jo Hasbury, the University’s sustainability manager, travel/plan.html some engineers and elemental chlorine free pulp Times Higher Education Between May and in it.” said: “To have shown such improvement is The results will feed into the Photography July, the University Georgie Lamb tremendous and reflects the University’s commitment University’s Travel Plan which Design and2006 Print 2007 Services, 2008 2009 Nigel used 4% less energy right across the board to sustainability and social is currently being updated. Farrow, James Ruskin, University than during the same period the previous year. responsibility. We are particularly pleased to have Elliot Brown, a new member archives, England Netball, Andy of staff in the Sustainability Times Higher Education This equates to a saving of 124 tonnes of carbon rated so highly in the Community Engagement and Hargreaves, Andy Weekes, swpix.com team, will be helping to draw and a financial saving £19,500. Biodiversity indicators. this together. And over the August Bank Holiday, the campus 2006 2007 2008 2009 “We achieved 100% in three of the five criteria for used almost 7.5% less energy, saving £1,806 in “I took this at the British Museum the Biodiversity indicator, which is a good indication just four days. when I went on Times Higher Education that our Biodiversity action plan is starting to show There are now over 250 environmental holiday to London. I was real results. car champions in departments and sections right amazed at how across the campus, but there are still areas that the glass actually “For instance, staff, students and local residents are walk don’t have a champion. If you’d like to spread managed to all involved in managing the two areas of woodland hold up.” the word about environmental issues and help to the University has on its campus – a perfect example cycle Ewan make the It’s Better OFF campaign even bigger McDonald of the community working together for the sake of and better, contact the sustainability team at Loughborough’s biodiversity.” public transport Loughborough is proud to be a Fairtrade University [email protected] Look for products with the FAIRTRADE Mark.