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. www.fairtrade.org.uk for more information on these news stories and more visit www.lboro.ac.uk/staff/news T42293/DPS/NOV10 04 news news 05 Up, up Record breaker! The greener side of Loughborough Students’ Union Rag raised over £1million for local and national charities and in 2009-10, cementing their status as the best student fundraising organisation in Loughborough the country. In August, a number of staff joined professional away photographer Nick Rawle for some top tips and advice on As part of their campaign, the students raised over £50,000 for charities that support how to take fantastic photos of the University’s creepy Loughborough the British Armed Forces, for which they received the Community Group award for the crawlier side! University Midlands region in the Royal British Legion’s inaugural Friends of the Forces Awards. took to They were also shortlisted for the national Community Group Award. The photos can be seen at www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability and a selection will soon be available on the University’s the skies in Their phenomenal achievements even drew praise during Prime Minister’s Questions ImageBank for staff to use in publications. August, as the in the House of Commons, with the Prime Minister, David Cameron, commenting: Students’ Union “Sometimes students can get a bad press for what they do, but we can see from the If you have any photos that show the natural beauty of the unveiled its new, example in Loughborough that they have been focused on doing things for other people University campus, send them to [email protected] University-branded and raising money for charity. They should be congratulated.” Paula Hamill hot air balloon. Daniel Lloyde Current and former Did you know? Sweat for Steve Loughborough students, • 2010 has been declared the International along with a number of On 26 September a team of Year of Biodiversity by the United Nations dedicated runners from the University University staff, enjoyed the • Our two ancient woodlands – Burleigh and competed in the 92-mile Round balloon’s maiden flight over Holywell – were once part of an 11th century Leicestershire Relay to raise money the town and surrounding deer park for the Anthony Nolan charity, which Leicestershire countryside. recruits to and manages the UK’s most • The campus has 40 types of wild birds, The new ‘envelope’ – the technical successful bone marrow register. including herons, buzzards, woodpeckers, pheasants and kingfishers name for the balloon’s inflatable bag – Led by Loughborough graduate and • Muntjacs, badgers, foxes, squirrels, bats and has been donated to the Union by the University. former 5,000m world record holder hedgehogs can all be found on campus or in Its purchase was supported by Loughborough David Moorcroft, OBE, the 13-strong the woodlands team of staff, research students and University Development Trust, which raises Susan Beaumont funds from former students and other friends of alumni undertook the challenge in • The woodlands have over 50 species of fungus, more than 200 varieties of moth, the University. support of Loughborough’s Dean of Engineering, Steve Rothberg, Thomas Steffen who is undergoing treatment for leukaemia. and 16 varieties of hoverfly The Hot Air Ballooning Club is one of the Students’ Union’s 50 or so societies, which enable students Their charity run followed a highly successful donor drive for Anthony Nolan at the University in May, which attracted the greatest number of recruits from any UK university to get involved in a range of social activities – and to date. Thankfully a bone marrow donor was found for Steve and he has now had his contribute significantly to Loughborough’s award- transplant. However there are still 1,400 adults and children in the UK and 16,000 people Two years and counting Bottle’s benefits are clear winning Student Experience. worldwide in need of a bone marrow transplant. Teams of reporters descended on Loughborough on A bottle that uses ultraviolet light to sterilise drinking Loughborough’s club is one of just four university Vice Chancellor Professor Shirley Pearce said: “This is such a worthy cause that has 27 July as part of a day-long BBC broadcast to mark water, designed by Loughborough graduate Timothy hot air ballooning clubs in the UK and has been a personal meaning to so many of us at Loughborough, as a consequence of Steve exactly two years until the start of the London 2012 Whitehead, has won the UK leg of the James Dyson flying for over twenty years. Rothberg’s engagement with the Trust, and it is great to see such support from across the Olympic Games. Award, which recognises inventors who provide answers Over that period its previous envelope had University including our alumni network.” to everyday problems. The Vice Chancellor, Sport Development Centre’s Andy deteriorated, meaning the Club wasn’t able to The Round Leicester Relay takes in some of the county’s landmarks such as the Iron Age A prototype of the ‘Pure’ bottle took just two minutes carry as many people any more. The new envelope fort at Burrough Hill, Bosworth Battlefield, Bradgate Park and Beacon Hill. Borrie, and Professor Myra Nimmo and Dr Jonathan to kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria, eliminating the Folland from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health will allow the Club to increase its number of The Sweat for Steve campaign raised around £5,500. need for water purifying chlorine and iodine tablets passengers. It is expected that in excess of 1,000 Sciences (SSEHS) were among the staff interviewed which take 30 minutes to work and can leave an people will fly in the new Loughborough-branded about the important role Loughborough is already unpleasant taste. balloon during its lifetime. Sickness absence Staff business playing in the build up to the Games. Olympic hopefuls, Dirty water is put into an outer chamber and an inner Stephen Law, Chair of the Ballooning Club, said: travel swimmers Amy Smith and Joe Roebuck also featured chamber is plunged through it, filtering the water particles. procedure in the broadcasts, talking about the demanding The water is then sterilised by a wind-up ultraviolet bulb. “The new envelope looks really great. We’re all If you’re planning a business trip, it’s The University’s Sickness Absence really proud of Loughborough and this is a great quickest and easiest to use the approved training schedules they undertake in preparation for Timothy, who graduated from Design and Technology Policy and Procedure has recently way to promote the University right across the UK. international events. in July this year, had the idea for the Pure bottle while been reviewed. travel management companies to make all travelling in Zambia and began experimenting with using And of course it’s also good that it’s enabling us, the arrangements. Then just over a month later, on 29 August, a Channel and other students in the future, to engage in our It applies to all employees of the ultraviolet light to sterilise water quickly, without any University, regardless of contract type Booking through a travel management 4 documentary, Inside Incredible Athletes – broadcast passion for ballooning.” distortion to taste. or duration, other than those employed company brings benefits, such as an out to mark two years to the day until the start of the Professor Matthew Harrison, who was one of the judges The new balloon will be used at several of the on an irregular bank/casual basis, of hours emergency service, that aren’t 2012 Paralympic Games – featured the work of the University’s and Students’ Union’s forthcoming and has been developed to ensure that available if you book direct with airlines, and is also director of education programmes at the Royal Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, which is Academy of Engineering, commented: “Pure provides a events, as well as community events. It was also sickness absence is dealt with fairly, train operators or hotels. part of SSEHS. The documentary profiled some of practical solution to a real problem – how to get clean one of 80 that took part in the four-day Bristol sympathetically and effectively. Full details of all the benefits are available Britain’s elite athletes from both a personal and a drinking water in the most hostile of conditions. It has the Balloon Festival in August, the largest festival of Copies can be downloaded from the in the online purchasing catalogue link at scientific perspective. potential to make a real difference to people’s lives.” its kind in Europe. Human Resources web pages. www.lboro.ac.uk/service/purchasing/ for more information on these news stories and more visit www.lboro.ac.uk/staff/news 06 news news 07 Staff awards New Postgrad On Yer Bike! Pension • Professor Ruth Lister If you fancy using pedal power to get to work, why Jo’s ‘other life’ from Social Sciences changes – have Prospectus not apply for the On Yer Bike scheme? You can Many people on campus will know Jo’s quest began when she In fact her continued involvement was granted a Lifetime hire a bike from the on-campus cycle shop Cogz Achievement Award at Keep your eyes peeled for Jo Hasbury as the University’s coordinated a donation drive. is held in such high esteem by the your say for a period of 18 months via instalments deducted the 2010 Social Policy the new 2011 Postgraduate Sustainability Manager. But few perhaps “I rounded up surplus IT equipment, University that in 2007 she was from your salary each month. At the end you can As part of the review of the Association conference. Prospectus, which is Loughborough University will realise that she has another role books and sport kit from the invited to become a Life Patron, and The award is given to Postgraduate have the option to purchase the bike for a small fee. Universities Superannuation Scheme now being distributed Prospectus 2011 – as Life Patron of Data Link Institute back in July Jo travelled to Ghana those who are judged Overall the scheme could save you between 25% University of Derby and other UK (USS), a formal consultation with to departments across University College in Ghana! to be formally presented with the to have an international and 45% on the retail price of the cycle. universities, which we then put into members over the changes to the reputation, have made a campus. prestigious honour at the University’s Data Link Institute University College 40-foot containers and shipped scheme began in October and will significant contribution Applications for the scheme can now be submitted first-ever graduation ceremony. This edition features was founded in 1993 out of the across to Ghana. to research and have had throughout the year. More information is available end on 22 December. This is your an impact on political 139 postgraduate taught at www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel/cycling/ Data Link Company Ltd, a charitable “And basically I’ve been supporting “It was absolutely amazing. The Vice opportunity to give your view to processes and discussions. programmes and a cycle2work.html education enterprise that sourced the organisation ever since. Now the President of Ghana was there and it USS on the proposed changes. wide variety of research was wonderful to see all the students • Dr David Fletcher and educational resources from all over University is looking to resource its www.lboro.ac.uk To have your say and to see details Professor Mike Gleeson options. In total 25,000 the world to help develop education library and build a new campus, so graduating. I felt so proud to be of the proposed changes, which from Sport, Exercise and copies have been in Ghana. the challenge goes on!” associated with the University. Health Sciences have been printed, on paper from have been agreed by the USS Jo’s association with the charity began “I was nervous about receiving the honoured by the British well-managed forests and other controlled Jo is on the Board of Trustees and Board of Trustees, go to www. back in 1999 when she worked at the award of Life Patron as I had to make a Association of Sport sources, for distribution on request to over her contribution to the University is employerspensionsforum.co.uk/ and Exercise Sciences speech, but everyone was so supportive. 100 countries worldwide. University of Derby. mentioned repeatedly on its website. (BASES). Dr Fletcher “Through her resourcefulness and “It was great though to be able to see Last month the Government also received the BASES “I was approached by the founder of The Prospectus took over four months to produce announced its plans to reduce Early Career Researcher the charity, Ernest Ansah,” Jo explains. dedication,” it says on one page, “Data first-hand how we in the UK can make a and involved over 30 members of staff from both Award for his research in “I decided to get involved because I Link has been able to distribute and big difference to people’s lives overseas. the annual allowance for tax academic and service departments. The Marketing sport and performance, was so touched by their mission to install more than 8,000 computers Education and knowledge are crucial in relief on pensions from £255,000 while Professor Gleeson and Communications team would like to thank all the Stonewall report improve people’s access to education in over 120 second cycle schools in helping people move away from poverty to £50,000. was awarded a BASES staff and students who contributed to the publication. Fellowship. Loughborough is one of the most gay-friendly and welcomed the opportunity to turn Ghana, free of charge, between 1993 in Ghana. I feel so privileged to be part This means that if your total pension This year’s online Prospectus is also bigger and better universities in the UK, according to a new guide our waste into their education.” and 2003.” of that.” savings for the year – including • Jane Horner from than ever, featuring interactive content for the first published by Stonewall – the lesbian, gay and bisexual those you and the University make, Aeronautical and time, as well as additional information to that in the (LGB) charity. plus any Additional Voluntary Automotive Engineering print edition. and Henk Versteeg Gay By Degree is aimed at lesbian, gay and bisexual Contributions and any payments into from the Wolfson The online version of the Prospectus can be viewed at 16 and 17 years olds who are choosing which private pension schemes – are over School of Mechanical www.lboro.ac.uk/prospectus/pg and additional hard university to study at. It provides a ten point checklist £50,000, they will now be subject and Manufacturing copies are available by contacting Karen Roxborough, Engineering were both that Stonewall recommends every university should to tax. finalists in the Engineering T: 222186, E: [email protected] meet to recruit and retain the very best gay students This change is subject to the final Subject Centre Teaching and staff. As part of ongoing developments with the University Awards 2010. The award legislation being passed by Parliament, recognises engineering brand, a new template for department brochures Loughborough University currently meets nine but it is scheduled to come into effect academics who are has also been developed to reflect the latest of the ten criteria, which include having an LGB from April 2011 onwards. teaching students in ways Undergraduate and Postgraduate Prospectus designs. staff network and compulsory staff training that particularly enhance The template has been developed to help maintain on LGB issues, and is working hard towards HM Revenue and Customs will the student learning and enhance the Loughborough University brand meeting the tenth criteria – becoming a evaluate your pension benefits on experience. Jo (centre) at the award ceremony identity and is available to all departments for their Stonewall Diversity Champion – in time for the an annual basis and you would • At the 2009-10 Student programme and department brochures. publication of the next guide. then be responsible for submitting Experience Awards, the details via the tax Self presented annually by A popular choice Assessment process. the Students’ Union, Loughborough received almost seven applications for every first year place it had available Dr Sandie Dann, from If you go down to for the 2010-11 academic year. Further information on the changes Chemistry, was named is available www.hmrc.gov.uk/ Lecturer of the Year. Mark Almost 23,000 UK, EU and international students applied to study at the University, pensionschemes/ Click on Annual King from Sport, Exercise the woods today... representing a 3% rise in 10-11, on top of an 18% increase the previous year. Allowance Guidance. and Health Sciences was Well, on 1 December actually, when there will be If you’re walking named Warden of the Year down New Walk in (Royce Hall). a conservation event between 12noon and 4pm in the University’s ancient woodlands as part Leicester, look out of National Tree Planting week. Volunteers are Introducing the ‘10 - ’11 Students’ Union Executive • At the July University for a new sculpture graduation ceremonies, needed so if you fancy getting involved email (L-R): Adam-Lucas Pettit (Action Chair), Katie Halliday (Societies Federation President), Richard Smith (Vice President: Finance and Commercial), Ben Croucher (Multimedia Professor Andrew Price [email protected] produced by Editor in Chief), Amy James (Ethical and Environment Officer), Dominic Bosher (Alumni Officer), Lucy Hopkins (President), James Carroll (Postrgad Officer), Alice Swinscoe from Civil and Building (Vice President: Education), Jimbo Cownley (Vice President: Democracy and Communications), Madeleine Buckley (Rag Chair), Ewan Paterson (Athletic Union President) Engineering was awarded Another campus-led walk in John Atkin, a a Doctor of Science (DSc), in recognition of the woods is also planned. Reader in the sustained, substantial and Further details will be School of the Arts. original contribution to made available on the knowledge in the field of online staff noticeboard Entitled The Clothier, the sculpture, construction management, but if you can’t wait that with an emphasis on of marble and granite, reflects Leicester’s measuring and improving long you can book your the socio-economic place by emailing important history in the clothing industry. aspects of construction [email protected] performance. 08 campus developments campus developments 09

Central Park – Second Floor Second Floor Where old meets new LIFT Vice-Chancellor’s Office the bigger picture Vice-Chancellor and President Work on the refurbishment of Hazlerigg Building is now Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost The refurbishment of Hazlerigg Chief Operating Officer is just one part of a substantial complete and the first members of staff have moved in. Director of Finance

project to redevelop the Central While the building’s extensive traditional Director of Capability Enhancement Park area of campus. features have been retained, the interior has Director of Change Projects been totally transformed. All the office space is First Floor Director of External Affairs At its heart is the enhancement of the open plan to allow more efficient and effective Director of Planning Student Experience. The refurbishment collaborative working between the services Planning Team of the ground floor of the Haslegrave sited there. The University’s Council Chamber Director of Facilities Management building is now complete, providing (right) and committee rooms have been Meeting Rooms 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 24 hour access to computer labs, an relocated from Admin 2 and there is plenty of informal learning area and a PC clinic meeting space located throughout the building, during the day. The redevelopment of which is bookable by University staff. the upper three floors of the building – Having open plan office space also maximises First Floor which will allow Computer Science staff natural ventilation and light, which has LIFT Marketing and Communications currently located in Holywell Park to join Design and Print Services enabled the development team to install a Multimedia colleagues in Haslegrave – is waiting for state-of-the-art, energy efficient heating system, helping to improve the building’s Web Design and Development University approval. environmental performance and reduce running costs. This was a key factor in Finance it achieving a ‘very good’ rating under the industry standard BREEAM (Building Agresso Support, Financial Accounts Refurbishment work on the Rutland and Management Accounts Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method). building is also proposed to begin shortly, Human Resources once final University approval has been Provision for cyclists has been improved, with sheltered and secure storage for 24 Ground Floor Council Chamber granted, providing open plan working bikes and outdoor and indoor lockers for clothing and kit. The building also has Hazlerigg Lounge space and facilities along the lines of six showers for any University staff to use. Meeting Room 3 those in Hazlerigg. This work is due to Within the building, on the ground floor there’s a new reception area, a Heritage be completed by the end of 2011, with Room, two committee rooms and offices for Marketing and Communications, Academic Registry, the Enterprise Office, Development and Alumni Relations (who manage the Alumni Association) and the Research Office and some parts of some Finance Office staff. Ground Floor Facilities Management (FM) eventually One floor up there’s the Council Chamber. Also located on this level are Human Marketing and Communications relocating into the building. The co- Marketing and PR Office Resources staff, the Design, Multimedia and Web teams (all part of Marketing and location of these offices in Rutland, Finance Communications), and Finance Office staff. Income, Payments, Purchasing, alongside those in Hazlerigg, will allow Tax and Salaries that part of campus to become an The Vice Chancellor’s offices, including the Planning Office, are on the top Development and Alumni administrative hub for the University. floor, along with a video conferencing suite. Relations Office (DARO) Billiard Room Meeting Rooms 1, 2 In the pipeline… Projects, developments and maintenance activities that are Pipe work underway or in the planning process. The north wind may blow... Just in time Rich heritage replacement ● The paving and steps on James France Walk are to be enhanced, allowing improved access into The building’s weathervane, which depicts students waving farewell Thanks to a generous donation To the left of the main entrance is the the Brockington and James France buildings. Work will continue in that area over the next two to Herbert Schofield (Principal of the Technical Institute) as he from a former member of staff, the Billiard Room, which provides a space for The first part of the work to replace the years, as part of the University’s overall Landscape Strategy, to enable the provision of outdoor embarks on a transatlantic liner, has been repaired and restored. University was able to launch a University’s ageing underground heating pipes has the University to showcase its illustrious learning areas with wi-fi and enhanced cycle storage. Originally erected when the building was constructed in the late competition for students from the been completed, and attention will now turn to past and its present day achievements. ● The Innovation Centre, which provides accommodation and support for start-up companies 1930s, the weathervane has been renovated twice before – School of the Arts to design a clock the next two phases – through the student village from across Leicestershire and further afield, is to move from its present location near the James the first time in the ‘60s and again in ‘80s. for the new Council Chamber. The The room’s traditional features, and University Road (Central Park) – which are France building to the Holywell Park area of campus. including wooden bench seating around scheduled to begin in November 2010 and July The second restorer left a note with his work, specifying the value calibre of the entries was so high ● Designs have now been prepared for University approval for the refurbishment and enhancement the outside of the room, have been 2011 respectively. of goods at that time: that two designs were awarded of the dining area in Towers Hall, which is set to become a catering and food service hub. joint first prize. Both clocks are now mixed with contemporary furnishings With the colder weather now upon us, the FM ● A new cricket pavilion and changing rooms with shower facilities for This weathervane was refurbished by CIS and and modern technology to create a estates, 2nd July 1984. To whom it may concern! being manufactured, with one to team is working hard to progress the project as staff are to be provided for the Second XI cricket pitch opposite be housed in the first floor Council welcoming, relaxing space for staff and the Brockington Building. swiftly as possible to minimise the chances of £1 = $1.3470 – FT Index = 817.9 – Pint of beer = Chamber and the other in one of visitors. The room also has a large scale further heating failures, which occurred in parts of ● Plans are underway for the refurbishment 62p – Ford Escort = £4,853 the ground floor committee rooms. model of the University campus. the campus in October and required emergency of the School of the Arts buildings. repairs to the pipe work. 10 focus 11

Coming up in 2011... Bookings for next year have already begun. From 14 to 17 July, the University will host the UK Corporate Games, Europe’s largest corporate multi-sports festival which will see thousands When the students head home at the end of the academic year, just what happens on campus over the of people, who work for businesses of all types and sizes summer? As we all know, it certainly doesn’t become a ghost town, and contrary to what some outside across the UK, compete in sports ranging from badminton and the sector may believe, staff don’t get a three-month rest! In fact for many the pace of work remains as basketball to the more adventurous dragon boat racing. demanding as ever, as the conference, events and wedding season begins. Plans are in place to run a summer school for Italian students, which is held here annually, for a six week period next year From the beginning of July to the end of September, Loughborough hosts on average around 100 external events, from Meet the team So just who’s responsible for looking after the thousands of visitors to the as opposed to four, and the Headstart Engineering summer small meetings of just a handful of people to huge international festivals involving hundreds. This summer over 6,500 University each summer? Meet the team from imago who’re at the centre of it all: schools are also being held at Loughborough again next July. people used the University’s facilities in some way. Ady Garratt, Alice Padmore, Claire Dorman-Matthews, Emma Boynton, Emma And looking even further ahead, of course there’s the not newsatlboro looks at some of the larger – and the quirkier! – events that rolled on to campus in 2010. Lawrence, Fiona Bond, Gary Farnfield, Holly Moore, James Smith, Jemma Ladkin, Karen Thompson, Margaret Rose, Michelle Barrett, Natalia Golinska, Verity Jaggard, insignificant matter of Team GB and Team Japan Nick Rose, Jess Lloyd, Jo Goddard and Rachel Clegg. who’ll be here in the summer of 2012...!

The World Rope Skipping At the end of August, 90 members In August, 21 women, many As part of the University’s Championships were by far the of the English Bridge Union gathered aged over 80, attended a partnership with the Japanese largest booking this year, with on campus to hone their game skills. Patchworkers’ Course, which Olympic Committee, the Japanese 1,100 competitors from 18 has been held at the University Judo Federation, the Triathlon countries as far away as Australia, for the last 20 years or so. National Team and a delegation Japan and America taking part in In September the University hosted this year’s During the week they create their from the National team the nine-day event. It was the first National Bat Conference – the biggest event in the bat calendar! designs and then display them Training Camp all came to time the championships had Organised by the Bat Conservation Trust, around 300 attendees at the course. Loughborough over the summer. been held in Britain. took part in a variety of workshops, ranging from how to identify UK bat species to the latest in bat detection technology. The conference culminated in a night-time bat walk around campus. Imago held its first-ever Loughborough was the jewel in the crown in September, when the wedding fayre at Holywell Park in Almost 200 people took part in a summer school run Hundreds of children from across the region took part in the National Association of Goldsmiths held their annual conference on September, giving Leicestershire’s by the National Opera and Dramatic Association, University’s multi-sport camps this summer. Split into four age campus, as they have done now for over 25 years! blushing brides-to-be a chance the main representative body groups – Team Nike (5-7 year olds), Team Apollo (8-9 years), to sample everything from for amateur theatre in the UK. Team Hercules (10-11 year olds) and Team Zeus (12-14 years) dresses and suits to cakes The Association holds the event – the camps allow the children to hone their skills in a wide Teenagers from across the country and floral arrangements. Since here every year, offering keen range of sports, from trampolining and table tennis to flocked to the University in July to gaining its license to hold enthusiasts the chance to rounders and rock it ball. take part in two engineering summer weddings at the University, learn more about directing, schools, organised by Headstart, part around 160 couples have tied lighting and other aspects of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s the knot on campus! of theatre production. The BEST programme – ‘Better Engineering school culminated in a Student Today, Building Enterprise Success Tomorrow’. The week-long production staged by all the courses aim to give school students experience of university life, course participants. helping them to make better informed decisions about whether to study engineering. 12 focus focus 13 Behind the scenes at Chris Garrod Assistant Registrar in Academic Registry’s Student Office What role do you play in graduation set up? graduation I’m responsible for organising the ceremonies, from managing the event administration through to ensuring everything runs Each summer around 3,000 students graduate from smoothly on the day. I manage a team of staff within the Academic Loughborough, watched by thousands of friends and Registry and we liaise with staff right across the campus as well as did you know... external contractors who provide services for the event. As Secretary to family on campus, and countless more who watch the the Honorary Degrees Committee my office is also responsible for the When a student has coordination of the honorary graduates at the ceremonies. live webcasts run by Design and Print Services. finished their final How far in advance do you start preparing for the ceremonies? The ceremonies take many months to organise and For the summer ones we begin about a year before. We plan every exams but they’ve not involve nearly every academic and support department detail in advance, including the seating arrangements, the procession, yet formally graduated, within the University. stage plans, the catering and car parking. Our busiest time is early July as we have to wait to find out which students have passed their degrees they’re referred to as This year newsatlboro took a look behind the scenes to before we can finalise the degree programmes, certificates, seating cards and guest tickets. We work to a graduand. After the see just what it all entails. very tight timescales which means some long hours – on the days themselves we typically work from 8am until 8pm. graduation ceremony, Once the planning’s all done, what do you have to do on the day? they’re known as a I have a lot of tasks. I oversee the student registration process, amend attendance lists, ensure everything’s graduate. 3 days to go in place for the honorary graduates, verify the order of the students as they cross the stage... Staff from Facilities Management begin to set up the hall, laying down Once the ceremonies are over for the day, it’s back to the office to finalise arrangements for the following carpet, putting up the stage and setting out hundreds of chairs. day. Seeing how proud the graduates’ parents and friends are when they receive their award though makes all the hard work worthwhile. 6am on the day Work starts early for the Facilities Management teams, as they make their final preparations to ensure everything is spot on. New Chancellor welcomed 8.30am This summer the University said thank you and goodbye to Sir John Jennings, who had been Loughborough’s Chancellor since 2003, and welcomed Sir Students begin to arrive at the Clyde Williams Building, where they register Nigel Rudd, who was inaugurated as the University’s fifth Chancellor at the and receive their official academic dress from Ede and Ravenscroft. degree ceremony on 15 July. 9am The Chancellor is the Chief Ambassador of the University, who presides over Carole Burgess Staff and VIPs taking part in the ceremonial procession collect their robes ceremonial functions and confers degrees on graduates of the University. Domestic Services from the Sir John Beckwith Building in preparation for the ceremony. Sir Nigel was educated at Bemrose Grammar School in Derby and after Manager in Facilities Management 10am leaving school at 16 he went into accountancy, qualifying five years later as Britain’s youngest chartered accountant. What’s your role in setting The Sir David Wallace Hall opens and the students, together with up graduation? their friends and family, take their seats in preparation for the start of In 1982 he founded Williams Holdings plc, where he was Chairman until I organise the Domestic the ceremony. 2000, establishing it as one of the largest industrial holding companies in the UK. He was knighted in 1996 for services to the manufacturing industry. Services staff who are 10.30am responsible for putting Sir Nigel has been Chairman of East Midlands Electricity, Kidde, Pilkington out the chairs and cleaning the graduation hall and The ceremony begins with the ceremonial procession. The Vice Chancellor and Alliance Boots, and Deputy Chairman of Barclays. He is currently a surrounding areas. We’re part of a bigger team of or Deputy Vice Chancellor then addresses the audience and the Chancellor non-executive Director of BAE Systems and Sappi, and Chairman of Facilities Management staff who do all the set up, begins to award the degrees. Pendragon and BAA, one of the UK’s leading airport operators. from erecting the stage to dressing the room. 12.30pm He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire and a Freeman of the City of London. How long does it all take? With the ceremony over, the new graduates have their official photographs Three days to set up for the ceremonies and the same taken in Victory Hall. Then, after the formalities, the celebrations begin – some to clear away at the end of them. departments hold celebrations for their graduates within their departments, while other graduates celebrate at special Imago functions. The staff and So on the day, what do you and your team do? VIP guests who have taken part in the ceremony also have a special Domestic Services staff act as ushers, fire marshals and celebration lunch. first aiders. We also deal with anyone who needs extra help, if there’s anyone with a disability for example. 12.45pm What does graduation mean to you? The whole process starts all over again for the afternoon ceremony! It’s always really satisfying to see it run from start to finish successfully. And it’s also nice to see the parents glowing with pride when their sons and daughters receive their certificates. A total of 18 different qualifications are awarded...

Undergraduate Degrees Research Degrees Postgraduate Degrees Honorary Degrees

BA BEng BSc MChem MComp MEng MMath MPhys Dip HE/Cert HE EngD PhD MPhil MRes MA MBA MDes MSc PG Dip/PG Cert PGCE DLitt DSc DTech DUniv 14 research research 15

From the 2004 Tsunami to this summer’s mudslides in north-west China, Research grants and contracts the devastation caused by extreme weather and natural disasters is Among the projects to have recently received funding: sadly all too often in today’s news. Most recently the floods in Pakistan, which began back in July, are estimated to have affected more than 20 Preventing heat exhaustion Professor George Havenith from Loughborough Design School has been million people to date, with more than 1,600 believed to have been awarded £268,059 from the European Commission for a three-year project averting killed and around 1.9 million homes destroyed or damaged. to investigate the development of a new generation of workwear to prevent Academics at Loughborough are involved in many different areas workers in hot industrial environments suffering from heat exhaustion. of research investigating how we can minimise the impact these The workwear will feature a dynamic cooling system and be able to alert a phenomena have on communities around the world. Here are just a worker and their supervisor when critical heat limits begin to be exceeded. few examples of the University’s pioneering work. A welcome break disaster Action for Children has awarded Lisa Holmes from Social Sciences £38,890 to evaluate the impact of their short break services for children with disabilities, which allow the children to have fun, learn and develop, and provide a much-needed break Avoiding ruin in the rubble Helping the poorest for their families from their 24-hour caring responsibilities. As part of an international collaborative project, Professor Paul Thomas from Chemistry Researchers ‘revisit’ energy effciency is leading a team researchers to investigate the development of a new device which will communities Researchers from Loughborough are leading help rescuers locate people trapped or buried in buildings as efficiently as possible. In the aftermath of a disaster, experts from WEDC (the a major international project examining how Water, Engineering and Development Centre) provide Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Professor Thomas’s team is researching the chemical profiles of people trapped in practical advice and support to humanitarian aid agencies can help boost energy efficiency across Europe. such disasters and the development of specialist sensors, which could allow rescuers working in the stricken countries. Sometimes they travel to PRE-EMPTing hazards The €1.8 million REViSITE (Roadmap Enabling Vision and Strategy for to determine if a person is still alive. the affected country; at other times they offer support via A team of researchers from Civil and Building ICT-enabled Energy Efficiency) project has been funded by the European their publications and guides on best practice. “If you see carbon dioxide in a ruin at elevated levels, something is respiring, which is Engineering have been investigating how resilience to Commission and is being led by Professor Tarek Hassan from Civil and Building Engineering. It will study the interfaces between buildings, power obviously good news. Carbon monoxide, however, indicates the opposite. If you have For example, one of WEDC’s experts, Bob Reed, visited natural, and even human-induced disasters such as grids, lighting and manufacturing; and assess the impact of ICT on energy a collapsed building with a fire Sir Lanka in 2004 to help with the relief effort after the terrorist acts, could be ‘built in’ to new structures. efficiency for these sectors. It will also shape the European strategic burning in it and high levels of Tsunami struck, and he liaised with the World Health The research project, called PRE-EMPT (Proactive Resilient research agenda of ICT for energy efficiency. carbon monoxide, there’ll be no Organisation in the aftermath of the Burma cyclone two Engineering and Emergency Mitigation Planning Tool), one alive in there. years ago. brought together experts from Loughborough, industry and On the beat “A human being trapped in a “At WEDC we provide basic human needs for the poorest the Government to work in partnership with the shared Dr Louise Cooke from Information Science has been awarded building will produce a large elements of society. Despite our high tech age, it’s goal of making the UK a safer place to live and work. £34,934 from the Institute of Knowledge Transfer and Leicestershire chemical profile, including sometimes low-tech solutions which work best – Constabulary to examine how the Force can utilise handheld Although guidance existed on how resilience to events carbon dioxide, ammonia, and building a well wall and cover prevents debris and mobile technologies to operate to maximum efficiency. such as flooding, terrorism and coastal erosion can be other compounds which come animals contaminating the water, and a plastic sheet can built in to new construction projects, the information was out in their breath, skin and offer privacy at a public toilet. That’s what we’re about,” The next generation of nuclear power widespread, updated infrequently and, in many cases, Loughborough is to work with five other academic institutions sweat. Our role is to develop the explains Bob. chemical profiles associated unsuitable for built environment professionals. to help enhance understanding of the performance of the “We keep people alive by teaching them how to use simple materials used in the next generation of nuclear reactors. with a trapped human and the PRE-EMPT drew these guidelines together and created a bits of kit such as hand pumps and water filters. Our aim sensors and detectors which can tool that enables the construction sector to assess the Funding of £1.75 million from the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences is to empower communities by ensuring they get involved identify these markers of life.” ‘resilience’ of new and existing structures, including schools, Research Council) will allow the research team to investigate how to improve in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of hospitals, office blocks and residential developments. By the long-term structural performance of materials where service conditions their own water supply and sanitation points. considering processes such as risk assessment and hazard at nuclear plants are exposed to high temperatures, aggressive chemical environments, radiation influences and complex load histories. “We also disseminate information on the web which mitigation, the open access web-based tool that has been The sound of the underground communities can download for free. We’ve produced developed during the project will help decision makers to take the first steps towards choosing appropriate project On the record Working in collaboration with the British around 150 simple, four-page guides with pictures. The Museums, Libraries and Archives organisation designs and construction strategies. Geological Survey, researchers from Civil and During the Tsunami in 2004, there were in excess of has awarded the Library £3,000 as part of 2,000 downloads of our material. Perhaps tellingly, the Building Engineering, led by Professor Neil PRE-EMPT has already influenced the final designs in the People’s Record Programme, which aims to collate an archive of UK most popular leaflet was ‘How to dispose of dead bodies.’” Dixon, have developed a new type of sound tender documentation for a large civic redevelopment communities’ thoughts on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. sensor system to predict the likelihood of in Greater London. The tool is also now being used The Library will work with Professor Ian Henry from Sport, Exercise a landslide. by organisations such as John Laing plc and Camden and Health Sciences to record on video the views of four groups The sensor would pick up the sounds that Borough Council, which are keen to mitigate the threat – individuals with and without a disability, and athletes with and come from soil particles moving underground, posed by natural and human-induced hazards. without a disability – about the London 2012 Paralympic Games. allowing the stability of the slope to be gauged. “Thousands of people worldwide are killed each year due to slope failures,” says Professor the loughborough university Dixon. “As well as the human cost in developing countries, where landslides can be caused The View out now

autumn/winter 2010 by acts of nature including earthquakes and severe rainfall, there are also potential The autumn/winter edition of The View magazine, which showcases visitors or to send to industrial partners, for example. Further economic costs in developed countries. A device such as this enables timely maintenance the University’s innovative research and enterprise, is out now. copies can be requested from Maria Lahetko-Davies in of critical infrastructure.” Among the features in this issue, Geography’s Dr Darren Smith Marketing and Communications (ext 222238, explains the issue of ‘studentification’ and Professor Michael Kong [email protected])

The system is now being developed further to produce low-cost, self-contained sensors that the end of the superbug? how hope could lie in plasma medicine on the street where they live from Electronic and Electrical Engineering talks about the emergence The online version with video is available at www.lboro.ac.uk/ the impact of ‘studentification’

the birth of a bestseller don’t require a central computer. how a 16th century midwifery book became a runaway success of plasma medicine, which could help tackle the rise of superbugs. research/view/ A number of copies will be sent to each department for use at The View is produced and edited by Marketing and Communications, open days and similar such events, to hand out to external with design by Design and Print Services. 16 opinion opinion 17 Suggestions and questions the price of education Universities have been in the spotlight of late. The long-awaited Browne Review into tuition fees and students’ financial support was published last month, followed swiftly by the Government’s much-talked We could have a Hollywood-style walkway at an about Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). And just days before newsatlboro went to print, the appropriate location on campus whereby sportspeople Government revealed its plans for the future of student fees. who were at Loughborough could be invited to unveil their ‘star’ which gives their name, sporting So what are the implications for universities in England and, particularly, for Loughborough? And what does it all mean for students? achievements and their link to the University. The Newsatlboro gets the views of Vice Chancellor Professor Shirley Pearce and the Students’ Union President, Lucy Hopkins. unveiling ceremonies could perhaps coincide with graduation. Over the years the walkway could grow to The University perspective – Professor Shirley Pearce The students’ view – Lucy Hopkins be an iconic attraction within the campus, and perhaps At a glance – the would even be unique in the university sector. Why does the current system need to change at all? How do you feel about students having to pay more Government’s plans Demand for places is growing, but the Government is for a university education? for tuition fees Clive Trusson, School of Business and Economics reducing the amount of money it’s giving to universities, as Obviously we’re not happy about it. We understand the part of its plans to reduce the national debt. So far it’s cut need to plug the gap left by the huge cuts in Government ● Tuition fees, currently set at £3,290, would rise to £6,000 higher education’s budget by £660million, and in its CSR We are in fact looking at developing a ‘Hall of Fame’, funding, but students shouldn’t have to shoulder the bill. per year, with an upper limit it announced that funding for the Department for Business, into which a number of famous Loughborough alumni This will turn students into true ‘customers’, which is not of £9,000 from all areas of society would be inducted each year. Innovation and Skills, which is responsible for higher the type of relationship a university should have with ● Graduates would begin to And we’re also in talks with Facilities Management education, was to be cut by 28% over the next four years. its students. repay the cost of their fees when their earnings reach

about the possibility of us having a ‘Walk of Sporting We won’t know the extent to which higher education, or If fees do go up as the Government plans though, it’s £21,000, rather than the Fame’ in the area leading from Towers Way down Loughborough, will be affected by these latest cuts until the current £15,000 to the Sir David Wallace Sports Hall, where we crucial that the quality of the education universities new year when the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) ● Outstanding payments would could have names on plaquesthey do or in handprints Hollywood. as provide goes up too. The additional income from tuition be written off after 30 years has had a chance to do its analysis. But if universities are to fees needs to be ploughed back into teaching and (currently 25 years) continue competing on the global stage, we need to find ways Chris Earle, Director of Sport learning, rather than being diverted into other areas of ● A £150million National to address this shortfall, and increased tuition fees is one of university activity. Scholarships Programme the ways being considered by Government. would be established to Do you think the prospect of huge debts at the end encourage bright students How are universities funded at the moment? of university will deter some from applying? from poorer backgrounds to apply to university Proportions vary between universities, of course, but at I’m sure some students will think twice about it, Loughborough in 2008-09 we received 30% from HEFCE, ● All universities that charge especially those from poorer backgrounds who perhaps over £6,000 per year in fees I have a money-saving suggestion for the University – 27% came from the fees students currently pay, we received haven’t had family go to university. The idea of such would have to participate in could we not consider removing some water coolers With all the building going on around campus and the 16% from research grants and contracts, and the remainder enormous debt will make it feel like it isn’t an option. the National Scholarships around campus, ie those used exclusively by staff, and loss of green space, how about ring fencing some land was generated from various sources, such as imago and the Programme and show how they Now more than ever students will want to make sure stop supplying bottled water at meetings? Flasks of for allotments? The Council currently has a huge waiting University’s other income-generating operations. would support students from they have the best possible chance of getting a good disadvantaged backgrounds cold tap water could be provided instead. list for their allotments. The University could offer plots How much might Loughborough’s fees be? ● Maximum maintenance grants, to staff and students for a small fee and could extend the job when they graduate, so universities will have to work Helen Sherwood, Department of Mathematical Sciences It’s too early to say. We’ll be giving the issue very serious hard to show how they can boost students’ chances of which don’t have to be repaid, offer of any extra space to Loughborough residents. would increase from £2,900 consideration though, in conjunction with the Students’ Union. employment. I believe Loughborough will continue to be This would help the University’s environmental policy to £3,250 a popular choice, for its high student satisfaction and ● We discussed your suggestion to and give staff something to do in their lunch hour! When would the new fees come in? Part-time students would be According to the Government’s plans, students beginning the overall experience you gain here. eligible for loans on the same provide tap water for meetings at Jo Brewin, IT Services basis as full-time students the imago Board, but ultimately university in 2012 would be the first ones to pay the The media have suggested that higher fees will mean ● All universities would be we felt that it would be at the higher fees. lots of very able students won’t be able to afford to expected to publish a standard detriment of the Raindrops for go to university – do you think that will be the case? set of information about As part of the University’s arts programme, Radar, we If fees go up won’t it be harder to recruit students? Life campaign – an initiative I’d hate to see that happen. Every student who’s contact hours, teaching currently have a project on campus (near the Garden of Not necessarily. We already work hard to ensure we attract imago introduced to the achieved the grades to go to university should be able patterns and employment Remembrance, opposite the EHB), entitled Beneath the good quality students and I think our strengths are those that outcomes University some time ago now Pavement: a Garden, which allows volunteer gardeners really matter to students. For instance we have always tried to to do so. They shouldn’t be put off because they think in partnership with WEDC and to maintain a plot of land that has been planted as an it’s too expensive. the National Forest Spring Water ensure that our graduates are best-placed to find employment art installation. It’s been really successful, and so on the – 65% of our courses offer a work placement that gives our It’s really important that universities offer a range of Company. Through this we donate back of it we’re putting a proposal together to continue at least 5p of each bottle of water sold students valuable work experience and many of our degrees bursaries and scholarships that will help to support able using that area of land as a garden. If we can get a are designed and sponsored by industry, meaning our students from all backgrounds. We don’t want to be in a on campus through imago, including the group of staff, students and local residents together to students develop the knowledge, skills and qualities required position where students choose the university they can water provided at meetings. The donations help to help maintain the garden, it could be a step towards us by business. It’s going to become increasingly important for afford rather than the one they fund water harvesting tanks in the Dhar region allocating further space on campus for allotments. of India in conjunction with WEDC. To date we have students to be able to maximise their changes of gaining really want to go to. Students been able to fund seven. If anyone is interested in joining the group, employment on graduation and I think we’re already well- should be able to apply for the email [email protected] placed to do that. very best, based on no other Malcolm Brown, Director of imago Jo Hasbury, Facilities Management factor than their academic ability. 18 sport and health sport and health 19 What’s your sport? Do the ‘Hip Hop’! Commonwealth success Historic 30 year Men from 65 to 80 have been doing the ‘hip hop’ in Sport, Exercise and Health As the 2010 Commonwealth Games drew to a close Loughborough’s other medals sporting win in Delhi, Loughborough’s athletes were celebrating a came in badminton, hockey and Sciences (SSEHS), as part of a major study Loughborough students medal haul so great that if Loughborough had been a netball. to examine whether exercise can help have won the British If you want to become more active but don’t know country it would have finished 8th in the medal table! reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures. Chris Earle, the University’s Universities and Colleges where to start, then a new tool created by experts During the 12-day event, past and present students Director of Sport, said he was Sport (BUCS) overall trophy from Loughborough, along with NHS Choices and Osteoporosis causes bones to become and Loughborough-based athletes picked up a total pleased with the athletes’ for the 30th year running. the British Olympic Association, could be just the brittle and fracture more easily, with hip of 44 medals across five sports – six gold, 19 silver achievements. “Loughborough thing for you. fractures causing particular problems. The and 19 bronze. has a proud track record of Loughborough’s final points condition will eventually affect one in every tally was 5585.5, a record under the new ‘What’s your sport?’ matches people to the sports Loughborough’s swimmers won an incredible 20 producing champions, such as Seb Coe, Paula five older men and one in every two older BUCS system. The 2nd placed institution, which best suit them by creating a personalised medals. Fran Halsall returned with five, including gold Radcliffe, David Moorcroft and Steve Backley, and it’s women. However the team from SSEHS Leeds Met, gained 3368.5 points. profile of their ‘type’. It recommends five sports to try, in the 50m Butterfly, Loughborough College student been a delight to see so many names added to that has found that by undertaking specific based on a series of questions and tests which assess Liam Tancock claimed four including two golds, and list at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Athletic Union President Richard Smith exercise, such as hopping, for just a personality, sporting preferences and reactions. 2012 sports scholar Joe Roebuck won two individual “Our investment in world-class facilities at collected the trophy in July from 2003 couple of minutes each day, bone density silvers in his first ever Commonwealth Games. Loughborough has paid huge dividends in the Rugby World Cup winner Josh Lewsey Users are then guided to activities going on in their of the hip can be increased. outstanding performances of our swimmers and at the BUCS Ball. area, with an interactive map featuring links to over In athletics Now they are working with University well as density,” explains lead researcher athletes. 35,000 sports centres and clubs. Loughborough Smith commented: “It was a massive Hospitals Leicester to discover whether Dr Katherine Brooke-Wavell. picked up 15 “Our coaches and support staff pride themselves honour to receive the trophy on behalf The Olympics tool contributes to the Government’s similar exercises can affect bone shape as “This collaborative research will allow us medals, with sprinter on giving our elite athletes every possible chance of of everyone involved in BUCS sport at aim of securing a lasting legacy from the London well as density. to do an extra bone scan to measure the Leon Baptiste, who success, and these results show what we have to offer. Loughborough. The competition at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “Exercise can produce small increases shape at the hip and find out whether struck double gold So many swimmers and athletes hoping to compete top gets tougher every year, and it on the track, one at the London Dr David Fletcher from the School of Sport, Exercise in bone density but seems to have larger exercise can affect the regions of bone is testament to the hard work and of the University’s 2012 Games and Health Sciences, who led the Loughborough effects on bone strength, which may be that are particularly important for commitment of everyone that this year we stars. The 25 year are already research on the project, said: “The School has a because exercise affects bone shape as preventing fractures.” won by a record number of points. reputation for world-leading research and this old produced an here at “We have a fantastic culture on campus project helps ensure that this work has a positive unbelievable run Loughborough, to win the 200m and the results that spreads wider than just sport, and it’s and direct impact on wider society and people’s New year, new you! title, before helping in Delhi prove our tremendous strength in depth, with our quality of life.” With the new academic year now in full swing, it’s the perfect time to England to 4x100m that many have 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams regularly contesting Olympic silver medallist swimmer Sharron Davies get more active, and the Sports Development Centre (SDC) has a relay glory. what it takes the higher BUCS leagues, that keeps us at Leon Baptiste lent her support. “There’s never been a better range of classes, courses and activities designed to help you become Not only does Leon to compete the top.” opportunity, with the 2012 Olympics just around fitter and healthier. with the world’s train on campus, but At the event Loughborough swimmer the corner, for people to get inspired to be more best. As part of the Active Lifestyles programme you can do aqua jogging to yoga and he also works part time as a security officer for the Liam Tancock was also named BUCS active and healthy. It can often be difficult to know badminton to body combat. You can attend regularly or just as a one off – it’s completely University’s Facilities Management team. “2012 will be where to start and that is why the ‘What’s my Sportsman of the Year. flexible. Go towww.loughboroughsport.com/active for further information or contact LUFS Roger Kennedy, Security Manager at the University, a fantastic Jo Harten, who won Bronze as part Sport?’ tool is so clever. By getting people thinking Gym (T: 228470 or E: [email protected]) to book a class. of the England netball team He said: “I really enjoy competing for my said: “Leon has been working for us for over three celebration about what sport or activity might suit them and club, the University and my country and it Most of the University’s sports facilities are also available to staff, whether it’s for years, turning up for evening and weekend shifts in of our is such an honour to have been recognised pointing them to what’s available locally, it will recreational sport, memberships or event hire. order to support his athletics career. He’s a smashing sporting and cultural heritage and I know that we at hopefully get people off the sofa and into their by BUCS. I also want to say thank you to The Pool offers swimming lessons for adults and children, aqua jogging, aqua aerobics, lad who has worked so hard to achieve this success. Loughborough want to ensure that we play our part in training kit,” she said. lifeguard courses and recreational swimming (T: 226200, E: [email protected]) and His dedication to his sport has paid off by winning this once in a lifetime event.” the support that Loughborough University, Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and the tennis and badminton lessons are also available through the Tennis Centre (T: 226730). two gold medals. We’re all very proud of him in the Further details of how all Loughborough’s athletes got British Swimming and my coach have always given me.” Olympics, added: “London 2012 will feature 26 For more information on all the activities available and details of prices, contact Sports Security team!” on are available at www.lboro.ac.uk/delhi2010/ Olympic sports and 20 Paralympics sports, each Reception, T: 226250, E: [email protected] needing different qualities and skills. With so many For the more competitive among you, there are also three staff sports clubs, different sports out there, there is something for at which new players are always welcome. everybody and this is a great way to find out what European glory suits you best.” Loughborough Academicals play in a local Sunday football league – contact Tom Jackson, E: [email protected] The cricket team plays in two local leagues and uses the Europe was the perfect setting for Loughborough’s athletes to Fran Halsall returned with a five-medal haul of Check out your sport at www.nhs.uk/olympics National Academy nets through the off-season – see loughboroughus.play-cricket.com shine this summer. two gold, two silver and a bronze, making her the And the Unicorn Table Tennis Club runs seven teams of staff and postgraduates in two At the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona at the end most successful British female swimmer at a local leagues – contact Dr David Green, E: [email protected] of July, former student Andy Turner took gold in the 110m hurdles. European championships. Former Sports Scholar Chris Thompson claimed silver behind Lizzie Simmonds also struck gold in the women’s Britain’s Mo Farah in the men’s 10,000m, while graduate and 200m backstroke, as did three of the four women’s New facilities for cyclists former Scholar Rhys Williams took silver in the 400m hurdles. 4x100m medley team of Halsall, Kate Haywood and Covered storage for up to 40 bikes has now been Loughborough-based Martyn Rooney – who is coached by the Amy Smith on the final day of the event. installed at the rear of the Schofield building. University’s Director of Athletics Coaching, Nick Dakin – took an individual bronze in the 400m, and powered to silver in the relay Amy Smith picked up silver as part of the 4x100m MiCoach says... A staff-only locker/dryer room has also been created in event, making up several places on his anchor leg. freestyle relay along with Halsall and Joanne Jackson, the basement of Schofield, to allow cyclists and runners and there were individual silvers for Lizzie Simmonds Eagle-eyed TV viewers may well have Other notable performances included the women’s 4x400m to store their work clothes or cycle gear or to hang wet in the women’s 100m backstroke, Kate Haywood in the seen Loughborough featured on the clothing. Access is via the steps next to the covered bronze, the extended team for which included graduates Lee women’s 50m breaststroke, and World Record holder ad for the new adidas miCoach system. storage facility. McConnell, Vicki Barr, Nicola Sanders and Kim Wall, with Liam Tancock in the men’s 50m backstroke. The lockers are available to hire for a refundable McConnell and Sanders appearing in the final. Around Easter time heptathlete Jessica Ennis, Tancock also won bronze in the men’s 100m backstroke, rugby player Jonny Wilkinson, tennis player deposit and the drying room is free to use. A key code The following month, at the European swimming championships along with Halsall in the women’s 50m freestyle, Andy Murray and cyclist Victoria Pendleton is needed to access the facility. in Budapest, Loughborough-based swimmers picked up 17 of Britain’s 27 medals – the GB team’s best ever performance at Joe Roebuck in the men’s 200m individual medley, were all in and aroundsegments the town for to the film advert. their To apply to use the locker/drying room go to www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel/cycling/ the event. Amazingly all the medals won by the men’s team came and Joanne Jackson as part of the women’s 4x200m from Loughborough swimmers. women’s freestyle relay team. See it online at Adidas Running TV or You Tube. events in the November January news... 24 November, 3.30pm, 14 January, 7.45pm, Sir Robert Martin Theatre, Martin Hall Brockington Lecture Theatre U020 Class of 2010 follows Kathleen Banks Memorial Lecture RSPB Lecture, Travels with a Camera – ‘I wanted to be a Writer’ around Britain, by Peter Williams US lead Students who graduated from Loughborough 19 January, 5.30pm, this year have so far donated £14,000 of Wolfson Building T003 their own money to the University as part of Inaugural Lecture: a major fundraising scheme. The graduating December Professor Naomi Brookes class of 2010, together with the Loughborough 8 December, 5pm, Stewart Mason Building Students’ Union executive committee, began Inaugural Lecture: Professor Angus Laing the American-style gift scheme to raise up to (School of Business and Economics) £25,000 towards the cost of a new Multi-Use Games Area sports facility at the University. 13 December, 7.30pm, Emmanuel Church University Choir Christmas Concert Times Higher Education www.arts.lboro.ac.uk Cost of living soars for low earners People on low incomes are finding it harder to meet a minimum standard of living, according to new research carried out by the Centre for For more events and further details see: www.lboro.ac.uk/events Research in Social Policy at Loughborough for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Metro, Channel 4, BBC Online, The Scotsman, BBC 1 News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Breakfast, Sky News, Daily Mirror, Capital Radio, Classic FM News, countrywide regional BBC radio, Back in the day countrywide regional press Today, Loughborough Students’ Union Rag regularly raises Being green at work is a record-breaking amounts for charity. Here’s how it all began... monster task The first Loughborough College Rag took place in 1920 after the The Business School’s Professor John Arnold inaugural College Sunday, a service held in the parish church at the says our laxity towards recycling and saving beginning of term. energy at work stems from our belief that it’s someone else’s responsibility. Rag was always used by the College students as an opportunity to The Guardian raise funds for Loughborough Hospital and special issues of the College magazine, initially called The Limit and later Crisis, were produced. Inspired to put a new spin on biking Sports Technology graduate Dave Cleaver talks about his new off-road bicycle business, Inspired Stunts have long been a fixture Bicycles, a spin out company from the University, of Rag. The Milk Tray Man, based started in 2007. on a James Bond-style TV ad, won The Daily Express first prize for the best Rag stunt at the 1981 Rag conference. Walking to a good night’s sleep Busy days and hot baths are the key to a good night’s sleep, writes Professor Jim Horne, from SSEHS. The Daily Telegraph Grand designs The Loughborough Design School, launched on 1 August, brings together expertise from A parade through the town is the culmination the Department of Design and Technology, the of Rag Week. In 1929 the floats included a Ergonomics Safety Research Institute (ESRI) and 20ft tall dragon, an almost life size Schneider the Department of Ergonomics and will become Cup aeroplane and joke floats based on a significant centre for the design of ‘real world’ the local engineering factories of Brush products, services and systems. (pictured right) and Morris Cranes. Times Higher Education In 1963 the parade was nearly cancelled after complaints of student boisterousness! Economics of the World Cup The processions were subsequently scaled As part of a series of programmes on the FIFA down, until 1983 when the event became 2010 Football World Cup, Dr Mahoud Amara a community parade, with local businesses from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health and organisations taking part as well as Sciences comments on the economic impact of the students. Find out about Rag’s latest achievement on p4 the tournament. ‘Open Agenda’ BBC Arabic