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This Week at Loughborough | 13 June

13 June 2022

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Collaborative Project Show 2022

13 June 2022, 5pm, Plexal, Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

This year 484 students from all academic Institute disciplines at Loughborough University London embarked on a 10-week collaborative innovation journey.

Working in 85 teams, students selected one of 24 briefs, specifically co-created with our highly valued Partner Organisations and set about creating innovative and unique solutions using their vast array of skills and experiences from around the world, while overseen and facilitated by our academic Project Leads.

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Fellowship Inaugural Lecture: Dr Petre Breazu

14 June 2022, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, LDN 1.04 & Online

In this lecture, Dr Petre Breazu will introduce their MSCA project carried out at the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance under the mentorship of Professor Aidan McGarry. This project investigates contemporary expressions of racism and xenophobia toward the Roma in the context of the growing populism in Europe.

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Barnes, Bots, and Bears: Chatting with AI in Museums with Dr Kathryn Brown

14 June 2022, 3pm – 4pm, International House

As a follow on from the IAS event on AI and Cultural Heritage, please join us in person for ‘Barnes, Bots, and Bears: Chatting with AI in Museums’ with Dr Kathryn Brown (School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University).

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Public lecture: Omega-3s and cardiometabolic disease

14 June 2022, 6pm – 7pm, Online

The talk will discuss the use of Omega-3s for the management or prevention of cardiometabolic disease. Cardiometabolic disease is a term used to describe largely preventable lifestyle-related conditions like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver.

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Menopause and the brain

15 June 2022, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Online

In this talk Professor Eef Hogervorst will discusss what we know about the brain and menopause. Should we take hormones for the complaints of brain fog, problems with memory and concentration, the mood swings and irritability and loss of libido? Can hormones protect against dementia? If that is so when should we take these and for how long?

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Meet the Author: Christina Sweeney-Baird

15 June 2022, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Stanley Evernden Studio, Martin Hall

Join author Christina Sweeney-Baird for a Q&A and a reading from her novel The End of Men.

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Disability Support Network Event

15 June 2022, 6pm – 7pm, Future Space London

Join the Disability Support Network team to learn more about the types of support available to students at the London Campus.

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The End of Men

15 – 17 June 2022, Various Timings, Martin Hall Theatre

‘The End Of Men’ explores what the world would look like without men. In the book, there is a pandemic that quickly kills 90% of the male population. The performance follows a range of characters as they try to keep their friends, sons, husbands, and fathers safe and they explore how to reconfigure and survive in a world that has changed enormously. This production was adadpted by Jake Truman and Jess Magson, and directed by Iona Gray.

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LSU Events

Keep Calm: Study Lounge

13 – 17 June 2022, 9am, The Lounge

The Lounge is open with free refreshments to keep you going through the day, and board games to help take your mind off things for a while!

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Keep Calm: Silent Study

13 – 17 June 2022, 9am, The Lounge

The Lounge is open with free refreshments to keep you going through the day, and board games to help take your mind off things for a while!

Find out more on the events page.

Keep Calm: Bricking It

13, 15, 17 June 2022, 11am, The Lounge

If you have questions about exams, mitigating circumstances or anything else relating to your education, come and see our Advice team in the Michael Pearson Board Room! We’ll have the Lego out too, so even if you just want to build something and have a chat, come and say hi!

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Robogals – Lego Session

13, 16 June 2022, 11am, Student Hub Meeting Room

Robogals have their Lego in the Student Hub Board Room.

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Keep Calm: Puppy Petting

14 June 2022, Various Timings, The Treehouse

Join us for puppy petting as part of our Keep Calm Week events. There are various timeslots available and limited spaces, so don’t forget to book your slot!

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Open Mic Night: The Best of

14 June 2022, 6pm, The Lounge

This evening sees the ultimate in performers come together for one final night of Open Mic’s best and most memorable. Crowd inspiration, innovation and untapped potential all combine to embody tonight’s line up of alluring uniqueness and verified talent.

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Hey Ewe

15 June 2022, 10.30pm, LSU

Whether you’re celebrating a win or reeling from a loss, Hey Ewe is the place to go after a game!

Later entry means there’s plenty of time to shower and get yourself ready for a night of chart hits, pop anthems and student singalongs. We have DJs in The Basement and The Treehouse serving up bangers and cheese until 4am! 

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FND

17 June 2022, 10.30pm, LSU

Welcome to the biggest Friday night in Loughborough! Our resident DJs will be dropping the best of disco, house, drum and bass, hip hop and R&B in The Basement throughout the night, while The Treehouse is taken over by cheese anthems and retro-pop singalongs until 4am!

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OUT!

18 June 2022, 10pm, The Treehouse

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Funky Bunch Trivia Quiz

19 June 2022, 8pm, The Lounge

Join us every Sunday from 8pm for a night of tricky trivia in The Lounge. Vote on the theme over on our Instagram every Thursday, and see if your specialist subject shows up – then put together the perfect team and maybe you’ll be taking home the cash prize!

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