This Week at Loughborough | 10 June
General:
IAS Friends and Fellows Coffee Morning
11 June 2024, 10.30am-12pm, International House
The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) is hosting an IAS Friends and Fellows Coffee Morning, joined by IAS Visiting Fellow Professor Helena Cooper-Thomas and IAS Residential Fellows for June, Dr Rudabeh Shahid and Dr Alison Barnes.
IAS Seminar: The trials and tribulations of entering a tournament workplace
11 June 2024, 12pm-1pm, International House/Zoom
Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) Visiting Fellow Professor Helena D Cooper-Thomas will deliver a seminar on their research, fully titled ‘The trials and tribulations of entering a tournament workplace: The case of new Members of Parliament’.
RAeS: Presentation of Loughborough University MEng final year Aircraft Design projects
11 June 2024, 6.30pm, EHB110A (Edward Herbert Building)
This event is held by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and the Loughborough University Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering.
Women in Sport Research and Innovation Scoping Event
12 June 2024, 11am-12.30pm, CC029A (James France Building)
Colleagues from across the University are invited to attend an interactive research and innovation scoping event on Women in Sport led by Dr Emma Pullen (School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences).
The scoping event provides a forum for colleagues to feed into the development of a Women in Sport Research Hub that will be launched as part of the University Sport Core Plan and exchange ideas on hub research and innovation priorities and opportunities.
Care: critical dialogues and transdisciplinary approaches
13 June 2024, 10.30am-4.30pm, Online
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture is hosting a one-day interdisciplinary symposium on the issue of care. It will bring together scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds who work at Loughborough University, as well as a number of invited external speakers.
Summer Ball
15 June 2024, 9pm onwards, Loughborough Students’ Union
This year’s Summer Ball theme is Mount Olympus! Celebrate the end of the year at the Summer Ball where you can expect themed rooms, live music, funfair rides, food, survivors photo, and more.
Degree Show 2024
14-16 June 2024, School of Design and Creative Arts
Captivating minds, from thought-provoking visual arts to groundbreaking design concepts, this exhibition showcases the diverse talents nurtured within our academic community. Come along to celebrate the boundless potential of the next generation shaping the future creative landscape.
Exhibition: The Art Schools of the Midlands
16 May-28 June 2024, 12pm-2pm, Martin Hall Exhibition Space
Martin Hall Gallery presents ‘The Art Schools of the Midlands’, the latest iteration of John Beck and Matthew Cornford’s ambitious Art School Project exploring the history and legacies of the nation’s art schools. The project combines original photography, textual and archival materials to examine the vital role art schools have played, and continue to play, in the cultural and economic life of our towns and cities.
Careers:
FDM – Student Summer Bootcamp
10-12 June 2024, 12pm-2pm, Zoom
Day 1 will focus on upskilling in the foundations of HTML; the building blocks of a webpage.
Day 2 will focus on enhancing your coding skills through further upskilling with an emphasis on styling a website using CSS.
Impact Teaching: Find out how you can teach abroad
11 June 2024, 6pm-7pm, Online
Join us to discover how you can explore the world whilst getting paid. Let us talk you through our programs in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Hungary and Poland. Find out how you could have the adventure of your life, meet amazing new friends, develop your workplace skills, bolster your CV and save money for whatever is next in your life.
Breakfast Study Cafes
13 June 2024, 8am-11am, SMB002 (Stewart Mason Building)
Boost your productivity on campus at the Student Success Academy’s Breakfast Study Cafes. Drop in for one, or all sessions where you can enjoy a morning study session, a free drink, and some baked goodies.
Using a study planner to set goals for the sessions, study with the Pomodoro technique in sessions one and two (8am-9am and 9am-10am), and work at your own pace in session three (10am-11am).
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