The Role of the Arctic in recent and future security challenges in the Wider North

Monday 22 February, 1.30pm – 3pm, Online

We invite you to join us for a webinar with an expert panel to discuss recent developments in US, Russia, China and the EU Arctic strategy and the implications for the geopolitics of the Wider North.

For more information, visit the event page.

Happy Mondays: Printmaking with everyday objects

Monday 22 February, 7pm, Online

Student Rhian will show you how to make the most of everyday items you’re likely to have at home to create your own prints.

Visit the LU Arts event page for more information.

Mock Assessment Centre

Tuesday 23 February, 1pm – 2pm, Online

Delivered by the Careers Network and staff from a range of top companies, you’ll hear first-hand what to expect and learn how to prepare effectively. Join online and gain as much practice as you can before your first real assessment centre. This workshop is for students from all years in all departments. This Mock Assessment Centre is sponsored by Druck Limited.

This event is currently fully booked but you can book a space on the waiting list online.

LGBT+ History Month: A talk with alumna Lisa Vine

Tuesday 23 February, 5pm, Online

As part of Loughborough University’s LGBT+ History Month programme, alumna Lisa Vine has been invited to speak with staff, students and alumni.

In this talk, she will share her experiences of being a student at Loughborough – including her time as Chair of the LGBT+ Student Association – as well as her career since graduating.

More information can be found on the event page.

Gartner Presentation – Landing Your Dream Job in Today’s Competitive Landscape

Tuesday 23 February, 6pm – 8pm, Online

In this workshop, you’ll get exclusive insight into the recruitment and selection processes and top tips on how to succeed in an application process. Suitable for students from any year group and discipline. Book a place online.

Initiate Programme: Business-Work-Life Balance – Goalsetting and Planning

Tuesday 23 February, 6.30pm – 8pm, Online

This is your chance to consider your business-study-life balance, set goals and plan for your ideas and business using our unique resources and techniques…Find out more and book online.

Year in Enterprise Briefing Session

Wednesday 24 February, 11am – 12pm, Online

Spend your placement year self-employed with our support! Are you thinking of setting up your own business? The Year in Enterprise is designed to give students the chance to set up their own business during their placement year. You can find out more here.

Volkswagen Presentation

Wednesday 24 February, 12pm – 1pm, Online

Employability workshop with Volkswagen Group to understand key themes employers look for. Gain insight into the company and automotive industry, includes what to expect from the application process and any hints and tips for applying. Sign up here.

Careers in Marketing

Wednesday 24 February, 1pm – 2.30pm, Online

The third event in the series. Each ‘Careers In’ event will be made up of 3- 4 speakers, each delivering a 10-15-minute presentation, designed to provide students with an insight into a particular sector/industry. Featuring Barcardi, New York Uni and Kinase. There will be allocated time at the end of the session for students to be able to ask questions. Register your place here.

Ingenuity Programme Briefing Event #3

Wednesday 24 February, 4pm – 5pm, Online

The third event in the series – this is your chance to find out more about the Ingenuity Programme at our third information event, which will continue to cover the Programme in more detail. Book online here.

BERG seminar: Non-domestic buildings

Wednesday 24 February, 4pm – 5pm, Online

In this month’s Building Energy Research Group (BERG) seminar, we hear from three speakers with extensive academic and industry experience in reducing energy demand from various types of non-domestic buildings.

Find out more information on the event page.

Getting into Psychology

Wednesday 24 February, 6pm – 7.30pm, Online

Join us to explore popular career areas in Psychology. Sign up to attend.

LGBT+ Historical Figures

Wednesday 24 February, 6.30pm, Online

This event is a quick presentation of the world’s least famous LGBT+ historical figures.

Find out more information on the event page.

Movement with Meaning: Dance, Identity, Knowledge (discussion)

Wednesday 24 February, 7pm – 9pm, Online

Through discussion and film, this online event will explore how dance produces meaning for audiences and dancers.

To find out more information head to the event page.

Keyence Presentation

Thursday 25 February, 12pm – 1pm, Online

Keyence Corporation is a direct sales organisation that develops and manufactures automation sensors, vision systems, barcode readers, laser markers, measuring instruments, and digital microscopes. Sign up to this session to learn what opportunities they have available.

LGBT+ History Month: Café Academique

Thursday 25 February, 12pm – 1.30pm, Online

To mark LGBT+ History Month (February 2021) we are hosting a special online Café Academique to showcase the work of Doctoral Researchers who are researching matters specifically for/about LGBT+

Find out more information on the event page.

Careers in Finance

Thursday 25 February, 1pm – 2.30pm, Online

The fourth event in the series. Each ‘Careers In’ event will be made up of 3-5 speakers, each delivering a 10-15-minute presentation, designed to provide students with an insight into a particular sector/industry. Featuring Santander, Pirate Studios ltd, Janus Henderson Investors, UBS Investment Bank and Capco. There will be allocated time at the end of the session for students to be able to ask questions. Book on here.

LGBT+ workshop

Thursday 25 February, 2pm, Online

The session will provide guidance for colleagues about appropriate language covering interactions in the classroom, in meetings, in student support and pastoral care, and in our day to day working lives at Loughborough.

It will provide a safe, informal space where you can ask questions without judgement and learn from the trainer and from peers.

Find out more information on the event page.

From The Entrepreneur’s Perspective

Thursday 25 February, 6pm – 7pm, Online

Join us as part of Employability Month for an exciting panel discussion on all things running your own business courtesy of four of our very successful student and graduate entrepreneurs from Loughborough! Find out more and book online.

LGBTQ+ History Month (UNISON): The love that dare not speak its name

Friday 26 February, 12pm – 12.30pm, Online

In his poem ‘Two Loves’ of 1892, Lord Alfred Douglas—the lover of Oscar Wilde—famously described homosexual love as ‘the love that dare not speak its name’. Facilitated by Dr Sarah Parker, Lecturer in English. Sarah specialises in nineteenth and twentieth-century literature, with an emphasis on women’s poetry, decadence and aestheticism, gender and sexualities, and visual culture.

Find out more information on the event page.

Loughborough LGBT+ Association x Uni of Leicester LGBT+ Society: Social Night

Saturday 27 February, 7pm, Online

To draw History Month to a close, Loughborough LGBT+ Association is collaborating with friends at Uni of Leicester LGBT+ Society for a night of fun and games.

Join the Discord and choose from different activities including games and a quiz or just have a chat and make new friends.

To find out more information head to the event page.