This Week at Loughborough | 29 January
LGBT+ History Month:
Pilkington Library LGBT+ History Month Display
1-29 February 2024, Pilkington Library
This year’s Library display explores the theme of Medicine, looking at LGBT+ experiences in and contributions to Medicine through history. The display also showcases articles and research from the Loughborough archives and relevant works currently held in the Library collection.
Staff and students can access further resources via the Library’s LGBT+ Research Repository collection.
General:
School Stories
29 January 2024, 8am-5pm, Geography Foyer (Bell Building)
To follow on from the naming of the Bell Building, the School of Social Sciences and Humanities EDI Committee is hosting the first of its events in its School Stories Project. Aimed to allow School members to tell their own stories, the event will start by exploring the stories of the Bell, Brockington and Martin Hall Buildings.
Arts In Motion: Campus Sculpture Walk
30 January 2024, 1pm-2pm, Loughborough Campus
Join Loughborough University curator David Bell for a walking tour of some of our campus sculptures. Taking in works by world-renowned sculptors including Lynn Chadwick and Atta Kwami as well as hidden gems by former staff and students. We’ll explore works in a variety of materials and styles: from modernist bronze icons to a recent work made from fungi roots.
Departs Shirley Pearce Square by Martin Hall main entrance, ends at Pilkington Library
Peace Cafés – London
31 January 2024, 11am-12pm, Loughborough University London, LDN017 & LDN205
To promote healing, fellowship and community, the Chaplaincy is running two Peace Cafés, one each for members of the Jewish and Muslim communities. The Peace Cafés will be focused on community and healing. They will not be a forum for political debate. The cafés will be facilitated by members of the University Chaplaincy Team and refreshments will be provided.
- For Jewish staff and students – LDN017
- For Muslim staff and students – LDN205
Making Sure You Get Your USS Back Pay
31 January 2024, 12.30pm-1.30pm, MS Teams
Loughborough University and College Union (UCU) branch is holding an open meeting to discuss the recent changes to the USS pension scheme. It is especially important that colleagues who have opted out of USS are aware of the implications of how restoration of the lost 2020-2023 benefits will be implemented. There is a significant financial benefit to joining the scheme before 1 April 2024 that will not apply after that date.
Talk Sport Conference
1 February 2024, 12pm-4.45pm, James France Exhibition Centre
The Talk Sport Conference 2024 welcomes major players in the sports, exercise and health industry, to lead career-focused presentations that aim to develop your employability skills and knowledge and provide career insight and advice.
The event will feature industry specialists such as the Lead Consultant at Two Circles, the Director and Producer at Netflix, Amazon Prime and BBC, the Senior Exercise Physiologist at University College London and many more.
Policy Masterclass: Policy Placements and Fellowships
1 February 2024, 12pm-12.45pm, MS Teams
Charlotte Hamilton, Policy Unit Manager, will give an overview of the landscape of opportunities for policy placements and fellowships. The Policy Unit undertook a review of opportunities in summer 2023 and this masterclass will highlight the results, the types of opportunities available at different career stages, and options for addressing gaps. Charlotte will also highlight current placement opportunities and the support offered by the Policy Unit.
IAS Seminar: Virtual Reality in Criminological Research
1 February 2024, 12pm-1pm, International House/Zoom
Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) Visiting Fellow Dr William (Patrick) McClanaghan will deliver a seminar on their research. In this talk, Dr William (Patrick) McClanaghan will draw on his own research using VR to assess burglary decision-making in a sample of incarcerated burglars to show how VR can help us better understand and prevent crime. Additionally, he will provide examples of how VR can be used as a re-entry and rehabilitation tool to prevent re-offending.
Laughter Yoga Session
1 February 2024, 12.30pm-1.15pm, EHB 209 & 210 (Edward Herbert Building)
Join Chaplain Anthony Gimpel, a trained laughter yoga instructor, for this session of wellbeing laughter; combining playfulness, laughter and breathing for pleasure and health. You’re advised to bring some water with you and wear comfortable clothing.
Voices of Diversity: How to be an ally for people who wear the hijab
1 February 2024, 1pm-2pm, EHB 104 (Edward Herbert Building)
As part of Loughborough University’s Voices of Diversity programme, EDI Services are pleased to launch ‘How to be an Ally’, a new series of panel discussions led by Loughborough staff, students and alumni. To align with World Hijab Day, the topic for this panel is ‘How to be an ally for people who wear the hijab’.
This event will address themes around race, religion and gender, in alignment with Loughborough’s EDI strategy, Race Equity work and Athena Swan work. The panel will explore the religious and spiritual relevance of the hijab and what it means to those who wear it.
Startup Support Series – Setting Up For Success
10 January-14 February 2024, 10am-12pm, Careers & Enterprise Hub, Loughborough Town
Is your startup idea and plans ready for success in 2024? Whether you’re in the idea validation stage, gaining early traction, or ready to scale, this event series is tailored to empower you at every stage of your business journey.
Startup Drop-in Sessions
10 January-14 February 2024, 12pm-2pm, Careers & Enterprise Hub, Loughborough Town
You can book one of these weekly drop-in sessions which offer a welcoming space to help you in your startup journey. You can find out more about the help, support and funding you can get and any other topics that help support you in progressing your business to succeed.
Startup Support Series (evenings) – Setting Up For Success
11 January-15 February 2024, 5pm-7pm, Careers & Enterprise Hub, Loughborough Town
Is your startup idea and plans ready for success in 2024? Whether you’re in the idea validation stage, gaining early traction, or ready to scale, this event series is tailored to empower you at every stage of your business journey.
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