This Week at Loughborough | 2nd March 2020
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Postgraduate Open Evening
4 Mar | 4 – 6:30pm | James France
Thinking about a master’s or a PhD? Come to our open evening to find out more about your options following your degree.
You’ll be able to speak with current staff and students, and find out more about our programmes and how they’ll make you more employable.
Click here for more information.
Doctoral Researcher Wellbeing Week
2 – 7 Mar | Various timings and locations
Loughborough University’s first Doctoral Researcher Wellbeing Week will take place 2nd-7th March 2020 to coincide with national University Mental Health Day on 5th March.
Aimed at doctoral researchers and those on the frontline of doctoral researcher support, this vibrant and comprehensive event that has been funded by a prestigious Vice Chancellor’s Award of Excellence will contain a diverse range of developmental workshops and activities to provide practical ways of enhancing doctoral wellbeing.
Click here for the timetable of sessions this week.
Giving for Gold
2 – 18 Mar | Various locations
Loughborough family – it’s time to act now and do your bit to help others!
Giving for Gold is a joint initiative between Loughborough University, Loughborough Students’ Union and a range of local and national charities.
Throughout the first few weeks of March, we need your help to reuse and re-purpose everyday items that you no longer need to benefit others. Your positive action will not only support a range of very worthy causes, but they will also help to minimise the tonnes of waste generated every year.
And in line with the upcoming 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, what better way to measure our success than to set ambitious gold, silver and bronze medal targets for the donations received.
Click here for more information and where to donate.
Monday 2nd March
Exploring a PhD
6 – 8:30pm | Council Chamber, LSU
The LSU Peer Support Team and the PhD Social Support Network are holding a free PhD information session where you can discover more about the Loughborough PhD experience.
We’ll be discussing the PhD journey from the application process, time studying, to the options available once you’ve graduated.
This event is free to attend but requires booking. Click here for more information.
Happy Mondays: Speech Bubble
7:30 – 10pm | Cogs, LSU
Join LU Arts for an evening of performance poetry showcasing spoken talent on campus alongside professional poets.
Speech Bubble is their popular spoken word night, which is open to students, staff and members of the public. It includes an open mic slot, which is open to any student willing to perform their work for a live audience.
If you are interested in performing then contact LU Arts in advance by emailing luarts@lboro.ac.uk.
This event costs £5 but is free for students. Click here for more information.
Tuesday 3rd March
BOSCH Drop-In
10:30am – 4pm | Outside Haslegrave
BOSCH will have a variety of different activities to help you learn more about who they are, what they do and why it’s so exciting to work with them.
There will be information about their career opportunities and they will also be giving application advice.
PGT Student Support Network: Meet & Greet
6 – 8pm |Graduate House
Postgraduate Taught Social and Support Network has been created! Join the newly formed group for a Meet and Greet. Free pizza will be provided.
Click here for more information.
Halls Heath and Wellbeing: Drumming Circle Workshop
7 – 8:30pm | Claudia Parsons
Music is the best medicine! Join us for a fun, energetic session of djembe (African drumming) workshop. No experience needed, just the enthusiasm to create some good rhythms.
Open to Loughborough University students only, support your health and wellbeing this term with a programme of fun and uplifting activities.
This event costs £3 to attend. Click here for more information.
Wednesday 4th March
Library Academic Skills Workshop: Using supporting evidence in your academic writing
2 – 4pm | Library Seminar Room 1
This workshop is aimed at those wanting to improve the quality of their academic writing. The main aim of the workshop is to maximise the effective use of supporting evidence.
Being able to use supporting evidence in written work, without plagiarising, is crucial for appropriate academic writing.
This session aims to improve participants’ confidence in knowing how to use sources of evidence in their work. Quoting, summarising and paraphrasing will be examined in detail and the appropriate incorporation of cited references will be briefly addressed.
This event is free to attend but requires booking. Click here for more information.
Lockin China Internship Experience Programme Webinar (Delivered in Mandarin)
1 – 3pm | DAV1101, David Davies
* Please note, this session will be delivered in Mandarin, so ideal for Chinese or Mandarin speaking international students only.
Lockin is one of the largest global career development platforms for young professionals, dedicated to solving employment problems by providing them with assistance in career development.
Come and join the Lockin Internship Knowledge Programme and get trained by their industry expert.
Internships play an essential part of the recruitment process, and directly impact on decisions that employers make as well as student’s future career development.
This event is free to attend but requires booking. Click here for more information.
Thursday 5th March
Zero Waste Pop-Up Shop
10am – 2pm | Hazlerigg/ Rutland circle
A zero waste pop-up shop will be on campus, run by Ekojoe, a locally-based community interest company, in partnership with the LSU student enterprise Green Pea.
Ekojoe sells a huge range of vegan and organic foods, refill washing and laundry liquids, soaps, shower gels and reusable products.
It aims to make zero-waste shopping more affordable and accessible, taking a well-stocked van to local communities.
This event is free to attend and doesn’t require booking. Click here for more information.
Year in Enterprise Briefing #2
2 – 3pm | B010, Brockington Extension
Find out everything you need to know about The Enterprise Network‘s Year in Enterprise Placement.
During this event, you’ll meet the Academic Lead for Enterprise within the Curriculum, Amanda Berry. She’ll take you through all you need to know about the Year in Enterprise Placement, including training, support and mentoring available to you throughout the year while you have the chance to run your own business or be self-employed and the DPS element of this particular type of placement year.
This event is free to attend but requires booking. Click here for more information.
Inspirational Female Leaders in Business
6:15 – 8:30pm | U005, Brockington
To mark International Women’s Day, Careers Network and Women’s Network bring you an exclusive guest speaker event.
Come along to hear our exclusive speakers talk about the realities of climbing to senior positions in the workplace as a female. They will share their personal experiences, struggles and successes they have experienced whilst progressing within their career. You will also have the opportunity to speak with the guest speakers after the event during informal networking session.
Speakers confirmed work in a number of high profile organisations and in a variety of areas within business including Finance, Consulting, Design, Marketing, PR and running their own business.
Guest speakers confirmed:
- Trusha Kachhela – Partner, PwC
- Katie Selvey-Clinton – Partner, Capital Allowances | Business Tax Services, EY
- Karen Thomas – Head of Design, Home at M&S
- Seena Samani – Global Head of Marketing Effectiveness Analytics, HSBC
This event is free to attend but requires booking. Click here for more information.
Friday 6th March
Ramón Feenstra: Your democracy has been kidnapped – but is there a ransom?
12 – 1pm | U122, Brockington Extension
Ramón A. Feenstra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Sociology at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón (Spain). The fields he writes about are linked primarily to the democracy theory and communication ethics.
Kidnapped Democracy uses the metaphor of captivity to illustrate the differences and similarities between conventional kidnappings and the hijacking of a political system.
The seminar will briefly discuss the identity of the kidnappers, the accomplices, the hostages, the victims, and the negotiators before examining the effect of a peculiar Stockholm syndrome and, finally, reflecting on possible ways to secure the release of democracy.
This event is free to attend and doesn’t require booking. Click here for more information.
Paolo Cossarini: Sardines against Salvini: The dynamics of resistance to far-rig
1 – 2pm | U122, Brockington Extension
Paolo Cossarini is Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of International Studies at the University of Trento. He previously taught politics and IR at Loughborough University and held visiting positions at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, and Queen Mary University of London.
In this seminar, Paolo Cossarini discusses the current dynamics and discursive struggles in Italian politics.
Over the past few years, Italian politics has been dominated by the figure of Matteo Salvini. However, new forms of resistance have emerged. Opposition to his pervasive communication strategy and his anti-immigration discourse has recently taken the shape of the ‘Sardines’ movement, which has occupied streets and squares of many Italian cities aiming to halt the rise of the far-right.
This event is free to attend and doesn’t require booking. Click here for more information.
Forging a Career with the Red Arrows
6:30 – 8pm | 002, EHB
Alumni Jon Bond and Chris Hughes will visit Loughborough to present a guest lecture on their careers with the RAF, with a particular focus on their roles in the Red Arrows.
Jon, who has a BSc in Air Transport Management (2005) and an MSc in Transport Policy and Business Management (2006), is “Red 6” with the display team. Fellow alumnus Chris is Officer Commanding Engineering Support Flight (RAFAT) and gained an MEng degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Loughborough in 2014.
The pair will discuss recent Red Arrows tours, the aim of the display team and their individual experiences and careers with the RAF.
This event is free to attend but requires booking. Click here for more information.
Action Alumni Weekend 2020
6 Mar 5pm – 8 Mar 3pm | LSU
Pick up your shovels and get ready once again to celebrate another year of LSU Action at their Alumni Wekeend.
Click here for more information.
Other events this week
- Birmingham City vs Derby | 4 Mar | 2pm | Loughborough Stadium
- Action A-Teams: Hall-led projects | Various timings & locations
- University Mental Health Day – Health & Wellbeing Fair | 5 Mar | 12 – 3pm | Cognito, LSU
- JC’s Big Quiz | 5 Mar | 7pm | JC’s
- You in your Business and Balance | 5 Mar | 6:30 – 8pm | 2.01, STEMLab
- Getting into Psychology | 5 Mar | 6:15 – 8:15pm | J104, EHB
- My Lifestyle | Various timings & locations
- My Lifestyle is a free and inclusive programme specifically designed for students and staff.
- https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/get-involved/students/my-lifestyle/
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