This Week at Loughborough | 5 August
General:
How to be an ally for people with South Asian heritage
6 August 2024, 12.30pm-1.30pm, CC209A (James France)
EDI Services are pleased to announce this Voices of Diversity event ‘How to be an Ally for People with South Asian Heritage’, which takes place during South Asian Heritage Month.
Throughout 2024, EDI Services are bringing you a series of panel discussions on the theme of allyship featuring Loughborough staff, students and alumni. These discussions bring together different community groups to explore what it means to be an ally for each other. Considering questions such as; What does good allyship look like? How can I be an ally for others? How would I like others to show allyship to me?
Given that the event is about allyship, all members of the Loughborough community including staff, students and campus partners from all backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
LUinc. Tech and Skills Builder Series
8 August 2024, 1pm-2.30pm, Careers & Enterprise Hub (Loughborough Town)
LUinc. Tech and Skills Builder Series are sessions designed to nurture innovators by equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to turn their ideas into successful products/services and businesses.
Come along to the first session for an insightful talk on the development of The Bug Factory’s product journey.
Exhibition: All Flesh is Grass
9-23 August 2024, 12pm-2pm, Martin Hall Gallery
Fine Art students Fay Sheppard, Gabriella Drewer, and Jay Finnis consider the cyclicality of life in ‘All Flesh Is Grass’, by using a range of impermanent mixed media and curatorial methods.
Their work guides visitors through discussions of grief, hope, death, and desire. The exhibition aims to provoke self-reflection and thought surrounding the place of humanity in the landscape.
Summertime Socials:
Monday Chill Out – LU Arts Workshop: Pottery – Create your own pinch pot!
5 August 2024, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Royce Common Room
In this pottery workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to create your own pinch pot using air-dry clay. The workshop is beginner-friendly and suitable for everyone, regardless of skill level. Join us if you are ready to discover the enchanting texture of clay and unleash your creativity!
Speaking Club
6 August 2024, 2pm-3pm, WAV011 (Wavy Top)
Every Tuesday over the summer period the International Student Experience Team will run a Speaking Club. Come along, practise your English speaking and listening skills with a chance to catch up with friends and meet new ones too. Ask any questions that you might have about life in the UK or just pop by for a general chit-chat and each week we will have a new topic to discuss – no need to book!
Active Wednesday – My Lifestyle: Turn up and play – Dodgeball
7 August 2024, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Netball Centre (Zone 1)
The My Lifestyle programme is a FREE and welcoming recreational sport and physical activity offer, that is open to and welcomes everybody of any ability. Come along for a free game of Dodgeball, get active and make new friends.
Please select the My Lifestyle tile on the Loughborough Sport App home screen to book your place. Booking will open one week before the event. Numbers are limited so book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Trip to Cheltenham
10 August 2024, 7.45am-7.30pm, Wolfson School/Amber Rooms
As the most complete Regency Town in Britain, Cheltenham is intimate and friendly with a civilised place of culture, learning and discovery. Unwind, refresh your mind, body and soul and explore the day in Cheltenham! Check-out much loved High Street Shops, striking Regency architecture, award-winning restaurants and a fantastic street food scene.
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