University News is published three times a year for the information of local residents. Edited by Alison Barlow, Public Relations Office T: 228696 E: A.J.Barlow@lboro.ac.uk Design and layout by Design and Print Services. Printed by Hickling and Squires.

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Contact Information

Contact Details Purpose Name

Enquiries and complaints

T: 222141 (24hr operation)

To report incidents of, or make a complaint about antisocial behaviour by University students

Stuart Kirkland or Mick Wood Security Service Managers

T: 228696 E: A.J.Barlow@lboro.ac.uk

For any other community related complaints or enquiries

Alison Barlow, Community Relations Officer

Loughborough community Christmas tree festivalThe University was delighted to participate in the Loughborough community Christmas tree festival organised by All Saints Parish Church.

The University’s tree, decorated in corporate colours, was one of more than 80 presented by different local organisations in the Parish Church. Members of the public were invited to view the trees over a four day period during the run up to Christmas. The festival included special concerts with performances from the Loughborough Endowed Schools Choir, Loughborough Male Voice Choir and Viva La Musica choir. Refreshments and Christmas stalls were also on offer during the festival.

What’s on?Up-to-date information about what’s happening on campus is also available on the University’s web site at www.lboro.ac.uk

ArtsRadarPublic Domestic – from February An expanded commission exploring the behaviour and routines of student living through demonstrations, talks and performances.

Questions of Value – April/May Radar are working with the Politicized Practice Research Group to develop a programme looking at notions of value and exchange.

Radar is Loughborough University’s contemporary arts programme, commissioning and curating new works, live performance, films and critical debate, which respond to the history, research and surroundings of the University and Loughborough. For more information visit: www.arts.llboro.ac.uk/radar

Spoken Word and Literature ProgrammeWendy Cope, Family ValuesWednesday 6 March, 7.30pm, Martin Hall A fresh and entertaining poetry reading from the quiet phenomenon who has proved quality can be popular.

Speech Bubble – Spoken Word Open Mic NightMonday 4 March, 7.00pm, Cognito, Loughborough Students’ UnionA celebration of live literature with guest performers and performance poets flexing their rhythmic muscles.No booking required

MUSICConcert ProgrammeMaggini QuartetFriday 18 January, 7.30pm, Martin HallSusanne Stanzeleit – Violin, David Angel – ViolinMartin Outram – Viola, Michal Kaznowski – CelloMOZART String Quartet in D, No.20, K.499, HoffmeisterBRITTEN String Quartet, No.3, Op.94SCHUBERT String Quartet in G, No.15, D.887

Royal String QuartetWednesday 20 February, 7.30pm, Cope AuditoriumIzabella Szalaj-Zimak – Violin, Elwira Przybylowska – ViolinMarek Czech – Viola, Michal Pepol – CelloSCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703LUTOSLAWSKI String Quartet (1964)SCHUBERT String Quartet in D minor, No.14, Death and the Maiden

National Youth Jazz OrchestraWednesday 17 April, 7.30pm, Cope AuditoriumAn evening of contemporary and swinging, big band jazz featuring some of the most accomplished young jazz musicians in the UK.

To book tickets for arts and music events please call the Box Office: 635000

Keep in touch with the concert programme and other Loughborough University Arts projects by joining the free mailing list. Visit the website, call or email to receive regular programme information.

Loughborough University Arts, Edward Barnsley Building, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU. T: 222881, Online: www.arts.lboro.ac.uk, E: radar.info@lboro.ac.uk.

Loughborough University ChoirThe University Choir is open to all staff and students of the University, and to members of the public aged 16 and over. The choir meets every Monday evening during term time 7.00 – 9.00pm in the Cope Auditorium. This activity is free.

Further information can be found on the website: www.arts.lboro.ac.uk, E: radar.info@lboro.ac.uk.

SPORTSwimming PoolOffers recreational swim sessions, swimming lessons for both adults and children, aqua circuits and courses in life saving and first aid. For more information call: 226200

Other Sports ActivitiesThe University offers many other sporting opportunities including pay and play sports sessions, tennis lessons, coaching qualifications and fitness classes.For further details call: 226250

Athletic Union FixturesThe Students’ Union has 55 sports clubs many with competitive fixtures each week. Spectators are welcome and full details of fixtures are available by contacting the Athletic Union on: 635054 or via the web: www.lufbra.net/au.

Netball - Loughborough Lightning Home Fixtures

Loughborough Lightning vs. Surrey StormMonday 18 February, 8.00pm, Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Loughborough Lightning vs. Celtic DragonsSaturday 16 March, 6.00pm, Netball Centre

Loughborough Lightning vs. Yorkshire JetsSaturday 23 March, 6.00pm, Netball Centre

For tickets call: 226250 or visit: www.loughboroughlightning.com or in person from Loughborough Sports Reception, Netball Centre or Loughborough Pool.

Tickets are priced at £6.50 adults; £4.50 concessions.

For all general sport enquiries contact Sports Reception on: 226250.

PUBLIC LECTURESInaugural Lectures

Global sourcing or sourcing the globe?Professor Ilan Oshri, School of Business and EconomicsWednesday 16 January, Lecture Theatre SMB 014, Stewart Mason Building

Construction Informatics: From simple tools to smart buildingsProfessor Tarek Hassan, School of Civil and Building EngineeringWednesday 6 February, Lecture Theatre T003, Wolfson Building

“Self-seekers, Madmen and Poets”Professor Ruth Kinna, Department of Politics, History and International RelationsWednesday 2 February, Lecture Theatre SMB 014, Stewart Mason Building

Pulsed Power: The most powerful pack-a-punch solutionProfessor Bucur Mircea Novac, School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems EngineeringWednesday 20 March, Lecture Theatre T003, Wolfson Building

Professor Richard Giulianotti, School of Sport, Exercise and Health SciencesWednesday 17 April (further details to be announced)

All welcome. Lectures start at 5.00pm, with light refreshments served from 4.30pm. For further information and booking information please visit: www.lboro.ac.uk/inaugural

Royal Aeronautical Society Public Lectures

RAF Reaper Operations - Saving Lives and Making a DifferenceWg Cdr (RAF retd) Andrew Jeffrey OBETuesday 22 January

Airbus A400M Military TransportBrian Kitson, Head of Overall Aircraft Aerodynamics, Airbus Operations LtdTuesday 5 February

The Astute Class SubmarineSimon Purvis, Astute In-Service Technical Authority, BAE SystemsTuesday 19 February

Aircraft Survivability and the Aerodynamics of Battle DamageDr Peter Render, Senior Lecturer, Loughborough University and Dr Andrew Irwin, Technical Manager, Advanced Projects, Future Combat Air Systems at BAE SystemsTuesday 12 March

Shannon Airport – from Foynes to the FutureJoe Buckley, Cargo and Technical Traffic Development ManagerTuesday 23 April (N.B. Lecture preceded by AGM)

All meetings commence at 7.30pm and will be held in Room U020 Brockington Building. Free of charge and open to all. For more information email: G.E.Tearle@lboro.ac.uk or visit online: www.loughborough-raes.org.uk

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Lectures

The Natural History of Calke ParkBill Cove, Countryside Manager at Calke (National Trust Property)Friday 8 February

Webbed FeetSteve Lovell, previously employed by RSPB, now a self-employed garden designer and lecturer on horticulture/natural history at Adult Education ClassesFriday 8 March

Middleton Lakes - Look Out MinsmereChris Edwards, Visitor and Promotions Officer for Middleton Lakes Friday 12 April (N.B. Lecture preceded by AGM at 7.30pm)

All RSPB lectures commence at 7.45pm and are held in room U020 Brockington Building. Tickets are available on the door: Adults £3.50; Concessions £3.00, students free with ID Card. For more information go to: www.rspb.org.uk/groups/loughborough/events/

Loughborough Archaeological & Historical Society

Framework Knitting by Professor Marilyn PalmerSaturday 2 February

Eleanor of Castille by Julie EdeSaturday 2 March

Glass Slide Detective by John CarpenterSaturday 6 April (N.B. Lecture preceded by AGM)

All Loughborough Archaeological & Historical Society meetings take place at the James France Building, Loughborough University Campus, at 7.00pm. Talks are free to members and £3 for non-members. For more information visit: www.loughboroughpastandpresent.org

SOCIAL AND OTHER EVENTSRSPB Bird Watching Field Trips

Coach Trip to Blackout Sands - RSPB - Yorkshire and another reserveSunday 7 April (depart at 7.30am)

RSBP Bird Watching Field Trips will depart from Brockington Building car park. Cost: approximately £18 plus admission; accompanied under 14’s £5. Pay on the coach. Booking is essential. E: robertorton79@btinternet.com

For further information go to: www.rspb.org.uk/groups/loughborough/events/

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONConferences, Exhibitions and other events

Dates of events at the University likely to involve traffic movements around campus

January 2, 6, 7, 19February March 15, 23, 28April 15,

2013 Term Dates

Spring Term: Monday 7 January – Friday 15 March Summer Term: Monday 15 April – Wednesday 19 June

university news

Inside this issue: Development update National Poetry Day competition Vice Chancellor patrols with police

For Loughborough Residents

www.lboro.ac.uk

Winter 2012/13 – Issue No 34

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Development updateSports Pitch DevelopmentsFollowing the granting of planning permission for the two new sports pitches at the west end of campus some preparation works to the site have taken place. The main construction work will start in the spring. The actual start of work will be determined by the weather and the conditions on site.

University LibraryA major project is underway to refurbish the Library on campus. The project will see an increase in the number of study spaces and significant enhancements to the general environment.

The majority of the work is taking place inside the building but the external cladding to level 4 will be replaced and the main entrance will be remodelled as part of the project. The timing and details of this work have not been confirmed as yet. The majority of the work to transform the library will take place over the summer vacation in 2013.

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For further information on the campus development projects, including specific location details log on to: www.lboro.ac.uk/community and look for the link ‘Campus Development Projects.’ Alternatively contact Alison Barlow on 228696.

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Health and Biosciences building and National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine The former Bridgeman Building has now been demolished. Work to construct the new building will begin this month (January). It will take approximately two years to complete.

East Park demolition projectsIn addition to the former Bridgeman Building a number of other buildings have been, or shortly will be, demolished. The Music Centre has already gone and the removal of Victory Hall is well underway. When this is completed the Dance Studio will also go. Plans are being progressed to regenerate this whole area of campus with a major landscaping scheme and further information on this will be available in due course.

Falkner Eggington hall of residenceWork to refurbish the Falkner Eggington hall of residence on campus is also underway. The refurbishment of the hall involves Ocon Construction carrying out a complete strip out of the existing accommodation, upgrading acoustics, installing new floors and ceilings and a complete redecoration of 521 student bedrooms. The project will be complete for the 2013/14 academic year.

University academic links up with

MP, Nicky MorganThe University’s Dr Elaine Yolande Gosling has taken part in the Royal Society’s Pairing Scheme 2012.

The pairing scheme aims to build bridges between parliamentarians and some of the best scientists in the UK. It is an opportunity for MPs to become better informed about science issues and for scientists to understand how they can influence science policy. Over 200 pairs of scientists and MPs have taken part in the scheme since it was launched in 2001.

Elaine swapped her desk at the Design School for the historic corridors of Westminster, when she visited Nicky Morgan MP at the House of Commons for a ‘Week in Westminster’ back in October. During her visit Dr Gosling shadowed Nicky to learn about her work. She also attended a House of Commons Science and Technology Committee meeting, Prime Minister’s Question Time and a meeting with Professor Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Advisor.

Nicky then visited campus to ‘shadow’ Elaine at work in the Design School.

Dr Gosling, part of the Design Ergonomics Research Group, has specific interests in how people use and interact with the design of the world around them. She has concentrated much of her research in the fields of inclusive design, user-centred design and user-product interaction. She is keen to see how her research can be applied to policy making at national Government level.

Donations Fund updateThe assessor panel for the Community Donations Fund met in November to consider bids to the Education Fund. As in previous years an impressive range of projects were submitted for consideration and the panel found it difficult to choose which good causes should receive a share of the £5k available to them.

In total nine projects were awarded money and the groups supported were: Loughborough CofE Primary School, Loughborough Cancer Self Help Group, The David Clarke Railway Trust, Warning Zone, Youth Shelter, Peter Le Marchant Trust, The Exaireo Trust, The PBC Foundation and Lovers of Literature

The next round of funding will be made available in March and details of how to apply are available by logging on to www.lboro.ac.uk/community

Vice Chancellor patrols with police The University’s new Vice Chancellor spent a Saturday night on patrol with police in Loughborough back in October.

Professor Allison was invited to spend a night with the police by the local policing unit commander Inspector Johnny Monks.

He joined officers at 9pm. Following a briefing with Inspector Monks, he went out on patrol with Sergeant Shaun Gosling and other officers. They took Professor Allison into the town centre; and around areas where a lot of students live alongside local residents before going to the Students’ Union on campus. Professor Allison went home in the early hours of the morning.

Sergeant Gosling said; “It was an exceptionally quiet night in town but Professor Allison witnessed a number of incidents including a group of young people throwing bottles from a balcony, a very distressed woman who had become separated from her daughter and we dealt with a young person who had become ill through drinking too much. Although not the busiest of nights Professor Allison still got to see the depth and breadth of the issues we deal with in our line of duty.”

Recalling his experience of the night, Professor Allison, said; “I have always had great admiration for the police and the time that I spent with them reinforced this. I observed the officers that I accompanied deal with a range of issues, often involving people who had consumed a large volume of alcohol. I was most impressed with the tact and diplomacy used by the police to manage difficult situations.

“My overwhelming impression is that the police in Loughborough are a highly professional and dedicated group of officers. They have the best interests of the community at heart and deal with a range of difficult issues. I am particularly grateful to them for how they interact with students and local residents alike and congratulate them on undertaking difficult work on behalf of the town’s community.”

National Poetry Day In the run up to National Poetry Day the University’s Student Outreach and Recruitment team organised a poetry competition with local schools.

The aim of the competition was to raise aspirations and attainment through English and promote the idea of studying English and Drama at higher education level.

The challenge, aimed at students aged 11-13 in the East Midlands, was to create a 20 line poem with the theme ‘Stars’. Some fantastic entries were received and the judges really enjoyed reading all the poems.

The winning entry, revealed on National Poetry Day (4 October), came from Chris Hancox from Castle Donington Community College. The winning poem is reproduced below.

Stars They’re magnificent, shining brightly,We can’t begin to understand.Always there, shining nightly,The sky is alive, above the land.They hover over London town, Celebrating, having fun.Then the sun comes above the ground,And you hear the starter’s gun.Off go Ennis, Farah, BoltRacing to their gold’s.Murray serves no double faults, Leaving Roger cold.Ainslie sails out at sea,The rowers pull their weight.The crowd cheers for Team GBHoy wins medal number eight.But when the sun is lost from view,And darkness falls so black.The stars come out and dance for you,Then see the world dance back.

Social event success for Kingfisher EstateThe student and permanent Loughborough residents of the Kingfisher Estate came together for a social in early December. The event, organised by Rachel Chambers, community development officer at the Students’ Union, was an opportunity for neighbours to get to know each other in an informal setting. Around 30 residents of the estate shared a take away meal in the common room of Kingfisher Hall, kindly provided by the warden. They were joined by community warden Louise Doherty, PC Suzie Jackson and other members of the Students’ Union Executive.

Rachel commented: “Everyone seemed to be mixing well and talking to each other which was great. Most seemed keen for the event in some form to happen again, so I have thought of maybe making it a termly event with different food or doing something for charity that will help bring the Kingfisher community together.”

Can you help with University research?Volunteers are required for two important research projects.

The first is a diabetes study. Male participants are required for a study looking at the influence of short duration exercise on reducing the risk of ‘type two’ diabetes. Volunteers must be within the age range of 18-50 years old and have a body mass index of above 27. They must also be able and willing to exercise for short periods of time at high intensities and have no history of any cardiovascular/metabolic diseases such as diabetes. In addition they must be a non-smoker, not taking any anti-inflammatory medication and not be generally active.

All travel costs will be reimbursed and volunteers will receive a detailed health screening and a full comprehensive assessment of their personal fitness.

Anyone interested in taking part should contact Ben Kelly at the University by emailing B.Kelly@lboro.ac.uk, or by calling 01509 226352.

The second project is for the Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit (BRU). The Unit, which incorporates expertise from University Hospitals of Leicester, focuses research on improving health by increasing physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviour and improving diet.

The Unit is looking to recruit volunteers to take part in a number of focus groups to help BRU identify research priority areas. These focus groups could include subjects such as exercise/physical activity/sedentary behaviour or chronic disease including diabetes, heart disease and obesity. The Unit is also looking to provide workshops, public lectures and seminars concerning such issues so that findings can be made public.

Anyone interested in further information about these opportunities can visit the BRU website: www.II.dlpa.bru.nihr.ac.uk and click on the link ‘Get Involved’.