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Loughborough University
Motto: Veritate, Scientia, Labore
("with truth, knowledge and industry")
Established: 1909
Type: Public
Endowment: £2. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 29 million [2007]
Chancellor: Sir John Jennings
Vice-Chancellor: Professor Shirley Pearce
Staff: 2,915
Students: 18,220[1]
Undergraduates: 11,055[1]
Postgraduates: 5,960[1]
Other students: 1,205 FE[1]
Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Campus: Suburban
Colours: Purple (African Violet)
Nickname: Lufbra, Lboro
Affiliations: 1994 Group
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Website: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/
Loughborough University's Coat of Arms

Loughborough University is located within the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Professor Shirley Pearce CBE BA MPhil PhD is Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University, a position she has held since January 2006 Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Further education (often abbreviated "FE" is Post-secondary Education (in addition to that received at Secondary school) that is distinct from Loughborough (pronounced locally as either /lɘfbɘɹɘ/ "LUFF-burra" /lɘf Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Purple is a general term for the range of shades of Color occurring between Red and Blue. Saintpaulia, commonly known as African violet, is a genus of 6 species of Herbaceous perennial Flowering plants in the family The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The 1994 Group is a coalition of "smaller research-intensive universities " in the United Kingdom founded in 1994 to defend their interests Universities UK began life as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP in the nineteenth century when there were informal The Association of MBAs, is a UK based organisation that accredits graduate business programmes of international Business schools It is similar to the See also EURODOC ESIB ENQA EAIE The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Loughborough (pronounced locally as either /lɘfbɘɹɘ/ "LUFF-burra" /lɘf Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The University offers degree programmes and research. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects

The institution dates back to 1909, when the then Loughborough Technical Institute began with a focus on skills and knowledge which would be directly applicable in the wider world, a tradition which continues to this day, with the UNIEI funded Annual Survey on University Technology Transfer Activities finding Loughborough to be the most efficient technology transfer operation in the UK. [2] It is famous for it's world cities studies.

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Profile

The University has 24 academic departments and over 30 research institutes, divided between three faculties: Science, Engineering and Social Science & Humanities. It has approximately 17,500 students, 61% of whom are undergraduates and 32% are pursuing postgraduate courses and/or research. Its current Chancellor is Sir John Jennings, CBE, FRSE (the previous chancellor, Sir Denis Rooke, OM, CBE, retired from the position in summer 2003, having served for fourteen years), and its Vice-Chancellor is Professor Shirley Pearce. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Sir Denis Eric Rooke, OM, CBE, FRS, FREng ( 2 April 1924 - 2 September 2008) was a British industrialist A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Professor Shirley Pearce CBE BA MPhil PhD is Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University, a position she has held since January 2006 The previous Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Wallace CBE FRS DL, was appointed to the Mastership of Churchill College, Cambridge, in succession to Sir John Boyd KCMG. Professor Sir David James Wallace, CBE, FRS, DL is the Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences Churchill College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge and was founded in 1958 as the national and Commonwealth memorial to Winston The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Sir John Dixon Ikle Boyd KCMG (born January 17th 1936) was the master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 1996 to 2006 David Wallace was Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University between 1994 until December 2005.

The University has won an unbeaten 6 Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education for work with the aeronautical and automotive industries (1994); support for developing countries (1998); for a pioneering role in developing applications of modern optics and laser technologies (2000); for its world leading role in sports research, education and development (2002); for its world leading role in social policy in recognition of its outstanding and widely respected work in evaluating and helping develop social policy-related programmes, such as those for cared for children, social security policy, crime prevention, education initiatives and young carers (2006); and for recognition of its vehicle, road and driver safety research (2007). The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education is a biennially awarded series of prizes awarded to Universities and Colleges in the further and higher

In the 2007 Guardian League Tables, Loughborough was ranked 9th. In the 2007 Times rankings it was 6th overall but then fell to 12th position in the latest edition for 2008. [3].

Loughborough University is well regarded as the country's premier university for sports development, research and education. The University has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK. There are currently over 250 international athletes studying and training there.

History

Origins

The University traces its roots back to 1909 when a Technical Institute was founded in the town centre. There followed a period of rapid expansion during which the Institute was renamed Loughborough College and the development of the present campus began. In 1952 the College was divided into four separate institutions: Loughborough College of Technology, Loughborough College of Art, Loughborough College of Further Education and Loughborough Training College. In 1966, the College of Advanced Technology as it had then become received University status. In 1977 the University broadened its range of studies by amalgamating with Loughborough College of Education (formerly the Training College). More recently, in August 1998, opportunities were extended still further by the merger of Loughborough College of Art and Design with the University. In the early years, efforts were made to mimic the environment of an Oxbridge college (e. Oxbridge was originally a fictional composite of the University of '''Ox'''ford and the University of Cam'''bridge''' in England, and the term is now g. requiring students to wear gowns to lectures) whilst maintaining a strong practical counterbalance to academic learning. During World War I, the Institute served as an "Instructional Factory", training workers for the munitions industry. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

The Loughborough colleges

Following the war, the Institute fragmented into four separate colleges:

The last was to become the nucleus of the present university. Its rapid expansion from a small provincial college to a world famous seat of learning was due largely to the efforts of its dynamic principal Dr. Herbert Schofield (1882-1963).

The influence of Herbert Schofield

Schofield became principal in 1915 and continued to lead the College of Technology until 1950. Over his years as principal, the college changed almost beyond recognition. He purchased the estate of Burleigh Manor on the western outskirts of the town, which became the nucleus of the present 200 acre (0. 8 km²) campus. He also oversaw the building of the beautiful Hazlerigg and Rutland halls of residence. The strong sporting tradition all developed under Schofield's influence.

From college to university

In 1963, the Robbins Report on higher education recommended that all Colleges of Advanced Technology should be given the status of universities. The Robbins Report was commissioned by the British government in the 1960s to look into the future of Higher education in the United Kingdom. Consequently, in 1966 Loughborough College of Technology was granted the Royal Charter and became Loughborough University of Technology. It gradually remodelled itself in the image of the Plate Glass Universities of the period, which had also been created under Robbins. The term plate glass university (or plateglass university) has come into use by some to refer to one of the several universities founded in the United Kingdom

Later history

In 1977, Loughborough Training College (now renamed Loughborough College of Education) was absorbed into the University. The Arts College was also amalgamated with the University in 1998. These additions have diluted the technological flavour of the institution, causing it to resemble more a traditional university with its mix of humanities, arts and sciences. Consequently in 1996, the University dropped the "of Technology" from its title, becoming "Loughborough University", a step much applauded by its non-technological members. Loughborough University has continued to grow from strength to strength and in The 2006 Times Good University Guide it was placed sixth in the country after University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, London School of Economics and University College London. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine as given in its Royal Charter It is one of only three universities to have reached The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the University College London ( UCL) is a multi-faculty university institution based in the United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London

Reputation

Notable departments include CREST, The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology which runs the internationally recognised masters programme in Renewable Energy. Profile The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST is based in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Loughborough University in the UK PIRES (Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies) is home to a number of world class experts in the area of European Politics and International Relations, including Professor Michael H. The Department of Politics International Relations and European Studies (PIRES is a department of Loughborough University. Smith, Professor David Allen, Professor Brian Hocking, and Mark Webber. PIRES scored a 5 in the latest Research Assessment Exercise, confirming its world class status (Guardian: European Studies. )

University Centre of Cricket Excellence (UCCE) logo
University Centre of Cricket Excellence (UCCE) logo

The Campus

The University's main campus is in the Leicestershire town of Loughborough and until 2003 it was developing a secondary campus at Peterborough. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Loughborough (pronounced locally as either /lɘfbɘɹɘ/ "LUFF-burra" /lɘf History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene The Loughborough campus (once the estate of Burleigh Manor) covers an area of 433 acres (1. 75 km²), and includes academic departments, halls of residence, The Students Union, two gyms, gardens and playing fields. Of particular interest are the beautiful walled garden, the "garden of remembrance", the Hazlerigg-Rutland Hall ("Rigg-Rut") fountain-courtyard (pictured below) and the Bastard Gates. In the central quadrangle of the campus stands the famous cedar, which has often appeared as a symbol for the University. Cedar ( Cedrus) is a genus of Coniferous Trees in the Plant family Pinaceae. Unfortunately a heavy snowfall in December 1990 led to the collapse of the upper canopy which gave the tree its distinctive shape. The recent acquisition by the university of Holywell Park from Advantica Technologies and a 23-acre parcel of land between New Ashby Road and Holywell Park from 3M Heath Care Limited has increased the size of the campus to 433 acres.

Loughborough University's campus from the town's Carillon tower
Loughborough University's campus from the town's Carillon tower
Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering department
Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering department
Wolfson School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Wolfson School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Chemistry department building at Loughborough University
Chemistry department building at Loughborough University
Henry Ford college in the campus
Henry Ford college in the campus

Organisation

Loughborough University is headed by a Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce. Henry Ford ( July 30, 1863 &ndash April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Professor Shirley Pearce CBE BA MPhil PhD is Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University, a position she has held since January 2006 The University is organised into three faculties: Science, Engineering and Social Science & Humanities with 24 academic departments and over 30 research institutes.

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Traditions

The official colour of the University is African Violet. Saintpaulia, commonly known as African violet, is a genus of 6 species of Herbaceous perennial Flowering plants in the family The coat of arms incorporates several symbols relevant to the history of the Loughborough area, including Offa of Mercia's cross (a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Mercia, within whose borders the town now stands) and the peafowl from the arms of the Dukes of Rutland. Offa was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July 796 Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. The term peafowl refers to Gallinaceous Birds classified within the genera Rheinardia Argusianus Afropavoand Pavo Earl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the Peerage of England derived from Rutland, a traditional county The motto of the University is Veritate Scientia Labore (with truth, wisdom and labour, or alternatively with truth, knowledge and industry, depending on the translation).

The University has a strong tradition in both engineering and sporting, from its strong engineering and technical background it has now expanded, becoming a centre of excellence in the field of sports and sports science. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Sport Science is a discipline that studies the application of scientific principles and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance It has graduated a number of world-class athletes including Paula Radcliffe and Lord Coe. Paula Jane Radcliffe MBE (born on 17 December, 1973 in Davenham, Cheshire, England) is a British Sebastian Newbold Coe Baron Coe, KBE (born 29 September 1956, and often nicknamed Seb Coe) is a British former top-level In keeping with this tradition, Loughborough University students have won the British Universities Sports Association championship every year for over two decades. Sports students are entitled to wear a different style of scarf from other undergraduates. Uses and types In cold climates a thick Knitted scarf often of Wool, is tied around the Neck to keep warm The university is the home of the England and Wales Cricket Board's National Academy, opened in November 2003. The National Cricket Performance Centre first came into existence in the winter of 2001-2002 and has been based at Loughborough University since 2003.

The phonetic spelling "Lufbra" is sometimes used amongst students, graduates, and in Students' Union publications, and the name is also often abbreviated to lboro both casually as well as within more formal/academic circles stemmed from the university's url of www. Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it lboro. ac. uk .

The Students' Union

Main article: Loughborough Students' Union

The Union is unusual in English universities, in that its premises are owned by the students themselves. Loughborough Students' Union (otherwise known as LSU) is the Students' union serving members from Loughborough University, Loughborough College A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, or guild of students is a Student Organization The union building sits in the north-eastern corner of the campus, and offers a range of facilities for clubs and societies, retail, entertainment and other activities. The Union has five rooms, all with their own themes, meaning something for everyone. The most popular night in the Union is on a Wednesday, entitled "Hey Ewe", which is an evening to celebrate the Universities sport successes of the day. Friday Night Disco more popularly known as FND is also a very well frequented amongst the students with a selection of musical genres available in the many rooms. It is not unusual for students from around the country to attend one of the largest student unions in the country. Resident DJs include DJ Bang Bang, DJ Nish and DJ EJ.

Along with Loughborough Students Union's (LSU) numerous sports clubs the union hosts and organises many other activities and societies. Loughborough Students RAG organises charity work, and is among the largest such bodies in the UK, generating increasing amounts of money for charity and continually breaking records - in 2007 raising over £690,000 net, for a range of causes. LSU is also home to Loughborough Campus Radio, LSUTV and Label Magazine. Loughborough University is a Campus university located in the Market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands

Loughborough University Epinal Way Entrance 2004
Loughborough University Epinal Way Entrance 2004
Hazelrigg-Rutland Hall
Hazelrigg-Rutland Hall
Loughborough University logo at the entrance on Epinal Way
Loughborough University logo at the entrance on Epinal Way
Pilkington Library in west park of Loughborough University
Pilkington Library in west park of Loughborough University

Degree programmes

Loughborough offers a wide variety of degree programmes, both Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Student halls

Loughborough University is well known for its many halls, and amongst that, lots of hall spirit. There are currently 14 undergraduate halls and 2 postgraduate halls. [4] The halls are as follows:

The University is currently building some new accommodation on the site of an existing car park, car park number 7, on the north side of campus. Three new halls for undergraduates and one new hall for postgraduates will be built. The overall development will be a mix of four and five storey buildings, arranged around a courtyard to identify the individual halls. The halls will be provided with self catering facilities but two of the halls will include flexible packages for the nearby restaurant and social centre. [5]

Library

Towers Hall
Towers Hall

The Pilkington Library opened in 1980 with most advanced facilities. Towers Ball is a Hall of Residence accommodating 310 students at Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom It covers 7,777 square metres over three floors with 780 study places, including 140 workstations over 400,000 books; 4000 printed journals and access to 6000 e- journals. The Library has a history of undertaking research in the field of library and information work.

This is one of the most innovative libraries in the world, with an open access area where students are allowed to take in cold food and drinks as well as to engage in group discussions. The library, like most areas of the university, has full wireless internet access (wifi).

Loughborough Campus Radio

Originally known as URL - University Radio Loughborough, LCR - Loughborough Campus Radio - is the official student radio station for the students of Loughborough University.

It broadcasts 24 hours a day during term time on 1350AM and live on the web at www. lcr1350. co. uk. Once a year the station will broadcast on FM for up to 4 weeks.

The station provides a unique radio service for the students on the campus and gives voulenteers the chance to learn about radio.

History

LCR is one of the oldest student radio stations in the UK. It began when some Loughborough students started pirate radiobroadcasts from a suitcase in the Hazelrigg hall of residence, during Rag Week 1970. The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions

These illegal broadcasts were known as "Radio Mule" - "a small station with a kick". After three years, Radio Mule had become so popular that the students voted to turn it into a legitimate station. In fact, they voted in favour of having a radio station over a student magazine.

URL (University Radio Loughborough) was born, and went live on-air in 1973. The name was changed to LCR in 1983.

For almost 30 years the home of URL/LCR was a small set of studios located in the student village, next to the Purple Onion cafe. The studios were well loved and used but in the summer of 1999 LCR moved into a £1. 4 million Media Centre extension in the Students Union building.

Although technically far superior to the existing premises, many who remember the old location within the heart of the student village feel the move to media centre within the union building at the edge of campus has cut many ties the station had with the students listening to it, particularly during the summer months when the central location allowed for much interaction between the broadcasters and the students themselves.

URL and LCR initially broadcast to the local university halls through induction loops placed around the campus in the roofs of each individual hall. In October 1999 the station became one of the first UK student radio stations to began broadcasting on 1350AM across the whole campus on the new free radiating Low-powered AM licence. Later that academic year it also began broadcasting across the internet.

In addition to the AM broadcasting, the station broadcasts on FM for about 4 weeks each year. With most recent FM broadcasts have been heard as far away as Nottingham. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England.

Alumni

Many members of LCR have gone on to work in the radio industry and all are encouraged to join up to the LCR section of the ASRA website (see link below). Annual alumni training days are run and alumni who would like to take part are asked to contact the assistant station manager.

University leadership

Chairs of Governors

Chancellors

Principals

Vice Chancellors

Notable alumni

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). In Computing, Microsoft Excel (full name Microsoft Office Excel) consists of a proprietary Spreadsheet -application written and distributed Higher Education Statistics Agency. The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA was established in 1993 by the UK higher education institutions as the central source for the collection and publication of Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
  2. ^ http://www.emda.org.uk/uploaddocuments/threecitiesreport.pdf East Midlands Assembly & EMDA: Three Cities Scoping Study: Building A Complementary Development Framework, p66, Box 6. 7
  3. ^ University Rankings League Table | Good University Guide - Times Online
  4. ^ http://accommodation.lboro.ac.uk/halls/hall_browse.php Loughborough University, Halls Of Residence
  5. ^ http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/news-releases/2007/82_student_accommodation.html Loughborough University, All systems go for new campus student accommodation
  6. ^ Prior to the 1966 Royal Charter the Chair of Governors held the comparable position
  7. ^ Prior to the 1966 Royal Charter the Principal held the comparable position
  8. ^ [http://engineeringf1.free.fr/en/ Engineering F1 ]


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