Author: LSU Media
LSU has announced that they will be transferring the ownership of the Campus Nursery to the University due to ‘financial’ reasons, following approval from the Board of Trustees. Until last week, LSU had provided 102 places in its Campus Nursery (situated just behind the SU) for children 0-5 years – aimed at the children of students, University staff and the local community. The Nursery had been operating as part of the Students’ Union for over 35 years, with full-time staff and volunteers from LSU Action. LSU stated that “we are grateful to each of our colleagues who have worked extremely…
Live coverage of the thrilling Loughborough IMS Netball Cup Final game between Elvyn Richards and Robert Bakewell halls, from 2019! https://youtu.be/1b–rYoDeyU Elvyn Richards take on Robert Bakewell at the Sir David Wallace Sports Hall, to decide the winner of the 2019 IMS Netball Cup final! Love coverage brought to you by Ed Radford and Sophie Bracher. First Broadcast 4th May 2019. #LboroSummerOfSport #MatchReport
Loughborough is one of 11 UK universities to have suffered a data breach after hackers gained access to a third party computing services provider. Blackbaud is a provider of financial and fundraising systems to non-profits and higher education institutes worldwide and in May 2020 a hacker was able to gain access to their systems and take a copy of some data stored on their servers. The attack sought to raise funds by committing a ‘ransomware’ attack whereby sensitive information is withheld from an organisation until a ransom has been paid. Blackbaud has attracted criticism from industry experts for the way…
Live coverage of the classic Loughborough Students Rugby Union match against the legendary Barbarian FC from 2012! https://youtu.be/XccUqBsRJuo Loughborough University take on the famous Barbarian FC invitational team at the brand new Loughborough University Stadium. Jabo Pearson and Connor Pearce bring you live coverage. First Broadcast 9th May 2012. #LboroSummerOfSport #MatchReport Sadly, this video is unavailable in the following territories due to rights reasons: Bouvet Island, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Sweden, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, and the Faroe Islands.
Last night (17th July), the Loughborough Family joined together to celebrate the very best of the University community. In its first virtual ceremony since the awards’ inception in 2005, the LEAs aimed to recognise and reward the students who put tremendous effort into the Loughborough experience throughout their time in the East Midlands – giving something back to the students who invest their time in both the the University and Students’ Union. Over 300 nominations were submitted to the panel this year despite the global Coronavirus pandemic, meaning that selecting the winners for the 13 individual LEAs and the additional awards…
Yesterday (16th July 2020) the Government released a strategy plan for the restructuring of Higher Education in response to Covid-19. Within this strategy, the government encourage Higher Education institutions to “strip back bureacracy”, and state that “The funding of student unions should be proportionate and focused on serving the needs of the wider student population” adding that they should be funded according to this rather than “subsidising niche activism and campaigns.” This has been interpreted on Twitter by some as an attack on Students’ Unions on part of the Government. Jim Dickinson from Wonkhe tweeted: Unbelievable nonsense really. SUs deliver…
Full coverage of the first ever transatlantic varsity between Loughborough and MIT at the Loughborough University Stadium.
Tonight, Loughborough University have been awarded three WhatUni Student Choice Awards including Best Societies & Sports, Best University Facilities, and the prestigious University of the Year. WhatUni said that “students at this university felt they had been given one of the best university experiences. Students mentioned that they felt proud to be a part of Loughborough and had positive things to say across all aspects of their student life.” https://twitter.com/Whatuni/status/1280888120246927360 This is the second time in three years that Loughborough have come top of the pile in this awards category – winning back in 2018, and coming third place in…
Loughborough Students face a strong England U20 side in the second edition of the Dan James Memorial Match.
The University has just announced plans to resume campus tours for prospective students over the course of the summer. The resuming of campus tours have been announced in light of the Government further easing lockdown restrictions with pubs, hairdressers and cinemas being just a few of the establishments which were able to re-open on the 4th July. The campus tours are a great way to see the University campus in a relaxed environment with staff members available to answer any questions and queries prospective students have on the University and campus. Whilst complying with Government regulations and restrictions, the campus…