Community news

Community groups and dedicated students presented with community prizes

The University’s annual Community Presentation Evening, held at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Town Hall last week, saw community groups and dedicated students were presented with community prizes.
Pictured is the LGBT+ flag.

Event shines light on LGBT+ research conducted at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

The important LGBT+ research being conducted at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ was highlighted at an exciting new event.

Pictured is Jimmy Thomas and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ MP Nicky Morgan.

Owner of world-famous casino visits º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ to hear about latest research

Jimmy Thomas, one of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s most successful businessmen, visited the University last week to discuss research being conducted by the School of Business and Economics.
Pictured are hands clapping.

LSU society and Welfare and Diversity associations have hard work recognised in national awards competition

Two º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Union (LSU) associations and one society have had their efforts acknowledged in the National Societies Awards.

Voting now open for Placement Student Awards

Voting has now opened for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Placement Student Awards.
Jon Walker with members of the community

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London’s first round of Community Donations Fund now open for applications

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London has now opened the bidding for the 2018 Open Fund, in line with º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Community Donations Fund scheme.

photo of women playing netball

NCSEM-EM academics to evaluate England Netball’s walking netball programme

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics will be leading the evaluation of an England Netball programme delivering walking netball sessions in collaboration with the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI).
Pictured is Matt Pritchard, left, and Julian Bourne, right.

Students win Pitch@Palace award with chatbot system that aims to make eating out easy

Students Matt Pritchard and James Powell-Tuck have won a sought-after national award for their foody tech idea – and they have even been congratulated by a member of the royal family!

Pictured is a kesterl flying. Image courtesy of Mark McCall Photography (www.markjsmccall.com)

Live camera set-up in kestrel nest box

A pair of kestrels have once again returned to their nest on campus – and now you can watch what º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s feathery friends get up to!
Pictured is the Hazelrigg building in the summer.

Leading academic in Decision Sciences is appointed Honorary Visiting Professor

The School of Business and Economics has announced Professor Ravi Shankar, of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, has been appointed as the Honorary Visiting Professor in Decision Sciences.
student work from the Remaking History exhibition

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s history is explored in collaborative textile project

First year University students and Charnwood Arts have worked together to produce an exhibition that merges historic themes with contemporary textile designs.

Lords report on citizenship and civic engagement bases recommendations on º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ research

A House of Lords Select Committee report on citizenship and civic engagement has based recommendations about young people, discrimination, social anxiety and policy on research by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
Pictured from the left is º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students' Union (LSU) Women's Officer Kes Brown, Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Allison, University Equality and Diversity Adviser Abida Akram, and LSU Welfare and Diversity Executive Officer Hannah Keating.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ becomes a member of the Race Equality Charter

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has become a member of a Charter that aims to improve the representation, progression and success of minority ethnic staff and students.
Paul at the CHOGM 2018

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students speak at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

Two º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students have addressed officials from 53 nations at the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
Pictured are people at the cinema eating popcorn.

Cinema screening to raise money for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ charity

Flix and the Ethnic Minorities Network are hosting a film fundraiser this weekend to raise money for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-based charity Baca.

Pictured is Captain Desmond Penrose with a DH82a Tiger Moth.

Former test pilot takes to the air to mark 70 years since first solo flight

Ex-RAF test pilot Captain Desmond Penrose marked the 70th anniversary of his first solo flight at the weekend by getting behind the controls of a 1930s biplane.

Community groups invited to bid for University funding through the Special Projects Fund

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is welcoming bids from community groups across Charnwood for its annual Special Projects Fund.
Pictured is Hazelrigg and the fountain.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ shortlisted for five national leadership and management awards

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been shortlisted for five Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards.

Pictured is Evan Ifekoya, A Score, A Groove, a Phantom, Performance Whitstable Biennale 2016, photo by Bernard G Mills.

Arts event to discuss relationship between black people, music and movement

Artists and academics are to come together at an innovative LU Arts event to explore the relationships between black people, music and movement.

Inspirational deaf student is made Snowdon Trust ambassador

Paul Ntulila, a Master’s student at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London, has been made an ambassador of the Snowdon Trust.
Pictured is the Stem Community Day 2018 logo.

People of all ages to be inspired at STEM Community Day 2018

From budding astrophysicists and mathematicians, to those with wild imaginations and a thirst for trying new things, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ aims to inspire everyone at its annual STEM Community Day.

Youngsters learn the basics of rocket science

Schoolchildren were given the chance to become rocket scientists for the day when members of the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Space Society held a one-off aeronautics session.
Pictured is the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London bus that took part in London Venture Crawl 2018.

London Venture Crawl: students meet top entrepreneurs as part of 12-hour city tour

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students boarded a double-decker bus last week for a unique entrepreneurial tour of the capital that saw them visit creative hubs and meet industry leaders.
Pictured is a stack of newspapers.

Symposium marks 35th anniversary of classic ‘Images of Welfare’ study

Delegates from all over the country visited the University earlier this month to remember and rethink a study that looked at how the media shaped attitudes to poverty and welfare in the 1970s.

University’s Inside Out fund awards donations to eight Charnwood Groups

The Inside Out fund, part of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Community Donation 2017/18, has awarded eight Charnwood groups with donations.