Loughborough University
Encyclopedia
Loughborough University (also known as Lufbra; ˈ ) is a research based campus university
located in the market town
of Loughborough
, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands
of England. It is a leading University – consistently ranked among the top 20 in the UK – and is a member of the 1994 Group
.
It has been a university since 1966, but 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.
In the early years, efforts were made to mimic the environment of an Oxbridge
college (e.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.
The last was to become the nucleus of the present university. Its rapid expansion from a small provincial college to the first British technical university was due largely to the efforts of its Principals, Dr Herbert Schofield
who led it from 1915 to 1950 and Dr Herbert Haslegrave
who oversaw its further expansion from 1953 to 1967, and steered is progress first to a College of Advanced Technology and then a University.
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, the University merged with Loughborough College of Art and Design (LCAD). Loughborough College
is still a college of further education.
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 Hall
on the western outskirts of the town, which became the nucleus of the present 433 acre (1.75 km²) campus. He also oversaw the building of the original Hazlerigg and Rutland halls of residence, which are now home to the university's administration and the Vice Chancellor's offices.
An experienced educationist, Herbert Haslegrave took over as College Principal in 1953, and by both increasing the breadths and raising standards, gained it the status of Colleges of Advanced Technology
in 1958. He further persuaded the Department of Education to buy further land and began a building programme.
In 1963, the Robbins Report
on higher education recommended that all Colleges of Advanced Technology should be given the status of universities. Consequently, on 19 April 1966 Loughborough College of Technology was the first to begranted a Royal Charter
and became Loughborough University of Technology (LUT), with Haslegrave as its first Vice-Chancellor.
It gradually remodelled itself in the image of the plate glass universities
of the period, which had also been created under Robbins.
The shortened name "Lufbra" is commonly used by the students union, the alumni association and others.
, or CREST, runs the internationally recognised masters programme in Renewable Energy. The Department of Politics, History and International Relations, or PHIR as it is commonly known, is home to a number of world class experts in the area of European Politics and International Relations, including Professor Michael H. Smith, Professor David Allen, Professor Brian Hocking, and Mark Webber. PHIR scored a 5 in the latest Research Assessment Exercise, confirming its world class status.
ECB National Academy
which is also known as the National Cricket Performance Centre has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. It provides world top class indoor and outdoor training facilities for cricketers. Every year world's most famous cricketers visit Loughborough University due to its unique infrastructure for training and fitness purposes.
Loughborough University has been awarded the Best Student Experience five years running (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) according to the Times Higher Education and was also named the 2008 Sunday Times "University of the Year
."
The University has been chosen as a base by both the Great Britain team and the Japanese
team for the 2012 Summer Olympics
.
town of Loughborough
and until 2003 it was developing a secondary campus at Peterborough
. The Loughborough campus (once the estate of Burleigh Hall) 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 walled garden, the "garden of remembrance", the Hazlerigg-Rutland Hall fountain-courtyard and the Bastard Gates. In the central quadrangle of the campus stands a famous cedar
, which has often appeared as a symbol for the University. 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 acres (93,077.8 m²) 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 (1.8 km²).
It has approximately 18,500 students, 61% of whom are undergraduates and 32% are pursuing postgraduate courses and/or research.
Its current Chancellor
is Sir Nigel Rudd
, (the previous chancellor, Sir John Jennings
CBE, FRSE, retired from the position in summer 2010, having served for seven years), and its Vice-Chancellor is Professor Shirley Pearce
. 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. David Wallace was Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University between 1994 until December 2005.
The University has won six Queen's Anniversary Prize
s 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).
In The Guardian
2012 league tables, Loughborough was ranked 9th. In the 2007 Times rankings it was 6th overall but fell to 12th position in 2008.
Loughborough was placed 11th in the latest edition of The Sunday Times University Guide, published on September 11th, 2011.
The University has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK. There are currently over 250 international athletes studying and training there, and the 2010 International Rope Skipping Foundation's world championships were hosted in Loughborough university.
. The University is organised into ten schools:
Each of these 10 schools has a senior management team (School SMTs) consisting of Deans, Associate Deans for Teaching, Research and Enterprise, and Operations Managers.
With this change of organisation within the university the new Academic Leadership Team (ALT), made up of the Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Finance, the Pro Vice Chancellors for Research, Teaching and Enterprise, and the 10 new Deans, replaced the previous Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
The official colour of the University is African Violet
, with students taking part in practical sessions on Sport & Exercise Science courses having to wear the school kit in this colour. 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
. The motto of the University is veritate scientia labore ("with truth, wisdom and labour", or, alternatively, "with truth, knowledge and work", 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
. It has graduated a number of world-class athletes including Paula Radcliffe
and Lord Coe. In keeping with this tradition, Loughborough University students have won the British Universities Sports Association
championship every year for over three decades. Sports students were previously entitled to wear a different style of scarf from other undergraduates however this has now been discontinued. The university is the home of the England and Wales Cricket Board's National Academy
, opened in November 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.lboro.ac.uk".
There is a one week break between semester one and semester two. Normally little to no exams are scheduled in this week therefore students are presented with a week free from studies. This week is referred to as Refreshers Week by most students.
is unusual in English universities, in that its premises are owned by the students themselves. 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, each with its own theme. The most popular night in the Union is 'FND', on a Friday. 'Hey Ewe' is also well attended on Wednesday nights, which is an evening to celebrate the University's sport successes of the day. 'Stupid Tuesday' is also a popular night at the union. Other nights at the union include 'Universal Thursday' – a night primarily aimed at international students but open to all; and 'Subversion' – a fortnightly rock and metal night, held every other Saturday, and run by the university's rock society
.
Most night staff – including bar staff, security and crew – are current students.
As well as representing the student body through Union Council and offering academic support through Loughborough Students’ Voice the union has five main sections for students to get involved with and make the most out of their student experience:
AU Clubs
Societies
Action
Rag
Media
There is an open access area where students are allowed to take in cold food and drinks as well as to engage in group discussions. Hot food is also served during certain term times. The library has full wireless internet access (wifi
).
On the top floor of the Pilkington Library is the Information Science department which is ranked one of the highest in the country in the information research sector.
Campus university
A campus university is a British term for a university situated on one site, with student accommodation, teaching and research facilities, and leisure activities all together...
located in the market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
of Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
of England. It is a leading University – consistently ranked among the top 20 in the UK – and is a member of the 1994 Group
1994 Group
The 1994 Group is a coalition of 19 top "smaller research-intensive universities" in the United Kingdom founded in 1994 to defend their interests following the creation of the Russell Group by larger research-intensive universities earlier that year...
.
It has been a university since 1966, but 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.
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 the early years, efforts were made to mimic the environment of an Oxbridge
Oxbridge
Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in England, and the term is now used to refer to them collectively, often with implications of perceived superior social status...
college (e.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.
The Loughborough colleges
Following the war, the Institute fragmented into four separate colleges:- Loughborough Training College (teacher training)
- Loughborough College of Art (art and design)
- Loughborough College of Further EducationLoughborough CollegeLoughborough College is a college of Further Education in Leicestershire, England established in 1909. It is located opposite Loughborough University on Epinal Way, and adjacent to the Loughborough University School of Art and Design, situated next to the main entrance of the college...
(technical and vocational) - Loughborough College of Technology (technology and science)
The last was to become the nucleus of the present university. Its rapid expansion from a small provincial college to the first British technical university was due largely to the efforts of its Principals, Dr Herbert Schofield
Herbert Schofield
Herbert Schofield was a Principal of Loughborough College, which became Loughborough University for 35 years .Schofield was born 8 December 1882 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He served an engineering apprenticeship and later achieved a BSc in Physics from the University of London. In 1918 he married...
who led it from 1915 to 1950 and Dr Herbert Haslegrave
Herbert Haslegrave
Herbert Leslie Haslegrave was a British engineering academic who developed Loughborough Technical College into Loughborough University of Technology, and was its first Vice-Chancellor.-Education:...
who oversaw its further expansion from 1953 to 1967, and steered is progress first to a College of Advanced Technology and then a University.
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, the University merged with Loughborough College of Art and Design (LCAD). Loughborough College
Loughborough College
Loughborough College is a college of Further Education in Leicestershire, England established in 1909. It is located opposite Loughborough University on Epinal Way, and adjacent to the Loughborough University School of Art and Design, situated next to the main entrance of the college...
is still a college of further education.
The influence of Herbert Schofield
Burleigh Hall
Burleigh Hall was a country house situated near Loughborough in the county of Leicestershire. Its land now forms part of the campus of Loughborough University.-History:...
on the western outskirts of the town, which became the nucleus of the present 433 acre (1.75 km²) campus. He also oversaw the building of the original Hazlerigg and Rutland halls of residence, which are now home to the university's administration and the Vice Chancellor's offices.
From College to University
College of Advanced Technology (United Kingdom)
The Colleges of Advanced Technology were a type of Higher Education Institution established in 1956 in England and Wales following the publication of a Government White Paper on Technical Education which listed 24 technical colleges in receipt of 75% grant for parts of their advanced work...
in 1958. He further persuaded the Department of Education to buy further land and began a building programme.
In 1963, the Robbins Report
Robbins Report
The Robbins Report was commissioned by the British government and published in 1963. The Committee met from 1961 to 1963...
on higher education recommended that all Colleges of Advanced Technology should be given the status of universities. Consequently, on 19 April 1966 Loughborough College of Technology was the first to begranted a Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
and became Loughborough University of Technology (LUT), with Haslegrave as its first Vice-Chancellor.
Plate glass university
The term plate glass university has come into use by some to refer to one of the several universities founded in the United Kingdom in the 1960s in the era of the Robbins Report on higher education. In some cases these were older schools with new Royal Charters, now making them universities...
of the period, which had also been created under Robbins.
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".The shortened name "Lufbra" is commonly used by the students union, the alumni association and others.
Reputation
The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems TechnologyCentre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology
The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology is based in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University in the UK and is a research centre into renewable energy.-Profile:...
, or CREST, runs the internationally recognised masters programme in Renewable Energy. The Department of Politics, History and International Relations, or PHIR as it is commonly known, is home to a number of world class experts in the area of European Politics and International Relations, including Professor Michael H. Smith, Professor David Allen, Professor Brian Hocking, and Mark Webber. PHIR scored a 5 in the latest Research Assessment Exercise, confirming its world class status.
ECB National Academy
ECB National Academy
The National Cricket Performance Centre first came into existence in the winter of 2001-2002 and has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. In 2007 following the "Schofield Report" the National Academy was renamed The National Cricket Performance Centre. It consists of a state of the art...
which is also known as the National Cricket Performance Centre has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. It provides world top class indoor and outdoor training facilities for cricketers. Every year world's most famous cricketers visit Loughborough University due to its unique infrastructure for training and fitness purposes.
Loughborough University has been awarded the Best Student Experience five years running (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) according to the Times Higher Education and was also named the 2008 Sunday Times "University of the Year
Sunday Times University of the Year
The Sunday Times University of the Year is an annual award given to a British university or other higher education institution by The Sunday Times....
."
The University has been chosen as a base by both the Great Britain team and the Japanese
Japan at the Olympics
Japan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912, and has competed at almost every Games since then. The nation was not invited to the 1948 Games after World War II, and Japan was part of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.Japan has hosted the Games on three...
team for the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
.
Campus
The University's main campus is in the LeicestershireLeicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
town of Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
and until 2003 it was developing a secondary campus at Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
. The Loughborough campus (once the estate of Burleigh Hall) 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 walled garden, the "garden of remembrance", the Hazlerigg-Rutland Hall fountain-courtyard and the Bastard Gates. In the central quadrangle of the campus stands a famous cedar
Lebanon Cedar
Cedrus libani is a species of cedar native to the mountains of the Mediterranean region.There are two distinct types that are considered to be different subspecies or varieties. Lebanon cedar or Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani is a species of cedar native to the mountains of the Mediterranean...
, which has often appeared as a symbol for the University. 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 acres (93,077.8 m²) 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 (1.8 km²).
Profile
The University has 24 academic departments and over 30 research institutes, divided between ten schools since the Universities new school structure was implemented for the academic year 2011/12. Previous to this the departments and research institutes were split between three faculties: Science, Engineering and Social Science & Humanities.It has approximately 18,500 students, 61% of whom are undergraduates and 32% are pursuing postgraduate courses and/or research.
Its current Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
is Sir Nigel Rudd
Nigel Rudd
Sir Nigel Rudd is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 1982, he founded Williams Holdings, a company which went on to become one of the largest industrial holding companies in the United Kingdom until its demerger in November 2000, creating Chubb plc and Kidde plc...
, (the previous chancellor, Sir John Jennings
John Jennings (businessman)
Sir John Jennings CBE BSc PhD FGS FRSE was the Chancellor of Loughborough University, having previously been Chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Company plc from 1993 to 1997 and a director until 2001....
CBE, FRSE, retired from the position in summer 2010, having served for seven years), and its Vice-Chancellor is Professor Shirley Pearce
Shirley Pearce
Professor Shirley Pearce CBE BA MPhil PhD is Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University, a position she has held since January 2006, and will resign at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Before becoming the University's 7th Vice-Chancellor Professor Pearce was a Professor of Health Psychology...
. The previous Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Wallace
David Wallace (physicist)
Professor Sir David James Wallace, CBE, FRS, DL is the Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge and master of Churchill College, Cambridge....
CBE FRS DL, was appointed to the Mastership of Churchill College, Cambridge
Churchill College, Cambridge
Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.In 1958, a Trust was established with Sir Winston Churchill as its Chairman of Trustees, to build and endow a college for 60 fellows and 540 Students as a national and Commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill; its...
, in succession to Sir John Boyd
John Boyd (ambassador)
Sir John Dixon Ikle Boyd KCMG was the master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 1996 to 2006. He has also been the British ambassador to Japan, between 1992 and 1996....
KCMG. David Wallace was Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University between 1994 until December 2005.
Queen's Anniversary Prize
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 education sectors within the United Kingdom...
s 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).
In The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
2012 league tables, Loughborough was ranked 9th. In the 2007 Times rankings it was 6th overall but fell to 12th position in 2008.
Loughborough was placed 11th in the latest edition of The Sunday Times University Guide, published on September 11th, 2011.
The University has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK. There are currently over 250 international athletes studying and training there, and the 2010 International Rope Skipping Foundation's world championships were hosted in Loughborough university.
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Organisation
Loughborough University is headed by a Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shirley PearceShirley Pearce
Professor Shirley Pearce CBE BA MPhil PhD is Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University, a position she has held since January 2006, and will resign at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Before becoming the University's 7th Vice-Chancellor Professor Pearce was a Professor of Health Psychology...
. The University is organised into ten schools:
- School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering (Comprising the departments of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials)
- School of Business and Economics
- School of Civil and Building Engineering
- Loughborough Design School
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
- Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- School of Science (Comprising the departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Science, Physics and the School of Mathematics)
- School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences (Comprising the departments of Geography, PHIR and Social Sciences)
- School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
- School of the Arts, English and Drama (Comprising the School of the Arts and the Department of English & Drama)
Each of these 10 schools has a senior management team (School SMTs) consisting of Deans, Associate Deans for Teaching, Research and Enterprise, and Operations Managers.
With this change of organisation within the university the new Academic Leadership Team (ALT), made up of the Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Finance, the Pro Vice Chancellors for Research, Teaching and Enterprise, and the 10 new Deans, replaced the previous Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
Traditions
Saintpaulia
Saintpaulia, commonly known as African violet, is a genus of six species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tanzania and adjacent southeastern Kenya in eastern tropical Africa, with a concentration of species in the Nguru mountains of Tanzania...
, with students taking part in practical sessions on Sport & Exercise Science courses having to wear the school kit in this colour. The coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
incorporates several symbols relevant to the history of the Loughborough area, including Offa of Mercia
Offa of Mercia
Offa was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald after defeating the other claimant Beornred. In the early years of Offa's reign it is likely...
's cross (a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Mercia
Mercia
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the English Midlands...
, within whose borders the town now stands) and the peafowl
Peafowl
Peafowl are two Asiatic species of flying birds in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae, best known for the male's extravagant eye-spotted tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen, and the offspring peachicks. The adult female...
from the arms of the Dukes of Rutland
Duke of Rutland
Earl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the peerage of England, derived from Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. The Earl of Rutland was elevated to the status of Duke in 1703 and the titles were merged....
. The motto of the University is veritate scientia labore ("with truth, wisdom and labour", or, alternatively, "with truth, knowledge and work", 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
Sports science
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
Paula Radcliffe
Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...
and Lord Coe. In keeping with this tradition, Loughborough University students have won the British Universities Sports Association
British Universities Sports Association
British Universities & Colleges Sport is the governing body for university sport in the United Kingdom. BUCS was formed in June 2008 following a merger of the British Universities Sports Association and University College Sport organisations...
championship every year for over three decades. Sports students were previously entitled to wear a different style of scarf from other undergraduates however this has now been discontinued. The university is the home of the England and Wales Cricket Board's National Academy
ECB National Academy
The National Cricket Performance Centre first came into existence in the winter of 2001-2002 and has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. In 2007 following the "Schofield Report" the National Academy was renamed The National Cricket Performance Centre. It consists of a state of the art...
, opened in November 2003.
Uniform Resource Locator
In computing, a uniform resource locator or universal resource locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource....
of "www.lboro.ac.uk".
There is a one week break between semester one and semester two. Normally little to no exams are scheduled in this week therefore students are presented with a week free from studies. This week is referred to as Refreshers Week by most students.
Students' Union
The students' unionStudents' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
is unusual in English universities, in that its premises are owned by the students themselves. 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, each with its own theme. The most popular night in the Union is 'FND', on a Friday. 'Hey Ewe' is also well attended on Wednesday nights, which is an evening to celebrate the University's sport successes of the day. 'Stupid Tuesday' is also a popular night at the union. Other nights at the union include 'Universal Thursday' – a night primarily aimed at international students but open to all; and 'Subversion' – a fortnightly rock and metal night, held every other Saturday, and run by the university's rock society
Rocksoc
RockSoc is the name used by the rock music clubs or societies at various UK Universities. The word is simply a shortened form of 'Rock Society' though many societies are officially called 'Rock and Alternative Society'....
.
Most night staff – including bar staff, security and crew – are current students.
As well as representing the student body through Union Council and offering academic support through Loughborough Students’ Voice the union has five main sections for students to get involved with and make the most out of their student experience:
AU Clubs
- The athletic union offers 56 different sporting clubs, both elite and recreational, for students, graduates and staff to join offering opportunities for everyone to get involved with sport: http://www.lufbra.net/au/
Societies
- The Societies Federation consists of 61 societies run by an elected committee of students. Students can get involved with anything from skydiving or hot air ballooning to ballroom dancing or the big food society: http://www.lufbra.net/societies/
Action
- Action is the volunteering section offering a range of opportunities for students to get There are 45 regular projects working with young people, the elderly, special needs, the homeless or the environment and there are weekly one-off A-team projects which happen throughout the year: http://www.lufbra.net/action/
Rag
- Loughborough Students' Rag is a student fundraising organisation. Last year making £1,134,500.66 for local, national and international charities. Students can get involved through street collections or sponsored events such as the London Marathon or climbing Kilimanjaro: http://www.lufbra.net/rag/
Media
- Loughborough has its own media centre offering the opportunities to make TV shows with LSUTV, have your own radio show with LCR or write for the student magazine Label. You can also practice with your band in Aura recording studio.
Student halls
There are currently 18 halls, some undergraduate, some postgraduate, some both. The halls are as follows:- Butler Court (East Park)
- CayleyGeorge CayleySir George Cayley, 6th Baronet was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics. Many consider him the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first person to understand the underlying principles and forces of flight...
Hall (Village Park) - David Collett Hall (West Park)
- Elvyn Richards Hall (Village Park)
- Falkner Eggington Court (Undergraduate and Postgraduate, Central Park)
- FaradayMichael FaradayMichael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry....
Hall (Village Park) - Forest Court (Postgraduate, Off-Campus)
- Harry French Hall (Undergraduate and Postgraduate, Off-Campus)
- Hazlerigg-Rutland Hall (Village Park)
- The Holt (Undergraduate and Postgraduate, Off Campus)
- John Phillips (Postgraduate, Village Park)
- RoyceHenry RoyceSir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet, OBE was a pioneering car manufacturer, who with Charles Stewart Rolls founded the Rolls-Royce company.-Early life:...
Hall (Village Park) - RutherfordErnest RutherfordErnest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM, FRS was a New Zealand-born British chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics...
Hall (Village Park) - Robert Bakewell Hall (Village Park)
- TelfordThomas TelfordThomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:...
Hall (Village Park) - Towers HallTowers HallTowers Hall is a Hall of Residence accommodating 310 students at Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, it is located on the 'East Park' of the University's campus.- Design and construction :...
(East Park) - William MorrisWilliam MorrisWilliam Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
Hall (Undergraduate and Postgraduate, Off Campus) - Somerton (Postgraduate, Shares site with William Morris)
Library
The Pilkington Library opened in 1980. It covers 7,777 square metres over three floors with 780 study places, including 140 workstations; over 700,000 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.There is an open access area where students are allowed to take in cold food and drinks as well as to engage in group discussions. Hot food is also served during certain term times. The library has full wireless internet access (wifi
WIFI
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).
On the top floor of the Pilkington Library is the Information Science department which is ranked one of the highest in the country in the information research sector.
University leadership
Chairs of Governors
- A.A. Bumpus (1909–25)
- B.B. Barrow (1925–34)
- William Bastard (1934–36)
- W. H. Wright (1936–40)
- Sir Robert Martin (1940–52)
- Sir Harold West (1952–1957)
- Sir Edward Herbert (1957–1963)
- Sir Herbert ManzoniHerbert ManzoniSir Herbert John Baptista Manzoni CBE MICE was a British civil engineer known for holding the position of City Engineer and Surveyor of Birmingham from 1935 until 1963...
(1963–1966)
Chancellors
- Lord PilkingtonHarry PilkingtonWilliam Henry Pilkington, Baron Pilkington born 1905 - died 1983. Glass manufacturer and former President of the Federation of British Industries but who is remembered politically as chairman of the controversial Pilkingon Committee that produced the Pilkington Report of 1962...
(1966–1980) - Sir Arnold HallArnold Alexander HallSir Arnold Alexander Hall FRS was a British aeronautical engineer, scientist, and industrialist.-Life:Hall was born in Liverpool, and attended Alsop High School in Walton, before going to Clare College, Cambridge, where he won several prizes As a postgraduate he worked with Frank Whittle, then...
(1980–1989) - Sir Denis RookeDenis RookeSir Denis Eric Rooke, OM, CBE, FRS, FREng was a British industrialist and engineer.-Personal life:Rooke was born in New Cross, London, the younger son of F. G. Rooke. He studied Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering at University College London, then served in REME until 1949, attaining...
(1989–2003) - Sir John JenningsJohn Jennings (businessman)Sir John Jennings CBE BSc PhD FGS FRSE was the Chancellor of Loughborough University, having previously been Chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Company plc from 1993 to 1997 and a director until 2001....
(2003–2010) - Sir Nigel RuddNigel RuddSir Nigel Rudd is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 1982, he founded Williams Holdings, a company which went on to become one of the largest industrial holding companies in the United Kingdom until its demerger in November 2000, creating Chubb plc and Kidde plc...
(2010–)
Principals
- S.C. Laws (1909–1915)
- Herbert SchofieldHerbert SchofieldHerbert Schofield was a Principal of Loughborough College, which became Loughborough University for 35 years .Schofield was born 8 December 1882 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He served an engineering apprenticeship and later achieved a BSc in Physics from the University of London. In 1918 he married...
(1915–1950) - Major-General W.F. Hasted (1951–1952)
- H.E. Falkner, J.W. Bridgeman and C.D. Bentley (Interim 'triumvirate' Jan–Sept 1952)
- Wing Commander H.E. Falkner (1952–1953) (Acting)
- Herbert HaslegraveHerbert HaslegraveHerbert Leslie Haslegrave was a British engineering academic who developed Loughborough Technical College into Loughborough University of Technology, and was its first Vice-Chancellor.-Education:...
(1953–1966)
Vice Chancellors
- Herbert HaslegraveHerbert HaslegraveHerbert Leslie Haslegrave was a British engineering academic who developed Loughborough Technical College into Loughborough University of Technology, and was its first Vice-Chancellor.-Education:...
(1966–1967) - Professor Elfyn J. RichardsElfyn RichardsProfessor Elfyn John Richards was a Welsh aeronautical engineer, the first professor of this subject at Southampton University, and the second Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University of Technology.-Life:...
(1967–1975) - Sir Clifford ButlerClifford Charles ButlerSir Clifford Charles Butler FRS was an English physicist, best known for the discovery of the hyperon and meson types of particles...
(1975–1985) - Professor John G. PhillipsJohn Phillips (academic)Professor John Guest Phillips FRS FZS was Professor of Zoology from 1967-79 at the University of Hull and later Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University from 1986-1987. He was educated at Llanelli Boys' Grammar School and the University of Liverpool. Elected FRS 1981...
(1986–1987) - Professor Sir David DaviesDavid (DEN) DaviesDavid Evan Naunton Davies, known as Den Davies or David 'DEN' Davies, is a British electrical engineer and educator.1985-1988: Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London , and holder of the Pender Chair, having already been lecturing there, in...
(1988–1993) - Professor Sir David WallaceDavid Wallace (physicist)Professor Sir David James Wallace, CBE, FRS, DL is the Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge and master of Churchill College, Cambridge....
(1994–2005) - Professor Shirley PearceShirley PearceProfessor Shirley Pearce CBE BA MPhil PhD is Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University, a position she has held since January 2006, and will resign at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Before becoming the University's 7th Vice-Chancellor Professor Pearce was a Professor of Health Psychology...
(2006–)
Notable alumni
- Lorna Fitzsimmons – former NUS President and Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... - Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe – Olympic athlete, politician and later Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic GamesLondon Organising Committee for the Olympic GamesThe London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games is a limited company, owned by the Government of the United Kingdom, that will oversee the planning and development of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. After the successful London 2012 Olympic bid, LOCOG was...
- Tobias EllwoodTobias EllwoodTobias Martin Ellwood is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East.-Early life:Ellwood was born in New York City and educated at schools in Bonn and Vienna...
– ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... - Adnan al-JanabiAdnan al-JanabiAdnan Abd al-Munim al-Janabi is an Iraqi politician, tribal leader and economist who was a Minister of State in the Iraqi Interim Government from June 2004 to January 2005....
– Iraq former minister without portfolio. - Derek AbbottDerek AbbottDerek Abbott is a physicist and electronic engineer. He is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia...
– Physicist and Electronic Engineer - Dr Robin DanielsRobin DanielsDr Robin Daniels is a member of the founding team and Executive Vice President - Global Public Sector of global urban technology specialist, Living PlanIT SA. He was previously CEO of the UK's largest science park, Norwich Research Park - also Europe's largest single-site life science cluster...
– Engineer & Entrepreneur, Executive Vice President – Living PlanIT SA, World Economic Forum - Global Technology Pioneer 2012 - Steve MatchettSteve MatchettSteve Matchett is currently a commentator for American TV network Speed Channel on its various Formula One programs...
– Former F1 Mechanic, Author and T.V. Presenter - Neil OatleyNeil OatleyNeil Oatley is currently Design and Development Director for the McLaren Formula One team.Graduating from Loughborough University in 1976 with an Automotive Engineering degree, Oatley worked briefly outside motor racing before joining the Williams team in 1977...
– Formula One Engineer and Designer - Malcolm SayerMalcolm SayerMalcolm Sayer was an aircraft and car designer. His most notable work being the iconic E-Type Jaguar. He spent the last twenty years of his life working at Jaguar Cars and was one of the first engineers to apply principles of aerodynamics to car design.-Background:Sayer was born in Cromer,...
– Jaguar Cars Designer and Engineer - Steve HallamSteve HallamSteve Hallam is Executive Vice President for Competition for Michael Waltrip Racing. Prior to his switch to NASCAR Hallam was Director of Race Engineering for the McLaren Formula 1 team, and prior to that various positions with the team and Team Lotus earlier in his career.-Career summary:*...
– Formula 1 engineer, Head of the race team for the McLaren Mercedes Team - Steve BackleySteve BackleyStephen James Backley OBE is a retired British athlete who was formerly the world record holder for javelin throwing...
– Javelin Thrower - Daniel Bennett – Singaporean footballer
- Robbie BrightwellRobbie BrightwellRobert Ian Brightwell MBE is a former track and field athlete.He moved to England with his family in 1946 and grew up in Donnington, Shropshire...
– Athlete, European 440 yards champion 1962 - John CooperJohn Cooper (athlete)John Cooper was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.He competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal...
Olympic silver medallist at 440 yards hurdles in Tokyo 1964, died in the Paris Air Disaster 1973 - Fran CottonFran CottonFrancis Edward Cotton is a former English rugby union prop forward who played for England and the British Lions. His clubs included Coventry R.F.C. and Sale. After retiring, he remained in rugby administration and founded a clothing company...
– Rugby Footballer - Gerald DaviesGerald DaviesThomas Gerald Reames Davies CBE is one of the acknowledged greats of Welsh rugby, playing for the side between 1966 and 1978.-Biography:...
– Wales and British Lion Rugby Union player, Times Journalist and Manager of the British and Irish Lions in South Africa 2009 - John DawesJohn DawesSydney John Dawes OBE is a former Welsh rugby union player, playing at centre, and later coach. He captained London Welsh, Wales, the Barbarians and the British Lions...
– Wales and British Lions rugby player, captained the British Lions in South Africa 1971 - James GibsonJames Gibson (swimmer)James Gibson MBE is an English swimmer.Born in Chelmsford, Essex, and raised in Witham, Gibson's specialism is breaststroke and he competes in the 50 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre events. In 2003 he became world champion at 50 metres . He was 6th in the 100 metre event at the Athens Olympics in...
– Swimmer - Tanni Grey-ThompsonTanni Grey-ThompsonCarys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter.Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK...
– Athlete - Ben KayBen KayBenedict James Kay MBE is a retired English international rugby union footballer who played Second row forward for Leicester Tigers and .-Background:...
– England Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
World Cup 2003 Winner - Donna KelloggDonna KelloggDonna Victoria Kellogg MBE is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.-Career:Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland...
– Badminton - Jeanette KwakyeJeanette KwakyeJeanette Boahemaa Kwakye is a British sprinter of Ghanaian origin.-Athletics career:Kwakye won a bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships, with teammates Jade Lucas-Read, Amy Spencer and Vernicha James. At the 2007 European Indoor Championships she finished fourth...
Athlete - John MantleJohn Mantle (rugby player)John Mantle is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby player. He was capped for Wales at rugby union, and Great Britain, and Wales in rugby league.-Rugby career:...
– Wales Rugby Union and Great Britain Rugby League player - Colin McFadyeanColin McFadyeanColin William McFadyean is a former international rugby union player and captain.He was capped eleven times for England between 1966 and 1968, nine times as a centre and twice on the wing and captained England in his last two internationals in 1968...
– England and British Lions Rugby Union Player - David MoorcroftDavid MoorcroftDavid Robert Moorcroft is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He was awarded an MBE in...
– Runner - Nicholas Osipczak – Professional Mixed Martial Artist; a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
- Monty PanesarMonty PanesarMudhsuden Singh Panesar, known as Monty Panesar , is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex. A left-arm spinner, Panesar played Test and one-day cricket for England until 2009. In English county cricket he played for Northamptonshire until 2009...
– England Test CricketerTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days... - Paula Radcliffe MBEPaula RadcliffePaula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...
– Athlete - Chris ReadChris ReadChristopher Mark Wells Read is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper who is the captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club...
– England CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
Wicketkeeper - Mark RichardsonMark Richardson (athlete)Mark Ashton Richardson is a British former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch and Roger Black...
– 400 m athlete - Andy RobinsonAndy RobinsonRichard Andrew 'Andy' Robinson OBE is an English rugby union coach and retired player. He is currently the head coach of Scotland.Robinson played as an openside flanker for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions...
– Rugby player / coach - Brian StubbsBrian StubbsBrian H. Stubbs is a former footballer who played as a defender.Initially a student at Loughborough University, Stubbs signed for Notts County in September 1968 and spent the whole of his professional career at the club...
– Footballer - Jodie SwallowJodie SwallowJodie Swallow is a British triathlete from Loughborough, Leicestershire. She is the 2010 Ironman 70.3 champion as well as the winner of the 2009 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. In 2004, she represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics competing in triathlon, placing...
– TriathleteTriathlonA triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances... - John TaylorJohn Taylor (rugby player)John Taylor is a Welsh former rugby union player and current commentator. Nicknamed "Basil Brush" thanks to his wild hair and beard, he played as a flanker for London Welsh , and represented Wales 26 times between 1967 and 1973.-Rugby career:Perhaps his most famous moment was in the Five Nations...
– Wales Rugby Union player refused to tour with British Lions in South Africa in opposition to Apartheid - Bob Wilson – Ex-ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
goal-keeper. - Sir Clive WoodwardClive WoodwardSir Clive Ronald Woodward OBE is an English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is currently the British Olympic Association's Director of Elite Performance.-Early life:Woodward was born in Ely...
– England Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
coach. - Lawrie SanchezLawrie SanchezLawrence Philip "Lawrie" Sanchez is a former Northern Irish football manager, and a former player. He is currently the manager of League Two side Barnet...
– Football manager - Robbie SimpsonRobbie SimpsonRobbie Simpson is an English professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic on loan from Huddersfield Town. He is a forward.-Early life:...
– Huddersfield Town FC Football Player playing in League One - Sir Peter BonfieldPeter BonfieldSir Peter Bonfield, CBE, FREng is a business executive who has led a number of companies in the fields of electronics, computers and communications. Currently a director of several companies in the USA, Europe and the Far East, he was formerly chief executive of ICL and more recently of BT Group...
– Former chief executive of ICL and BT GroupBT GroupBT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of... - David Collier – Cricket administrator and businessman, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket BoardEngland and Wales Cricket BoardThe England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
(ECB) - Diane FarrDiane FarrDiane Farr is an American actress. She is known for her roles as FBI agent Megan Reeves in the CBS television series Numb3rs and Laura Miles on Rescue Me.-Life and career:...
– Numb3rs actress - Bridget RileyBridget RileyBridget Louise Riley CH CBE is an English painter who is one of the foremost proponents of Op art.-Early life:...
– Artist - Lisa RogersLisa RogersLisa Rogers is a Welsh television presenter and occasional actress. She has appeared in films, television programmes, theatre and radio.-Early life:...
– Television presenter - Rob SmedleyRob SmedleyRob Smedley is a race engineer for Formula One driver Felipe Massa at Scuderia Ferrari....
– F1 race engineer for Felipe Massa - Roger WrightsonRoger WrightsonRoger Wilfrid Wrightson was an English cricketer. Wrightson was a left-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper....
– Cricketer
Further reading
- L. M. Cantor & G. F. Matthews (1977) Loughborough from College to University: A History of Higher Education at Loughborough, 1909–66 ISBN 0902761196
- Leonard Cantor (1990) Loughborough University Of Technology: Past And Present ASIN B0011T8ABK