News articles posted during March 2008
Significant investment helps consolidate Loughborough as a leader in energy and climate change researchFriday 28 March 2008 Loughborough University is to further strengthen its position as a world-class research centre for energy and climate change with the appointment of eleven new academic staff, including Chairs in Renewable Energy, Building Performance Modelling, Hydroclimatic Modelling, and Photovoltaics for Power Systems. The new posts – which will be based in the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), the Department of Geography and the Department of Civil and Building Engineering – will help to tackle what many regard as the greatest challenge for the 21st century. Further details are listed here
Vote Alan!Wednesday 26 March 2008 Thankyou for all your votes but Alan (from the development office) and his wife to be sarah came 2nd Heart 106 Wedding Competition. He would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote for them.
Loughborough University’s Vice Chancellor named ‘Woman of the Year’ at prestigious awardsTuesday 18 March Loughborough University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce, CBE, has been named ‘Woman of the Year’ at the prestigious Women of Achievement Awards 2008. Organised by Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce, in association with International Women’s Day, the annual awards are designed to celebrate the achievements of women in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland More on Shirley's acheivements at Loughborough is listed here.
Loughborough University host Football and Rugby camps for kids this EasterFriday 14 March Loughborough University is encouraging local youngsters to get active this Easter with week-long sports camps in Football and Rugby. Designed for young players of a range of ages and abilities, both courses develop players’ skills and build their confidence in a fun and safe environment. Further details are listed here
Loughborough University named in 2012 Training Guide
Wednesday 05 March Loughborough University is to be featured in the London Organising Committee (LOCOG) Pre-Games Training Camp Guide due to be circulated to National Olympic and Paralympic Committees in Beijing this summer. The Guide has been designed to give teams and individual athletes a great selection of high quality elite sporting facilities from which they can choose to prepare for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The University is the largest of 26 East Midlands facilities listed and is able to offer training for 22 of the possible 28 sports and disciplines catered for in the region. Find out more about what this means for Loughborough University
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