Loughborough University Development Trust | Issue 2

Taking Loughborough Forward

Your Gift

Thankyou!

T53725/DPS/July13

Contents01Student support

06Campus improvements

07Research excellence

09Across the schools

11Other gifts

12A donor’s perspective

13Ways to give

WelcomeIt gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the second issue of Your Gift. This magazine shows the significant impact that your charitable donations are making to Loughborough and its students.

Support for the University allows us to continue our mission to provide academic excellence and an award-winning student experience.

I hope that you will be inspired by reading about the wide range of projects that you support.

On behalf of the students, staff and myself, thank you.

Professor Robert Allison Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University

Loughborough University Development Trust, Development and Alumni Relations Office, Hazlerigg, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK Tel: +44 (0)1509 228685 Fax: +44 (0)1509 223983 Email: giving@lboro.ac.uk Web: www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni

The views in this magazine are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the Editor or the University.

Editor: Sarah Musgrave, Development and Alumni Relations Office. Publisher: Loughborough University. Design and Production: Design and Print Services, Loughborough University.

Printed using vegetable based inks on FSC certified material.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this issue.

Front Cover Photo: Santander Scholars, Commonwealth Shared Scholars, Loughborough University Development Trust African Scholars, Chevening Scholars, University staff and Professor Robert Allison, Vice-Chancellor

student support | 01

Development Trust ScholarsGifts to the Loughborough University Development Trust Scholarships have funded life changing scholarships for ten students who started at Loughborough University in September 2012. The Development Trust Scholars are academically gifted students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The students are studying a range of undergraduate programmes from Engineering and Mathematics to Sport Science and the Arts. Donations through this year’s Telephone Campaign have supported the Development Trust Scholarships, which will make a significant impact on the lives of at least eleven more students in 2013.

This fund provides a gateway to education and helps all students, irrespective of their background, to benefit from the Loughborough Experience.

Ford scholarships help to drive forward new wave of engineers,

scientists and innovatorsWith thanks to Ford, ten undergraduate scholarships were awarded in 2012-2013 to students to help develop

the country’s next generation of engineers, scientists and innovators.

The scholarships are part of the Ford Blue Oval Scholarship Programme, which was launched last year. The programme helps to encourage young people to study Engineering, Science and Technology at university, and

therefore acquire skills which are fundamental to the future of industry in the UK. In May 2013, the Scholars visited Dunton’s Technical Centre to engage with mentors and to experience the latest automotive technologies.

Loughborough University highly values the long-standing partnership with Ford and the scholarships are another example of the significant impact charitable support can have on students.

02 | student support

Enhancing the Loughborough ExperienceOver the ten years the Loughborough Fund has been operating, generous alumni and friends have pledged in excess of £500,000 to help enhance the Loughborough Experience for students studying at the University.

Last year, your support helped many different causes across campus including scholarships, improvements to facilities and student-related initiatives. One student-led initiative was the Loughborough Students Rag Charity Shop ‘Love it’. The shop, which is based at the Students’ Union, encourages enterprise and charitable actions amongst students. The shop has also encouraged students to become more environmentally friendly; they are now donating clothes to the shop instead of them going straight to landfill.

Max Turner, Rag Chair 2012-2013, said “The Charity Shop has had an amazing impact on the students and their development, allowing their ideas and initiatives to become reality. The support received from the Loughborough Fund has provided a new and exciting way to help Loughborough Students Rag.”

Your gifts to the Loughborough Fund allowed the Charity Shop initiative to become a reality and the shop opened in October 2012.

Other initiatives supported by the Loughborough Fund include a harassment awareness campaign, a Victim Support Centre for students and a health and wellbeing campaign.

Rag Committee at the Charity Shop Opening

The Peter Cruddas Foundation continues to help students achieve more

Over the last three years, Loughborough University has gratefully received generous grants from the Peter Cruddas Foundation. The funds received have supported students experiencing severe financial difficulties

and are used to supplement the University’s Access to Learning Fund. These grants have made a significant impact to over 107 students. The Peter Cruddas Foundation’s mission is ‘helping young people achieve

more’ and the grants received have allowed Loughborough to do just that.

The University would like to thank the Peter Cruddas Foundation for its continuous support.

LSRag Charity Shop

“I am extremely lucky and grateful to have been awarded a Development Trust Scholarship.

The Scholarship has made a lasting impact on my life. I never thought I would ever be able to attend university but now I am able to study at one of the best institutions in the world.

I really wanted to let you know how much of a difference your gifts have made to my life and others at Loughborough. You have not only provided us with financial support, but also a form of personal support as it feels like someone out there wanted to send us to university. Without the valuable support from alumni and friends of the University, I personally don’t think I would be able to come to university and eventually fulfil my career dreams.

Thank you once again.”

Development Trust Scholar 2012

“I choose to give to Loughborough in appreciation of the exceptional support I got during my studies. I had thought of several ways to pay back before I concluded that one of the first steps is to donate and then try and support in any other way I can. I knew that any little amount can go a long way in helping other students gain the experience I did.”

Ibrahim Umar Civil and Building Engineering MSc 2010

Overcoming by Degrees Since 2007, Loughborough University alumni have provided much needed support for the work of the ‘Overcoming by Degrees’ fund. The fund provides the opportunity for young adults leaving care to apply to take part in, and succeed at, Higher Education programmes. It also supports research into the transition that occurs during the shift away from care.

Thanks to your support, money received by the Loughborough University Development Trust has been used to provide undergraduate and postgraduate care leaver bursaries across a variety of subjects, with twenty-seven students benefiting from the financial support to date.

The fund has also supported a three year full-time PhD Research Studentship, based at the Centre for Child and Family Research (CCFR) on campus. The PhD explored whether, and in what ways, the experiences of care leavers have changed since the introduction of new policies intended to widen participation in Higher Education. It also considered initiatives specifically aimed at improving outcomes for looked after children. The PhD further investigated the effects of leaving care and trying to get into university without support and looked into what help universities could provide to those leaving care. Alongside the research carried out by the PhD, the CCFR has also been carrying out valued research into the effectiveness of the ‘Quality Mark’ scheme initiated by the Frank Buttle Trust; a scheme that ensures a high level of support for care leavers at many different universities.

The recipient of the PhD Studentship, Georgia Hyde-Dryden, is a tremendous example of how beneficial the Overcoming by Degrees Fund has been. Georgia, a care leaver herself, made the hard transition into university life without support, but has been empowered to go on and produce vital research to help others in the same position. Her research, due to be published shortly, aims to have a significant impact on practise and policy in this area by highlighting the range of support currently available in Higher Education. As Georgia explains “It considers how the provision of support works in practice from the perspectives of care leavers, student support staff in universities and social work staff in local authorities.”

Having recently completed her PhD, Georgia added “I want to thank all of the donors for their generosity, as it has given care leavers an opportunity to express their own views on their university experience and ultimately make their experience a better one.”

Georgia Hyde-Dryden

student support | 05

GradGift success to continue The GradGift campaign has given graduating classes, alumni, members of staff and friends of the University the opportunity to support the Loughborough Fund and the redevelopment of the Students’ Union courtyard. Those who made a donation saw their name engraved on a brick in recognition of their gift and by June 2013 almost 1,000 bricks had been laid.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Linton is a supporter of GradGift and stated, “Both the Students’ Union and the University share a vision to provide a fantastic experience to our students. Part of that is about continually improving the campus environment and this project has helped achieve that. I’d like to thank everybody who has made a donation that has helped GradGift succeed.”

GradGift 2013 donations are also supporting the Loughborough Fund.

Before the GradGift Campaign

Outside the front of the Students’ Union now, thanks to your gifts

06 | campus improvements

adidas Over the last six years, adidas has kindly donated to the Environmental Ergonomics Research

Centre on campus and have worked with the Design School research centre on ground-breaking projects centred on improving sporting performance.

The gifts from adidas have supported two Postgraduate Studentships, both resulting in evolutionary research projects. Doctor Caroline Smith was awarded the first studentship working closely with Professor George Havenith and her research

focussed on mapping sweat patterns on a body. adidas has used the body mapping research to further develop its range of stay-cool sports clothes, using mesh inserts,

for example, in areas of high heat and sweat production. Steve Faulkner was awarded the second Studentship in 2009 and has just completed his PhD.

Steve’s research project was based on designing and producing heated trousers for cyclists, developed by the on-campus research centre, adidas and British

Cycling. The trousers are now internationally recognised after being used by Team GB track sprint cyclists at the London 2012 Olympics. They have battery-powered

heat filaments that sit over the cyclist’s core muscle groups and maintain their temperature between warm-up and the start of an event.

Professor Havenith explains: “These projects are a great example of cooperation between the University and industry, in this case adidas, to

develop products with direct impact on athletes’ performance.”

adidas have recently donated another generous gift to the Research Centre, with the aim to recruit a new PhD student in summer 2013.

Sir Chris Hoy tries on the muscle warming shorts

research excellence | 07

Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport Loughborough is internationally renowned for sporting excellence and the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport is the home of internationally recognised disability sport research.

The Centre is kindly supported by the Peter Harrison Foundation who have donated over £25million, and focuses on enhancing performance through Sport Science, maximising performance health, and promoting psycho-social health and wellbeing amongst disabled people. The Centre aims to improve knowledge of Paralympic Sport through a wide range of research topics, in addition to promoting the substantial health and quality of life benefits that can be gained through participation in disability sport. Loughborough University and the Peter Harrison Centre are extremely grateful to the Peter Harrison Foundation for their continued support.

Current research topics at the Centre include; Project INSPIRED (Investigating Narratives and Stories to Promote and Inspire Regular Exercise in the Disabled) and the ‘Physiological Markers’ strand of the Fit and Healthy Project. The INSPIRED project seeks to understand disabled people’s barriers to exercise and the ‘Physiological Markers’ project aims to provide evidence to encourage physical activity and exercise. Both of these research topics and findings will contribute to educational toolkits used to improve exercise prescriptions to the disabled.

Glendonbrook Doctoral Fellowships Lord Glendonbrook and the Michael Bishop Foundation kindly donated a generous gift of £1million in 2011, which enabled Loughborough University to establish the Glendonbrook Centre for Enterprise Education and fund ten PhD Fellowships over three years.

The first two Glendonbrook Fellows were recruited in 2011:

Anna Perry’s research project looks into the wake reduction of square-back vehicles. Her goal is to reduce the skin friction drag caused by the surface of a vehicle and the pressure difference between the front and back of a vehicle. Ultimately this will reduce the drag of the vehicle and thereby allow lower fuel consumption.

Alice Thackray’s PhD is focused on the investigation of the influence of manipulating exercise and diet on postprandial lipaemia (the increase in the concentration of fat in the blood following the ingestion of a meal), an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents. Her research involves conducting a series of research studies in the area of Paediatric Physiology and Health.

Alice commented: “The award of the Glendonbrook Doctoral Fellowship has had a monumental impact on my life. It has enabled me to continue my academic career in an area of research that I am extremely passionate about – Paediatric Physiology and Health. The opportunity to conduct my own research in this fascinating and important area is something that I am relishing and an experience that would not have been possible without the financial support the Fellowship has provided me.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lord Glendonbrook for supporting my Fellowship and enabling me to further my academic career. I am extremely proud and grateful to be given this fantastic opportunity and I hope that in the future I can use this experience to make a difference in the way we lead our lives and our attitudes to health.’’

Thanks to Lord Glendonbrook and the Michael Bishop Foundation, Loughborough University have been able to recruit two more PhD Fellows who started their research projects in September 2012.

Lord Glendonbrook talking to students and staff during his visit to Loughborough back in 2011

08 | research excellence

Anna Perry

Alice Thackray

The Engineers Fund Engineering at Loughborough aims to address some of life’s most pressing challenges with excellent teaching and internationally recognised research.

With thanks to your gifts, the Engineers Fund will enable the Engineering Schools to enhance the student experience in many different ways:

• Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering will use gifts to fund a state-of-the-art common room designed especially for private, shared and group work;

• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering will use donations to invest in special machinery to bridge the gap between manual machines and full Computer Numerical Control Machine tools;

• Materials Engineering will use funds to renovate the foyer and add collaboration tables for group work.

across the schools | 09

The Fund for Excellence Valued donations to the School of Business and Economics have had lasting impacts on the School and its students. One of the most important ways the Fund for Excellence supports the School is by providing help to students who, through no fault of their own, find themselves in financial difficulty.

With your support, the School have been able to bestow the first student welfare award to MSc student Ben this year. Ben commented “This award has really lifted a weight off my shoulders and will enable me to complete my studies. Thank you so much to the School and to the supporters of the Fund!”

Creative Student Fund Art, Design and Technology have been an integral part of Loughborough since its origins in 1909. The Creative Student Fund was established in 2009 to support talented students in the three areas through grants, prizes and bursaries.

Thanks to your gifts, the Fund was able to support over ten individuals and groups with financial difficulties through their final year projects. Projects ranged from jewellery and home ornaments to artistic displays. The financial support has made a significant different to all the recipients.

“I was extremely pleased when I found out I’d won a Creative Student Award. I was beginning to get very worried about the lack of money for my end of year project and that was the last thing I needed with all the stress of final year. It made me feel much more relaxed and reassured. It also meant I could spend more money than I would have otherwise done to make sure I produced the best product that I could. Thank you for your support!”

Eleanor Woolf – Industrial Design and Technology Student

Eleanor Woolf’s project

Emily Wainwright’s project was also helped by your gifts

“It has been a wonderful experience studying at Loughborough. The University provides the perfect environment and resources that guarantees achieving excellence.

I would like to express my gratitude to the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Trust for enabling me to pursue this big dream. Never would I have afforded this qualification in such a reputable university and country. I wish this opportunity could be extended to many more in my situation.

Thank you once again.”

Leila Mbabazi Ddembe – Loughborough University Development Trust African ScholarSupport received from the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Trust

Loughborough University Development Trust African Scholars with Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Allison

“Getting a Scholarship with the Loughborough University Development Trust has given me an opportunity to learn how to use simple and affordable technology to improve the living conditions of people, in Darfur, where I work. Through my studies at Loughborough, the United Nations Mission in Darfur has been able to treat waste water and to irrigate trees, in an effort to reduce on the usage of scarce fresh water and also to green the environment (Darfur is in a desert and fresh water is scarce).

I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to supporters of Loughborough University and WEDC for helping fund my Scholarship. I have been able to concretise my field experience with the knowledge I am gaining from Loughborough University. It has been an honour to study a Loughborough course and I will forever be grateful for your support.”

Rebecca Kunya – MSc Water and Environmental Management Graduate

WEDC

The Thompson Circle launch – leaving your legacy to Loughborough Loughborough University has been honoured to receive legacies from alumni and friends who believe that the next generation of students will benefit from an enriched Loughborough Experience.

The Thompson Circle was launched in June 2013 to thank all those that have already included Loughborough in their Will and to introduce the Circle to those thinking about leaving a lasting legacy to Loughborough.

Legacy gifts are of huge importance to us and have an invaluable impact on every aspect of the University. A legacy to Loughborough is greatly appreciated and truly valued by students and staff.

other gifts | 11

The Schofield Society The Schofield Society was established in recognition of the importance of charitable support for Loughborough and to thank our alumni and friends who make a charitable gift of £1,000 or more each year.

The University would like to say thank you to our Schofield Society members who have supported over 25 different funds across the University in the last 12 months. Significant gifts from members have made valuable differences in areas including the School of Arts, WEDC, Science and Engineering.

Vice-Chancellor and Schofield Member, Professor Robert Allison, expresses his gratitude to members of the giving club: “Thank you to all those in the Schofield Society for their interest in and support of the University. Your partnership in helping us achieve our mission is highly valued.”

Silent auction supports Sporting Scholars A silent auction was held in support of the Loughborough Sport Scholarship Fund (LSSF), with alumni given the opportunity to bid on rare sporting memorabilia. Items included a Manchester United shirt signed by the current team, hospitality packages at Wimbledon, along with Olympic Merchandise including photographs and books which were signed by London 2012 gold medallist Jessica Ennis and Lord Sebastian Coe.

The silent auction was part of a post-Olympic celebration reception held at The London Hippodrome. The evening was kindly hosted by the Thomas family, owners of the Hippodrome who originate from Loughborough. The evening celebrated Loughborough’s success at the London 2012 Olympics and several Olympians including medal winner Laura Unsworth, a current LSSF Scholar, were present.

The fund supports over 100 scholars every year, helping to ensure that student athletes are able to succeed in both their sporting and academic development by reducing some of the pressures faced when combining studying with elite level competition.

John Inverdale and Lord Sebastian Coe

Why I give to LoughboroughAn interview with Bob UrieBob studied Industrial Chemistry at Loughborough and was in Rutherford Hall from 1964-1968. He has been the Chairman of Mediplus, a company specialising in Critical Care and Pelvic Floor products, for over twenty-six years. He is a member of the Schofield Society and reflects on what giving to Loughborough means to him.

How was your experience as a student at Loughborough?It was a great experience being a student at Loughborough. In my day the first year students had Saturday morning lectures, but we were given Wednesday afternoon off to make use of the sports facilities. We were encouraged to try sports that we had never done before, so I experienced fencing, judo, trampolining and roller hockey. The social side of my time at Loughborough was also excellent – from the Hall dining in nights to the Saturday night dances held on campus and featuring most of the pop groups and bands of the era. I made a number of friends during my stay at Loughborough and a number are still friends some fifty years later!

What inspired you to start donating to Loughborough?It gives me the opportunity to pay a little back to the University in return for the great experience and education that I received. By education I don’t mean just the formal academic syllabus but, probably more importantly, the presentation skills and social skills I developed during my stay at Loughborough have helped me throughout my career. I continue to donate because it is great to see the University going from strength to strength and if my small contribution can help maintain that momentum then I am delighted.

What do you hope students gain from your gift?I recognise that the University must change with the times, but I hope that my small donation in some way helps the University maintain the same sort of environment that I experienced and benefited from. Thus enabling the students to benefit from their time at the University and become well rounded citizens which will benefit society as a whole, and help them to have an enjoyable and rewarding career.

12 | a donor’s perspective

ways to give | 13

If you are interested in making a difference to the University, you can do so in many ways:

By Phone: If you would like to make a donation over the phone please call 01509 228685.

By Post: Please complete the attached donation form and send it to Loughborough University Development Trust, Loughborough University FREEPOST (LE5517), Loughborough LE11 OBR, UK. Please make cheques payable to Loughborough University Development Trust.

Online: If you would like to donate online, head to www.alumni.lboro.ac.uk/support.

Speak to the team: Our dedicated team members are more than happy to come and chat one to one about charitable giving with you. If you would like to request a personal visit, please email giving@lboro.ac.uk or ring 01509 228685.

Leaving a legacy: If you are interested in leaving a legacy or would like more information on the Thompson Circle, please contact Susie Cattermole, Senior Development Officer on 01509 228681 or by email: s.m.cattermole@lboro.ac.uk.

How people gave to Loughborough in 2011-2012In 2011-2012, the University received kind donations from alumni and friends across the world, which benefited students, sport, campus improvements and school programmes.

Other 8%

At graduation 4%

Post 5%

Legacies 2%

Through the Alumni Magazine 8%

Over the phone/ telephone campaign 46%

Website 15%

Personal visits 12%

Total Number of Donors: 5,285Countries represented in 2011-2012: 28

Thank you

Loughborough University Development TrustDevelopment and Alumni Relations Office

Hazlerigg, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TUTel: +44 (0)1509 228685 Fax: +44 (0)1509 223983 Email: giving@lboro.ac.uk

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