Events

We are super excited to start recruiting for our 2023-24 committee! This is a great opportunity to be part of a space which welcomes different research disciplines, cultures, and identies to come together, socialise and unwind after busy office days! You can meet new people, gain new skills, and help the community at Loughborough. We …

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Please join us to celebrate the end of the week with a get together for afternoon tea! Tea and coffee will be provided, please bring along some savoury or sweet treats to share! This will be one of the final events from your 2022/2023 committee so we would love to see as many faces as …

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It’s the start of another fabulous academic year, so it's time for another crafty evening! This week we will be making zines. Zines are handmade, self-published booklets used to circulate information. They are a great way to introduce yourself to others, as you can use them to share parts of your identity, heritage, or causes …

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Join us at the GCR’s autumn steam gala. There’ll be plenty of rides on steam trains on the only double track heritage railway in the UK, celebrating 50 years of preservation as a heritage railway this year. There will also be some steam engines visiting from other railways, as well as all the GCR’s operational …

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Join us to the monthly Book club meeting. In October we talk about the book ‘Surely, You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! ‘edited collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize–winning physicist Richard Feynman. The book, released in 1985, covers a variety of instances in Feynman's life. The anecdotes in the book are based on recorded audio conversations that Feynman had with his …

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Want to get creative with others? Need to relax after a long day? Join us on Thursday 12th October for Stitch ‘n’ B*tch! We will be sewing, crocheting and embroidering the stress of the day away, but you can always join for a cuppa tea and a chinwag too. So bring your current W.I.P. and …

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Killers of the Flower Moon is a 2023 American epic Western crime drama film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth, based on the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann. Its plot centers on a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation during the 1920s, committed after oil …

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The Loughborough Vegan Market takes over the Marketplace, right in the center of the town and where the regular market operates, on just three Sundays throughout the year. The event brings together up to 40 stalls, including a huge variety of vegan street food vendors, artisan bakers, craft brewers, ethical jewelers, sustainable chandlers, local artists, …

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Get ready for a night of excitement full with games whilst donating for a great cause at the 'Game Night and Chill' event, proudly organized by PhD SSN! Time: 6pm - 8pm Place: Graduate House It's time to put your gaming skills to the test, grab your favorite snacks, and prepare for an unforgettable evening …

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Join us for a pub crawl around Loughborough (we do one each term for new starters but all PhD students are welcome), but with the spooky twist that you're more than welcome to come dressed up as something spooky (or just come along for a fun night). We'll start at The Bell Foundry pub around …

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In this talk Ian will share the different ways we can encourage people to support our project, give us investment or help us find a job. Ian will take us through the journey of pitching from the 3 second introduction, to the 7 min investment pitch and post pitch. It will include templates and real …

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Get ready for a dazzling night of fireworks, fun, and fundraising at the Loughborough Students' Union Fireworks Event, powered by Rag! This annual event is one of the highlights of the Loughborough calendar, and this year, it promises to be even more special.  Tickets are open to all - we look forward to seeing you …

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