November 2021 news
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Geography graduate flying high as third Loughborough alumnus to be recruited to the Red Arrows
Flight Lieutenant Stuart Roberts is joining the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – better known as the Red Arrows – for its 2022 season.
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Loughborough alumni strive to make disruptive change to cycling safety
Tether is a bike safety device that projects a safe zone around your bike, responds to road users around you and identifies safe and unsafe roads in your city.
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What do you miss about the UK? Get involved for a chance to win a hamper!
Alumni living outside of the UK are being asked to share what they miss from their time at university.
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Accessible neonatal incubator designed by Loughborough graduate achieves first clinical use
A new, neonatal incubator designed by Loughborough graduate James Roberts saw its first ever clinical use in a UK hospital earlier this month.
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Graduate startup Alcuris is acquired by The Access Group, extending its social care proposition in the provision of in-home digital care monitoring
A telecare company founded by a Loughborough University graduate has become part of The Access Group, a leading provider of business management software to UK, Ireland and Asia Pacific mid-market organisations.
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Matt leads crowdfunding campaign to boost mental health personal training offer
Alumnus Matt Wolstenholme (Politics and English 2003) founded FitMind after facing difficulties surrounding his mental health. Now he is leading a crowdfunding campaign to expand FitMind, which offers personal training for those struggling with their own mental health.
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Graduate’s life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds wins international Dyson award
A Loughborough graduate who has designed a device to reduce catastrophic blood loss from a knife wound has been announced as one of three global winners of this year’s International James Dyson Award.
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Entrepreneurs Kate and Tom are celebrated at LeicestershireLive Awards
Alumni Kate Walker and Tom Jelliffe have celebrated success at the 2021 LeicestershireLive Business Executive of the Year Awards with wins in the Young Business Executive and Tech Business Executive categories respectively.
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Alumna receives award for clean energy leadership
Kate Anderson (Renewable Energy Systems Technology 2010) was announced as the 2021 U.S. C3E Social, Economic, & Policy Innovation award winner on 4 November 2021.
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Graduate’s final year architecture project awarded top prize
Claudia Johnson (Architecture 2021) has been awarded the RIBA East Midlands Student Award 2021 at Part 1.
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Loughborough pair make international rugby debuts
Loughborough alumnus Thibaud Flament (International Business 2019) made his debut for the France national senior rugby team on 6 November 2021 in their match against Argentina.
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Nick’s inventions look to make a difference
After finishing his studies at Loughborough, alumnus Nick Robinson (Ergonomics 1976) has gone on to have a long career in invention and innovation.
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Alumna reveals Loughborough town centre mural installation
Florence “Flo” Sargent (BA Textile Design 2021) was commissioned in her final year at Loughborough to produce a mural for Luxurio Future Generations and McAleer & Rushe.
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Alumni sculptures mark remembrance
Graeme Mitcheson is a sculptor based in Leicestershire. Since graduating from Loughborough College of Art in 1995, he has been designing and creating large-scale public art, sculptures, and memorials of national significance.