LboroFamily news
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Sharing the love this Valentine's Day
Every year, you, the Loughborough family, share wonderful stories about how you met at Loughborough! This year is no different, with another four couples sharing their wonderful Loughborough love stories for Valentine's Day.
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Loughborough alumni in 2025: another amazing year
This year has seen many successes for our alumni globally. Our round-up celebrates achievements in sports, business, and more from within the alumni community. Read more for a look back on some of the highlights of 2025.
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Alumnus Barry Moore’s #LboroJourney to Chartered Engineer
Barry Moore began his journey to chartership with no formal qualifications after leaving school at 15. A decade later, he earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Loughborough in 1973 becoming a Chartered Engineer in 1975. This was made possible by the University's forward-thinking approach.
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Save the date for the 2026 Alumni Reunion Weekend
The Alumni Reunion Weekend is back for 2026 – and everyone is welcome!
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Alumna Mubeenat’s journey from Loughborough to Rolls-Royce
Mubeenat Adamu’s Loughborough journey has led her into one of the world’s leading aerospace and defence companies, Rolls-Royce.
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Alumni reunite in Delhi for an evening
Ben Cole (Head of Future Space at Loughborough University London) recently hosted an alumni gathering at The Imperial Spice in New Delhi. The event brought together graduates from across decades, from the class of 1988 to a recent London campus graduate.
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Xu Pan shares the win in Loughborough On The Way competition for students and alumni in Mainland China
Alumna Xu Pan and current student Zhenlong Wang have been announced as winners of a recent competition held on Chinese social media channels - Loughborough On The Way which celebrates brilliant stories from students and alumni. Xu studied for a Master of Science with distinction, specialising in marketing, and has shared more about her experience at the University.
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Falkner Eggington 21 reunites after nearly 40 years
Laureen Crook (Modern European Studies 1986) recently reunited with her final-year housemates from Falkner Eggington, rekindling memories from their time at Loughborough.
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Meet our Nigeria Global Alumni Ambassadors
Three of our Global Alumni Ambassadors in Nigeria share insights into their roles: Ashley Stewart, Tumi Oyetayo, and Hakeem Otiti. Together, they are dedicated to connecting alumni with the University and strengthening the Loughborough alumni network across Nigeria and West Africa.
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Loughborough holds alumni and offer holder events across West Africa
Earlier this month, the University hosted a series of alumni and offer-holder events across West Africa, bringing together graduates, future students and university representatives in Abuja, Lagos, and Accra.
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An insight into the alumni networks in Mainland China with our official Global Alumni Ambassadors
We would like to introduce our six China Alumni Ambassadors at Loughborough. They are dedicated to organising events, providing networking opportunities and supporting our alumni community across Mainland China.
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Alumnus John’s journey – from Civil Engineering at Loughborough to geoscience worldwide
John Beswick (Civil Engineering 1963) told us about his Loughborough Journey as part of our recent callout for stories of past student experiences at the University. Here we share John’s vast career across the globe and in various engineering and science related fields.
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Alumni competition unveils range of #LboroJourney experiences
We recently ran a competition to uncover #LboroJourney stories from alumni.
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2024: Another amazing year for our alumni
This year has been marked by many successes from our alumni community around the world. Here is our review of the year for 2024.
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Loughborough alumni married years after meeting on their first day of university
Tom Jacques and Sophie Batten, who studied at Loughborough University between 2015 and 2019, were recently married surrounded by family and friends.
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Alumnus pops the question amongst bluebells in Burleigh Wood
Loughborough alumni Aditya Mukherjee and Aarushi Mittal both graduated in 2020. The couple recently got engaged surrounded by the bluebells at Burleigh Wood.
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Two alumni reunite with French host family after nearly 40 years
Modern European Studies graduates (1987), James Roberts and Steve Voysey, recently reunited with a French family who hosted them on their goat farm nearly 40 years ago during their studies at Loughborough.
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Sian and Danny celebrate their wedding
Two 2019 graduates, Sian Bruty and Danny Jaine, got married in Chichester on 20 July 2024.
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Alumna graduates on same stage as parents 29 years later
Beth Higgins graduated this year with a degree in Psychology on the same stage where both of her parents stood 29 years ago.
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Alumni reunite to celebrate 30 years of friendship
A group of alumni meet annually to catch up and reminisce on their time in Loughborough. This year they gathered to celebrate 30 years since they met.
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Alumnus appointed to the Board of Sport Northern Ireland
Alumnus Steve Reid has been appointed by the Northern Ireland Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons MLA to the Board of Sport Northern Ireland (Sport NI).
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The first of many: two alumni gatherings in Beijing and Chengdu
Last week, two International Alumni Ambassadors organised gatherings for alumni in Beijing and Chengdu in Mainland China. The events were set up to encourage networking and reconnection with each other and the University.
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Alumni tie the knot
Joe and Sammy Dolman who both studied Mathematics with Statistics and graduated from Loughborough University in 2019 recently got married at Warwick Castle.
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Vice-Chancellor visits alumni in West Africa
Professor Nick Jennings CB FREng FRS recently hosted two special receptions for our alumni in West Africa.
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Falkner Eggington alumni celebrate 20 years of the ‘Old Guard’
Earlier this month, a group of about 100 alumni came together to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of “Falk Egg Old Guard” – alumni of the Falkner Eggington halls of residence.
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Over 200 alumni and friends visit campus for reunion weekend
From 17-19 May 2024, more than 200 alumni and guests visited Loughborough for the Alumni Reunion Weekend and Donor Lunch. The weekend was a celebration of peoples’ time at Loughborough, a chance to catch up, and an opportunity to explore what has changed at the University in recent years.
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Loughborough alumni in Nigeria connect in first online gathering
International Alumni Ambassadors Jethro Akaito (Pharmaceutical Science and Medicinal Chemistry 2021) and Ashley Stewart (International Management 2008) launched their first-ever online gathering for alumni in Nigeria, with 21 attendees joining in for a lively session.
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Industrial Design Professor takes a trip down memory lane as he reunites with former cohort
Dr Mark Evans was recently joined by a group of Industrial Design alumni celebrating their 30th anniversary reunion on the Loughborough University campus.
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America-based alumni meet up across four states
In mid-April, a delegation of Loughborough staff headed to the USA to build overseas relationships with fellow universities, sporting organisations, and with alumni. A delegation last visited in early 2023.
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Happily ever after: alumni reconnect after years of friendship and get married
Naami Sharma and Suvam Sikarwar got married in March 2024 in Varanasi, India. It was a two-day event with four different functions, each with different colour schemes.
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Loughborough alumni reunite to celebrate their 20 year anniversary
A group of four alumni reunited on campus in November 2023 to celebrate their 20 year anniversary.
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How Loughborough alumni found their Valentines
Love blossoms at Loughborough, and this Valentine’s Day we heard about three couples and their stories. From meeting in fancy dress to getting engaged on a glacier, check out their love stories below.
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Loughborough alumnae Women’s Network gathers in London
A group of alumnae met in London at the offices of IG near Cannon Street station on 21 February.
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Happy Valentine's Day, Lboro Family!
It’s Valentine’s Day and we are again asking you to share how you met your Valentine at university.
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The Loughborough family get set to welcome the Year of the Dragon
People around the world will celebrate Lunar New Year this weekend, welcoming the Year of the Dragon. We asked our new International Alumni Ambassadors and the University’s Special Envoys to share how they celebrate and what their plans are for the new year.
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Alumnae reunite after 52 years
Five of a group of six alumnae reunited at Loughborough to rekindle and reminisce on their time at university together.
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Loughborough student teachers celebrate a golden milestone
A recent landmark reunion brought graduates of the former Loughborough College of Education back to campus, some fifty years after they graduated.
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First India in London alumni networking event takes place
A brand-new network for Indian alumni living in London held its first event on 17 January at the Loughborough University London campus.
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A Loughborough love story: from freshers’ week to marriage
Emma Godman and Matthew Pickering met during freshers’ week when they started studying at Loughborough University in October 2010. Emma studied a BSc in International Business and Matt studied a MEng in Mechanical Engineering. They both lived in neighbouring blocks in Rutherford halls and quickly became part of the same friendship circle.