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13 September 2011 | PR 11/109
University unveils new season of inaugural lectures
Professor Tony Croft will chart the development of mathematics support
Loughborough University has announced its next season of inaugural lectures, taking place at the campus throughout autumn.
Inaugural lectures have been an essential feature of university life for centuries, celebrating the appointment of new professors across all academic areas. At Loughborough the lectures are open to staff, students and members of the public and cover a variety of research topics.
The inaugural lectures taking place for the autumn 2011 series are:
- Making it all add up! The changing landscape of mathematics support in higher education
Wednesday 5 October
Professor Tony Croft from the University’s Mathematics Education Centre will chart the development of mathematics support over the last 20 years, illustrating the many ways that students’ experience of higher education has been enhanced as a consequence.
- Making light work for us
Wednesday 26 October
In this lecture Professor Jeremy Coupland from the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering will explain why light provides such a powerful measurement tool. The recent advances in optics and laser technology will be demonstrated and the impact of optical metrology will be discussed.
- Signal processing based solutions to the machine cocktail party problem
Wednesday 16 November
Humans follow one conversation by using their listening and visual senses, together with sophisticated signal processing in their brains. In this lecture Professor Jonathan Chambers from the School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering will discuss his research challenge to automate this skill.
- Political theory and its ‘others’
Wednesday 7 December
Professor Moya Lloyd from the Department of Politics, History and International Relations will explore the relation between political theory and its ‘others’; those topics or areas that have traditionally been conceived of as apolitical.
For further information about the lectures and to book a place visit www.lboro.ac.uk/inaugural
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Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It was awarded the coveted Sunday Times University of the Year 2008-09 title, and is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in national newspaper league tables. In the 2010 National Student Survey, Loughborough was voted one of the top universities in the UK, and has topped the Times Higher Education league for the UK’s Best Student Experience every year since the poll's inception in 2006. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, the University has been awarded six Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
Loughborough is also the UK’s premier university for sport. It has perhaps the best integrated sports development environment in the world and is home to some of the country’s leading coaches, sports scientists and support staff. It also has the country’s largest concentration of world-class training facilities across a wide range of sports.
It is a member of the 1994 Group of 19 leading research-intensive universities. The Group was established in 1994 to promote excellence in university research and teaching. Each member undertakes diverse and high-quality research, while ensuring excellent levels of teaching and student experience.