Student Outreach and Recruitment

Includes an introductory lecture and practical session on fingerprint classification and enhancement techniques. A brief history of criminal detection and discovery of fingerprints; How fingerprints are formed and detected; Use of current fingerprint detection technology in security and crime; demonstration on how to collect fingerprints using ink pads followed by approximately 20-30 minutes of practical session where guests collect their own fingerprints and identify prominent markers using the naked eye and magnification; demonstration of how to collect latent fingerprints from a solid surface followed by a 10-15 min practical session where guests collect there own latent fingerprints.

Learning objectives:
Understand how fingerprints are unique and how they are transferred; fingerprint detection techniques;
1st ,2nd and 3rd level detection markers. Identification of each; Calculation of Henry indexing.

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The masterclass is themed around renewable energy. Students will make and learn about Grätzel solar cells. Students will explore the use of dyes extracted from food stuffs for making their own solar cells and use them to power a simple calculator. Students will look at which dyes perform best in the conversion of light energy to electricity. The session will discuss light absorption and the redox chemistry associated with converting light energy from the sun into electrical energy.

More information, including lesson plans can be found at: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cm/business/Gratzel.htm

Please call Alexandra Skewis on 01509 222488 to enquire about booking.

The history and use of pigments through the ages will be discussed and explored in this masterclass. Students will have the opportunity to make their own cave paint, extract pigments from minerals and use futuristic glow in the dark and temperature-changing pigments. More information, including lesson plans can be found at:

http://www.creatingacolourfullife.co.uk/worksheets.html

Please call Alexandra Skewis on 01509 222488 to enquire about booking.

Devising theatre using the five senses. The aim of this masterclass is to use the ways we experience the world through the five senses to provide raw materials and techniques for devising a performance.

Devising theatre using the five senses. The aim of this masterclass is to use the ways we experience the world through the five senses to provide raw materials and techniques for devising a performance.

Touch: In pairs, one leads another with eyes closed, to experience the room in terms of touch - textures and objects. Also a great exercise in trust and reassurance.

Sight: An exercise in creative visualising: picture an animal, moving, describe its character, colour, expressions. What sort of person would this be? Getting up and ‘trying on’ each others’ character inventions.

Three objects: impetus to weave a story around the given objects. Look at the objects, study them, hold them. Who, What, Where, When, Why and How? Let the objects speak to you as a group. The workshop will start and end with relaxation.

Please call Alexandra Skewis on 01509 222488 to enquire about booking.

The aim of this masterclass is to physically explore metaphors, archetypes, folklore and fairytale. This session offers the opportunity for the exchange of cultural ideas as material to be explored.

The students would be working with a set of devising techniques to allow them to experience the devising process from start to finish. They will gain the confidence and sense of ownership of producing the process and the finished piece, under guidance. Performance to be shown and discussed at the end of the session.

Devising theatre using art, audio and visual. A busy, hands on session involving and combining art materials, audio and visuals. Literally creating the performance objects to stimulate the devising process.

Clay has been a successful medium, though messy and may not suit every space. Access to clothes and costume is an exciting way into mirrorwork and shading in characters. Working from paintings, postures and poses: Bringing a piece of work to life and see where the journey takes you.

Devising theatre using the spoken word.  The aim of this masterclass is to explore the sonic properties of words and language to use as a building block in devising. Taking creative ‘ownership’ to ‘write’ through the body in the performance space. Using poems to motivate practical work. What does this language feel like? How can we show this?

‘Non-sense’ and abstract work: getting inventive with words. Comparing and contrasting different texts, using creative editing techniques to make something new.

Encouraging a sentient response to the sound of words: repetition and chanting to experience the rhythm of words. Combining of sound and gesture. Bending and stretching the words to explore their properties.

Writing: a group exercise using an object as ‘text’. Juxtaposing with a given scenario. Bringing the ‘text’ to life.

Light can carry lots of information such as colour and shape but also your music from a CD; or the web from the fibre optics connecting the phone system together. Properties such as the speed of light are a constant and today we can use that to measure a metre, knowing how far light travels in a fixed amount of time. Therefore we now use light to do lots of different types of measurement.

Instruments invented at Loughborough University now let us use light to see how real objects ‘work’ when under load. We can now actually see the strain throughout an object from Formula 1 car to the wing of the A380 aircraft, or even the bones inside the human body!

Recently we have been able to develop these techniques so that we can measure the strain on human skin. This lets us see how the skin is straining when the body is moving. Amongst the things we have been able to study is whether or not a bra actually works. Our findings were surprising, we discovered that bras do not actually work so we have designed ones that do!

In this unique lecture Professor Tyrer utilises various practical demonstrations of optical equipment to show how modern techniques can be used on a wide range of measurement problems.

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The session will be run by small group work, and each group will read an extract from humorous Irish writing. We will discuss the type of humour involved, for instance: satire, exaggeration, tone, language, comic characterisation and seek to understand what it is that makes it funny. The writings will be drawn from several genres, including drama, poetry, and prose.

 ‘Ergonomics in action’ is a relaxed yet exciting interactive workshop ran by Loughborough Design School. The session is designed to introduce school pupils to the basic principles of ergonomics in a fun and engaging manner. During the course of the workshop pupils will have the opportunity to interact with a range of games/equipment, resources, approaches and products that will provide them with first-hand experience of ergonomics in action. Towards the end of the workshop the pupils will work in teams to complete a design challenge where they will be required to put into practice the principles and techniques that they have learned. The learning outcomes are to help the pupils understand how ergonomics contributes to the design of successful products, to appreciate that good design starts with the user and to be equipped with a basic toolkit of ergonomic skills so that their future design work will be more effective.

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This interactive workshop will focus on the importance of ergonomics when designing products for older adults.  During the workshop students will get the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the limitations associated with old age.  In order to experience empathy with this growing user group, attendees will be given the opportunity to try on a series of wearable simulation devices that mimic the effects of old age.  The workshop will provide students with an understanding of the effects of ageing and how products evolve according to users’ needs and capabilities.  Overall, the workshop will demonstrate how ergonomics can contribute to the design of successful products, and how ergonomically designed products can lead to having a positive impact on a person’s quality of life.

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This session aims to explore the distribution of aquatic invertebrates on the bed of a stream and to examine the factors that may influence their distribution. First, a short field trip to a stream (within walking distance of the University) to collect invertebrate samples and to record the environmental characteristics where they occur. Second, a laboratory session involving the processing and identification of the invertebrates collected in the field. Finally, the session will examine the data collected and explore the reasons for the geographical patterns recorded in the field. Information sheets can be taken away to be used by teachers in the classroom.

Equipment required: pencil, notebook and wellington boots (a limited supply of wellingtons is available if the student does not have their own pair.)

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Packaging is all around us.  Do we ever consider the time spent in designing and manufacturing packaging?  In fact much of the Mathematics Shape and Space content of Key Stages 3 and 4 within the school curriculum can be applied to this.

This workshop will challenge students with a practical problem.  They will work in teams applying their mathematical knowledge in a creative way.  Students will be required to demonstrate an ability to plan a strategy, carry out calculations, construct packages and describe their work via written and oral presentations.

Students require pens, pencils, rulers, compasses, protractor and calculator.

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Participants will be introduced to the study of Motion through a series of challenging practical investigations.  These will relate to the application of Mathematics in everyday life.  Students will work in teams and will be encouraged to discuss their work and present their findings to a larger group.  The event will support understanding of the curriculum for Physics within schools.

Students require pens, pencils, rulers, compasses, protractor and calculator.

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This masterclass, through a number of experiments, explores the behaviour of certain matter when exposed to extreme low temperatures. Students will then look at how such reactions can be used in a number of practical ways in the modern world.

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This session will explore, using experiments and theory, the physics of floating on water. The meaning of Archimedes’ Principle, centre of mass and relative density will all be explored. Finally a transition will be observed, and explained, of the reorientation of floating disks from model 1 to model 2 behaviour.

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This session explores the behaviour of certain patterns using elementary geometric models. Regular patterns, as found for example in curtains or other fabrics, are used to illustrate Moiré pattern formation. A prior understanding of angles, perhaps sin- or cos-functions, would be a distinct advantage if undertaking this masterclass.

This masterclass aims to introduce students to some common practical applications of Psychology in the real world. Practical activities will encourage students to think critically about two cognitive applications:

1. Eyewitness Testimony

• Introduce students to topic of memory
  
• Show them a video of a crime in progress
  
• Students then split into pairs – one student is the ‘interviewer’ and one the ‘witness’
  
• Questions are provided for the ‘interviewer’ to read, and for half of the class, the questions will be ‘leading’ in nature.
  
• Return to main group and discuss if those asked ‘leading’ questions provide different accounts to those who did not.
  
• Introduce the student to the concept of eyewitness testimony and explain Loftus’ research demonstrating how stored memories can be in this area.
  

2. Intelligence Testing

• General discussion as to ‘what is intelligence?’
  
• Provide students with a copy of the Eton entrance exam – How many questions can they answer?
  
• Introduce the student to the concept of intelligence testing and explain the application of this in society today.
  
• Introduce the students to cultural influences on performance on tests.

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Students will be introduced to the uses and equipment of a high performance sports science support lab. They will have a chance to try out a physiology test that is used with elite endurance runners. The use of an on-line gas analyser means they will be able to see in real-time the physiological responses to exercise of increasing intensity, and will be able to compare their results to that of elite endurance athletes. They will also gain an insight into the areas of exercise physiology that can be assessed in the lab and how this benefits athletes. Data can also be taken away to be used by teachers in class.

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Note: Students should bring a PE kit

OPTION 1: Healthy Eating
This workshop gives insight to what a healthy balanced diet is and how it can be achieved. The plate of healthy eating is used to help students understand food groups and their benefits. The sessions are tailored to age group.
For example, GCSE pupils have the opportunity to plan their lunch box, where as older students discuss food portion sizes and how diet can affect health in adulthood. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their eating habits and to develop skills of meal and snack planning.

OPTION 2: Sports Nutrition
This workshop provides students with an overview of sports nutrition. They will learn how a healthy balanced diet is adapted to fit the needs of training and competition for different sports and events. Students will learn about nutritional and fluid requirements and strategies for sport, including what to eat and drink before, during and after training and competition. Students will learn to identify the main nutrients and their role, understand the concept of energy balance, and how to read food labels. Activities during the session will allow students to apply this
knowledge to different scenarios.

Other info: This masterclass is an academic session and does not include any sports activities

Please call Alexandra Skewis on 01509 222488 to enquire about booking.

An introduction to sport psychology; students will explore what they understand by the term sport psychology, how professional sports people use sport psychology, how they can use sport psychology to improve their sport performance and how what is learned in sport can transfer to other areas of their lives. This session is interactive) (tailored for the age group), and activities can include team building tasks, discussion about how sport is influenced by psychology, including their experiences, activities to look at the mental skills a professional athlete possesses and how they use these.

This session can be generic or focussed on one of two sports - athletics or football.

Other info: This masterclass is an academic session and does not include any sports activities

Please call Alexandra Skewis on 01509 222488 to enquire about booking.

OPTION 1: Health and fitness measures
During this session students will be involved in activities that illustrate the effect of exercise on health. They will learn how health related fitness is measured and the levels of fitness required to avoid ill health. The sessions are tailored to age group but all sessions include information on the adaptations the body makes following exercise.
Students will be given practical ideas to build physical activity into their day.

OPTION 2: Body Types
There is a sport to suit everyone no matter what their degree of athleticism. One of the natural assets of some people is their build (or body type). Athletes from the same sport or event have a similar body type and an unhealthy body composition influences a persons risk of ill health. Students will learn about the health risks associated with body composition and have the opportunity to assess their body type using the ‘somatotyping’
system to see which sports they are suited to.

Other info: This masterclass is an academic session and does not include any sports activities

Please call Alexandra Skewis on 01509 222488 to enquire about booking.