Loughborough, Leicestershire - beam engine, Library, Watchers - postcard 1992

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  • Picture / Image:  Loughborough University [Leicestershire] - multiview: Beam Engine / Bastard Gates / The Watchers / Pilkington Library
  • Publisher:  The University? / printed by PJ Graphics Ltd
  • Postally used:  yes
  • Stamp:  18p green Machin
  • Postmark(s):  Loughborough 3 Oct 1992 postcode slogan
  • Sent to:  Woodbridge, Suffolk
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Loughborough University (abbreviated as Lough for post-nominals)[6] is a public research university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. It has been a university since 1966, but the institution dates back to 1909, when the then Loughborough Technical Institute began with a focus on skills and knowledge which would be directly applicable in the wider world. In March 2013, the university announced it had acquired the former broadcast centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Parkwhich opened as a second campus in 2015. It was a member of the 1994 Group until the group was dissolved in November 2013.

Loughborough ranks particularly highly for engineering and technology[7] and is noted for its sports-related courses and achievements.[8]The university recently won its seventh Queen's Anniversary Prize, awarded for the relevance of its research.[9] The university is also rated five star for excellence by Quacquarelli Symonds through QS Star Scheme.[10]

The university's main campus is in the Leicestershire town of Loughborough. The Loughborough campus (once the estate of Burleigh Hall) covers an area of 438 acres (1.77 km2), and includes academic departments, halls of residence, the Students' Union, two gyms, gardens and playing fields.

Of particular interest are the walled garden, the ""garden of remembrance"", the Hazlerigg-Rutland Hall fountain-courtyard and the Bastard Gates.

In the central quadrangle of the campus stands a famous cedar, which has often appeared as a symbol for the university. Unfortunately a heavy snowfall in December 1990 led to the collapse of the upper canopy which gave the tree its distinctive shape.[citation needed]

The Pilkington Library opened in 1980. It covers 9,161 square metres over four floors with 1375 study places (up from 780 prior to the renovation in late 2013). The Library has a history of undertaking research in the field of library and information work. There is an open access area where students are allowed to take in cold food and drinks as well as to engage in group discussions.