Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University | AI and cyber-security | Sports fan, especially West Ham
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Pleasure to present Mark Hyde with a #VCGoldAward for his work over many years as the Branch Secretary for Unite the Union. Mark has shown great leadership and helped build a constructive working relationship with the university executive. Thank you!
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Raising £50,000 for the @MovemberUK charity is a fantastic achievement from @lborouniversity students. To recognize this achievement, I presented a #VCGoldAward to Harry, Theo and Lola who together helped coordinate a huge number of events and activities around campus. Well done!
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Pleasure to present Stevie Ashurst with a #VCGoldAward for their great work in leading our LGBT Staff Network. Stevie has shown deft leadership in challenging times and has been a pleasure to work with over the last couple of years
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Apr 23
A real pleasure to present Phil Wilson with a #VCGoldAward. Phil has been the university photographer for over 30 years and has captured so many of our most exciting and important events. The
downside is he’s photographed me an awful lot
over the last 5 years. Poor man!
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Prof Nick Jennings retweeted
Mar 18
This will be great - thanks to our partners and can’t wait @BritAthletics @LboroSport @LboroVC @Joannemaher
UK 10,000m Championships 🤝 Loughborough International Athletics
The 2026 UK Athletics 10,000m Championships will take place at the LIA event on 17 May 2026.
Find out more here: britishathletics.org.uk/news…
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Prof Nick Jennings retweeted
Love to hear your views on our article please share them @LboroVC @timeshighered @KingsCollegeLon @aiatkings
Opinion: Artificial intelligence can help with research, but humans must remain accountable, say Bashir M. Al-Hashimi and Nick Jennings
timeshighereducation.com/opi…
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Mar 12
Delighted to present Professor Eric Pentecost with a #VCGoldAward. Eric has been central to the development of Economics @lborouniversity for nearly 40 years. He combines top quality research with a real passion for students and developing staff. Well done Eric!
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A pleasure to present Ruth Cufflin with a #VCGoldAward. She has been the driving force behind events and engagement activities in @lborobusiness @lborouniversity Her work is central to building the strong sense of belonging in the School . Thank you, Ruth! @JanGodsell
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Feb 26
A pleasure to visit our student wellbeing and inclusivity team and present them with a #VCGoldAward. We are proud of our student experience @lborouniversity
and this team do a great job of supporting our students in their moments of need and throughout their time with us.
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Feb 20
Delighted to present Brant Hickman with a #VCGoldAward for his great work with our Library Facilities team over nearly 20 years. He has been instrumental in supporting open days, our Covid-19 re-opening, and our recent sustainability initiatives. Thank you!
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Jan 29
Delighted to present a #VCGoldAward to alum @ZakEdenMarks for his work in establishing @kittmedical. The @BBCDragonsDen-funded company developed an emergency anaphylaxis kit -- like a defibrillator, but for allergies. Now used widely around the UK, including at @lborouniversity
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Prof Nick Jennings retweeted
15 Dec 2025
We’re proud to announce a £5.5 million investment fueling innovation and excellence in our sporting facilities. 🏆
The transformations, funded by the University and partners including the UK Government, @BritAthletics, @uk_sport, and others, ensure Loughborough remains at the forefront of elite sport, technology, and sustainability, helping athletes to perform at their best on the global stage. 🌎
Read more ➡️ lboro.uk/48ZeKYt @LboroSport
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Prof Nick Jennings retweeted
19 Dec 2025
Wishing our Sport, Health and Wellbeing Ambassador Karen Carney OBE all the best for tomorrow's #StrictlyComeDancing Final! 💃
She becomes the first footballer ever to reach the Strictly Final. 🎉
Good luck from @Joannemaher & all of the #LboroFamily. We're rooting for you! 💜
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Drum roll please... Here are the winning CLiMB Christmas jokes as selected by @lborouniversity's @LboroVC Professor Nick Jennings.
We had more entries than we could feature here. To see the full list, visit lboro.ac.uk/research/climb/n…
ALT Santa reads a joke book
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Prof Nick Jennings retweeted
Here are two more fantastic jokes from the CLiMB team.
On Friday we will be revealing our top three jokes as selected by @LboroVC Professor Nick Jennings - watch this space!
ALT The midwife encouraged the pregnant woman to stay active during Christmas. So she did: she sprinted away from any relative who started a sentence with, “Should you really be eating that?”
ALT How did Mary and Joseph know how much Jesus weighed when he was born?
ALT Because they had a weigh-in a manger
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13 Dec 2025
Im often asked about the practical impact of AI in universities. In this blog I issue a challenge to all our staff @lborouniversity to explore how they can use AI in their daily routines.
blog.lboro.ac.uk/vice-chance… #lboroblogs
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Prof Nick Jennings retweeted
2 Dec 2025
Today is Giving Day 💜
Your opportunity to make a difference by contributing to scholarships, research, and student experience initiatives.
Today, every gift is doubled* thanks to £10,000 in @lboroalumni match funding, creating even greater impact!
➡️ lboro.ac.uk/giving-day/
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Prof Nick Jennings retweeted
25 Nov 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education in recognition of our pioneering contributions to Para and disability sport. 🎉
Congratulations to everyone involved 👏
Read more ➡️ lboro.uk/4ag215P
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25 Nov 2025
Delighted to have been involved with this report. An evidence-based and authoritative assessment of the progress and challenges in AI safety. So important we cut through the hype and the vested interests in the field.
25 Nov 2025
I’m pleased to share the Second Key Update to the International AI Safety Report, which outlines how AI developers, researchers, and policymakers are approaching technical risk management for general-purpose AI systems.
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