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Midlands Packaging Society (MPkgS)

The Voice of Packaging in the Heart of the Country

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29 Jan 2025, 3.30pm - 6.00pm Visit

Visit to the School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University

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Design Building, Towers Way, Loughborough University

Visit to the School of Design and Creative Arts Design Building, Towers Way, Loughborough University Wednesday 29th January 2025, 3.30pm to 6pm

MPkgS are pleased to offer the opportunity to tour the facilities and listen to presentations from staff at School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University.

Agenda
15.30 Arrival and Refreshments
15.40 Welcome from Claire Warden (ADRI)
15.45 Presentation 1 Packaging Related Teaching / Placements /PhDs/ Careers
16.00 Presentation 2 Packaging Related Research & Innovation (Packaging Waste reduction project )/ Inclusive Design (Boccia project / consumer emotional response))
16.15 Tour of Design Building Facilities (AI demo and tour of RP facilities, gallery of student work)
16.45 Walk over to Martin Hall
16.50 Graphics Introduction / Tour / Student Work (Sara Reader/ Katarina Dimitrijevic)
17.05 Digital Creativity with Gary Burnett (Virtual Reality / hologram use for packaging design e.g. inclusive design / retail experience
17.20 Tour / Demo of Virtual Reality & hologram tools
17.45 Round up of session / Q&A
18.00 Depart

During this in person event, you will hear from several of their research and teaching staff on the packaging related work they are undertaking including AI, Designing for Zero Waste and Inclusive Design.

You will have the opportunity to have a tour of their excellent facilities to better understand how they can support packaging research and innovation.

We look forward to welcoming you to the School of Design and Creative Arts.

Light refreshments will be available, Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.

For more information click here midlandspackagingsociety.org/portfolio/school_of_design_lboro_univ/

To register for this event, please email Nikki Clark at n.clark@lboro.ac.uk

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