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AUGUST

• 08/120 Largest ever Loughborough contingent are ready for Beijing Olympics
• 08/119 Loughborough University to lead £4 million project on cutting household carbon
• 08/118 Loughborough Innovation Centre enriches the region's wealth and knowledge base
• 08/117 £45k prize launched to raise the level of innovation in healthcare

JULY

• 08/116 Next generation sprint spikes developed at Loughborough University could be key to medal winning success
• 08/115 Report sheds new light on challenges faced by ex-prisoners
• 08/114 Innovation awards to boost British sport
• 08/113 £6m to spearhead training for a healthcare revolution
• 08/112 Large Loughborough contingent named in Olympic athletics squad
• 08/111 Loughborough artist's sculpture unveiled in Beijings's Olympic Park
• 08/110 Shielding sportsmen and women from impact and injury
• 08/109 Opera singer and Welsh rugby legend among those to be honoured by Loughborough University
• 08/108 Second University spin out created under IPSO Agreement
• 08/107 University welcomes kids on campus this summer
• 08/106 Art and design student scoops New Designers award
• 08/105 University cricketer awarded Leicestershire internship
• 08/104 Loughborough University research finds tofu linked to poorer memory
• 08/103 Loughborough University Sports Scholars invited onto British Olympic programme
• 08/102 Loughborough awarded First Class 'green' degree
• 08/101 Loughborough trio win World University silver for triathlon
• 08/100 Loughborough cricket win Challenge Final at Lords
• 08/99 Saliva holds the key to reducing upper respiratory illness in athletes
• 08/98 Minimum living standards: public consultation shows what people find acceptable
• 08/97 Loughborough Graduate Strange named in Paralympic wheelchair squad

JUNE

• 08/96 Halls' carbon footprint benefits from students' competitive spirit
• 08/95 Loughborough duo confirmed for Beijing triathlon team
• 08/94 Loughborough to host England vs. Bangladesh fixture
• 08/93 Loughborough's lightweight pair win at Henley Women's Regatta
• 08/92 Loughborough University professor is awarded prestigious fellowship
• 08/91 Initiative ‘cooks up’ prestigious award
• 08/90 Loughborough ten named in Team GB hockey squads
• 08/89 Student entrepreneurs reveal winning business ideas
• 08/88 Local girls learn the ‘art’ of university life
• 08/87 England host West Indies women at Loughborough
• 08/86 Loughborough lecturer on the winning team in 48-hour design challenge
• 08/85 The Times league table confirms Loughborough as one of UK's top-ranked universities
• 08/84 Loughborough Student wins top award at London ceremony
• 08/83 Artist inspires local children to pick up their brushes
• 08/82 Loughborough pair earn top honours at national student sport awards
• 08/81 University campaign provides clean drinking water for Indian villagers
• 08/80 Loughborough tops the university sports league
• 08/79 Grant enables new wrist-splint device to move to clinical trials
• 08/78 Up-and-coming artists exhibit at degree show
• 08/77 Challenge our students to 'Design in a Day'
• 08/76 A self-weighing suitcase... Adjustable-heeled shoes... Designs of tomorrow on view today!
• 08/75 Loughborough academic achieves international society post
• 08/74 Loughborough University and adidas ensure England is represented at UEFA EURO 2008 competition
• 08/73 Loughborough lends a hand to soap and sports stars for cycle challenge
• 08/72 Loughborough does the double at national art awards
• 08/71 University seeks senior women for strength training study
• 08/70 Loughborough University and the British University in Egypt consider energy research focus

MAY

• 08/69 Loughborough’s Spriegal gets senior Surrey cricket call-up
• 08/68 Graduate Kellogg makes third Olympic badminton appearance
• 08/67 Graduate Pennie bags Beijing canoe berth
• 08/66 Loughborough's success in design competition continues
• 08/65 Loughborough Students' Union named in Sunday Times Green List top ten
• 08/64 First ever Gatsby Innovation Awards boost UK's innovative sports concepts
• 08/63 Student competition launched to find UK's most innovative sports concepts
• 08/62 Olympic pole vault medallist makes outdoor preparations at Loughborough
• 08/61 Availability of drug-free treatment could help Britain’s two million insomnia sufferers perform better at work and at home
• 08/60 University honours students for their community contributions
• 08/59 Dobriskey heads Loughborough team for LIA
• 08/58 Loughborough track meet celebrates 50 years
• 08/57 Loughborough University in top ten of national league table
• 08/56 Loughborough student to exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery

APRIL

• 08/55 NanoWhat? Totally tiny technology!
• 08/54 Loughborough University to broadcast Real Varsity clash
• 08/53 International Conference on Industrialised, Integrated, Intelligent Construction
• 08/52 Loughbroough University teacher training graded 'outstanding'
• 08/51 Loughborough University secures another top ranking in national league table
• 08/50 Loughborough University students dominate at Bradford Textile Awards 2008
• 08/49 Swim champ Simmonds switches Olympic preparation to Loughborough
• 08/48 Loughborough swimmers contribute half of Britain’s World medal count
• 08/47 Loughborough trio to fly the flag for Britain at international arts festival
• 08/46 Enabling work gets underway for Loughborough University SportPark
• 08/45 Swimming: University Record puts Dale in Olympic contention
• 08/44 Loughborough’s Tancock on top of the world
• 08/43 England footballers train at Loughborough University
• 08/42 University swimmers dominate men’s medley for Olympic contention
• 08/41 Loughborough student earns prestigious cricket call-up
• 08/40 British Record for Loughborough’s McClatchey as University swimmers post Olympic qualification times
• 08/39 Students in County Cup showdown at Welford Road

MARCH

• 08/38 Loughborough swimmers eye Olympic selection
• 08/37 Significant investment helps consolidate Loughborough as a leader in energy and climate change research
• 08/36 University seeks nominations for student community award
• 08/35 Loughborough University team to tackle health of local businesses
• 08/34 Loughborough University’s Vice Chancellor named ‘Woman of the Year’ at prestigious awards
• 08/33 Universities join forces to tackle UK manufacturing challenges
• 08/32 Loughborough makes debut in national FA Fustal League
• 08/31 University hosts rugby and football camps for kids this Easter
• 08/30 Dancers costume delight thanks to student designs
• 08/29 'Partners for Water and Sanitation' join Loughborough University
• 08/28 New book examines Blackface Minstrelsy in Britain
• 08/27 Loughborough University academic calls for new Government department to prevent further data loss disasters
• 08/26 Students coach inner-city school kids to national competition
• 08/25 Loughborough academic puts spotlight on pro-anorexia in cyberspace
• 08/24 Loughborough University named in 2012 Training Guide
• 08/23 Packed programme of events for National Science and Engineering Week 2008

FEBRUARY

• 08/22 Olympic medallist Steve Backley attends official opening of £15 million Sports Technology Institute
• 08/21 University community warden scheme expanded
• 08/20 Loughborough launches first women's Centre of Cricket Excellence
• 08/19 Award proves all that glitters isn't gold
• 08/18 ‘Real Varsity’ tickets on sale
• 08/17 Loughborough pole-vaulters on form as athletes achieve World Indoor selection
• 08/16 Loughborough's Baker halts Argentina's Davis Cup whitewash
• 08/15 Royal recognition for Loughborough University research
• 08/14 Loughborough University researchers win prestigous medal
• 08/13 ‘Santander Universities’ signs three-year funding agreement with Loughborough University
• 08/12 University duo gain Leicester Mercury Sports Award
  

JANUARY

• 08/11 Mature men sought for University study
• 08/10 Loughborough Students have reclaimed National Indoor Hockey crown and a place in Europe
• 08/09 University base for England Saxons' Ireland preparations
• 08/08 Loughborough appoints first ever High Performance Triathlon Coach
• 08/07 Loughborough research calls for professional coaching pathways
• 08/06 Loughborough University research reveals plight of older workers
• 08/05 Kids cricket and football courses in Loughborough from February
• 08/04 Loughborough still to play a part in Team GB 2012 preparation
• 08/03 Canterbury NZ supports international rugby scholarship
• 08/02 Loughborough home to hockey's pioneering performance centre
• 08/01 Potential Olympians on Campus for National Camp