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Getting involved with research opportunities

Research is a huge part of University life, but taking that first step to get involved might feel a little out of reach. Find out how as a first-year student, Tegan, a Product Design Engineering student, harnessed her curiosity in her subject and got involved with a global conference.

18 February 2019

Welcoming our First STEM Summer School with Chinese Strategic Partners

Loughborough’s strategic partnerships with overseas universities have gone back a long history, it started from shared interests and joint research, then over the years, student opportunities grew from our quality partnership programmes. Today, we have academic exchanges every year with our strategic partners which really helps strengthening the bond and nurtures academic paper output.

19 February 2019

Aeronautical Engineering Student in Telemarking World Junior Championships

On 14th – 18th February 2019, two students from Loughborough University took part in the Telemark World Junior Championships in Krvavec, Slovenia.

22 February 2019

Loughborough University forms part of Midlands network offering range of degree-level apprenticeships

Loughborough University is one of multiple Midlands-based universities providing apprenticeships to help support employers in the region.

6 March 2019

Student wins prestigious engineering scholarship

A Loughborough University student has been awarded a prestigious scholarship which recognises talented engineers.

15 March 2019

This new railway switch could cut failure related cancellations by as much as 90 per cent

Engineers have brought a 180-year-old feature of Britain’s railways into the 21st century with a redesigned track switch that is expected to significantly reduce repair costs and delays.

18 March 2019

Wolfson School students awarded bursaries by the Institution of Engineering and Technology

Four Loughborough students have been awarded the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Engineering Horizons Bursary.

29 March 2019

Engineering student releases new book telling inspirational story

Loughborough student, Tom Davies, has released a new book telling the story of his inspirational cycle around the world, which he completed when he was just nineteen years old.

28 March 2019

Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan highlights the importance of “homegrown innovation” during tour of campus engineering labs

MP Nicky Morgan has championed “homegrown innovation” during a tour of Loughborough University’s engineering labs where she was shown a new rail technology which aims to end points failure delays in Britain.

8 April 2019

Centre for SMART holds conference featuring industry-leading speakers

The Centre of Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) and Internet of Food Things (IoFT) Network Plus recently held an event at Loughborough University London.

11 April 2019

Alumnus wins prestigious entrepreneurial award

George Winfield’s company, Spyras, has won the London Mayor’s Entrepreneurial Award for Tech at a ceremony in London.

11 April 2019

Easter eggs: hunting for a solution to excessive packaging

Dr Elliot Woolley, of the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, explores the Easter egg issue in The Conversation and suggests creative ways manufacturers can avoid packaging waste.

17 April 2019

£1.6m grant to improve building façade technologies for better energy efficiency

A project to create new technologies to improve the energy efficiency of buildings is set to get underway as a group of researchers from Loughborough University, the University of Nottingham and University of Exeter have been awarded a £1.65m grant from the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council).

18 April 2019

Academic creates nifty food planner to help tackle national waste issue

A new food planner created at Loughborough University hopes to get staff, students and members of the public thinking more carefully about their meals in a bid to tackle the ever-growing national waste issue.

24 April 2019

Students compete in international competition hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering

Two groups of students from the University have attended the first in a series of workshops hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and the Royal Society in London as part of the RAEng’s Global Grand Challenges Summit.

3 May 2019

Student wins multiple awards for her business idea at Ingenuity 19

A student from the University walked away with five prizes worth more than £18,000 as part of a competition led by the University of Nottingham.

13 May 2019

Student helps solve scientific puzzle that could improve solar panel efficiency and increase their usage around the world

A Loughborough University PhD student has helped shed light on a solar panel puzzle that could lead to more efficient devices being developed.

17 May 2019

Meet the winners of Loughborough University’s Enterprise Awards 2019

The winners of the University’s bi-annual Enterprise Awards were announced last night during a ceremony at LUSEP, the University’s Science and Enterprise Park.

22 May 2019

Research story of the month (May 2019)

Vibration is a major engineering challenge being tackled by Professor Stephanos Theodossiades and his research team in the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering.

31 May 2019

Celebrating teaching excellence

Recently, a group of 50 staff and students from all Schools took part in a workshop focused on the identification of excellence in teaching and the sharing of best practice.

3 June 2019

Solar experts and aerial inspection company awarded £345k to develop drone technologies that detect panel defects

Academics from Loughborough University are to work with aerial inspections and data analytics company, Above, as part of a £345k project that looks to benefit the wider solar industry.

7 June 2019

Loughborough academics to feature in celebration of women in engineering

SAGE Journals is publishing 100 articles written by women in the run-up to International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June, and two of Loughborough’s academics have been chosen to feature.

19 June 2019

Loughborough University celebrates International Women in Engineering Day

The University is delighted to showcase its outstanding students, staff and alumnae that represent women in the engineering sector to mark International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on 23 June.

25 June 2019

Loughborough student wins Telegraph STEM Award for technology that could revolutionise military communication

Final year Systems Engineering student, Nick Cawthra, won the Defence Technology category at this year’s Telegraph STEM Awards, which aims to highlight the importance of STEM students.

27 June 2019

Enterprise student designs first mountain bike for start-up company

4 July 2019

Loughborough expert contributes to new paper launched at House of Lords that champions UK solar expertise

A Loughborough University expert has contributed to a new report that champions the role of solar in the UK energy system and the extensive expertise and innovation in UK companies and academia.

22 July 2019

Olympic rower and England Hockey Coach to receive honorary degrees from Loughborough University

An Olympic rower and an England hockey coach are among the inspirational figures to be recognised during Loughborough University’s summer graduation ceremonies.

23 July 2019

Success for placement students at the Pirelli UK Student Awards

A group of students from Loughborough University were recognised for their efforts at the 2019 Pirelli UK Student Awards.

5 August 2019

Return to the moon? 3D printing with moondust could be the key to future lunar living

The entire Apollo 11 mission to the moon took just eight days. If we ever want to build permanent bases on the moon, or perhaps even Mars or beyond, then future astronauts will have to spend many more days, months and maybe even years in space without a constant lifeline to Earth.

6 August 2019

Loughborough students head to Global Grand Challenges Summit competition finals

Two groups of students from Loughborough University will represent the UK in the finals of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Global Grand Challenges Summit student competition.

20 August 2019

Loughborough Professor receives lifetime award

Professor Roger Goodall, who undertakes research and teaching in Control Systems Engineering at Loughborough, was presented with the Mechatronic Systems Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Mechatronic Systems Symposium in Vienna this month.

16 September 2019

Loughborough student becomes one of the first to join Siemens’ Digital Academy

A student from Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering has become one of the first to have been accepted onto a brand-new sponsorship programme by Siemens.

24 September 2019

Loughborough student wins competition with robot that plays chess

Mechanical Engineering student, Guy King, won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Mechatronics Student of the Year competition at the weekend.

29 October 2019

Loughborough Team strong at the Global Grand Challenges Summit

Loughborough University was out in full force at the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Global Grand Challenges Summit, held at the South Bank from 16-17 September. With an overall theme of Engineering in an Unpredictable World, the event was the first in a second series of summits hosted by a partnership of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Engineering and the US National Academy of Engineering.

14 October 2019

Experts examine how technology is being used to improve food manufacturing and outline the next steps for the industry

From using satellites to track asparagus crops, to measuring the lean meat percentage of pork using a high-tech camera, companies across the food manufacturing supply chain are embracing emerging technologies in new and interesting ways.

8 November 2019

The future of railway vehicles: New digital design allows for quicker, smoother and more economic travel

Engineers and academics have upgraded the design of traditional railway vehicle chassis with lasers, electric motors and artificial intelligence.

18 November 2019

Mobile phones can help cities be more energy efficient, study suggests

Mobile phone data could be used to make urban buildings more energy efficient, a new research paper has found.

21 November 2019

SUSTAINABLE HOME: Experts share top tips for being more environmentally friendly this Christmas in a new video series.

In a new five-part video series, academics from Loughborough University and members of the University’s Sustainability team are sharing their tips and tricks for making your home more sustainable this Christmas.

6 December 2019

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