Current Students and Staff

24 November 2020

Understanding racial terms

As the University works towards progressing race equality, more discussions about race and racism and the impact it has on both the staff and student experience at Loughborough are being had.

24 November 2020

Technology for screening fruit juice could provide rapid Covid screening

Loughborough University researchers are hoping a technology they developed to quickly screen liquids for microorganisms can be adapted to provide rapid testing for Covid-19.

24 November 2020

Loughborough awarded £1m to research alternatives to single-use plastic packaging

Loughborough University has been awarded around £1m to help tackle waste plastic in the UK.

23 November 2020

Poster Project – Campaign for a better world

LU Arts is encouraging the University community to campaign for a better world by designing your own political posters.

23 November 2020

Peaty breaks another world record as London Roar are edged out in Budapest

Adam Peaty broke his own 100m breaststroke world record this weekend as London Roar were edged out to eventually winners Cali Condors in the International Swimming League.

23 November 2020

Vacancy: Harry French hall warden

Applications for the role of hall warden at Harry French close on Wednesday 25 November.

23 November 2020

It’s not just you – work during COVID has become much harder

The pandemic has seriously altered how we work. According to statistics published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in September 2020, US$35 trillion (£26 trillion) has been lost globally in labour income. There has also been an estimated loss of 17% of working hours worldwide since 2019, with young people and women being hit hardest. And many of those still in jobs are working under very different conditions.

23 November 2020

UK Sport’s new leadership programme has Loughborough University backing

A new programme developed by UK Sport to increase female representation in high-performance coaching has the backing of leading sports specialists at Loughborough University.

23 November 2020

Notice: The University’s VPN service will be unavailable on Thursday 26 November

The VPN service will be unavailable from 8am-8.30am on Thursday 26 November.

20 November 2020

Loughborough holds online service for Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Awareness Week (13-20 November) ends with a day of remembrance, first marked in 1999 to memorialise the murder of Rita Hester, a transgender woman in the USA.

20 November 2020

Loughborough University to play role in £1million+ Para Sport Against Stigma project that aims to change attitudes towards people with disabilities in Africa

A £1.89m collaborative project between Loughborough University, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the University of Malawi, Chancellor College will aim to overcome stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities in Africa.

19 November 2020

IAS to launch Annual ‘Time Theme’ with virtual workshop and performance

The Institute of Advanced Studies will be launching its annual Theme, Time, on Friday 27 November with a pair of exciting events: a virtual workshop bringing three IAS Visiting Fellows together in a ‘trialogue’, and a participatory performance work commissioned by Radar to mark the launch of Time.

19 November 2020

Loughborough academic shortlisted for prestigious Times Higher Education award

The shortlist for the annual Times Higher Education (THE) Awards has been announced, with more than 80 universities featured across 20 categories.

18 November 2020

Don't miss Happy Mondays' Acoustic Night

Unfortunately, we have taken the difficult decision to postpone this event until the new year. The online format has proved to be difficult for potential performers and we did not feel confident we could offer the usual varied line-up that people have come to expect from our Acoustic Nights.

18 November 2020

Loughborough University supports UK Disability History Month

This year’s UK Disability History Month (18 November-20 December) is focusing on Access: How far we have come? How far have we to go?

18 November 2020

Latest recruits check in at National Tennis Academy

The latest cohort of top tennis talent from Loughborough University’s National Tennis Academy have settled into life on campus.

18 November 2020

Alumni team sourcing job opportunities for students and graduates

The Alumni Relations team in Marketing and Advancement is running a campaign to encourage alumni to offer job opportunities to Loughborough students and graduates.

17 November 2020

LU Arts announces its 2020-21 scholars

An online event held on Monday 16 November named nine creative students as the newest LU Arts scholars for the academic year.

17 November 2020

Elsevier and US-UK Fulbright Commission announce Loughborough University academic as winner of Early Career Researcher Award

A Loughborough University academic in the Department of Geography and Environment has been named as one of the 2020 winners of the prestigious Early Career Researcher (ECR) UK Awards.

17 November 2020

Students: Are you interested in a study exchange?

Later this month, the University will be holding a virtual International Study Exchanges Fair aimed at providing you with information and advice about the opportunities available for undertaking a study exchange in the next academic year (2021-22).

Academic

Virtual International Study Exchanges Fair 2020

Research

BERG seminar: Ventilation, health, and COVID-19

Academic

IDIG/POLIS research symposium