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Loughborough University physicists create ‘the world’s smallest violin’ using nanotechnology

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Costs for minimum retiree needs have fallen while moderate and comfortable standards see modest rises

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Loughborough plays host to England Men’s Test team ahead of summer international schedule

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Loughborough Professor becomes UNESCO’s first-ever Chair in Storytelling

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Press releases

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“Parents’ understanding of their children is often belittled and children are rarely asked what they need" - Loughborough expert argues need to fully focus on children's rights in SEND system reform

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Loughborough University and Army Sport forge new partnership

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New national benchmark reveals what UK households need to be digitally included in 2025

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"Housing investment needs to be backed up by concrete detail about delivery, rather than this investment simply delivering more ‘affordable’ housing, which is anything but for many households."

Expert comments

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“Are we dangling on the edge of a digital apocalypse given all of the high-profile attacks recently?”

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“In our interconnected world, a hacker’s keyboard can disrupt the journey from farm to fork” – cyber security expert comments on growing vulnerability in our food infrastructure.

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“Nobody wants to think of Percy Pig or Colin the Caterpillar being embroiled in cyber crime” – Cyber security expert explains why there is never a quick fix following a cyber attack.

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“For ‘sugar tax’ to be truly effective, it must be part of a greater food reform” – expert calls for bigger changes within ‘overwhelmingly complex and often misleading food environment’

Featured experts

Andrew Peck

Cyber resilience PhD researcher

Dr Anna Fitzpatrick

Dr Anna Fitzpatrick

Lecturer in Performance Analysis and Skill Acquisition

Dr Shirin Dora

Lecturer

Jessica Large

Doctoral Researcher

The Conversation

Read the latest thought leadership pieces our academics and Doctoral Researchers have written for The Conversation.

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Britain is already becoming an ‘island of strangers’ – but immigration isn’t the driver

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The prospect of a US pope was once viewed with suspicion – but Leo XIV could prove an important counter to Trump

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Israel’s peace movement offers a ray of hope amid the pain of Gaza conflict

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Severance: what the hit show can teach us about cybersecurity and human risk

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Sport

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Loughborough plays host to England Men’s Test team ahead of summer international schedule (VIDEO)

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Impressive Palmer wins Women’s Long Jump as Sawyers returns at LIA

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson to star at 2025 Loughborough International Athletics

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Richard Whitehead’s 100 marathon challenge – with a little help from Loughborough University (VIDEO)

Children & Young People

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“Parents’ understanding of their children is often belittled and children are rarely asked what they need" - Loughborough expert argues need to fully focus on children's rights in SEND system reform

Environment

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Firms that emit more carbon face higher costs, reduced investor confidence, and greater financial instability

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