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An aerial view of Austin, Texas, flooded with homes badly affected.

Climate change is becoming an insurance crisis

Imagine waking up to find your living room underwater for the second time in five years. You try to claim insurance, only to be told your property is now uninsurable. Premiums have tripled. Your mortgage lender is concerned. And your biggest asset, your home, is rapidly losing value.
A map of Turkey

How Turkey is cracking down on the media

An aerial shot of dual sediment ponds - two small ponds next to each other

New research highlights how sediment ponds help farmers protect land and boost biodiversity

Richard Taylor wins major settlement against Steve Coogan and Pathe Productions in landmark defamation case

Loughborough Uni swimming pool

Major decarbonisation work underway at Loughborough’s ‘Pool of Dreams’

Building and rubble smoke in the distance as a tank stands aimed at them

Loughborough expert warns UK military must prepare for the possibility of “low-carbon warfare”

One-in-five homes not equipped to handle hot weather, say experts

Man kicking football with vector lines on him. Image from ai.io

Loughborough University and ai.io join forces to transform sports talent discovery

A woman looking into a microscope

Loughborough researcher hopes her adaptable tumour bubble will put an end to animal testing for developing cancer drugs

Sun rising during heatwave over city skyline

“The government have been told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050, but the temperatures we’re likely to experience could feel much higher” warns climate risks expert.

A group of elderly friends taking a selfie with a phone

Can friendship keep you young? Scientists say your social life might slow ageing

Majority of Family Court cases involve domestic abuse but system still not responding, report warns

Scientists’ electrochemical process enables biodiesel producers to transform waste into planet-friendly profit

October 7 two years on: Israelis and Palestinians caught between two conflicting ideas of peace

Triple medal haul for Loughborough in New Delhi

EXPERT COMMENT: “The risks of building collapses are increasing due to both the ageing of our building stock and the effects of climate change.”

Exercise could promote recovery following COVID-19, study finds