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Double silver for Loughborough on final day of Commonwealth action

Loughborough-linked athletes have won another two silver medals on the final day of action at the Commonwealth Games.

8 August 2022
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Top six finish for Loughborough in 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table

If Loughborough was a country it would have finished sixth in the overall 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table – ahead of South Africa, Jamaica, and Nigeria.

9 August 2022

Snowpiercer’s ‘eternal engine’ inspires the next generation of ultraprecise atomic clocks

UK scientists have created an ‘eternal engine’ to keep the next generation of atomic clock ticking.

10 August 2022

The UK’s cost of living support won’t protect the poorest – here’s what the government should do instead

UK households have faced unprecedented blows to their living standards in 2022. Home energy costs have more than doubled and are threatening to triple, the price of petrol has risen by more than half since the start of last year and overall price inflation is heading for double digits.

10 August 2022
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How ready are we for the next pandemic? New report analysing UK’s response to COVID-19 says technology is key

The COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled as the largest peacetime emergency that Britain has faced in the last 100 years.

11 August 2022

Military veterans praise ‘life changing’ support programme

Military veterans who attended Loughborough University’s first mental wellbeing support programme have described it as ‘life changing’.

18 August 2022
Illustration of a monster behind a child.

How chronic stress stunts child growth

As we go through life, our health and wellbeing is impacted by a variety of factors that in turn affect our growth and development.

19 August 2022
Man picking up litter from grass and putting it in bag.

We studied 40,000 pieces of litter to find out where it all comes from – here’s what we discovered

Litter is perhaps the most tangible of all environmental problems. And it’s not just a disrespectful few who are responsible for it.

19 August 2022
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Could a new fitness app help people with disabilities be more physically active?

Researchers from Loughborough University are working with the founders of a new fitness app, created specifically for people with impairments, to test its usability and effectiveness.

22 August 2022

Revolutionary forensic fingerprint technique could help fight against fraud

Forensic examiners can now determine whether a fingerprint was placed on a piece of paper before or after any text was printed on it.

23 August 2022

Covid response sees Loughborough shortlisted for higher education’s most sought-after award

Loughborough University has been shortlisted for the prestigious Times Higher Education University of the Year award for its response to the Covid-19 crisis.

1 September 2022

How to reduce gas and energy prices without spending taxpayer money

As Putin shuts off gas to Europe, Professor Alistair Milne explains how there is a way to circumvent Russian supplies and lower gas prices, but the plan is ambitious and requires European unity.

1 September 2022

Yawning gap between what families on low incomes have compared to what public says they need to meet latest Minimum Income Standard

There is a growing gap between what people have and what is considered to be a decent standard of living, caused in part by the cost-of-living crisis, according to the annual update of the Minimum Income Standard (MIS).

2 September 2022

Loughborough University partners with MPs to hold parliamentary conference on wrestling

In the wake of the WWE's first major event in the UK for 30 years, a group of MPs is announcing its intention to ensure the legacy of the event is a stronger and healthier wrestling industry this side of the Atlantic.

6 September 2022

Loughborough part of new £1.8m project to evaluate police-led drug diversion schemes

Loughborough University is part of a new £1.8m project to evaluate police-led diversion (PDD) schemes for drug-involved suspects.

5 September 2022

Season of free screenings to explore the controversial roots of gay and trans representation in broadcasting

Current controversies about LGBTQ+ representations in the media are traced back to their twentieth-century roots in a season of free public screenings at the Cinema Museum in London.

5 September 2022

Experts in Sport: Wellbeing Science Institute

The latest Loughborough University Experts in Sport podcast delves into the subject of wellbeing in professional sport.

8 September 2022
Professor Andrew Chadwick

Loughborough Professor made Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Loughborough University’s Professor Andrew Chadwick has been awarded a Fellowship by the Academy of Social Sciences.

7 September 2022

How climate change and net zero commitments will impact the future of war

A new project will assess the impact that achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will have on the UK’s armed forces.

21 September 2022
An image of Orbit, an interactive robot that aims to teach children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) about emotions and social appropriateness through storytelling, physical interaction, and visual communication. It is dome shaped, and has a smiley face appearance on a screen.

Meet Orbit, the interactive robot that looks to help children with autism spectrum disorders develop social skills

“Hey there. Allow me to introduce you to your new companion, Orbit, a robot you can play with and listen to. Not only can Orbit hear you, they can feel you too.”

20 September 2022

New scheme will enable Ukrainian refugees to rebuild their country after the war

Ukrainians who have fled the war in the East will soon have access to expert mentoring to help them rebuild their country once the fighting has stopped and it is safe to go home.

23 September 2022

Experts to discuss how digitization will impact our future

InterAct will hold their annual conference at the beginning of October, aiming to discuss digitalization and how it can impact our future.

21 September 2022
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Loughborough team appointed to shape Kosovo’s national sport act

A team from Loughborough University has been appointed by the Kosovo government to draft the country’s new national sports act.

27 September 2022

Fusion of research and innovation sees Loughborough excel in latest Knowledge Exchange Framework

Loughborough University’s success in working with business and commercialising its research has been underlined in the second iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

28 September 2022

How nurturing refugee businesses can help with integration

A global surge in the number of people being housed in temporary refugee camps means new opportunities need to be created to allow those communities to integrate into their host countries.

30 September 2022
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