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Loughborough part of successful AHRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership

Loughborough University London is part of a consortium of universities in London and the south east that form a national Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) focusing on the arts and humanities disciplines.
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Cost of raising a child falls but many parents still struggle to meet the threshold

Raising a child to the age of 18 will cost couples £150,753, according to new figures by Loughborough University’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP).
Pictured is the Students' Union.

LSU crowned best students' union in the UK

Loughborough Students’ Union (LSU) has been named the best students’ union in the UK by online review platform StudentCrowd.

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Institute of Advanced Studies welcomes first visiting professor under its ‘Motion’ theme

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) will welcome Professor Richard Murray next week as part of its ‘Motion’ theme.
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EXPERT COMMENT: The Government’s upbeat export strategy is masking a much darker reality for overseas networks

Economist Dr Huw Edwards picks apart the Government’s rhetorical vision of global export dominance and reveals a much more challenging future…
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Cost of raising a child falls but many parents still struggle to meet the threshold

Raising a child to the age of 18 will cost couples £150,753, according to new figures by Loughborough University’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP).
Pictured are the Rag team at the National Student Fundraising Awards.

Rag wins Campaign of the Year in national competition

Loughborough Students’ Rag has won a sought-after national award for the incredibly successful Heart 2 Heart campaign.

Pictured is Into the Habitable World by Choie Choi.

Students awarded exhibition space after success in annual artists’ awards

Two Fine Art students have had their talent recognised in the Leicester Society of Artists (LSA) Student Awards.

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Professor Milne to give keynote speech at the 2018 Indonesian Finance Association

Professor Alistair Milne is giving the keynote presentation at the annual meeting of the Indonesian Finance Association.
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Loughborough academic and students win awards at X-culture 2018

Wanjun Jia and Xiaomeng Wang - who are Masters students on the International Management programme - have each won a ‘Best Teams’ award at X-Culture 2018 for their international business projects.

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Academics share bee-rilliant research to celebrate harvest of Loughborough Gold honey

Everyone knows that Loughborough University is home to inspiring academics, extraordinary students and world-renowned sportspeople… but few know the campus is also shared with thousands of honey bees!

Loughborough celebrates new partnership with Bajaj Auto

Loughborough University has signed a three-year partnership with Bajaj Auto, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of motorcycles and three-wheeled vehicles.

Loughborough's Subject in a Box initiative shortlisted for Times Higher Education award

Loughborough University has been shortlisted in the Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year category of the Times Higher Education Awards 2018 for its Subject in a Box project.
Rutland Building.

Payroll and Pensions team shortlisted for national award

Loughborough University’s Payroll and Pensions team has been shortlisted for a sought-after national award.

Pictured are students studying.

Exam success for young asylum seekers tutored by University students

A group of young asylum seekers have excelled in their exams thanks to the support and guidance of Loughborough students.
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Institute of Advanced Studies to co-host first workshop under ‘Geometry’ theme

Loughborough University’s Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), in collaboration with the Centre for Geometry and Applications, is running a workshop on ‘Applied and Computational Geometry’ which will be the first event held under the theme of Geometry.
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Loughborough University to exhibit at Cenex-LCV

Loughborough University will be one of more than a hundred exhibitors at this year’s Cenex-LCV event.
Sophie Coldwell takes triathlon victory

Triathletes all set for World Champs down under

14 Loughborough triathletes are ready for action at the ITU Triathlon World Championships, which kick off in earnest on Australia’s Gold Coast today, Thursday 13 September.
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Design School research project to be showcased at London Design Fair

Dr Mark Evans from Loughborough Design School has been invited to exhibit outcomes from a recent Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project at the 2018 London Design Fair.
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Scheme to improve health of truck drivers shortlisted for NHS innovation award

A programme developed by researchers at Leicester’s Hospitals, Loughborough University and the University of Leicester to help truckers lead healthier lives has been shortlisted for an NHS innovation award.
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Overton Poetry Prize opens for 2018 entries

The Overton Poetry Prize - an annual competition run by the University’s School of Arts, English and Drama - is now open for submissions.
Pictured are the gardens at The Smithsonian Institution Building during the spring season. It is situated in the National Mall in Washington DC, which is home to 11 of the Smithsonian’s museums and galleries.

Transatlantic partnership will improve understanding of the role of digital storytelling in education

Representatives from the Smithsonian Institution – a network of 19 museums and research centres based across the United States – are to visit Loughborough University’s School of the Arts, English and Drama to formalise a partnership that looks to improve the understanding of the role of digital storytelling in education.

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Alumna Holland crowned world triathlon champion

Loughborough University alumna Vicky Holland enjoyed yet another high point in her glittering career as she was crowned world champion for the first time, two years after winning bronze at the Rio Olympic Games.
Loughborough’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Professor Rachel Thomson.

“How I became Loughborough’s first female Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering”

Loughborough’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Professor Rachel Thomson is a woman of firsts.
Pictured are the academics featuring on the third School of Poetry podcast.

Loughborough academics return for third episode of Poetry Podcast

‘School of Poetry’ is back once again with fresh guests and discussions of break-up, members of royalty, potatoes and more!