The victorious Loughborough Sport Strength & Conditioning team.

Success for Loughborough Sport’s Strength and Conditioning team

Loughborough Sport’s Strength and Conditioning team have picked up the coveted ‘Employer of the Year award’ at the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) annual conference.
Dr Swanson with Raptors' Head Coach, Nick Nurse.

Loughborough London academic experiences first NBA Championship with the Raptors

Loughborough London’s Dr Steve Swanson has recently been a part of the Toronto Raptors’ title run to become the first non-American team to win the NBA Championship.

Image of one of the student designs, which can protect a dslr camera underwater

Influential students with impressive final-year projects selected to attend New Designers

A group of final-year students from Loughborough Design School have been selected to showcase their products at the annual New Designers show in London next month.
Pre-schoolers with a teacher.

New website provides practical ideas to help ensure children are physically ready to start school

A team of Loughborough University academics have launched a new website that provides practical tips to help early year practitioners and parents feel confident in delivering physical development opportunities to children.

Loughborough experts invited to Westminster to present research on sport and physical activity for children in care

Two Loughborough academics will meet MPs tomorrow (26) to explain the importance of sport and physical activity in the lives of children in care.
Rachel Riley, Felicity Fashade (BAE Systems), Nick Cawthra, Henry Bodkin (The Telegraph) at The Telegraph STEM Awards

Loughborough student wins Telegraph STEM Award for technology that could revolutionise military communication

Final year Systems Engineering student, Nick Cawthra, won the Defence Technology category at this year’s Telegraph STEM Awards, which aims to highlight the importance of STEM students.

Everest: I journeyed into the 'death zone' to install the world’s highest weather station

Perched at almost 8,500m on Everest, we paced back-and-forth, attempting to stave off frostbite as temperatures hovered close to -30°C and our drill batteries became too cold to work. Our ambition to install the highest automatic weather station in history looked destined for failure.
Loughborough University has played host to a successful Paralympic classification research day, bringing together some of the world’s leading classifiers, academics and practitioners.

Paralympic classification research day held at Loughborough University

Loughborough University has played host to a successful Paralympic classification research day, bringing together some of the world’s leading classifiers, academics, and practitioners.
Photo of Professor Paul Thomas speaking at the research showcase in London

Influential leaders attend TOXI-triage research showcase

International experts and influential stakeholders – including leaders in the NHS, police, military and ambulance service – attended the Loughborough University TOXI-triage research showcase at Altitude 360, London on 26 June.
photo of fingerprints

Academic invited to present at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

An academic from Loughborough University will be presenting at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition next week (1-7 July).

University Environment Campaign ends after 84 days of promoting the best of Loughborough’s expertise and research

Loughborough’s environment PR campaign ends today after a 12-week spell which has spread news of our game-changing research to millions of people worldwide.
Loughborough swimming has announced a sponsorship deal with arena.

Loughborough Swimming makes a splash with arena

Loughborough Swimming is delighted to announce an agreement with performance swimwear manufacturer arena as its new main sponsor.

Photo of student Tom Bugler with his first bike design on the Hazlerigg lawn

Enterprise student designs first mountain bike for start-up company

A final-year student who will be graduating later this month has finished making his first super-versatile mountain bike frame as part of his business venture.

Families juggle work and rising costs as school holidays loom

Low income families are finding it ever harder to reconcile rising holiday costs with their pay and benefits, a Loughborough University study has found.
Loughborough University has launched a new fitness initiative aimed at children.

Loughborough University launches fitness classes for school kids

School children across Leicestershire are being encouraged to get active this summer - with a little help from fitness experts at Loughborough University.
Photo of all four Loughborough winners at the New Designers show

Textile students impress judges at New Designers

Two final-year students from the University have been acknowledged for their impressive collection of works at this year’s New Designers.

Loughborough top university in England for overall student satisfaction in national survey

Loughborough has been ranked the top university in England for overall student satisfaction in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS).
School of Science staff

School of Social Sciences awarded Athena SWAN Bronze award for advancing the careers of women in Higher Education

The School is the first at Loughborough University outside of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subject to receive a prestigious Athena SWAN award, recognising its commitment to promoting gender equality in career progression.

Joshua Teodoro Specsavers photoshoot

Loughborough student designs collection for Specsavers

Joshua Teodoro, an Industrial Design student currently on a placement year, has designed five pairs of glasses for Specsavers after winning a competition.

Cameron Fillery (centre) will compete for Great Britain at the European U23 Championships.

Loughborough athletes selected to represent Great Britain in multiple competitions

Loughborough University will once again be well represented at high-profile athletics meetings this summer, with a total of 17 athletes called up to Team GB.

Cinema seats.

Shaft: America’s race politics from Black Power to Black Lives Matter

John Shaft, the African American private eye introduced by Ernest Tidyman in a novel of 1970, has proved surprisingly resilient as a character on the big screen.

Woman kicking a football.

Women’s World Cup: choking under pressure is common – here’s how to avoid it

Pressure affects us all and sports performers are no different. Tennis players serve double faults, golfers miss short putts and football players miss penalty kicks when it really counts.

Photo of Lauren holding her printed illustration in a frame

Enterprise student designs nostalgic print for the Loughborough Family

A student has created a print dedicated to the quirks of life at Loughborough University.
Photo of the New Designers venue

Design students commended by industry experts at New Designers

Many final-year students and their projects have been highly praised by a selection of judges at last week’s New Designers Show.
3 actors on stage

NT Live: the Lehman Trilogy

Once again LU Arts are working in collaboration with student-led cinema, Flix, to bring the West End theatre to Loughborough.