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Institute of Advanced Studies welcomes applications for residential fellowships

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) is delighted to announce a major new initiative which will begin from September 2020.

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Criminology professor to present public lecture on how to solve the knife crime problem

Loughborough’s Head of Social and Policy Studies and Professor of Criminology Steve Case will present a new approach to dealing with knife crime in a public lecture at the University on Wednesday 18 March.

‘Natural’ flood management would be overwhelmed by Britain’s winter super-floods

As large swathes of the UK endure the worst floods in living memory, hearts and minds are rightly focused on protecting people and property.
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Manchester City and Saracens – economic theory in action

The Saracens salary cap scandal and news that Manchester City allegedly breached UEFA’s financial fairplay rules have threatened the integrity of the clubs and the sports respectively.

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Loughborough academic gives talk on decarbonisation at Royal Academy of Engineering policy plenary

Dr Joanna Boehnert, Lecturer in Design and the Creative Industries, spoke last month at the Royal Academy of Engineering’s National Engineering Policy Centre plenary on socio-political intersections in design contributions to decarbonisation.
Rhona Lloyd is one of five Loughborough athletes to have been included in the initial 24-strong GB Women's Sevens squad for Tokyo 2020.

Loughborough athletes named in extended GB Women’s Rugby Sevens squad

Six Loughborough athletes have been included in the initial 24-strong GB Women's Sevens squad for Tokyo 2020.

The latest experts in sport podcats looks at concussion

Experts in Sport: Has concussion in sport hit crisis point?

Loughborough University’s latest ‘Experts in Sport’ podcast looks at one sporting issue that is never far from the headlines - that of concussion.

BUCS swim success

Records tumble as Loughborough dominate BUCS swimming

Loughborough swimmers turned on the style at last weekend’s British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) National Championships, returning home with 30 medals and five broken records – and the over the overall team title.

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Can you really outrun cancer?

When Dr Mhairi Morris’ nine-year-old daughter asked her across the breakfast table if it was possible to “catch cancer”, the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences academic laughed and joked “of course you can’t, it’s far too fast”.

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Loughborough students team up with local start-up to win prestigious national challenge

Loughborough students have teamed up with an East-Midlands based start-up in the hope of securing prestigious internships at the global online marketplace, Amazon.

Voting is now open to help choose the winners of the Spring 2020 CALIBRE Awards

Voting is now open to help choose the winners of the Spring 2020 CALIBRE Awards.

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Loughborough students win the first European Triathlon Union Innovation Award

Two Loughborough students have accepted the first European Triathlon Union Innovation Award.

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Universities lead project to deliver largest ever investment into HE technicians

A new project led by a consortium of eight Midlands-based universities and industry partners – including Loughborough University – is to shine a light on the expertise of their technical community by delivering a package of measures to support their career advancement and development.
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2020 applications for the Spring Open Fund are open

Applications have opened for the University’s Spring Open Fund, an initiative that provides funding to local community groups and organisations.

Winners from Leicestershire Live Innovation Awards

Four awards including overall champion for University's innovative businesses

Innovative businesses, founded by the University’s academics and graduates triumphed at the Leicestershire Live Innovation Awards on Friday, winning four of the twelve categories, including the overall champion, Innovator of the Year.

An ethical future could make life harder for the poorest – but it doesn’t have to

The British supermarket chain Morrisons recently announced that it will only sell free-range eggs.

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Campus-wide charity drive aims to donate 26,500 items to local and national good causes and cut the amount of household waste going to landfill

Loughborough University, Loughborough Students’ Union and several local and national good causes are joining forces this month in a bid to gather and donate tens of thousands of items to those in need.

Loughborough best university in the world for sports-related subjects for fourth year running

Loughborough has yet again been crowned the best university in the world for sports-related subjects by the global QS higher education league table.

More caffeine is not the answer for tired lorry drivers – new study shows too much coffee could have negative effects

Lorry drivers who consumed large amounts of coffee and energy drinks reported having crashed more compared to those only drank small quantities of caffeine, according to new research.
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Loughborough shortlisted for 10 Whatuni Student Choice Awards

Loughborough is nominated in 10 out of 13 categories in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCA) 2020.
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Applications now being accepted for the SPIN Accelerator programme

Loughborough University is once again contributing to the rapid scaling of sports tech start-up companies by hosting the UK leg of a global sports accelerator programme - and this time it's virtual.

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Academic sets new standards as she becomes the recipient of two prestigious biomechanics awards

A researcher from Loughborough University was announced as the recipient of two awards from the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS).
Loughborough academic speaks at Leaders Women in Sport event

Loughborough academic speaks at Leaders Women in Sport event

Loughborough academic Dr Argyro Elisavet Manoli has shared her views on tackling imposter syndrome at the prestigious Leaders Women in Sport event held in London.

Micky Yule gold in the 2020 Road to Tokyo Para Powerlifting World Cup.

Loughborough’s Para-powerlifters take gold at the World Cup

One Loughborough student and two athletes who train on campus secured Gold in the 2020 Road to Tokyo Para Powerlifting World Cup.

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Cabaret returns to campus

Back by popular demand, Cabaret will return to Cogs on 16 March as part of the Happy Mondays programme, bringing with it all the glitz, glamour and sparkle of a classic Cabaret club.