New guide sets out how to deliver successful national vaccination programmes

A guide for delivering safe and effective national COVID vaccination programmes is being rolled out around the world to help countries with mass immunisations.
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Study by Sports Technology student reveals cycle helmets are compromised by everyday use

A study by a Sports Technology student from Loughborough University has highlighted significant levels of fragility in EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) related to the everyday use of cycle helmets, which can cause invisible damage and potentially reduce their overall safety capacity.

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Estates and Facilities Management named Team of the Year at AUDE Awards

The University is delighted to announce that Estates and Facilities Management have been crowned the winners for ‘Team of the Year’ at the 2021 AUDE Awards.

Loughborough University to honour Leicestershire’s Public Health leaders

Honorary degrees are to be awarded by Loughborough University to Leicester and Leicestershire’s public health directors, in recognition of their outstanding contribution throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Loughborough University to launch new Lightning wheelchair basketball team

Loughborough University has been selected as a High-Performance Partner for British Wheelchair Basketball in a move that will also see the formation of a brand-new Lightning team.

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Commonwealth Games England announce John Steele as next Chair post Birmingham 2022

Loughborough University’s Executive Director of Sport, John Steele, has been announced as the next Chair of the Commonwealth Games England Board.

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Loughborough psychologist publishes new book detailing stress, well-being, and performance in sport

Loughborough University performance psychologist, Dr David Fletcher, has co-edited a new book that examines stress, well-being, and performance in sport.

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Loughborough Hockey players selected to Great Britain youth squads

Following the recent announcement of the 2021 squads by Great Britain Hockey, Loughborough Students Hockey is delighted to recognise the achievement of 15 current students who have been selected to represent the Great Britain Elite Development Programme (GB EDP).

Arguing with the people you love? How to have a healthy family dispute

Unlike Britain’s royal family, most of us don’t have the option to move to another country when we don’t see eye to eye. But most of us have likely experienced disagreements with loved ones.

Loughborough’s new £1m high-performance computer will transform research

A new £1.1m high-performance computer has been officially unveiled at Loughborough University.
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Experts in Sport: The importance of recovery in elite-level sport

Within sport, it is well known that recovery plays an important part of any training schedule, but how exactly does this impact team sports?

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Lightning help England secure Six Nations glory

Loughborough Lightning players Sarah Hunter, Cath O’Donnell, Lark Davies, Detysha Harper, Helena Rowland and Emily Scarratt helped England win the Women's Six Nations for the third year in a row following a 10-6 victory over France.

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Loughborough University launches two innovative new master’s programmes on climate change

The University is recruiting students for two new programmes in MA Climate Change Politics and Policy and MSc Climate Change Science and Management which will start in October 2021.

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Loughborough Behavioural Medicine researcher awarded £100,000 fellowship

Dr Nicola Paine, Lecturer in Health Psychology within the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, has been awarded a £100,000 Springboard Fellowship from the Academy of Medical Sciences.

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Loughborough design student helps develop ventilation hood that has the potential to save lives of COVID-19 patients

A third-year Loughborough University student has helped develop a ventilation product for coronavirus patients in intensive care.
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First year student awarded Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Scholarship

Marnie Wyncoll, a MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering student has received the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Scholarship.
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Loughborough swimmer edges closer to Tokyo qualification

Loughborough University’s dual student-athlete Vladyslava Kravchenko produced a stunning swim at the British Para-Swimming International Meet to edge closer to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Loughborough scholars selected to compete at European Para Championships

Loughborough Sport Scholars Lydia Church (coach: Jim Edwards) and Zak Skinner (Aston Moore) have been selected to compete for GB&NI in the T12 shot put and T13 long jump respectively, at the European Para Championships in Poland between the 1st and 5th June.

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Loughborough experts to lead £170k project that will explore how best to design COVID-19 immunity passports

Design experts at Loughborough University are to lead a £170,000 project that will explore how best to design COVID-19 immunity passports.
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Participants needed for research exploring the impact of ‘Couch to 5k’ on markers of health and wellbeing

Participants are being sought for a new Loughborough University project exploring the health impacts of the ‘Couch to 5k’ programme.

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Participants needed for research exploring the impact of ‘Couch to 5k’ on markers of health and wellbeing

Participants are being sought for a new Loughborough University project exploring the health impacts of the ‘Couch to 5k’ programme.

Loughborough-led study on the airborne transmission of Covid-19 helping to kick-start large-scale events

A new Loughborough University-led study will create clear guidance on how to design and operate non-domestic buildings to minimise the risk of airborne transmission of Covid-19, and other viruses.
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Examining sport clubs as 'missing spaces' for young people in care – new study

Loughborough University academics have secured a second prestigious British Academy small grant to explore care experienced young people’s engagements with sport clubs and coaches.

Loughborough welcomes two world-leading figures in sustainability

Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics has appointed two new Honorary Visiting Professors to strengthen both its research and practice in sustainability.
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Conversations, and how we end them

Conversation has been described as “the primordial site of human sociality”. We all have a lifetime’s experience to draw on if asked how it works, or when we reflect on the conversations we have participated in.