Exhibition that brings together football related research across Loughborough University launches during the World Cup

Jumpers for Goalposts; Improvisation, Experimentation and Play is an exhibition that brings together art, design, science and football related research from across Loughborough University. Showcasing work from Fine Art, the Sports Technology Institute, Architecture, Design, and Coaching.

African students share their hopes for COP27

With COP27 taking place in Africa, the conference is shining a spotlight on the impact climate change is having on the continent.
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Glasspool appears at the end of year ATP finals in Turin

Lloyd Glasspool, tennis player and current Loughborough student, has appeared at the ATP finals in Turin, Italy.

A group of school children talking to one of the PhD researchers at the SlowCat exhibition stand

Loughborough’s researchers inspire the next generation of scientists at London Schools’ Climate Kick-Start Event

A Loughborough team of scientists and engineers who are designing and preparing catalysts for a greener future took part in a London-wide schools programme to empower young people to help tackle climate change.
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World Cup 2022: Qatar is accused of ‘sportswashing’ but do the fans really care?

Fifa’s choice of Qatar as host of the 2022 men’s football World Cup has been controversial since day one. Questions continue to be raised about the nation’s attitude to human rights, and its treatment of migrant workers.

Photograph of OWLC colleagues (from left) Jonathan Proctor, Matt Bleasdale, Giles Clayton-Jones and Nathan Snowden-Merrills

OWLC joins Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park’s Energy and Low Carbon cluster

The University is delighted to welcome OWLC (Offshore Wind Logistics and Construction) to the Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP). The company, founded in London in 2014, relocated its headquarters to the Advanced Technology Innovation Centre (ATIC) earlier this month.
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Wiffen breaks Irish record as Loughborough dominate BUCS Short Course Championships

Current student Daniel Wiffen stormed to a new Irish record in the men’s 800m freestyle as Loughborough swimmers dominated the British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Short Course Championships in Sheffield.

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World Cup 2022: what the dream of football success means to migrants

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has already been hit by controversy around human rights and the treatment of migrant workers in the host country. As fans around the world board planes to go to the tournament (and then return home), it’s worth paying attention to how football and migration are intertwined.

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Loughborough commits to social impact framework

The University has partnered with the Purpose Coalition and former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening by signing up to an innovative framework that will measure Loughborough’s social impact.

Loughborough University London researcher launches new book

Loughborough University London researcher launches new book

Loughborough University London researcher, Professor Aaron Smith, has authored a new book revealing why fans love thinking about sport, making the case that while fans are the heart and soul of football, it’s their minds that deliver both.

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Get in the festive spirit with Loughborough University Choir’s Christmas Concert

Loughborough University Choir will be bringing Dickens’ classic tale to life with a musical adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’.

Doctoral Researcher receives Faculty for the Future Fellowship Award

Doctoral researcher Joyce Chivunga from Loughborough’s Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) is one of 37 new Faculty for the Future Fellows, awarded by the Schlumberger Foundation.
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The best fiction of 2022: death and life in Cormac McCarthy’s The Passenger

In his book On Late Style, published posthumously in 2006, the Palestinian American critic Edward Said identifies a striking characteristic of some writers as they near the end of their lives.
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Lightning Wheelchair Basketball announce fixtures for 2023 season

Loughborough Lightning Wheelchair Basketball will open their 2023 campaign at home on the 29th January as they host Worcester Wolves in the Women’s Premier League.

Be inspired at LU Arts’ spoken word and poetry night

Speech Bubble returns on Monday, 5 December, with students performing alongside an award-winning headliner.
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Loot boxes cause financial and emotional harm to children, new report reveals

“The game just got better and better as I spent more money and I got addicted to it. I knew I’d spent the money, but I didn’t know how much.
Loughborough Lightning Wheelchair Basketball crowned champions

Loughborough Sport extends partnership with Computacenter

Loughborough Sport are delighted to confirm that its long-standing partnership with Computacenter has been extended.

Jumpers for Goalposts exhibition now open – here’s a look inside!

An exhibition that brings together art, design, science, and football-related research from across Loughborough University is now open to the public – and you can have a peek inside thanks to a new teaser video.

Recycling technology leader Plastic Energy celebrates opening of new research and development labs at Loughborough University

Plastic Energy, a global leader in chemical recycling technology, has announced the opening of its new research and development labs at Loughborough University.
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Loughborough University agrees ground-breaking partnership with West Ham United Women (VIDEO)

Loughborough University has become the official higher education partner of West Ham United Women – the first partnership of its kind in the Barclays Women's Super League.

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Loughborough researchers collaborate with UK Coaching

Colleagues from Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences have collaborated with UK Coaching to provide a series of key online resources.

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LU Arts’ Music and Arts Scholarship 2022/23 cohort announced

Nine students have been awarded Arts scholarships by the Vice-Chancellor in recognition of their remarkable talents and dedication in their chosen art forms, which include, creative writing, dance and music.

Loughborough commits to reverse biodiversity decline through worldwide Nature Positive Universities Alliance

Loughborough University is proud to be a founding member of the Nature Positive Universities Alliance, launched today (Thursday 8 December) at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).
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Loughborough University selected as new England Athletics Talent Hub

Loughborough University has announced a new partnership with England Athletics that will see it become a new national Talent Hub.

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Emotional labour: what it is – and why it falls to women in the workplace and at home

Have you ever been asked to make a cup of tea for your colleagues in the workplace? A recent survey commissioned by Samsung of around 2,000 employees in the UK showed that this is about three times more likely to happen to you if you are a woman.