2025 news

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Loughborough University and Speedo agree landmark partnership to elevate swimming excellence

Loughborough University is proud to announce a major new partnership with global swimwear brand, Speedo.
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Dominant England brush aside Canada to win Rugby World Cup

England produced a blistering performance to brush aside Canada 33-13 to win the Rugby World Cup.
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Loughborough honours five new Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Loughborough University is celebrating the election of five new Fellows to the Royal Academy of Engineering – three distinguished academics and two successful alumni – strengthening the University’s standing as a national leader in engineering excellence.

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Loughborough recognised for excellence in fifth Knowledge Exchange Framework Assessment

Loughborough University’s success in working with business, public and third sector organisations and commercialising its innovative research has been once again recognised in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) assessment from Research England.
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Loughborough’s World Para Athletics Championships off to a flyer

Loughborough University-linked athletes have secured two bronze medals at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, India.
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Loughborough-led climate programme wins Accelerator Prize at New York Climate Week

A climate programme led by Loughborough University has been announced as one of the recipients of a prestigious prize at New York Climate Week.

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Exercise could promote recovery following COVID-19, study finds

New research has found that exercise can help restore the immune system after COVID-19, easing symptoms such as fatigue, joint pain, and other long-term effects.
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Loughborough student walks the length of the UK in aid of North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team

Hal Hodkinson, a third-year Sports and Exercise student at Loughborough University, has recently completed a challenge of a lifetime, walking the length of the UK from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
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Lightning’s 2026 Netball Super League fixtures revealed

Loughborough Lightning’s fixtures for the 2026 Netball Super League have been announced.
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Triple medal haul for Loughborough in New Delhi

Loughborough-linked athletes closed out the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in India with three more medals after a string of impressive performances.
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October 7 two years on: Israelis and Palestinians caught between two conflicting ideas of peace

An opinion piece written by Dr Yuval Katz from the School of Social Sciences and Humanities for The Conversation:
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Loughborough University London celebrates 10-year anniversary

Loughborough University is proudly celebrating its second campus located in the heart of the capital since opening its doors over a decade ago.

PhD researchers tackle hydrogen pipeline challenge with innovative coating prototype

PhD students from EnerHy, the EPSRC Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero Centre for Doctoral Training led by Loughborough University, have completed a hands-on design and build challenge to investigate how protective coatings could be applied inside natural gas pipelines to prepare them for hydrogen use.