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Cash-in-hand economy contributes to billions in unpaid UK tax as study reveals why businesses become trapped

Cash-in-hand and other undeclared work is contributing to billions of pounds in unpaid UK tax, as new research reveals how small businesses can become trapped in informal ways of working.
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“The power battle for golf, and its biggest players, might not be over just yet” – says sport finance expert following LIV Golf bankruptcy claim.

The news that LIV Golf is filing for bankruptcy protection with at least $45m (£33m) owed to players sent shockwaves through the sporting world this week. The breakaway league, which has proved controversial since its inception in 2021, now faces an uncertain future. Loughborough University’s sport finance expert Dr Dan Plumley believes golf’s power battle has now swung back in the favour of the PGA…but at a cost.  

Pressure: Andrew Scott excels in D day drama that gets caught between history and Hollywood

An opinion piece written by Dr Sam Edwards for the Conversation.
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Loughborough opens the new outdoor East Midlands Zero Carbon Innovation Centre

Loughborough University has opened the new outdoor East Midlands Zero Carbon Innovation Centre (EMZCIC), a facility designed for hydrogen and net zero research, training and industry collaboration.

Dr Graham Hoare OBE, Chief Executive of the Manufacturing Technology Centre; Prof Gary Jones, Chief Executive of INFINITY; Prof Kath Mitchell CBE DL, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, University of Derby; Prof Nick Jennings CB, Vice-Chancellor, Loughborough University

Directors appointed to deliver £400m INFINITY advanced tech park in Derby

Loughborough University has been named as a founding partner in a new joint venture that will drive forward development of INFINITY, a ground-breaking £400m advanced technology park in Derby.
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In a world that runs on digital systems, why are we still treating technical failures as surprises?

Almost everything we depend on is digital, interconnected and occasionally fails. The disruption to UK aviation this week is the latest reminder of how quickly a technical problem can escalate into a major public incident.
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The next frontier is not artificial intelligence, it’s artificial societies

An opinion piece written by Professor Nick Jennings - Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University and an internationally-recognised authority in the areas of AI, autonomous systems, cyber-security and agent-based computing - for The Conversation platform.