Professor Roy Kalawsky.

Academic says being awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair is "career highlight"

A leading Loughborough University academic has been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair.
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Renowned national and international organisations join the Collaborative Project

Loughborough University London is to collaborate with more than 30 respected national and international organisations for a project that challenges students to solve real business problems.
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Artist to showcase short film that focuses on Loughborough’s Carillon Tower and its conservation

An artist has captured different sounds and images of Loughborough’s most famous landmark as part of a project that explores how music makes place and place makes music.

Dr Dapeng Hu and Avinoam Baruc, research development and enterprise leads for FloodMap Live.

University is part of major initiative set to accelerate innovation in the Midlands

Loughborough is part of the UK’s largest collaboration between university technology transfer offices, launched today by Midlands Innovation to attract investment and management talent to the region.
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Loughborough University set to benefit from Central England training centre programme funded by NERC

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is investing over £100 million over the next five years as part of its continued support of environmental science PhD training in the second round of the Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP) programme.
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Police custody risk assessments should be revised to better meet the needs of vulnerable detainees

Risk assessments for vulnerable detainees in police custody are open to too much interpretation and should be revised, according to a new study.
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Study proves reducing sitting time boosts office staff’s work engagement and wellbeing

Office workers are being urged to ‘stand up for their health’ - with Loughborough and Leicester researchers claiming desk-bound staff need to be more active at work.
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Institute of Advanced Studies launches ‘Motion’ theme with leading figures from the industry

To mark the launch of the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) ‘Motion’ theme, an event will take place at Loughborough University which will feature two leading figures from the sports and technology sectors.
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Loughborough to collaborate on multi-million pound Creative R&D Partnership focused on fashion and textile industry

Loughborough University is to be a major partner on one of 10 game-changing R&D partnerships, awarded as part of the Government’s investment in the UK’s creative industries.
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NCSEM-EM treats 20,000th patient since opening in 2015

The National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine East Midlands, an Olympic legacy centre aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of the nation, has treated its 20,000th patient since opening its doors three years ago.
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Exciting two-day event to celebrate Fruit Routes harvest

The annual Fruit Routes harvest event is returning to campus later this month and it promises two days of interesting discussion and activities.

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Birthweight research supervised by Loughborough academic wins best article award

A research study that includes contributions by a Loughborough academic has won a sought-after award from the Spanish Society for Epidemiology.
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New research group to focus on issues of sport integrity

Academics from Loughborough University are combining their expertise as part of a new research group that focuses on sport integrity.

Revolutionising the way emergency services across the world tackle life threatening incidents

Research led by Loughborough University seeks to set the new global ‘Gold Standard’ for how emergency services should tackle a chemical, biological, radioactive, or nuclear (CBRN) incident.
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Westminster group visits Arctic research station

Arctic scientists welcomed a Parliamentary group to their Greenland research station to showcase work which investigates the environment’s impact on regional lakes.
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Design School welcomes Dr Enid Montague as Fulbright Scholar

Dr Enid Montague has joined Loughborough University through the prestigious Fulbright Scheme as a Fulbright Scholar.
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Exciting expert panel to lead discussion on food waste

Loughborough University is to welcome key policymakers, charities, business representatives and a Member of Parliament next month for an important discussion on food waste.

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Student awarded prestigious British Mass Spectrometry Society prize for work on fingerprint sampling device

A Loughborough University student has won a sought-after award for a research project that resulted in the development of a new device for investigating fingerprints in situ at crime scenes.
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Design academic wins prestigious award

An academic from Loughborough Design School has been awarded the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) Distinguished Service award, and is believed to be the first recipient from the UK in over 30 years.
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Life-saving chemical detection drone developed at Loughborough flies through first test stage

A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.
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Loughborough academics return for third episode of Poetry Podcast

‘School of Poetry’ is back once again with fresh guests and discussions of break-up, members of royalty, potatoes and more!
Loughborough’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Professor Rachel Thomson.

“How I became Loughborough’s first female Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering”

Loughborough’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Professor Rachel Thomson is a woman of firsts.
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Design School research project to be showcased at London Design Fair

Dr Mark Evans from Loughborough Design School has been invited to exhibit outcomes from a recent Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project at the 2018 London Design Fair.
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Institute of Advanced Studies to co-host first workshop under ‘Geometry’ theme

Loughborough University’s Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), in collaboration with the Centre for Geometry and Applications, is running a workshop on ‘Applied and Computational Geometry’ which will be the first event held under the theme of Geometry.
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Institute of Advanced Studies welcomes first visiting professor under its ‘Motion’ theme

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) will welcome Professor Richard Murray next week as part of its ‘Motion’ theme.