A house with energy coming out of it.

£1.6m grant to improve building façade technologies for better energy efficiency

A project to create new technologies to improve the energy efficiency of buildings is set to get underway as a group of researchers from Loughborough University, the University of Nottingham and University of Exeter have been awarded a £1.65m grant from the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council).

Loughborough University and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff.

Médecins Sans Frontières learns how to provide crucial water, hygiene and sanitation interventions in emergency situations

Loughborough University has been praised by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for the valuable training it provides that equips teams with skills to better assist communities in emergencies.

Elite wheelchair tennis athletes visit Loughborough University

Loughborough University’s Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport has welcomed some of Great Britain’s most talented wheelchair tennis stars to campus.

Research aims to produce negative-emission fuels from industrial CO2

Scientists at Loughborough have created a new chemical process which converts industrial CO2 emissions into useable green fuels and chemicals.
A field of solar panels.

Surviving climate change means transforming both economics and design

What could be more important than sustaining habitable living conditions on Earth?

Plants.

Wealth from waste – three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Solving environmental problems usually just means cleaning up the mess people have made. But scientists are increasingly interested in creating something valuable from pollution.

Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan highlights the importance of “homegrown innovation” during tour of campus engineering labs

MP Nicky Morgan has championed “homegrown innovation” during a tour of Loughborough University’s engineering labs where she was shown a new rail technology which aims to end points failure delays in Britain.

Environment Campaign: University launches new drive to promote game-changing environmental research and innovations

Loughborough University is celebrating the academics and projects which tackle some of the most challenging areas of climate change, ecology, sustainability, technology and renewable energy as part of a two-month initiative to highlight environmental research.
A woman cooking with biomass and an electric alternative in the background.

Loughborough University leads a UK aid programme to tackle climate change

Loughborough University and the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) joined forces in leading a UK aid research project to find innovative, clean and modern alternatives to biomass fuels, such as charcoal and wood.

Research paves the way for faster more powerful and greener supercomputers

The next generation of supercomputers is a step closer after a team of physicists found a way to simplify the design of devices used in superconducting spintronics – a promising route to energy-efficient supercomputing.
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New collaboration to promote energy saving in the home

A Loughborough University student has been invited to provide blog posts for international SaaS company, Simble.

Loughborough project bid to grow local rehabilitation and medical technology sector receives Strength in Places Funding

A project bid to grow the local rehabilitation and medical technology sector, of which Loughborough University is a key partner, has received funding from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Strength in Places Fund.

Expensive educational trials are often uninformative and fail to produce useful information

Millions of pounds are being spent on running educational trials in schools that often fail to produce useful information, a new study has found.
Universities Minister in STEMLab with students and SU representatives

Universities Minister visits Loughborough as part of British Science Week

Chris Skidmore MP – Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation – visited Loughborough University on Friday 8 March.

This new railway switch could cut failure related cancellations by as much as 90 per cent

Engineers have brought a 180-year-old feature of Britain’s railways into the 21st century with a redesigned track switch that is expected to significantly reduce repair costs and delays.
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Institute of Advanced Studies invites Fields Medallist and algebraic geometry expert to Loughborough

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) was delighted to welcome Professor Caucher Birkar to Loughborough University last week.
Pictured is a football table and Euros on it.

Corruption in sport is on the rise and Europe can do more when it comes to tackling it, report states

A Loughborough University academic has concluded that there is “ample room for improvement” when it comes to European countries tackling cases of corruption in sport.
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Loughborough University hosts a series of events discussing the subject of citizenship this month

A series of events about citizenship has launched at Loughborough University today (13 March).
Professor Matteo Zanda

Leading expert on molecular imaging and medicinal chemistry joins Loughborough University

Matteo Zanda, a leading expert in molecular imaging, medicinal and biological chemistry, has joined Loughborough University as Professor of Biomolecular Imaging.

Big construction firms should act as beacons of best practice for occupational health, according to new report

Major construction projects should be beacons of best practice for occupational health, giving smaller contractors an opportunity to learn better ways of keeping their workforces safe.
A glass globe in the glass.

Loughborough to welcome VIPs for forum on sustainable development in Central Asia

On Monday 18th March, Loughborough University will welcome a host of VIPs from the UK and overseas for a day-long event focused on sustainable development within the Central Asian region.

Super Movers: Schoolchildren performed better in tests after exercise initiative from the Premier League and BBC

A study involving more than 1,000 schoolchildren has found a link between exercise and improved brain power.
A doctor holding a liver drawing.

Overweight men needed for study that looks at liver health and diabetes

Forty men are needed for study that is looking to identify whether tackling liver fat is the key to treating conditions linked to being overweight and obese such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Books on a light blue background.

From talking cats to time travel… here’s what I recommend you read this World Book Day

It’s World Book Day and what better way to celebrate than getting your specs on, a bookmark out and stuck into a novel you’ve never read before.
London skyline

Four in 10 people living in London cannot afford a basic standard of living, new report finds

A new report shows that 41% of Londoners cannot afford a basic decent standard of living.