Pictured are the CIOB team.

Students head to Canada for final of global construction competition

Four Loughborough University students are flying to Toronto in the hope of global success after reaching the final of an international construction business challenge.
photo of 'Note', a camera designed for people with a visual impairment created by Rob Chapman

Students to showcase innovative creations at New Designers

A traffic detection device for horse riders, a digital camera for people with visual impairments and a product that turns plastic waste into sanitation pipes…
aerial shot of DNRC

University staff at milestone event at Defence National Rehabilitation Centre

Professor Bob Allison, Loughborough University’s Vice-Chancellor, and Professor Mark Lewis, Dean of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, were among the guests at a special event on 21st June at the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) near Loughborough
Pictured are women cooking food in Ghana. The photo was taken by a participant in Accra.

Photo exhibitions in Ghana reveal what drives community food choices

People in Ghana have captured images of what drives what they eat and drink as part of a collaborative international project involving Loughborough University academics – and the photos are being exhibited this week.

Pictured is Alastair Adams in discussion with Dr Sarah Parker and Dr Barbara Cooke.

First ever Arts Festival celebrated creativity at Loughborough

Loughborough University hosted its first ever Arts Festival this month and celebrated the institution’s creative arts.

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Research finds new benefits cut will put strain on many visually impaired people already finding it tough

New benefit cuts are set to put an unacceptable strain on many blind and partially sighted people, who already find it hard to meet their material and social needs, research by Loughborough University has found.
Pictured are representatives from organisations that comprise the project consortium at a recent event that marked the launch of the programme. Image courtesy of @moyesa.

Loughborough University London to contribute to project that aims to double female and BAME founders by 2020

Loughborough University London is to study the effectiveness of a recently-launched initiative that aims to provide female entrepreneurs, and those from some of capital’s most under-represented communities, with the opportunity to start and scale a high growth tech business.
Pictured is food waste.

Loughborough researchers help develop revolutionary biogas system

Researchers at Loughborough University have been collaborating with colleagues in Thailand to develop a small scale biogas system that converts food waste to methane and can be monitored via the internet.
Pictured is the Loughborough campus.

Loughborough academic elected President of the European Anthropological Association

Professor Noël Cameron, of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, has been elected President of the European Anthropological Association (EAA).

England, the World Cup and childhood obesity

The biggest sporting event on the planet is dominated by junk food advertising – and today Public Health England announced that youngsters are eating twice the recommended amount of sugar.
Pictured is Professor Christopher Keylock and Professor Qiuhua Liang.

Leading experts on hydrodynamics join Loughborough University

Professor Qiuhua Liang and Professor Christopher Keylock are bringing their expertise on fluid dynamics to Loughborough University.

Are health care workers the answer to improving mental health patients’ physical well-being in secure hospitals?

More value needs to be placed in promoting exercise for people with severe mental health issues in secure hospital settings.
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Regular exercise may be more beneficial for men than post-menopausal women

The blood vessels of middle-aged men and women adapt differently to regular exercise according to new research by Loughborough University.
photo of a bottle of oil pouring onto spoon

University researcher awarded with British Nutrition Foundation grant

Dr Oonagh Markey, a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow at Loughborough University, has been announced as one of two winners of the 2018 Drummond Pump Priming Award from the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).
Photo of previous Decision Sciences event in lecture theatre

School of Business and Economics to celebrate Decision Sciences with an exciting day of events

The School of Business and Economics (SBE) will be celebrating Decision Sciences and the research academics are engaged in later this month with an exciting workshop and lecture.
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Institute of Advanced Studies to hold Art and Migration series of events

Loughborough’s Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) will be hosting an exciting series of events around Art and Migration this month.

Arts Degree Show to showcase work of emerging artists

Students from the School of the Arts, English and Drama are set to exhibit a wide range of work at the 2018 Arts Degree Show, which opens to the public on 9 June.
Pictured is a trophy.

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering PhD student is winner at L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards Ceremony

A Loughborough Doctoral Researcher was selected as one of the winners of the poster presentation competition at the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards Ceremony.
Pictured is the Loughborough carillon.

University arts programme to capture the sounds of Loughborough

Three artists are to capture the different sounds of Loughborough as part of a project that explores how music makes place and place makes music.

English and drama lecturer organises sell-out wrestling event as part of her research into Britain’s Spandex-driven grappling scene

Determinism is as much a part of professional wrestling as a Boston crab, according to some very hands-on research.

Academic awarded acclaimed fellowship for project to make poetry archives accessible

Dr Lise Jaillant, of the School of Arts, English and Drama at Loughborough University, has been awarded a major Leadership Fellowship by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Pictured are workout weights, a bottle of water and a peach.

Mature adults needed for Loughborough fitness study

Mature adults in the Loughborough area that would like to be fitter and more mobile are asked to take part in a study.
Pictured is a woman stroking a horse.

Academic to evaluate impacts of horse assisted therapy

A Loughborough University academic is to assess how equine assisted activities and therapy (EAAT) impacts people living with and beyond cancer.

Pictured is Dr Patria Roman-Velazquez accepting her award. Image courtesy of Steve Daszko.

Loughborough University London academic receives award for work that supports BAME communities in Southwark

Loughborough University London’s Director of Studies has been recognised for her work to support BAME traders and customers that are set to be impacted by a Southwark development.
Pictured is the Loughborough University Arts Festival logo.

New 10-day Arts Festival to bring top industry names to Loughborough

Renowned creatives, the history of food, poetry and an artist that once destroyed all their belongings…