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Experts to come together at Loughborough to discuss media and migration

Loughborough University is to host a talk this week that will focus on why migration is such a prominent topic within contemporary media across the globe.

5 February 2018
photo of a woman with knee discomfort during exercise

Arthritis Centre with Loughborough expertise receives additional £2m funding

The Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis has been awarded a further £2 million from Arthritis Research UK.

25 January 2018
Pictured is two pairs of hands holding a red heart.

University to mark Young Carers Awareness Day with informative event

To celebrate Young Carers Awareness Day, Loughborough University is hosting an event that looks to inform, inspire and equip senior leaders and those supporting young carers in Leicestershire schools.

24 January 2018
Pictured is the Migrant Memory and the Post-colonial Imagination logo.

Arts event to mark launch of £1m project that explores how the 1947 Partition of India is remembered by South Asian communities in Britain

Loughborough University London and Radar – LU Arts’ contemporary programme that commissions artists to respond to academic research – are co-hosting an event to mark the launch of a £1m project that examines the 1947 Partition of India and its influence on community identity in the UK.

24 January 2018
A sad child with its mother

More than half of children now living in poverty in some parts of the UK

The End Child Poverty coalition has today (Wednesday 24 January) published a new Child Poverty map of the UK, using data compiled by Loughborough University.

24 January 2018
Pictured, from left to right, are Dr Andrew Kingsnorth, Dr Lauren Sherar, Prof Paul Downward, Prof Alan Bairner, Dr Joe Piggin, Dr Dominic Malcolm and Dr Carolynne Mason holding copies of the Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice.

University academics contribute to landmark handbook on physical activity policy and practice

Thirty current and former Loughborough University academics have contributed to a landmark publication on physical activity policy and practice.

12 January 2018
Pictured are different coloured flipflops.

Women and men needed for high street brand flip flop study

Twenty women and 10 men with the shoe size 5, 7 or 9 are needed for a flip flop study for a high street brand.

22 December 2017
Pictured is a white lorry driving along a road.

New research to help truck drivers get their health back on the road

A new Loughborough University-led study is helping truck drivers get healthy by encouraging higher levels of physical activity and a healthier diet that fits in with their work schedule.

20 December 2017
Festive wine glasses

Christmas has your number when it comes to slumber – why certain people struggle to sleep over the festive period

Prepare to be ‘found out’ if you have a hidden predisposition for insomnia – Christmas exposes all your sleep vulnerabilities.

20 December 2017
Pictured is the DARG logo, it is made up of a collection of words, in the colours pink, purple and blue, that relate to the group.

Discourse and Rhetoric Group celebrates 30th anniversary with special video

A world-leading University group that researches language and social interaction in society is celebrating its 30th anniversary and, to mark the occasion, a special tribute video has been made.

19 December 2017
Pictured are Loughborough University students and young members of The Prince’s Trust at the Pull Your Socks Up event.

Students and young members of the community brought together through research project

A Loughborough University research project, which aimed to bring students and young people from different walks of life together through creative workshops, has been hailed a success.

11 December 2017

Research Engineers needed to help shape High Speed 2

The University is looking to recruit four research engineers to work on an exciting new partnership with High Speed Two Ltd (HS2), the largest construction project in Europe.

7 December 2017

Loughborough wins two top accolades at Times Higher Education Awards

Loughborough University won two top accolades at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards last night (Thursday 30 November), winning Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year and Technological Innovation of the Year.

1 December 2017

New research finds BAME coaches underrepresented in professional football

Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches continue to be underrepresented in professional football, new research from Loughborough University has found

29 November 2017

Connected and autonomous vehicle project aims to steer the next generation of automated public transport

A £13.4 million initiative to create a driverless transport testing area based in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and nearby Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London is due to be up and running by spring 2019.

29 November 2017
Delegates at forest education network event

Loughborough hosts forest education network 10-year celebration

Loughborough University hosted the Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Forest Education Network 10-year celebration anniversary event this week; bringing together practitioners, organisations and researchers from across the region.

28 November 2017

Forensic technology developed at Loughborough University will make it “impossible” for criminals to destroy fingerprint evidence

New forensic technology created by scientists at Loughborough University will make it “impossible” for criminals erase their fingerprints from crime scenes.

28 November 2017
Research radio station c.1929

New arts programme explores relationship between music and place

An innovative Loughborough University arts project is to explore how music and geography interact.

20 November 2017

Single-earner families face living standards drop

Cuts to Universal Credit will leave many low income families worse off despite tax changes and a rising National Living Wage, new analysis by Loughborough University has revealed.

15 November 2017

Volunteers needed for study into novel diabetes drug which helps patients lose weight

Volunteers are needed for a study which looks at new diabetes medication that aids weight loss.

15 November 2017

Screen time linked to unhealthy eating behaviour in children

Excessive screen time has been linked to unhealthy eating behaviour in schoolchildren.

13 November 2017
Loughborough academic and Mind charity research

Loughborough academic involved in largest ever study of its kind into physical activity’s benefits to mental wellbeing

A Loughborough University academic has worked with the mental health charity Mind on a landmark two-year study showing that people with mental health problems who are more regularly active have better mental wellbeing.

10 November 2017
Professors John Downey, Gianpietro Mazzoleni and Sergio Splendore

Institute of Advanced Studies brings world-leading communication scholars to Loughborough

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at Loughborough University is running a series of events on the theme of Communication, in collaboration with colleagues from the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture.

2 November 2017
poster for Pub Science 1 - Climate change

Pub Science – climate change, an uncertain future?

On Thursday 16 November, LU Arts will present the first of this year’s ‘Pub Science’ series, exploring the theme of climate change.

31 October 2017

You are twice as likely to develop dementia if you are single

Being single can almost double the risk for dementia, a new study has found.

27 October 2017
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