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Living or Surviving? - Benefits, barriers and opportunities for young people transitioning out of homelessness

New research highlights the growing impact of low income and the social security system on young peoples’ living standards and their opportunities to transition out of homelessness.

Experts in Sport: The power of human evolution in sporting success

In the latest episode of the “Experts in Sport” podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with ultra-endurance athlete and multiple world-record holder Dr Danny Longman, to discuss his research on the role of sport in understanding human evolution, adaptation, and function in challenging environments.
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New research to offer guidance to athletes supporting pregnant partners

Researchers from Loughborough University will spearhead a new project looking at how athletes can better support their partners throughout pregnancy.

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Exploring how beach litter has changed over the past 50 years using drones and phone apps

Loughborough University researchers will assess how coastal litter from the ocean has changed over the past half-century in a unique project that brings together local heritage, drones, and mobile phone apps.

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Loughborough University awarded funding to support UK green growth and net zero ambitions

Loughborough University is among 14 research institutions to receive funding from the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre to support innovative work to reduce carbon emissions.

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Innovation Festival celebrates Leicestershire’s vibrant business community

Loughborough University is once again a sponsor and partner of the Leicestershire Innovation Festival.
(L-R) Jane Hunt MP, Stuart Andrew MP, Professor Mark Lewis, Professor Nick Jennings, Brett Gosper (Head of Europe & UK for the NFL), Professor Andy Harland.

Minister for Sport Stuart Andrew MP visits NFL Academy at Loughborough

Stuart Andrew MP – Minister for Sport, Tourism and Civil Society – visited both Loughborough University and Loughborough College on Thursday 19 January to see first-hand the positive impact the National Football League (NFL) Academy is having on the region.
Innovation in Sustainability finalists Plastic Energy at the global company’s R&D base at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park

Twelve nominations for University research and innovation in LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards

Loughborough University has 12 nominations across eight categories in the 2023 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards.

How to talk to policymakers about research

A new report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk), with support from Loughborough University, looks at how policymakers currently interact with research and how researchers lobby policymakers.

Creative industries in India have “huge potential”, researchers conclude in first-of-a-kind report

The creative industries in India are “growing fast” and have “huge potential”, researchers have concluded in a new report that maps the sector for the first time.

Rising prices add almost 20% to minimum cost of retirement

The amount of money needed to retire at a minimum living standard has increased by almost 20% over the last year, according to new analysis.
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Experts in Sport podcast: How to stay motivated on your new year fitness journey

With the festive season now a distant memory, many of us have swapped turkey and mince pies for kettlebells and treadmills as we attempt to live healthier in 2023.

“Affordable” increase to pension budget could end poverty injustice for terminally ill

The UK Government could stop terminally ill people of working age being driven into poverty by increasing its annual spend on the State Pension by just 0.1%[1].

Reimagining how Emily Brontë died – new paper

A new interpretation of the only existing record from the time of Emily Brontë’s death has offered an alternative narrative for the Wuthering Heights author’s final moments.

Emily Brontë’s death needs to be radically reimagined – an expert explains

Novelist Charlotte Brontë was devastated when her sister Emily died from tuberculosis on December 19, 1848.
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Dreading seeing COVID conspiracy-spreading relatives this Christmas? Here’s why you may have ignored their misinformation in the family group chat all year

Christmas is just around the corner and though it’s time to enjoy the family coming together, you may be dreading seeing that one relative that can’t help but bring up COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
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Ultra X co-founder trains for success with Loughborough’s Physiology services (VIDEO)

Sam Heward, an Ultra Runner and co-founder of Ultra X, has shared his experience of undergoing physiology testing at Loughborough University in order to improve his running performance.

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Alumnus Donaldson appointed Head of Para Sport

Alumnus Alasdair Donaldson has been appointed Loughborough University’s new Head of Para Sport.

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World Cup football tested on campus (VIDEO)

Researchers from Loughborough University’s Sports Technology Institute have carried out rigorous testing into the adidas Al Rihla Pro football – the official match ball used at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

New ‘Cost of a Child in Scotland’ research finds rising costs outstrip additional Holyrood support for families

A new report commissioned by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University has found a widening gap between the cost of raising a child in Scotland and actual family incomes, despite the significant impact of Scottish government policies and lower childcare costs.

Prototype AR shopping devices could benefit both consumers and retailers – new study

Augmented reality (AR) could change the way we buy clothes in the future.
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Loughborough University agrees ground-breaking partnership with West Ham United Women (VIDEO)

Loughborough University has become the official higher education partner of West Ham United Women – the first partnership of its kind in the Barclays Women's Super League.

Recycling technology leader Plastic Energy celebrates opening of new research and development labs at Loughborough University

Plastic Energy, a global leader in chemical recycling technology, has announced the opening of its new research and development labs at Loughborough University.
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Loot boxes cause financial and emotional harm to children, new report reveals

“The game just got better and better as I spent more money and I got addicted to it. I knew I’d spent the money, but I didn’t know how much.
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World Cup 2022: what the dream of football success means to migrants

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has already been hit by controversy around human rights and the treatment of migrant workers in the host country. As fans around the world board planes to go to the tournament (and then return home), it’s worth paying attention to how football and migration are intertwined.