“Let’s all meet up in the year 2000?” Stakeholder engagement with the Ten-Year Health Plan, by Professor Simon Turner

During a six-month sabbatical to Loughborough University, I explored how stakeholders were engaged in reform planning for the National Health Service (NHS) in England. I interviewed 25 people, who produced or participated in the planning process, drawn from health services, local government, think tanks, the civil service, charities, and academia.

Loughborough researcher meets parliamentarians at drop-in event to discuss surrogacy law reform

On 17 June, Professor Kirsty Horsey from Loughborough Law in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities worked with SurrogacyUK to host a drop-in event in Parliament.

Bridging Flood Science and Policy: Reflections and Routes to Engagement

Dr Josh Wolstenholme has authored a blog that reflects on his experience of the policymaking process.

Professor Camilla Gilmore gives evidence to House of Lords Numeracy for Life Committee

Professor Camilla Gilmore, Professor of Mathematical Cognition at Loughborough University and Director of the ESRC Centre for Early Mathematics Learning, recently gave oral evidence to the House of Lords Numeracy for Life Committee as part of its inquiry into improving numeracy skills across England.

Digital Decarbonisation: Making the Hidden Costs of Digital Growth Visible

Briefing following a House of Lords strategic discussion hosted by Earl Russell

Policy Unit 2026 Spring update

It has been a busy few months for policy engagement for Loughborough University and its researchers. This update provides information on this engagement, which spans a range of disciplines and types of interaction.

Dr Arman Mazhikeyev awarded prestigious UKRI Policy Fellowship

Dr Arman Mazhikeyev, Senior Research Associate with Loughborough University’s Productivity Forum at the University’s Business School, has been awarded a highly competitive UKRI Policy Fellowship.

Dr Francisco Azpitarte awarded UKRI Policy Fellowship to advance evidence-driven SEN policy in Northern Ireland

Dr Francisco Azpitarte, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Programme Leader for Undergraduate Courses in Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy at Loughborough University, has been awarded a prestigious UKRI Policy Fellowship.

Dr Simona Rasciute Appointed UKRI Policy Fellowship Children and Young People Thriving analytical fellowship

Dr Simona Rasciute, Reader in Economics at Loughborough Business School and researcher on health, wellbeing, and education, has been appointed as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Policy Fellowship. Dr Rasciute will take up the Department for Education’s (DfE) “Children and Young People Thriving” analytical fellowship as part of the UKRI Policy Fellowships programme, starting in February 2026.

Loughborough University’s Transport Safety Research Centre holds set-piece event at a pivotal moment for UK Road Safety

Loughborough University’s Transport Safety Research Centre (TSRC) hosted a set-piece event on Wednesday 28 January, bringing together leading voices from academia, policy and industry to explore how the UK can move closer to a transport system with less deaths and serious injury.