News - 2026
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Dr Zakhele Ndala awarded Wits Rising Scholars fellowship
Dr Zakhele Ndala has been awarded the prestigious Wits Rising Scholars fellowship in recognition of his green hydrogen research and his contribution to strengthening South Africa–UK research collaboration.
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SES Network Industrial Secondment Fund enables CREST researcher Zeyad Elsayed to visit research collaborators in the USA
Researcher Zeyad Elsayed received funding to undertake a placement at a leading American solar technology company, followed by a week of practical experience at the University of Toledo’s Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization.
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Oliver Owen begins his Faraday Institution PhD Studentship in metal–air battery research
Oliver Owen joins Loughborough University's first Faraday Institution-funded PhD studentship to develop advanced ORR catalytic electrodes for magnesium–air batteries.
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Loughborough researcher awarded funding to deliver net zero skills workshop
Loughborough University researcher, Esther Mgbemeje has secured £2,500 in funding from the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) Community Fund to deliver a specialist workshop focused on energy research and net zero innovation.
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National high resolution cathodoluminescence facility opens at Loughborough University
A new national facility for high resolution cathodoluminescence has been officially opened by Professor Nick Jennings, the University’s Vice-Chancellor.