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Why COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy should fall as more people get the jab

Did you book your NHS COVID-19 vaccination on the phone? If you did, the first thing you heard was this automated message: “Thank you for your call. We are pleased so many people have responded to their invitations to get a COVID vaccination.”

Friends: making audiences laugh by embracing the unexpected in conversation

Professor Elizabeth Stokoe, Professor of Social Interaction, discusses how TV series Friends makes audiences laugh in an article for The Conversation.

Conversations, and how we end them

Professor Elizabeth Stokoe, Professor of Social Interaction, discusses new research on the duration of our conversations.

Arguing with the people you love? How to have a healthy family dispute

Dr Jessica Robles, who is based in Communication and Media at Loughborough, and whose research involves discourse analysis of language and social interaction, has published an article on The Conversation about how to have a healthy family dispute.

New study shows how online endorsement could help address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

A third of the UK adult population intend to use social media and personal messaging to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new, large scale, multi-university study involving Loughborough researchers has found.

LU Arts unveil student-led WAVE Press publication to mark International Women's Day 2021

A trio of students behind an exclusive publication called WAVE Press are delighted to announce copies of their risograph printed magazine are now available to view.

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