Current Students and Staff

4 April 2022

University Strategy approved

The University’s new strategy, Creating Better Futures. Together, has been formally approved by University Council at its meeting on 31st March.

2 April 2022

Dignity, Strategy, Regret – Putin's actions explained

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is an attempt to regain dignity and stave off the threat he sees moving in from the West, according to international relations expert Dr Afzal Ashraf.

1 April 2022

Applications now open for the Intelligent Energy Charitable Trust: £100,000 available to support good causes in Charnwood

Do you know an organisation or cause based in Charnwood that could benefit from funding?

1 April 2022

Staff invited to listen to experts on China at upcoming panel event

Loughborough University staff are welcome to join an upcoming online Q&A event with China experts.

1 April 2022

Planned network outage: Loughborough Design School - 7 April

On Thursday 7 April, there will be a full day outage on the eduroam Wi-Fi and wired network service in the Loughborough Design School.

1 April 2022

Student success in national tech competition

Lara Pearson, Toby Oates and Luke Eason have been named winners of the Tech Titans competition.

31 March 2022

Ukraine war: Turkey’s unique role in peace negotiations

After more than a month of fighting, a fresh round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has begun in Istanbul in the hope that progress can be made. Following weeks of fruitless talks in Belarus, negotiations were hosted by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who made a short opening statement telling both sides: “The world is waiting for good news, and good news from you.”

31 March 2022

Students: Get involved in the arts competition raising awareness about disabilities

The ‘What my disability can do!’ project, run by LU Arts and the Students’ Union Disability Student Network (DSN), aims to educate and raise awareness about disabilities on campus.

31 March 2022

Lightning set for Franklin’s Gardens return

Loughborough Lightning Rugby will return to cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens for their upcoming Allianz Premier 15s match versus Harlequins Women.

31 March 2022

Venture Crawl 2022 goes global

Over 1,000 student entrepreneurs from universities all over the world took part in the annual event in March.

31 March 2022

Being anxious about studying maths doesn’t mean you’re not good at it, but it can result in negative outcomes, says expert

Have you ever felt stressed or anxious while staring at your maths homework? Did the idea of your maths teacher asking you a question in class fill you with dread?

30 March 2022

University launches podcast about the impact of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

A new podcast has been launched which examines the impact the conflict in Ukraine is having on the world as well as assessing the future implications for the global economy and our everyday lives.

29 March 2022

Vladimir Putin: risk-taker who is gambling his country’s future

In the early 1990s, when he was deputy mayor of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin was known to a member of the city’s legislature, Viktor Talanov. A psychologist by profession, Talanov prepared a study of Putin in which he concluded that one of his subject’s fundamental psychological characteristics was a very high tolerance of risk.

28 March 2022

Register your place now: ‘Spotlight on… A distinctive, inclusive Loughborough experience’

The Enhanced Academic Practice team is delighted to announce the return of another ‘Spotlight on...’ session.

28 March 2022

Loughborough researchers to collaborate with the Gaelic Players Association

Loughborough University has teamed up with The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) – the official representative body for Gaelic football, hurling and camogie county players – to explore the role thinking styles and identity can have on inter-county players’ well-being over a competitive season.

28 March 2022

“Historical photographs of armed violence can impact our view of present conflicts”: New project to use AI to collate overlooked war images

“When we focus too much on the First and Second World Wars, this has an impact on our view of present conflicts.

25 March 2022

Headset training system Jukes wins LUinc. Sports Tech pitching competition

A training system which enables coaches to communicate with athletes through a headset rather than shouting over distance has won the first Sports Tech pitching competition, hosted by LUinc, the University’s incubator.

25 March 2022

Lightning rugby stars gear up for Women’s Six Nations

Loughborough Lightning will have thirteen players representing their country on the international stage as the Tiktok Women's Six Nations gets underway on Saturday 26 March.

25 March 2022

Loughborough hockey players receive World Cup call-up

Five Loughborough hockey players have been selected to represent their country at the upcoming FIH Women’s Junior World Cup in South Africa.

25 March 2022

Exercise improves physical and mental side effects of breast cancer treatments, new study finds

Exercise helps breast cancer patients with the physical and mental side effects of treatment, a new Loughborough University study has found, and ultimately it may improve disease prognosis.

Other

Inspiring Minds STEM - Year 12 taster day

Arts

Book Club: Feminism, Interrupted by Lola Olufemi

Careers

Employer Challenge Month for students from the BAME community