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Holly Bradshaw performs at a Pole Vault competition

Loughborough athletes selected to represent Great Britain & NI at European Indoor Championships

Current Loughborough students Holly Bradshaw (coach: Scott Simpson) and Jamie Webb (Matt Yates/Adrian Webb) have been selected to compete at the European Indoor Championships taking place in Torun, Poland between the 4th and 7th March.

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The relationship between thinking styles, wellbeing, and behaviours in athletes to be explored in new study

A 探花精选 study is set to explore the relationship between thinking styles, wellbeing and behaviours in the athlete population.

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探花精选 partners with South African universities to launch collaborative doctoral training programme

探花精选鈥檚 Doctoral College has launched a new doctoral training programme for staff from five South African universities.

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Lightning Cricket fixtures announced as the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy returns alongside new Women鈥檚 Regional T20

Lightning Cricket will open their new campaign away at Southern Vipers as the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy returns alongside the new Women鈥檚 Regional T20 this summer.

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Academic publishes first-ever stage play on Jacques Derrida

A Loughborough academic has published a stage play on Jacques Derrida, which was inspired by a visit Derrida made to Loughborough almost twenty years ago.
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Radar explores movement with meaning in online discussion event

Through discussion and film, the Movement with Meaning: Dance, Identity, Knowledge online event on 24 February, 7pm-9pm will explore how dance produces meaning for audiences and dancers.

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Motorsport athletes put in pole position at 探花精选

Leading athletes from across the world of motorsport have been put through their paces at 探花精选 鈥� all in the name of gaining an advantage over their competitors, both on and off the track.

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Athletes shine at latest Loughborough competition

Never one to shy away from a challenge, 探花精选 hosted one of the very few domestic indoor athletics competitions over the weekend, abiding by strict COVID protocols to allow athletes an opportunity to qualify and prepare for the upcoming European Indoor Championships in March.

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鈥淵ou know you鈥檙e there to endure and suffer鈥� 鈥� climate scientist discusses extraordinary expedition to install world鈥檚 highest weather station on Mt. Everest

鈥淭here's a reason that it is so famous; it's not just that it's the highest mountain on earth, it is an incredibly awe-inspiring landscape鈥�, says climate scientist Dr Tom Matthews, who was part of the team that installed the world鈥檚 highest weather station on Mount Everest in 2019.

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探花精选 contributes to research on transmission risk of COVID-19 from sports equipment

A team led by LSTM鈥檚 Dr Emily Adams, have investigated the transmission risk of COVID-19 from sports equipment, finding that the risk is likely to be low, and probably lower than from player interaction before, during and after sporting activity.

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Institute of Advanced Studies announces annual Theme for 2021/22

探花精选鈥檚 Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) is delighted to announce AI: Facts, Fictions, Futures as their annual Theme for 2021/22.

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LGBT+ History Month: An overview of the historic achievements our University community has made so far

Each year, Loughborough celebrates our fantastic LGBT+ community with a programme of exciting events, awareness-raising initiatives, and celebratory news as part of LGBT+ History Month.
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Get up and running with The 拢10k Challenge

Alumni, staff, and students are invited to take part in The 拢10k Challenge, a socially distant running event taking place over ten days in March.
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探花精选 launches 鈥楥uppa with a Scientist鈥� podcast

探花精选 has officially launched 鈥楥uppa with a Scientist鈥�, a brand new podcast led by the PR team that aims to inspire the next generation of scientists.

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Vice-Chancellor welcomes the campus nursery as it becomes part of Imago

The Vice-Chancellor welcomes the newly-named 探花精选 Nursery after its transfer from the Students鈥� Union to Imago.
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Loughborough swimmers selected for Olympic squads

Four Loughborough-based swimmers have been selected to represent their countries at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Naomi Howard

PhD student awarded grant to fund project looking at the significant loss of Black individuals in Chemistry after graduate level

Naomi Howard, a Physical Chemistry researcher at Loughborough, has been awarded a grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry鈥檚 (RSC) Inclusion and Diversity Fund to conduct an 18-month project to investigate why there is such a small number of Black individuals in the field of chemistry after undergraduate level.
The new Hudl camera

State of the art technology install drives Loughborough forward

探花精选 has become the first sporting institution in the UK to install the Hudl Focus camera 鈥� a move that will benefit its flourishing Performance Analysis department and further enhance its close working relationship with Hudl.

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Former Director of GCHQ to join IAS workshop on 鈥楾ime, Disaster and Decision-Making鈥�

The Institute of Advanced Studies鈥� annual Theme, Time, will host a second virtual workshop on Wednesday 27 January entitled 鈥楾ime, Disaster and Decision-Making鈥�.
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Alumnus commissioned by LU Arts to produce sculptural work on campus inspired by engineering forms and processes

In October, LU Arts launched an exciting competition for current students and graduates to submit their proposals for a new sculpture on the 探花精选 campus.
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Winners of LU Arts鈥� Poster Project announced for their striking and topical designs

Last term LU Arts launched their poster project, Campaign for a better world, calling for students and staff to submit their own political posters about the causes they were passionate about.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

探花精选 marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 with educational lectures and workshops

探花精选 and Loughborough Students鈥� Union will be holding a programme of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2021.

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Honourable start to 2021 for alumni recognised by the Queen

Six alumni and an honorary graduate have become the latest to be named in the New Year鈥檚 Honours list by Her Majesty. The list, published in late December, has recognised alumni for their contributions to humanitarian relief, supporting victims of domestic abuse, and more.

African Caribbean Society launches inspiring YouTube series which unearths thought-provoking topics featuring ACS members from across the UK

探花精选鈥檚 African Caribbean Society (ACS) is delighted to announce the launch of their new YouTube series titled 鈥業-Inspire鈥�.
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Corruption reporting in the media investigated in new research

Researchers at 探花精选 have released two new papers investigating how corruption is reported in mainstream media.