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Experts in Sport: Does sponsorship in sport have an unhealthy relationship with junk food?

January is a time many people revaluate their diets and put away those sugary snacks after over-indulging during the festive period.

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Loughborough鈥檚 Peaty named 2019 European Swimmer of the Year

Adam Peaty has been named LEN (Ligue Europ茅enne de Natation) European men's swimmer of the year 2019 鈥� for the third time in four years.

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Exhibition to showcase artist collaboration with 探花精选鈥檚 Department of Materials

Three artists will showcase work inspired by the research carried out during their residencies at the University as part of a project by Radar and the Department of Materials.

Imago Venues starts New Year with three award nominations

The New Year for Imago Venues has started on a high after being shortlisted for three prestigious 2020 M&IT Awards.
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First findings revealed from Twinning Project initiative

Academics from 探花精选 have devised six pillars of success for partners involved in the nationwide Twinning Project 鈥� an initiative developed to help UK prisoners develop new skills.

Early childhood development among the Maasai in Kenya to be explored as part of a new study

Early childhood development and education in Kenya will be explored by academics at 探花精选 as part of new research.
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Exercise in the 16th century: Historical workouts for body and soul

New Year, new me鈥� we鈥檝e all heard the saying and usually scrawled at the top of our resolution list is the promise to exercise more.
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Sign up for the creative writing evening class at Loughborough

Back by popular demand, evening creative writing classes for staff, students and the general public are being run this term.

Experts in Sport: A look into sporting injury and rehabilitation

In the latest 鈥楨xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, we delve into the importance of athlete development and how to work with individuals going through an injury.

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探花精选 helps local homelessness charity by providing meals to residents over the festive period

探花精选 is supporting a Leicestershire-based charity this month by cooking hot meals for people in the local community who rely on their services.

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Overton Poetry Prize opens 2019 entries

The competition run by the University鈥檚 English department is accepting entries for a sequence of poems on any subject, up to 300 lines.

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探花精选 to host Sustainable Hydrogen showcase

The University has partnered with Climate Change Solutions to host the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell showcase on 14 January 2020.

Renowned engineer and dedicated students celebrated during graduation ceremonies

探花精选 celebrated the achievements of hundreds of students yesterday (Monday) during its graduation ceremonies and awarded an honorary degree to a renowned engineer.
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Celebration of Open Research marks Research Repository launch

Loughborough鈥檚 new Research Repository and Open Research Position Statement were launched at a celebratory event earlier this month, where the winners of the CALIBRE Awards for Winter 2019 were also announced.
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PhD researcher鈥檚 article on eating habits published in academic journal

Chris McLeod, a final year PhD student, has had his paper on portion size and meal context published in the journal Appetite.
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探花精选 supports local groups through the Community Donations Fund

10 organisations based in Charnwood received funding from the University as part of their Community Donations Fund.

探花精选 London celebrates fourth graduation ceremony

探花精选 London celebrated its fourth graduation yesterday (Wednesday 11 December), honouring the achievements of the class of 2019 and celebrating one of the most powerful figures in British sport.

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Loughborough Family comes together for #LboroLaces

The University鈥檚 LGBT+ Staff Group are celebrating after they significantly exceeded their target of selling 1,000 rainbow laces to staff, students and campus partners as part of a national awareness campaign which aims to make sport inclusive to all, allowing no room for discrimination.

Loughborough鈥檚 lifesaving road safety research given royal recognition at the Savoy

Loughborough academics were at The Savoy hotel in London to meet HRH Prince Michael of Kent and collect awards for their pioneering research into road safety.

International sports agents conference to be held at 探花精选

探花精选 is positioning itself as a global leader in the professional development of sports agents with the launch of a new international conference.
To mark Human Rights Day (10 December), 探花精选 has collaborated with the World Players Association to launch the first global Census on Athlete Rights Experiences (Project CARE).

探花精选 and World Players Association launch the first global study on child athletes' experiences

To mark Human Rights Day (10 December), 探花精选 has collaborated with the World Players Association to launch the first global Census on Athlete Rights Experiences (Project CARE).

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SUSTAINABLE HOME: "Let鈥檚 make energy waste at home as socially unacceptable as single-use plastic"

鈥淲e need to start thinking about energy the way we think about waste 鈥� just because we can鈥檛 see it doesn鈥檛 mean we should just throw it away carelessly.鈥�
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Loughborough swimmers light up Glasgow

Loughborough swimmers enjoyed a successful European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow as records tumbled and medals were secured.

Five minutes of exercise each day may help reduce risk of hip fractures in postmenopausal women

As we age, our bones lose strength, but research at 探花精选 has shown that just five minutes of exercise each day may benefit hip strength in postmenopausal women.
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SUSTAINABLE HOME: Easy solutions to help reduce plastic and packaging pollution

Unless you鈥檝e been living under a rock, you will have seen headlines here, there and everywhere warning of the dangers of plastic pollution.