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Mature adults needed for Loughborough fitness study

Mature adults in the Loughborough area that would like to be fitter and more mobile are asked to take part in a study.
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探花精选 leaps back into UK top five

探花精选 has been ranked 4th in the 2019 Guardian University Guide, rising two places from last year. It also has 21 of its 28 subject areas ranked in the national top ten.
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Academic to evaluate impacts of horse assisted therapy

A 探花精选 academic is to assess how equine assisted activities and therapy (EAAT) impacts people living with and beyond cancer.

Pictured is Dr Patria Roman-Velazquez accepting her award. Image courtesy of Steve Daszko.

探花精选 London academic receives award for work that supports BAME communities in Southwark

探花精选 London鈥檚 Director of Studies has been recognised for her work to support BAME traders and customers that are set to be impacted by a Southwark development.
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New 10-day Arts Festival to bring top industry names to Loughborough

Renowned creatives, the history of food, poetry and an artist that once destroyed all their belongings鈥�

Community groups and dedicated students presented with community prizes

The University鈥檚 annual Community Presentation Evening, held at Loughborough Town Hall last week, saw community groups and dedicated students were presented with community prizes.
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University is partner in new international project on gender equality

探花精选 is to contribute to a new international project that aims to advance knowledge and sharing on gender equality.

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Loughborough student engineers announced as winners of competition

Four University students and one alumnus have been named winners of the Mentor30Engineers competition.
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Loughborough students鈥� idea to help improve pharmaceutical productivity

Four Loughborough PhD students have come up with an innovative idea to reduce production line downtime and improve pharmaceutical productivity.

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Design students win international Toyota competition

Two students from Loughborough鈥檚 Design School have won the International Toyota Logistics Design competition.
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Imago named Best Academic Venue at National Venue Awards

At the National Venue Awards last Friday (11 May), Loughborough based Imago Venues was named the UK鈥檚 Best Academic Venue.
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Event shines light on LGBT+ research conducted at 探花精选

The important LGBT+ research being conducted at 探花精选 was highlighted at an exciting new event.

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National roll-out for 探花精选鈥檚 tennis parents鈥� support programme

探花精选 research into parenting in sport has resulted in the nationwide roll-out of a youth tennis parent education and support initiative.
Pictured is Professor Graham Hargrave, of the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, and Jonathan Wilson receiving the coveted Autocar Sturmey Award.

探花精选 academics win acclaimed award for technology that reduces harmful diesel emissions

A 探花精选 professor and a research associate that have developed revolutionary emission technology have had their hard work acknowledged in the Autocar Awards 2018.
Mason and Zach with Dr George Torrens at the presentation of the competition

Design School students create inclusive sports products

Students from the Design School recently took part in a competition to develop assistive sports products and games for schoolchildren with disabilities.
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Owner of world-famous casino visits Loughborough to hear about latest research

Jimmy Thomas, one of Loughborough鈥檚 most successful businessmen, visited the University last week to discuss research being conducted by the School of Business and Economics.
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LSU society and Welfare and Diversity associations have hard work recognised in national awards competition

Two Loughborough Students鈥� Union (LSU) associations and one society have had their efforts acknowledged in the National Societies Awards.

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Loughborough academic co-curates innovative architecture exhibition

A Loughborough academic has co-curated and contributed to an interactive exhibition on adaptive architecture that features a 鈥榖reathing鈥� room and footage of a University building that transforms when it detects light.

Voting now open for Placement Student Awards

Voting has now opened for 探花精选鈥檚 Placement Student Awards.
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President of the Royal Society and Nobel Prize winner to present lecture on migration in science

Nobel Prize-winning biologist Professor Venki Ramakrishnan will be at the University next week presenting a lecture on migration in science.
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Music scholarship students to showcase their talent in University concert

Two Loughborough students that have been awarded prestigious music scholarships will be taking to the stage next week.
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Loughborough London鈥檚 first round of Community Donations Fund now open for applications

Loughborough London has now opened the bidding for the 2018 Open Fund, in line with 探花精选鈥檚 Community Donations Fund scheme.

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Loughborough student named Undergraduate of the Year

A Loughborough student has been named Undergraduate of the Year for Innovation at the TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year competition.

Loughborough academic named as next Editor-in-Chief of international journal

A Loughborough academic and acclaimed expert in political communication research has been announced as the next Editor-in-Chief of a leading international journal.
Pictured is Matt Pritchard, left, and Julian Bourne, right.

Students win Pitch@Palace award with chatbot system that aims to make eating out easy

Students Matt Pritchard and James Powell-Tuck have won a sought-after national award for their foody tech idea 鈥� and they have even been congratulated by a member of the royal family!