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An expert in renewable energy at @lborouniversity.bsky.social has responded to BP's decision to focus on oil and gas production. Read more ⬇️ www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

@lborouniversity.bsky.social 🤝RAF Sport We're delighted to have partnered with RAF Sport to foster high-performance sporting development for its personnel.👩‍✈️ Read more on this new development 👇 www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

A new artificial intelligence model has been developed that can predict how long a person with a learning disability is likely to stay in hospital, offering insights that could improve care. Read about the DECODE research in our press release⤵️ www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Loughborough English professor Elaine Hobby has been with Her Majesty the Queen today at the unveiling of a statue of Aphra Behn - the first professional woman writer. The event took place in Behn's home city of Canterbury. Read more: 👇 bit.ly/4bdmmaD

Some nice coverage in The Engineer for this latest development in TENG development at @lborouniversity.bsky.social. Read more ⬇️ www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news...

Prof Buckley's insights have also been shared by: Standard News: tinyurl.com/4k4kn5b5 MSN: tinyurl.com/5efzku3n YahooNews: tinyurl.com/5n6bkdzv MailOnline: tinyurl.com/439x8dc6 The Independent: tinyurl.com/3bf3ye2c Plus many other national & international outlets

The fitness routines the health experts actually stick to @lborouniversity.bsky.social Professor Amanda Daley shares her fitness routine with @theipaper.com 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Prof Oli Buckley, an expert in cyber security, shares his thoughts on the Apple UK privacy retreat in a new Forbes article ⤵️ www.forbes.com/sites/esatde...

Check out @farminguk.bsky.social's article on AI research by Loughborough University computer scientists ⤵️🐄 ://www.farminguk.com/news/researchers-develop-ai-to-track-uk-farm-emissions_66141.html

Listen to Dr Kerry Featherstone of @lboroenglish.bsky.social‬ on 'Take Four Books' for BBC Radio Four. bit.ly/4ib9OTs

A group of @lborouniversity.bsky.social academics have proved a fresh theory which aims to improve how a new technology turns movement into electricity. Read more ⬇️ www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Research led by Prof Vicky Tolfrey and Dr Thomas Rietveld of the Peter Harrison Centre has driven a key rule change in World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR) to enhance female participation. Read 👇 www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

24 million people in the UK are living below socially acceptable standards, according to a new report out today. Research carried out by @crsp-uk.bsky.social for @jrf-uk.bsky.social Read more: 👇 bit.ly/3QqiFow

How to lose weight fast and safely Dr James King @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to @telegraphnews.bsky.social about the role exercise plays in healthy weight loss. Read more here 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

Scientists have developed AI tools that offer insights into how greenhouse gas emissions associated with UK livestock farming and land use can be reduced 🐄🌱 Such tech is needed to help achieve the 2050 net zero goal🌎 Read⤵️ tinyurl.com/mranfx44

What are electrolytes and are they good for you? Loughborough Sport's performance nutritionist, Bethan Crouse, tells the Telegraph all you need to know. Read 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

How are academics at Loughborough University using lasers, bubbles and pressure pads to see if we can make our cars more efficient? Read more⬇️ www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Great to see research by @luanaolivieri.bsky.social and the Emergent Photonics Research Centre mentioned in this BBC article ⤵️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Input from @lborouniversity.bsky.social's Reader in Climate Futures, Dr Richard Hodgkins, in this Irish Times piece focusing on last year's record heat. Read more ⬇️ www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

"We are hopeful that the government will act upon these recommendations." Loughborough's @allanwatson1.bsky.social has co-authored a new report which highlights the importance of universities in transforming the creative industries. Read more ⬇️ www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

"Sportswashing" doesn't always work, says Loughborough's Dr Verity Postlethwaite. Read more on her interview with DW News below: www.dw.com/en/rwanda-tu...

Did you spot @lborouniversity.bsky.social on #DancingOnIce this weekend? The incredible Michaela Strachan was on campus visiting her son. She also caught up with our Vice-Chancellor to talk all things ice skating ⛸️ Well done on another incredible performance Michaela 🙌🙌🙌

In the latest episode of the Experts in Sport, we discuss how physical education can be improved to make it inclusive for everyone #ExpertsinSport Listen to the full show: Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0T5r... YouTube youtu.be/FCQzSR15v8Y

"The perfect football doesn’t exist, but all the brands are striving towards it." Read more from @lborouniversity.bsky.social's Professor Andy Harland in this interesting piece by @telegraphnews.bsky.social on the difference in branded footballs. www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Great to see research by Dr Vitor Castro and Professors Tom Jackson & Ian Hodgkinson from the @lborouniversity.bsky.social Business School featured in this article by @contextnewsroom.bsky.social Read in full here 👇 www.context.news/ai/will-brit...

In a new Conversation piece, Lboro Design's Prof James Goodwin explores the science behind bacopa - the latest brain health trend 🧠 Read what the physiology of ageing expert said ⤵️ theconversation.com/exploring-ba...

Parents’ maths anxiety linked to lower numeracy skills in children, study finds ⤵️ tinyurl.com/u96fwtbm Dr Morsanyi says the findings highlight the need for initiatives that enable parents to support their children’s learning and develop positive attitudes towards the subject.

What an incredible achievement for @lborouniversity.bsky.social graduate Zara Lachlan, who has become the youngest person and first woman to row solo and unsupported from mainland Europe to mainland South America. Lots of coverage celebrating her success 🎉🎉 www.aol.co.uk/news/student...

🎙️New Q&A! Emergent Photonics Research Centre Director Prof. Marco Peccianti shares insights with Electro Optics on the latest photonics trends, how spontaneous interactions drive discovery, and the Centre’s cutting-edge work—from AI to precision timekeeping⏳✨ 🔗https://tinyurl.com/mxkekpny

Spannende neuigkeiten! Research by Loughborough mathematicians recently appeared on the popular German quiz show Wer weiß denn sowas? They discussed a study that unraveled the mystery behind ouzo’s cloudy transformation when water is added 🍸

Thriv­ing uni­versity spin­outs must not be an Oxbridge pre­serve @lborouniversity.bsky.social VC and leaders from other world-class member universities of @midlandsinnovation.bsky.social share their concerns about the Oxbridge growth corridor via @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/c92a...

A new @lborouniversity.bsky.social collaborative research project will investigate the development of new treatments for drug-resistant bacterial infections 💊 Read more on this global study below 👇 www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Loughborough's Prof Vicky Tolfrey tells @abcaustralia.bsky.social how Japan is rising to the top in wheelchair tennis 👇 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

'Musk’s focus on fending off regulation has both economic and political motives.' Prof @andrewchadwick.com @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to @julianborger.bsky.social @theguardian.com about Elon Musk's interest in the UK. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Our next @uk.theconversation.com workshop for @lborouniversity.bsky.social academics and Doctoral Researchers is on Wednesday, January 29. Find out more and book your place here 👇 www.lboro.ac.uk/internal/new...

Dr Steven Bradbury joins host Martin Foster, to discuss Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion in Sports Leadership in #ExpertsinSport Listen to the full show: Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2Zrp... YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=CALS...

In our latest @uk.theconversation.com article, Prof Eef Hogervorst and Dr Emma O'Donnell discuss how processed red meat isn’t just bad for your heart, it’s also associated with dementia. Read ⤵️ theconversation.com/processed-re...

Carnivorous sundews adapt their food intake depending on their habitat. Research by @drjonmillett.bsky.social. Read more @sciencex.bsky.social 👇 bit.ly/4hlPYEl

Could the pressure on boilers be lifted with the introduction of heat pumps in our homes? 🏠 Read more from research involving @lborouniversity.bsky.social Engineering's Dr Stephen Watson ⬇️ www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Donald Trump is being inaugurated for his second term as US President today, but it will be very different from his first stint, according to Prof Geoffrey Hodgson. Read his article in the @uk.theconversation.com... 👇 bit.ly/40r98SJ

'Without immediate and concerted efforts to expand renewable energy and improve efficiency, AI’s electricity demands could hinder the transition to a net zero future' Proessors Tom Jackson and Ian Hodgkinson @lborouniversity.bsky.social write for @uk.theconversation.com

“calorie labelling has a role to play” in efforts to help the public make healthier eating decisions Prof Amanda Daley @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Loughborough University will benefit from a major government cash investment after the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) was awarded £5.25m funding. Read more below 👇 www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Dr @jillybkay.bsky.social features in this Guardian article explaining the femosphere - a dangerous online environment which promotes exploiting men. Read more: 👇 bit.ly/4hfzqOo

'Wrestlers’ welfare has improved since the 1990s – but they still have a fight on their hands' Prof Claire Warden @lborouniversity.bsky.social writes for @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/wrestlers-we...