August 2021 press releases

Leah Langley with friends, volunteering

“I truly felt loved and appreciated”: A graduate’s remarkable contribution to life at Loughborough as she battled her own challenges

Leah Langley, who has graduated with a degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology this summer, has inspired many staff and students with her passion and positive attitude towards life at ÎçŇą»ĆƬµĽş˝.
The components of AIDE

Student designs smart mobility aid to allow people with dementia to live independently for longer and reduce the strain on the care system

According to Alzheimer’s Research UK, one million people in the UK will have dementia by 2025 and this will increase to two million by 2050.

Alice Dearing

Loughborough’s Dearing to make “bittersweet” Olympic debut (VIDEO)

Loughborough student Alice Dearing is set to make history later today as she becomes the first female black swimmer to represent Great Britain at an Olympic Games.

What electric vehicle manufacturers can learn from China – their biggest market

Despite the pandemic, global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) increased by 43% in 2020. Total EV sales in China were 1.3 million, an increase of 8% compared to 2019, and 41% of all EVs sold worldwide. Though Europe sold more than China for the first time since 2015, China is still the world’s biggest national market for EVs.

Hodgkinson takes stunning silver in Tokyo

Loughborough College alumna Keely Hodgkinson stormed to a stunning Olympic silver medal in the women’s 800m at the Tokyo Games.

Illustration of women's faces in different colours

New project to record, curate and archive 50 years’ worth of feminist stories and memorabilia to secure the legacy of an extraordinary movement

ÎçŇą»ĆƬµĽş˝ and the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, DĂşn Laoghaire, are working together to record, curate, and archive 50 years’ worth of oral histories and digitised records of feminist artists in Ireland and the UK.

Day eleven review: Hodgkinson wins superb silver, PB for Reekie, Heyward and Wightman progress, Pipi looks strong

Keely Hodgkinson’s superb run secured Loughborough’s ninth medal of the Olympic Games after a storming performance in the women’s 800m final.

Alice Dearing

Day twelve review: Dearing makes history, GB women’s hockey team to contest bronze medal match, Heath sets Olympic-best time

Alice Dearing made Olympic history last night by becoming the first British black woman to swim for Team GB.

Alumnus Heath wins Olympic bronze in dramatic fashion

ÎçŇą»ĆƬµĽş˝ alumnus Liam Heath won a dramatic bronze medal in the men's kayak single 200m in Tokyo.

Brilliant bronze for Loughborough’s history maker Bradshaw

Loughborough’s Holly Bradshaw has made history by becoming the first-ever British person to win an Olympic pole vault medal.

Holly Bradshaw

Day thirteen review: bronze medals for both Bradshaw and Heath, Lake progresses, Borthwick equals PB, Wightman & Heyward through to 1500m final, Diamond shines

Team GB athletes Holly Bradshaw and Liam Heath added a further two bronze medals to Loughborough’s Olympic tally on day thirteen of the Games.

Great Britain win hockey bronze after thriller against India

GB’s women’s hockey team won a thrilling Olympic bronze in Tokyo after an entertaining 4-3 victory over India.

More Loughborough medals in 4x100m relays

Richard Kilty and Daryll Neita added to Loughborough’s Olympic medal total by winning 4x100m relay silver and bronze.

Sunlight falling through a tree

New ÂŁ2.3m study to evaluate the social and cultural values of urban trees

A climate emergency has been declared by 74% of UK local authorities and many are responding to the issue by increasing their tree planting targets, as this will help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

morgan lake

Day fifteen review: Lake sadly withdraws from high jump final, Wightman and Heyward do Loughborough proud, Diamond performs well in 4x400m relay, Judd brave

There was heartbreak for Loughborough Sport scholar Morgan Lake on Saturday who had to sadly withdraw from the women’s Olympic high jump final.

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Lightning’s Sara Francis-Bayman joins Scottish Thistles as Assistant Coach

Loughborough Lightning netball Head Coach Sara Francis-Bayman will join Scottish Thistles’ coaching team as it steps up its preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Turkish Tennis Federation partners with ÎçŇą»ĆƬµĽş˝ in extending international scale-out of tennis parent programme

The Turkish Tennis Federation (TTF) has joined forces with ÎçŇą»ĆƬµĽş˝, The International Tennis Federation (ITF - the world governing body for tennis), and the LTA (the national governing body for tennis in Great Britain) to deliver a national programme of parent education and support for parents of young tennis hopefuls in their nation.

female African athlete sprints on track

Record 49 territories for free-to-air African broadcast coverage of Paralympic Games

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that it will provide free-to-air coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to 49 Sub-Saharan African territories as part of the AT2030 programme’s Para Sport Against Stigma project, which is funded by UK Aid. This is an effort to elevate Para sport and ensure human rights for people with disabilities around the world. Globally, there are 1.2 billion people with disabilities who are often unable to reach their full potential. Central to this is disability stigma, which limits full participation in society from employment and education to sport.

WeThe15: Loughborough contracted to provide research analysis for new global human rights movement launched to represent persons with disabilities

In a historic first, Loughborough is playing a part in the launch of WeThe 15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities.
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Urgent planning on heat and health needed to face climate change trajectory

An international team of leading experts, including academics from ÎçŇą»ĆƬµĽş˝, caution that projections of a hotter future require urgent planning and more investment in research to reduce the risks of heat-related disease and death.

New research centre to tackle preventable diseases and help improve nation’s health

A new research centre which will look at ways to reduce preventable diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and several types of cancer, has been launched by ÎçŇą»ĆƬµĽş˝.
Sun rising over a solar panel farm

Missing piece in solar panel puzzle solved by Loughborough scientists – and it could lead to more efficient technology

Silicon-based solar modules dominate the current market. However, they are expensive and have a high carbon footprint.
actiph water

Actiph Water becomes Loughborough Sport’s official water partner

Loughborough Sport is pleased to announce that Europe’s leading alkaline ionised water provider, Actiph Water, has become its new official water partner.

Lane-Wright secures Loughborough’s first medal of the Paralympic Games

Crystal Lane-Wright claimed a brilliant silver in the women’s C5 individual pursuit in Tokyo to bring home Loughborough’s first medal of the 2020 Paralympic Games.

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Loughborough’s Kravchenko aims to inspire the next generation of Para sport talent (VIDEO)

ÎçŇą»ĆƬµĽş˝ masters student, Vladyslava Kravchenko, is on a mission to inspire the next generation of Para sport talent.