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Loughborough University

Loughborough University is amongst the top universities in the UK. Based in Leicestershire, in the East Midlands, the University is consistently ranked in the top ten of all major UK league tables and is one of the top performing institutions in the Midlands. The University is also a Five Star Plus institution in the International QS Stars Scheme - one of only 13 institutions worldwide.

The academic experience at Loughborough, delivers innovative programmes that span a broad range of disciplines, including sport and exercise science, engineering, business, and the arts. With over 18,500 students, the University offers a life-changing experience and was named best student experience in the country eight times in the Times Higher Education Student Experience survey, between 2006 and 2018.

They also placed top in the UK for employer-student connections in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2021, and within the top 25 globally.

Research at Loughborough prides itself on excellence and relevance. It strives to shape public policy, improve lives, and enables business and industry to compete more effectively. The University has been awarded seven Queen’s Anniversary Prizes and in the most recent REF assessment (2014), was named a top 10 institution in England for research intensity.

Enterprise reinforces the impact of the University’s research, by taking scientific findings and creating solutions that can be used for good. Enterprise activity also enhances the student experience and drives regional prosperity through Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) and economic development partnerships.

The University’s global reputation for sport is built upon a long and successful sporting heritage. In 2021, Loughborough students, alumni and associated athletes won 35 medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo. The institution was also named ‘University of the Year for Sport’ in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022, for the third time, and has been named ‘Best university in the world for sports-related subjects’ for five consecutive years in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.

Through world-leading coaching and state of the art facilities, everyone at the University can enjoy sport regardless of ability or interest.

The University’s 440-acre campus in the East Midlands is one of its most glorious assets. The site, which has held Green Flag status since 2018, offers great facilities for students, staff and visitors. In 2015, the University opened its second campus, Loughborough University London, on the former Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park site, offering postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities.

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Why budget transatlantic flights are a tough nut to crack

Lucy Budd, Loughborough University and Stephen Ison, Loughborough University

The north Atlantic is one of the most lucrative and highly competitive airline markets in the world. Since the late 1940s numerous airlines have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to operate profitable…
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Can magnetically levitating trains run at 3,000km/h?

Roger Goodall, Loughborough University

Trains that use magnets to levitate above the tracks might sound like something from Back to the Future, but the concept of magnetic levitation has been around for many years. Maglev trains, which use…
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Budget 2014: experts respond

Karen Rowlingson, University of Birmingham; Chris Martin, University of Bath; Eleonora Belfiore, Loughborough University; Jo Blanden, University of Surrey; John Appleby, City, University of London; John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science; Kenneth Gibb, University of Glasgow; Michael Kitson, University of Cambridge; Naomi Eisenstadt, University of Oxford; Neil Carter, University of York; Prem Sikka, University of Essex; Richard Fairchild, University of Bath; Richard Jones, University of Sheffield; Rob Hayward, University of Brighton; Suzy Moat, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, and W David McCausland, University of Aberdeen

Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled his fourth budget. The blueprint for recovery includes wholesale changes to pensions and savings, attempts to boost business investment, new relief for the costs…
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Moderate amount of coffee doesn’t dehydrate you

Annabel Bligh, The Conversation

There is no evidence for a link between moderate coffee consumption and dehydration, according to a study in PLOS ONE. The global population consumes 1.6 billion cups of coffee a day and it’s a common…
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Crossing the line: are Richard Whitehead’s moves illegal?

P. David Howe, Loughborough University

The participation of Oscar Pistorius at both the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics has been, at times, controversial. Yet technology used by above-the-knee amputees is also causing a stir at London 2012…
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Pistorius shouldn’t be allowed to compete at the Paralympics

P. David Howe, Loughborough University

There has been a considerable amount of media coverage surrounding South African amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius who competed at the London Olympics and is now competing at the London Paralympics. The…

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