October 2026 press releases

“Ideas need to be explored and questions answered” – Tony Adams backs Loughborough partnership to improve professional athletes’ mental health

A mental health charity founded by former Arsenal and England captain Tony Adams is joining forces with Loughborough University to launch a new research hub aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of professional sportspeople.
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Winter of the Crow: this taut escape thriller explores life under martial law in cold war Poland

An opinion piece written by Dr Sam Edwards of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities for the Conversation.
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New study shows how e-scooters could be the future of India’s commuting travel

With a number of countries already supporting the use of electric scooters (e-scooters) on their roads, and many countries now choosing to illegalise their use on roads, countries like India may be travelling in a different direction.

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Want to run further, feel better and stay motivated? Exercise in nature – new study

A new study from Loughborough University has discovered that exercising in natural environments delivers a triple benefit: people run further and faster, they enjoy it more, and crucially, they're dramatically more motivated to stay active. For a population struggling with physical inactivity, this could be transformative.
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Family businesses turn to social responsibility when profits struggle, study finds

Family-owned businesses increased spending on social responsibility and cut back on advertising when their financial performance falls below expectations, new research has found.
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Loughborough academic appointed as Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser to Government

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has appointed Professor Sergio Cavalaro as the Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser (CCSA).
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Loughborough research helps connect 200 Ghanaian hospitals and improve care for 1.6 million people

Research from Loughborough University is helping doctors and nurses treat patients faster and more effectively in Ghana, after a major digital modernisation programme transformed one of the country's leading teaching hospitals.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Can UK security afford the Britannia Shield?

Analysis by Dr Afzal Ashraf, of Loughborough’s department of International Relations, Politics and History – an expert in global security, war, terrorism, counterterrorism, international relations and diplomacy.
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Loughborough research helping improve support for bereaved people and their families

Research from Loughborough University is helping improve the way professionals and volunteers communicate with people coping with the death of someone close to them.
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From Flood Stories to Flood Action: How can storytelling help us prepare for flooding?

From the 12th October, the Environment Agency is running its annual Flood Action Week campaign to highlight the risks of flooding, and to encourage people to take action. Dr Katie Parsons and Professor Michael Wilson explain how storytelling could be a different strategy to help people take more action towards flooding.
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How can we work with nature - and communities - to create places that are better prepared for future floods?

From the 12th October, the Environment Agency is running its annual Flood Action Week campaign to highlight the risks of flooding, and to encourage people to take action. Dr Robby Soetanto and Dr Josh Wolstenholme explain how we can manage water to work with nature, rather than against it.
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How can advances in data and AI help predict flooding and rainfall forecasts?

For Flood Action Week, the Environment Agency's annual campaign to highlight the risks of flooding, Professor Qiuhua Liang and Dr Huili Chen explain how advances in data and artificial intelligence could help improve flood forecasting.
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Snack-sized exercise could help more pregnant women stay active, study suggests

A new study from Loughborough University has found that encouraging pregnant women to build physical activity into their day through short 'activity snacks' could help them stay more active during pregnancy.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Europe risks ‘sleepwalking’ into war with Russia, warns security expert

Europe risks sleepwalking into a catastrophic war with Russia unless its leaders replace fear-driven military planning with a realistic assessment of the threat, a Loughborough University security expert has warned.
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Physical inactivity could leave people more vulnerable to climate change, researchers warn

Physical fitness could be an important, and potentially overlooked, way of helping people withstand some of the immediate health effects of climate change, according to a new research paper.
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How do we prepare for flooding in an uncertain future with climate change?

For Flood Action Week, the Environment Agency's annual campaign to highlight the risks of flooding, Dr Ksenija Kuzmina and Dr Holly Collison-Randall explain how changing environments mean we have to change the way we prepare for flooding.
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University led programme wins major funding to support next generation of researchers tackling health inequalities

Loughborough University in partnership with the University of Leicester has secured a £10 million award for a PhD programme that supports healthcare professionals to become the next generation of researchers tackling health inequalities.
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New network supported by Loughborough expertise aims to strengthen UK electronic materials sector

Researchers from Loughborough University are set to partake in a new partnership which aims to strengthen the UK’s sovereign capabilities in the development, manufacture, and commercialisation of electronic materials.
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Dementia risk in former professional footballers is not limited to the use of old leather balls – new study

Dementia risk in former professional footballers seems to vary between different generations of players, a new study has suggested.
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Research highlights how football can create safer environments for children

New research, led by Loughborough University, has shown that creating safer environments for children in football requires both effective safeguarding training and strong organisational support.
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Napoleon can be partly blamed for Gen Z’s weightlifting obsession – here's why

An opinion piece written by Professor Claire Warden, of Loughborough University's School of Design and Creative Arts, and Dr Conor Heffernan, of Ulster University, for the Conversation.

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AI poses three big types of risk – here’s how worried we should be about them

An opinion piece written by Professor Nick Jennings - Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University and an internationally-recognised authority in the areas of AI, autonomous systems, cyber-security and agent-based computing - for The Conversation platform.
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Prime Minister should make tackling England’s obesity crisis his personal mission, says Health Committee as Loughborough research used as evidence

Research published by Loughborough University has formed part of the Health and Social Care Committee’s call for the Prime Minister to make it his “clear, personal mission” to tackle England’s obesity crisis. 
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From banks to tanks: The Autumn Budget 2026 explained by Loughborough experts

Loughborough experts have unpicked some of the biggest talking points from Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget yesterday. From the £100 energy payment to the £10bn of additional economic and military support for Ukraine... here's what they said.