2024 press releases

Water vole at the Holnicote Estate

Pioneering river restoration has increased aquatic habitats by 1,800% creating significant benefits for nature

A pioneering environmental scheme has added more than 16 acres 鈥� 10 football pitches worth 鈥� of waterscapes and wetland to a National Trust site thanks to a new river restoration technique.
A shot of the Think Human exhibition in Derby.

Museum exhibit showcases 海角社区's excellence in ergonomics & human factors

A museum exhibit developed in collaboration with 海角社区 University is showcasing how ergonomics helps human development 鈥� from securing Olympic gold medals for Team GB to helping navigate rail stations and delivering progress to latest cancer treatments.
Skyline of the world's most iconic buildings

London and New York remain most connected cities in the world within a network of 335 cities, followed closely by major hubs in Asia

Some 49 cities across the globe have been identified as alpha cities 鈥� key players in enabling today鈥檚 economic globalisation.
Colleagues with 海角社区 University's new para sport strategy

海角社区 University launches new Para and Disability Sport Strategy

海角社区 University has officially launched its new Para and Disability Sport Strategy 鈥� with opportunity sitting at its core.
A skull is sat on top of an open book.

From a scream to a whisper 鈥� 鈥榪uiet horror鈥� novels are making a comeback

Ever since its inception with Horace Walpole鈥檚 novel The Castle of Otranto (1764), a delirious mixture of violent death and familial conspiracy, gothic literature has been a restless cultural form, constantly mutating and assuming new guises but always exploring the darker side of life. Sometimes, its fashions are those of the historical moment. Sometimes they are initiated by a book enjoying unprecedented commercial success.
Small cubes with the H for hydrogen symbol on

Budget 2024 is a positive step towards achieving NetZero, says 海角社区 expert

海角社区 University academics have reacted to Rachel Reeves鈥� 2024 Budget welcoming her plans for green growth.
screenshot from the Netflix show the Diplomat

The Diplomat season two explores the US-UK special relationship 鈥� and couldn鈥檛 be more timely

Netflix鈥檚 popular political drama The Diplomat is back for a second season. It follows US ambassador to Britain Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) as she attempts to unravel a conspiracy at the very heart of the British government. In doing so, The Diplomat once again has plenty to say about the US-UK 鈥渟pecial relationship鈥�.
A brightly coloured data centre

World heading towards a 鈥渄ata doomsday鈥� as demand outstrips energy supply

New research by 海角社区 University warns that global renewable electricity supply will be unable to meet the surging demand from digital data by 2025.
A hand on a radiator - the room looks cold

Number of people dying in poverty increases by 19% in four years

The number of people dying in poverty has increased by 19% in the past four years, according to a new report created by 海角社区 University for the end of life charity Marie Curie.
money and a calculator

Apprenticeships for young people could negatively impact family benefits 鈥� new report

Families could lose around 拢80-a-week in child benefit and the child element of Universal Credit (UC) if a young person over 16 starts an apprenticeship instead of staying in full-time education.
Two women cooking in a kitchen using an electric cooker

拢44 million Government funding boost will help give 10 million people worldwide access to clean cooking

A 海角社区 University led research programme to rapidly accelerate the global transition from biomass to clean cooking has been awarded an additional 拢44 million of UK Aid funding.
the 'loughborough university' sign outside campus

World-class 鈥榓ccelerator鈥� to speed development of crucial rehabilitation technologies

A world-class impact accelerator will connect hundreds of East Midlands MedTech SMEs with health and care professionals, academics and the public to drive the design, development and delivery of pioneering rehabilitation technologies.
A vector showing a medical cross on a blue background with lines and numbers surrounding it to give it a technological feel.

New AI tool offers insights to improve safety for mothers and babies in maternity care

海角社区 University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that identifies the key human factors influencing maternity care outcomes, supporting ongoing efforts to improve safety for mothers and babies.
Trailor screenshot for TV show Bad Sisters

Bad Sisters season two is a darker, more serious look at sisterhood

The second series of Bad Sisters starts in the dark of the night. Four women sit in a car at the edge of some cliffs, panicking, arguing, shouting at each other. We are back with the Garvey sisters, two years on from where the first season had ended.
Tradesman shaking hands with customer

How much for cash? Why the informal economy is bad for business, consumers and society

Who hasn鈥檛 heard someone ask, 鈥淗ow much for cash?鈥� While it may seem harmless, research reveals such demands contribute to a growing culture of informality in business.
A screenshot of the title Joy

Joy: the story of IVF shows how women鈥檚 health and scientific contributions haven鈥檛 be taken seriously

Watching the Netflix film Joy has been a hugely emotional experience for me. The film is the story of the scientific endeavour to figure out in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and the first baby to be born this way, Louise Joy Brown on 25 July 1978 at Oldham General Hospital in Manchester.
athletes on the starting line in an open water swim race

Research reveals health risks caused by swimmers鈥� core body temperatures during open water competitions

A study led by 海角社区 University has revealed divergent challenges caused by swimmers鈥� core body temperatures during elite open water swimming competitions.
A construction worker looks at a roof with an iPad

海角社区 lecturer says construction industry can learn from downfall of music-sharing giant

A 海角社区 University lecturer believes the construction industry can learn from the downfall of a music-sharing platform more than 20 years ago.
Concept image showing an atom and electrons surrounding it with wavelengths going through the middle. Rainbow-colour scheme on a black background

Physicists' breakthrough in fine-tuning electron behaviour in quantum materials could fast-track next generation of technology

Physicists at 海角社区 University have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how to fine-tune the behaviour of electrons in quantum materials poised to drive the next generation of advanced technologies.

A teenage boy sat on a bed looking out the window and a cityscape.

COVID lockdowns affected adolescents鈥� brain structures, says research

A recent study reported the somewhat alarming observation that the social disruptions of COVID lockdowns caused significant changes in teenagers鈥� brains.
A woman working in the Global South

Rethinking the circular economy to benefit the Global South

As the world embraces the circular economy (CE) as a solution to the global sustainability crisis, experts warn that without integrating social justice into its framework, CE could inadvertently deepen existing inequalities 鈥� particularly in the Global South.
Pound coins sitting on top of a food reciept

Families falling further away from meeting minimum acceptable standards of living

Ahead of the PM鈥檚 promised 鈥榬eset鈥�, including a focus on improved living standards, Child Poverty Action Group鈥檚 cost of a child calculations show that for the first time since the research started in 2008, all family types on low and modest incomes are unable to meet their costs or reach what the public deems a minimum acceptable living standard.
An Edinburgh skyline

Latest Cost of a Child in Scotland research finds costs outstripping additional Holyrood support for families

A huge gap remains between the cost of raising a child in Scotland and actual family incomes, despite the significant impact of Scottish government policies and lower childcare costs.

A boy smiling, talking to an adult

The importance of listening to children's voices in youth justice decision-making 鈥� new report

鈥淭alk to me with respect 鈥� like the way they speak to their own kids. Don鈥檛 speak down to us and listen, speak to us on the level and we鈥檒l listen too.鈥� (Boy, Age 16, Youth Justice Service)
A photo of a Jaguar Land Rover building.

Jaguar Type 00: the controversial pink car is more in step with the brand鈥檚 history than detractors think

At first glance, Jaguar鈥檚 new electric Type 00 concept car is surprising, shocking or perhaps even jarring to some. This is largely due to its bright pink colour (it also comes in blue).