News and events
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Loughborough University experts help create online Olympic tool
24 Aug 2010
Sports experts at Loughborough University have helped create a new online tool designed to inspire couch potatoes in the run-up to the Olympic Games.
With the countdown to the London Olympics 2012 under way, anyone wanting to become more active can log on to the new NHS website and find out which sport best suits them.
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SSEHS Scholarships
28 Jul 2010
The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences is proud to be providing Scholarships to five academically outstanding applicants, who will be joining the School's Postgraduate Taught programmes in 2010/11. Successful international candidates will receive 25% towards their fees, while UK students receive over a third towards their fees. This year the School is also part-funding a scholarship awarded by the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP).
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Moving in my World
29 Jun 2010
Secondary school pupils from three Leicester city schools are at the heart of an exhibition of digital photography on youth and physical culture at the Pedestrian Arts Centre in Leicester this week (1-6 July 2010). -
Peter Harrison Awarded CBE by the Queen for Services to Charity
21 Jun 2010
The PHC is delighted to learn that Peter Harrison has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours’ list, for charitable services through the Peter Harrison Foundation. The exciting news that Mr Harrison has been made a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) was released on the 12th June 2010.
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SSEHS Student awarded the Sir Robert Martin Faculty Prize
18 Jun 2010
School of Sport Exercise and Health Sciences student Mustafa Sarkar has been awarded the Sir Robert Martin Faculty Prize for his academic and non-academic achievements.
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Loughborough University Centre for Research into Eating Disorders (LUCRED) deliver clinical training workshop at Eating Disorders International Conference in London
27 Apr 2010
Academics and researchers from LUCRED recently delivered a workshop for clinicians and carers on reducing compulsive exercise among eating disorder sufferers. -
Loughborough University Centre for Research into Eating Disorders (LUCRED) host training day for local NHS clinicians
27 Apr 2010
LUCRED are hosting a training day on 27th April to disseminate an evidence-based treatment to clinicians from across the east midlands area. -
New research study aims to strengthen hip bones in older men
11 Mar 2010
Researchers at Loughborough University are starting a major research study to discover whether exercise can add bone at locations it is most needed to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures. -
Loughborough study aims to find the best dementia-beating exercises
10 Mar 2010
Loughborough University is embarking on a project to discover the best form of exercise to combat the threat of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in later life.
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Loughborough study to examine effects of breast cancer treatment
04 Mar 2010
A new Loughborough University study aims to discover the effects of breast cancer treatment on patients’ ability to manage day-to-day tasks.
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Psychology student wins LU Graduate School prize
22 Dec 2009
SSEHS psychology student Jemima Barnes has received the University’s Graduate School Prize for her outstanding contribution to life at Loughborough. -
Loughborough academics developing learning disability tests for London 2012
17 Dec 2009
Academics at Loughborough University are working with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to develop a robust computerised testing system to help classify athletes with a learning disability -
Visit of Indian Scientists to Loughborough University
7 Dec 2009
Dr Balakrishna Nagalla (statistician) and Dr Radhakrishna Kankipati (paediatrician) from the National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India (http://www.ninindia.org/) visited Dr Paula Griffiths in the School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences Nov 23rd to Dec 03rd 2009.