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Prof @olibuckley.bsky.social, an expert in cyber security at Loughborough University, appeared on BBC Morning Live this week to discuss how parents and guardians can protect teens on Snapchat.

Watch here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Segment starts 14.29, Prof Buckley's interview is at 20.53
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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As #COP30 draws to a close, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, @bedforms.bsky.social, highlights why green hydrogen should give us real hope in confronting the most complex climate challenges ahead 🌍

features.lboro.ac.uk/why-green-hy...
Why green hydrogen gives me hope
Professor Dan Parsons, the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, believes green hydrogen offers a real solution to some of the toughest climate challenges – and a reason for re...
features.lboro.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Loughborough physicists have created a single artificial neuron that can mimic activity in different parts of the brain - a major step toward human-like robotics 🤖🧠

Read all about the 'transneuron' and the team's latest
@natcomms.nature.com paper 👇

tinyurl.com/4buym2ze
Scientists create artificial neuron that can mimic different parts of the brain – a major step towards human-like robotics
Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial neuron capable of mimicking different parts of the brain.
tinyurl.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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🤖💕Your chatbot doesn't love you...

New research into the impact of having 'relationships' with AI.

Read more: 👇

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The ‘illusion’ of social AI – new research
Every day, millions of people talk to chatbots and AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Replika and Gemini, but what kind of ‘relationships’ are we really forming with them?
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Saudi Arabia's purchase of one of the most recognisable video game companies in the world has garnered global attention. Is it another attempt at laundering its reputation?

Dr Michael Skey @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to @sportsgazette.bsky.social

sportsgazette.co.uk/in-the-game-...
In the game: What Saudi Arabia's blockbuster EA deal means - Sports Gazette
Saudi Arabia has become notorious in recent years for its investments in everything from football to golf, to movies, and its recent purchase of one of the most recognisable video game companies in th...
sportsgazette.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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There are legitimate use-cases for AI that deliver efficiency, but for @lborouniversity.bsky.social VC Prof Nick Jennings & Prof Sam Grogan the real prize is active development of AI learning partnership skills

Read their @wonkhe.bsky.social opinion piece here 👇

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In learning, AI must become a co-creator, not a shortcut
There are legitimate use-cases for AI that deliver efficiency, but for Nick Jennings and Sam Grogan the real prize is active development of AI learning partnership skills
wonkhe.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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In 2016, China told South Korea not to allow US missiles onto Korean territory, but Korea ignored them.
As a result, China banned all South Korean entertainment costing the industry millions.
Read more about China's anti-Korea power move...
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When Korea defied China’s security demands it targeted its entertainment industry – new research
In 2016, China banned South Korean television shows, pop idols and entertainment exports after Seoul allowed US missile systems on its territory.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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The government has pledged to remove RAAC from all affected schools in England by 2029.

Professor Chris Goodier comments to
@bbcnewslive.bsky.social about the need for all schools to be structurally safe.

Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Raac will be removed from schools by 2029, government says
The Labour government makes a new promise for schools containing the unsafe concrete.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Episode 100! 🎉 We explore Where History Begins – Loughborough’s Journey Through Sport, tracing how we became the world’s #1 university for sport! #ExpertsinSport

Full show:
Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6uw4...
YouTube youtu.be/DsjVcuM48t4
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Cyberattacks are everywhere – how can businesses, countries and individuals protect themselves?

Prof @olibuckley.bsky.social shares his expertise on the latest episode of the @soeptech.bsky.social podcast.

Listen here:

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October 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Meet Sadia Kabeya, the current Loughborough student who took the world by storm at this summer's Rugby World Cup 🔥

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
Sadia Kabeya: ‘Meeting others in rugby who look like me brought me out of my shell – I can be myself now’
England’s World Cup winner on fitting in, developing a special scrum cap and that ‘wow’ Red Roses triumph at Twickenham
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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We explore how data-driven innovation is uncovering hidden performance patterns and offering deeper insights into what happens beyond training hours #ExpertsinSport

Full show:
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Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/4bKo...
YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=caT-...
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Can friendship keep you young? Scientists say your social life might slow ageing

Prof James Goodwin, of the School of Design and Creative Arts, discusses the notion in a new @uk.theconversation.com article ⤵️

theconversation.com/can-friendsh...
Can friendship keep you young? Scientists say your social life might slow ageing
US researchers have shown that people with more active social lives show slower biological ageing and lower inflammation levels.
theconversation.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Great to see R3V Tech's electrochemical process that converts biodiesel waste into high value bio-derived solvents gaining coverage.

@intengineering.bsky.social: interestingengineering.com/innovation/r...

TechXplore: techxplore.com/news/2025-10...

Press release: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
New tech upcycles biodiesel waste into $78B industrial solvent
Loughborough spin-out R3V Tech turns biodiesel waste into high-value solketal using a low-energy, eco-friendly process.
interestingengineering.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Is it true that cutting carbs can help you lose weight? 🤔

The Guardian spoke to @lborosport.bsky.social's Bethan Crouse to find out...

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Is it true that … cutting out carbs helps you lose weight?
Weight loss is about consuming fewer calories than you burn, and reducing your intake of refined carbohydrates can play a part in that
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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🚀A Loughborough University spin-out's electrochemical process enables biodiesel producers to turn waste into profit - AND cut emissions and energy use.

🔋Supported by @innovateuk.bsky.social, the team is now scaling up for industry trials.

🔗Read tinyurl.com/3afmfmya

🎥Watch youtu.be/ni1wFDcjZ9U
Scientists’ electrochemical process enables biodiesel producers to transform waste into planet-friendly profit
An electrochemical process developed by scientists at a Loughborough University spin-out company enables biodiesel producers to turn waste into profit – while slashing emissions and energy use.
tinyurl.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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"UK universities are quietly but undeniably at a crossroads."

@bedforms.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social writes for @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-s...
Will superuniversities save UK HE?
The quasi-merger of the universities of Kent and Greenwich has raised questions about how many other higher education institutions might see an opportunity – or a necessity – to team up as financial p...
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Inside the NFL Academy: 6:30am gym sessions, school, and 68 students with a dream.

Pleasure to welcome Eduardo Tansley to campus for a behind-the-scenes look at the NFL Academy.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
Inside the NFL Academy: 6:30am gym sessions, school, and 68 students with a dream
The Athletic was put through drills at the NFL Academy to learn what it takes to make it to college football
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Congrats to Reader in Fine Art John Atkin who is exhibiting at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square during #FriezeWeek.

Featuring wall-based works and freestanding sculptures, the exhibition captures Atkin’s approach to form, material, and architecture.

Read more ⤵️
luxurylondon.co.uk/culture/art/...
The essential guide to Frieze Week 2025
The capital’s biggest art event – Frieze 2025 – is back. Here’s what to see and where to be seen in London from 15-19 October...
luxurylondon.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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How dangerous is it to drive sleep-deprived?

BBC Morning Live came to @lborouniversity.bsky.social to find out. They met with Prof Ashleigh Filtness and put one of their crew through the driving simulator test - once with 4 hours’ sleep and again rested.

Watch (6:35): bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Morning Live - Series 7: 01/10/2025
Gethin and Helen are joined by former detective Rav Wilding, who investigates scams that use emotional manipulation, and Dr Oscar looks at the latest health headlines.
bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Exercise could promote recovery following COVID-19, study finds.

Prof Lettie Bishop's research team found that exercise can help restore the immune system easing symptoms such as fatigue, joint pain, and other long-term effects.

www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
Exercise could promote recovery following COVID-19, study finds
New research has found that exercise can help restore the immune system after COVID-19, easing symptoms such as fatigue, joint pain, and other long-term effects.
www.lboro.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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'An open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner help students go their own way but never feel alone.'

@lborouniversity.bsky.social @andrewchadwick.com talks to @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/good...
Good mentoring can break down class barriers – and I should know
An open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner help students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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"It was such an inclusive sport, it didn't matter where you were from or what your background was like."

Karen Almond MBE recalls how she discovered rugby as a 19-year-old student at Loughborough University.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rugby was freedom, says England's first World Cup-winning captain
Karen Almond helped lay the foundations of today's game by leading her team to victory in 1994.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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In our latest episode, Cllr James Petter & Dr Becca Leopkey share how host towns like Northampton can turn #RWC2025 success into lasting community impact #ExpertsinSport

Full show:
Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0g3b...
YouTube youtu.be/7QxR4E_F78Y
October 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Dr Sam Edwards (@runninghistorian.bsky.social) tells BBC Radio 4’s On the Run that early modern period running was closely tied to gambling and elite culture, with wealthy patrons betting on races and even “owning” runners much like racehorses.

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On the Run - At Their Feet - BBC Sounds
Helen Mort charts our relationship with running, from prehistoric times to present day.
bit.ly
September 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM