July 2019 news

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ swimming has announced a sponsorship deal with arena.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Swimming makes a splash with arena

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Swimming is delighted to announce an agreement with performance swimwear manufacturer arena as its new main sponsor.

Families juggle work and rising costs as school holidays loom

Low income families are finding it ever harder to reconcile rising holiday costs with their pay and benefits, a º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ study has found.
Photo of student Tom Bugler with his first bike design on the Hazlerigg lawn

Enterprise student designs first mountain bike for start-up company

A final-year student who will be graduating later this month has finished making his first super-versatile mountain bike frame as part of his business venture.

Cinema seats.

Shaft: America’s race politics from Black Power to Black Lives Matter

John Shaft, the African American private eye introduced by Ernest Tidyman in a novel of 1970, has proved surprisingly resilient as a character on the big screen.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has launched a new fitness initiative aimed at children.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ launches fitness classes for school kids

School children across Leicestershire are being encouraged to get active this summer - with a little help from fitness experts at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
Woman kicking a football.

Women’s World Cup: choking under pressure is common – here’s how to avoid it

Pressure affects us all and sports performers are no different. Tennis players serve double faults, golfers miss short putts and football players miss penalty kicks when it really counts.

Photo of all four º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ winners at the New Designers show

Textile students impress judges at New Designers

Two final-year students from the University have been acknowledged for their impressive collection of works at this year’s New Designers.
A field of solar panels.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ expert helps construct new United Nations specifications that could lead to huge international investments in solar energy

A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic has helped construct new United Nations specifications that have the potential to boost solar energy investments across the globe if implemented.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ top university in England for overall student satisfaction in national survey

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been ranked the top university in England for overall student satisfaction in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS).

New study reveals the most effective ways to network

A new study by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and Imago Venues has revealed the most effective ways to network.
School of Science staff

School of Social Sciences awarded Athena SWAN Bronze award for advancing the careers of women in Higher Education

The School is the first at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ outside of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subject to receive a prestigious Athena SWAN award, recognising its commitment to promoting gender equality in career progression.

Joshua Teodoro Specsavers photoshoot

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student designs collection for Specsavers

Joshua Teodoro, an Industrial Design student currently on a placement year, has designed five pairs of glasses for Specsavers after winning a competition.

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London to be as hot as Barcelona by 2050? I research urban heat, and I’m sceptical

Barcelona just had a week of temperatures above 30℃. It’s a few degrees hotter than the long-term average, but no heatwave.

Cameron Fillery (centre) will compete for Great Britain at the European U23 Championships.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ athletes selected to represent Great Britain in multiple competitions

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ will once again be well represented at high-profile athletics meetings this summer, with a total of 17 athletes called up to Team GB.

Photo of Tom Holden and the Vice Chancellor

Graduand defies the odds after life-threatening accident

Tom Holden will be graduating at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ this Thursday alongside his peers from the School of Business and Economics, but his journey at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been a particularly challenging one to overcome.
A Phantom drone flying.

Drone expert to develop technology that can measure objects as small as 0.5cm through water in a bid to understand how climate change is impacting rivers

A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic is developing drone technology to measure the size of small, underwater sediments in a bid to understand how rivers are responding to environmental drivers such as climate change.
Photo of Lauren holding her printed illustration in a frame

Enterprise student designs nostalgic print for the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Family

A student has created a print dedicated to the quirks of life at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
Solar panels with the sun behind.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ expert contributes to new paper launched at House of Lords that champions UK solar expertise

A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ expert has contributed to a new report that champions the role of solar in the UK energy system and the extensive expertise and innovation in UK companies and academia.
Photo of the New Designers venue

Design students commended by industry experts at New Designers

Many final-year students and their projects have been highly praised by a selection of judges at last week’s New Designers Show.
A drawing of a woman sat on a moon.

How women and the moon intertwine in literature

In the late 17th century, the female English playwright Aphra Behn wrote a smash hit play about a man obsessed with the moon, who was constantly travelling there in his imagination. Exactly 282 years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin actually made that dream a reality.
3 actors on stage

NT Live: the Lehman Trilogy

Once again LU Arts are working in collaboration with student-led cinema, Flix, to bring the West End theatre to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.

Moon Landing: How Apollo 11 inspired º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Soviet-born scientists

The Soviet Union had beaten America to every space exploration milestone during the 1950s and 60s but one great achievement eluded them.
panellists at Journey Makers event

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic discusses the future of driverless cars

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ recently took part in an expert discussion on the future of driverless cars.

Recipients of London Open Fund

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London Open Fund awards small grants to community organisations

On 3 July 2019 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London awarded small grants to ten community organisations to support their work with local people.
Super Typhoon Yutu, strongest storm on Earth in 2018. Satellite view. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Source: Getty Images.

‘Stark warning’: New research identifies deadly hidden weather hazard that has the potential to affect millions of people

NEW research, led by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics, has found that tropical cyclones followed by deadly heat is an emerging weather threat that could put millions of people at risk as global temperatures continue to rise.