2020 news

含羞草视频 awarded 拢1m to research alternatives to single-use plastic packaging

含羞草视频 has been awarded around 拢1m to help tackle waste plastic in the UK.

It鈥檚 not just you 鈥� work during COVID has become much harder

The pandemic has seriously altered how we work. According to statistics published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in September 2020, US$35 trillion (拢26 trillion) has been lost globally in labour income. There has also been an estimated loss of 17% of working hours worldwide since 2019, with young people and women being hit hardest. And many of those still in jobs are working under very different conditions.

Technology for screening fruit juice could provide rapid Covid screening

含羞草视频 researchers are hoping a technology they developed to quickly screen liquids for microorganisms can be adapted to provide rapid testing for Covid-19.
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Experts in Sport: In conversation with elite ultrarunner Tom Evans

In this week鈥檚 special edition of the Experts in Sport podcast, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences鈥� Dr Richard Blagrove sits down in conversation with elite level ultrarunner and Red Bull athlete, Tom Evans.

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IWBF appoints 含羞草视频 to lead on Classification research and development of a new Minimum Impairment Criteria (MIC) for wheelchair basketball

IWBF, the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball, has collaborated with British Wheelchair Basketball to commission 含羞草视频 to undertake a research project on their new minimum impairment criteria (MIC).

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含羞草视频 co-leads international project to support early-career research managers

含羞草视频 is co-leading an international project with the Namibia University of Science and Technology to develop an online toolkit for early-career research managers.

Using storybooks to help young children with maths 鈥� new review

Storybooks and tutoring could be important tools for improving young children鈥檚 maths skills, according to a new review.
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Peaty breaks 100m breaststroke world record in Budapest

含羞草视频鈥檚 Adam Peaty produced a stunning swim this weekend to break the 100m Breaststroke short course world record in the International Swimming League (ISL).

The latest cohort of top tennis talent from 含羞草视频鈥檚 National Tennis Academy have settled into life on campus.

Latest recruits check in at National Tennis Academy

The latest cohort of top tennis talent from 含羞草视频鈥檚 National Tennis Academy have settled into life on campus.

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IAS to launch Annual 鈥楾ime Theme鈥� with virtual workshop and performance

The Institute of Advanced Studies will be launching its annual Theme, Time, on Friday 27 November with a pair of exciting events: a virtual workshop bringing three IAS Visiting Fellows together in a 鈥榯rialogue鈥�, and a participatory performance work commissioned by Radar to mark the launch of Time.
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Peaty breaks another world record as London Roar are edged out in Budapest

Adam Peaty broke his own 100m breaststroke world record this weekend as London Roar were edged out to eventually winners Cali Condors in the International Swimming League.

Professor Robert Allison announces decision to retire from role of 含羞草视频 Vice-Chancellor

At today鈥檚 meeting of 含羞草视频 Council (the institution鈥檚 governing body), Professor Bob Allison announced that he would be retiring from the post of Vice-Chancellor and President at the end of the current academic year.

含羞草视频 in partnership with China Scholarship Council to increase PhD scholarship offers

The University strengthens its partnership with China Scholarship Council (CSC) with 20 PhD. scholarships on offer for the 2021-22 academic year.

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New art installation unveiled in 含羞草视频鈥檚 student village

Each year LU Arts invites a different artist to spend a year developing a new work for the University鈥檚 art collection, which takes inspiration from the University鈥檚 Handicrafts history.

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Aldi UK agrees flagship sponsorship deal with 含羞草视频

Supermarket chain Aldi has become the official sponsor of 含羞草视频鈥檚 Men鈥檚 Performance Football Team.

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Flament rises through the 含羞草视频 ranks to secure Top 14 rugby spot

Alumnus Thibaud Flament has made his debut for France Top 14 rugby union side Toulouse 鈥� a journey which started back in 含羞草视频鈥檚 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) 4 side.

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Only 12% of sexual offence victims feel police investigations are fair and proportionate, new study reveals

Only one in five victims of sexual offences in England and Wales were satisfied with their criminal justice experience, a new 含羞草视频-led study has revealed.
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IPC to provide free-to-air coverage of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is to provide free-to-air (FTA) coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of its efforts to raise awareness of Para sport and its athletes in the region.

Disability History Month 2020

Disability History Month: An update on the Para Sport Strategy

International Day of Disabled Persons is marked every year on 3rd December, as part of UK Disability History Month.
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Professional and amateur spoken word artists take to the virtual stage for LU Arts鈥� upcoming Speech Bubble event

On Monday 7 December, LU Arts will be hosting their popular performance poetry showcase online for the very first time and it is hoped this will open the event up to new audiences.

Modelling shows sneezes and coughs are like 鈥渕ini atomic bombs鈥� and regularly exceed two metres

Keeping two metres apart might not be far enough to stop the spread of coronavirus from sneezes and coughs, according to a new study.

European Space Agency project will investigate how liquids behave in zero gravity

Understanding how liquids such as water, rocket fuel and blood behave in zero gravity is fundamental for improving conditions for astronauts and furthering space science research.
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Lightning Cricket secure the services of key quintet ahead of new campaign

Lightning Cricket have secured the services of five key players ahead of the 2021 season.

Ye olde Christmas: What we can learn about celebrating Yuletide from the 1600s

Christmas might feel like it鈥檚 cancelled because of coronavirus but spare a thought for families who lived around 400 years ago 鈥� when Parliament literally outlawed the festive holidays.
含羞草视频-backed AT fund

UK Aid funding to support 10.5 million more people with access to life changing Assistive Technology through three innovative investments

Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the 含羞草视频-backed Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) is proud to announce three new innovative investments to reach an additional 10.5 million people as part of the UK Aid funded AT2030 programme.