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The latest sports news from Loughborough University.

Sport press releases

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Loughborough expert “not surprised” by Arteta’s Carabao ball comments

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Loughborough University awards honorary degree to Sarina Wiegman (VIDEO)

Adam Peaty dressed in his honorary graduate gown looks off camera

Olympic champion Adam Peaty OBE awarded honorary degree (VIDEO)

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

Our sport experts

Andrea Geurin

Dr Andrea Geurin

Professor of Sport Business, Director of the Institute for Sport Business

Dr Anthony Papathomas

Dr Anthony Papathomas

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Dr Borja García

Reader in Sport Policy and Governance

Dr Dale Esliger

Dr Dale Esliger

Reader in Digital Health

Dr Danny Longman

Dr Danny Longman

Senior Lecturer in Physiology

Dr Dominic Malcolm

Professor in Sociology of Sport

Dr James King

Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology

Dr Jamie Barker

Dr Jamie Barker

Reader in Applied Sport and Performance Psychology

Dr Jamie Kenyon

Senior Lecturer in Sport Management

Dr Joe Piggin

Dr Joe Piggin

Senior Lecturer in Sport Management & Policy

Dr Jon Farmer stood in front of a cabinet of sports equipment

Dr Jon Farmer

Lecturer in Engineering Design, Deputy Director of Professional Training.

Dr Kerry Glendon

Dr Kerry Glendon

Lead Physiotherapist for Hockey and Doctoral Researcher

Dr Lauren Burch

Dr Lauren Burch

Senior Lecturer in Sports Business

Dr Lee Taylor

Reader in Exercise & Environmental Physiology, Director of Partnerships & International Engagement

Dr Liam Heaney

Dr Liam Heaney

Senior Lecturer in Bioanalytical Science

Dr Mark Burnley

Dr Mark Burnley

Senior Lecturer

Dr Mark Doidge

Dr Mark Doidge

Reader in Sociology of Sport

Matthew Pain

Dr Matthew Pain

Reader in Biomechanics

Richard Blagrove

Dr Rich Blagrove

Senior Lecturer in Physiology

Russell Seymour

Dr Russell Seymour

Senior Enterprise Fellow for the Institute for Sport Business

Dr Sam Allen

Dr Sam Allen

Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics

Dr Serhat Yilmaz

Lecturer in Sports Law

Verity Postlethwaite

Dr Verity Postlethwaite

Lecturer in Strategic Event Management

Amanda Daley

Professor Amanda Daley

Professor of Behavioural Medicine

Dr Andy Harland

Professor Andy Harland

Professor in Sports Technology

David Fletcher

Professor David Fletcher

Senior Lecturer in Performance Psychology and Management

Professor Ian R. Hodgkinson

Professor of Strategy

Professor Jonathan Folland

Professor of Neuromuscular Performance

Professor Lorraine Cale

Professor Lorraine Cale

Emeritus Professor of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Professor Mark King

Professor of Sports Biomechanics

Professor Massimiliano Zecca

Professor of Healthcare Technology

Paul Downward

Professor Paul Downward

Professor of Economics

Sophia Jowett

Professor Sophia Jowett

Professor of Psychology

Vicky Tolfrey

Professor Vicky Tolfrey

Professor of Applied Disability Sport

Sport videos

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England Women's head coach Sarina Wiegman awarded honorary degree

Adam Peaty OBE awarded an honorary degree from Loughborough University

How Paris gold can inspire the next generation of triathletes - Cass Beaugrand

Guide to Paralympic classification

Experts in Sport podcast

Contact

Please contact Dan Trussell, Sport PR Officer for all sport media enquiries.