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Loughborough’s research into living standards secures four more years of funding from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Loughborough’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) has secured a further four-year partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) to continue its work defining socially acceptable standards of living.
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Processed red meat isn’t just bad for your heart, it’s also associated with dementia

A heat pump attached to the side of a house.

Loughborough input could lead to nationwide heat-pump roll out

A person holding a magnifying glass to a microchip board.

Next generation computers: new wiring material could transform chip technology

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The Trump revolution: where it came from and where it’s going

a digital circuit board with a tree growing from it symbolising technology and its impact on the environment

How the UK’s plans for AI could derail net zero – the numbers explained

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Cancer: microscopic beams of radiation could be a better way to treat tumours, according to studies in animals

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Health research funding confirmed

Image: Two wrestlers are fighting in a boxing ring wearing head masks, with a referee knelt beside them.

Wrestlers’ welfare has improved since the 1990s – but they still have a fight on their hands

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Sundews’ secret to survival: Study reveals how carnivorous plants adapt to microhabitat challenges

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

Scientists unravel how ancient bacteria weave living mats – solving one of nature’s oldest mysteries (FEATURE)

Why seeing the same doctor could save your life

‘I was left with nothing.’ Why apprentices are being pushed into the informal economy

How even just 15 minutes in nature can boost your wellbeing

Computer models are vital for studying everything from climate change to disease – here’s how AI could make them even better

Loughborough University awards honorary degree to Sarina Wiegman (VIDEO)