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Artificial intelligence has moved from a specialist topic to a core workplace skill, and UK higher education is responding. A new national plan from Universities UK (UUK) has called on every university in the country to build AI into its courses — and the University of Surrey has emerged as the sector leader, with a […]
The journey from graduation to a fulfilling career is receiving national attention, and London Metropolitan University is at the centre of that conversation. The University has publicly backed the Future Jobs Roadmap, a new plan launched by Universities UK (UUK) designed to strengthen the relationship between higher education and employers. The initiative sets out practical […]
Research that combines virtual reality with music history rarely reaches a national audience, but a project involving an academic from London Metropolitan University has done exactly that. Aural Histories: Coventry 1451–1642, in which Professor Christian Frost, Head of Research at the School of Art, Architecture and Design, served as the team’s only architectural specialist, has […]
Professor Richard Whitman, a leading scholar in the School of Economics, Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent, has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES). Presented at the association’s annual conference in Prague, the award recognises decades of influential work in European Studies, […]
A career in criminal justice and rehabilitation attracts people who want to make a measurable difference in their communities. Whether the goal is supporting victims of domestic abuse, working with adults with learning disabilities, or helping offenders rebuild their lives, the path usually begins with the right education and real-world experience. Solent University in the […]
Debate about artificial intelligence tends to swing between two extremes: breathless optimism about what AI might deliver, and dire warnings about what it might destroy. Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University and an internationally recognised authority on AI, autonomous systems and agent-based computing, argues that neither narrative captures what is actually happening. […]
When flights across the United Kingdom were grounded this week, the public reaction followed a familiar script: suspicion of a cyber-attack, speculation about hostile actors, and demands for immediate answers. The reality proved far more uncomfortable. As Andrew Peck, a cyber resilience researcher at Loughborough University, has explained, no attacker was involved — only a […]
Loughborough University has taken a founding role in one of the UK’s most significant industrial developments of the decade. In September 2026, the university signed a joint venture agreement alongside the University of Derby, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), and Infinity Technology Group Ltd to deliver INFINITY, a £400 million advanced tech park planned for […]
The UK’s transition to a net zero economy depends on more than policy targets. It requires physical infrastructure where new energy technologies can be tested safely, demonstrated at scale, and prepared for commercial deployment. On 10 September 2026, Loughborough University marked a significant milestone in that effort by officially opening the East Midlands Zero Carbon […]
Professional golf has rarely seen a period of upheaval quite like the last five years. The news that LIV Golf is filing for bankruptcy protection — with at least $45 million (£33 million) reportedly owed to players — has once again shifted the balance of the sport’s ongoing power battle. According to Dr Dan Plumley, […]