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Dr Clare O'Callaghan speaks to BBC Culture about the classic novel, Wuthering Heights, which is set for a return to the big screen.
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'It still has the ability to shock': Why 'masterpiece' Wuthering Heights is so misunderstood
Ever since it was published in the mid-19th Century, Emily Brontë's tale of passionate love and ruthless revenge has captivated fans and confounded critics in equal measure.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Dr Clare O'Callaghan speaks to BBC Culture about the classic novel, Wuthering Heights, which is set for a return to the big screen.
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4auFJNp
Read more: 👇
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🚕 What would you do in a self-driving taxi if there was a fire, flood, or medical emergency?
New Department For Transport-funded Loughborough research uses VR to understand passenger needs, helping ensure future autonomous vehicles are safe and inclusive.
📰https://tinyurl.com/35k6fpzy
New Department For Transport-funded Loughborough research uses VR to understand passenger needs, helping ensure future autonomous vehicles are safe and inclusive.
📰https://tinyurl.com/35k6fpzy
February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
🚕 What would you do in a self-driving taxi if there was a fire, flood, or medical emergency?
New Department For Transport-funded Loughborough research uses VR to understand passenger needs, helping ensure future autonomous vehicles are safe and inclusive.
📰https://tinyurl.com/35k6fpzy
New Department For Transport-funded Loughborough research uses VR to understand passenger needs, helping ensure future autonomous vehicles are safe and inclusive.
📰https://tinyurl.com/35k6fpzy
Professor Chris Goodier is featured in BBC Radio 4's 'Currently' programme, looking at the use of RAAC in Scotland's housing.
He spoke to Karin Goodwin about the risks behind the use of RAAC.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
He spoke to Karin Goodwin about the risks behind the use of RAAC.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Currently - RAAC and Ruin - BBC Sounds
Karin Goodwin investigates RAAC in Scottish housing.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Professor Chris Goodier is featured in BBC Radio 4's 'Currently' programme, looking at the use of RAAC in Scotland's housing.
He spoke to Karin Goodwin about the risks behind the use of RAAC.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
He spoke to Karin Goodwin about the risks behind the use of RAAC.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Historian Prof Marcus Collins (@elhistorioso.bsky.social) has spoken to the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk about a new play, The BBC’s First Homosexual.
It begins on Weds (4) at the New Adelphi Theatre as part of LGBT+ History Month (@lgbthm.bsky.social).
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It begins on Weds (4) at the New Adelphi Theatre as part of LGBT+ History Month (@lgbthm.bsky.social).
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4qfDiTQ
The divisive BBC show considered lost for more than 60 years given new life
The 'lost program that nobody had ever heard of' is now heading to the stage within a new identity
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February 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Historian Prof Marcus Collins (@elhistorioso.bsky.social) has spoken to the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk about a new play, The BBC’s First Homosexual.
It begins on Weds (4) at the New Adelphi Theatre as part of LGBT+ History Month (@lgbthm.bsky.social).
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4qfDiTQ
It begins on Weds (4) at the New Adelphi Theatre as part of LGBT+ History Month (@lgbthm.bsky.social).
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4qfDiTQ
BBC Tech Now's Jacqui Wakefield visited @lborouniversity.bsky.social to see how design experts are using VR and driving simulators to help the Department for Transport ensure self-driving taxis and vehicles are safe and inclusive.
Watch:
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Watch:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM
BBC Tech Now's Jacqui Wakefield visited @lborouniversity.bsky.social to see how design experts are using VR and driving simulators to help the Department for Transport ensure self-driving taxis and vehicles are safe and inclusive.
Watch:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Watch:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Professor Kelly Morrison, head of Loughborough's Physics department, appeared on BBC More or Less this week, explaining the maths and physics behind temperature - in the context of a discussion about saunas.
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Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More or Less - Can you get £71,000 on benefits? - BBC Sounds
Tim Harford investigates benefits, church attacks, saunas and marathon running
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January 30, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Professor Kelly Morrison, head of Loughborough's Physics department, appeared on BBC More or Less this week, explaining the maths and physics behind temperature - in the context of a discussion about saunas.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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New from @lboropr.bsky.social: 'Moral people should support "lab-grown" meat, even if they reject conventional meat – new ethics research suggests', covering my recent work on cultivated meat and virtue ethics!
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Moral people should support ‘lab-grown’ meat, even if they reject conventional meat – new ethics research suggests
People who care deeply about animals, the environment and human wellbeing may have good moral reasons to support cultivated meat, according to new research.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
New from @lboropr.bsky.social: 'Moral people should support "lab-grown" meat, even if they reject conventional meat – new ethics research suggests', covering my recent work on cultivated meat and virtue ethics!
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
British sculptor and Loughborough University Reader, John Atkin, has unveiled his latest creation, Heirloom (The Water Sleeve Dancer) – a four-metre-tall bronze sculpture weighing more than two tonnes.
See the behind-the-scenes images of how it was made: tinyurl.com/muvyvjt5
See the behind-the-scenes images of how it was made: tinyurl.com/muvyvjt5
In pictures: Making a four-metre-tall bronze sculpture that fuses British innovation and Chinese tradition
British sculptor John Atkin has unveiled his latest creation, Heirloom (The Water Sleeve Dancer) – a four-metre-tall bronze sculpture weighing more than two tonnes – alongside a series of behind-the-s...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
British sculptor and Loughborough University Reader, John Atkin, has unveiled his latest creation, Heirloom (The Water Sleeve Dancer) – a four-metre-tall bronze sculpture weighing more than two tonnes.
See the behind-the-scenes images of how it was made: tinyurl.com/muvyvjt5
See the behind-the-scenes images of how it was made: tinyurl.com/muvyvjt5
Born with a chronic lung condition, kept alive by an injection driver, and navigating vision loss. Disability didn’t end
@rachelgadsden.bsky.social’s artistic journey, it redefined it.
Our new short film shows how her art and PhD challenges perceptions of disability and chronic illness 🎥⤵️
@rachelgadsden.bsky.social’s artistic journey, it redefined it.
Our new short film shows how her art and PhD challenges perceptions of disability and chronic illness 🎥⤵️
Rachel Gadsden: Meet the artist challenging how society views disability and chronic illness
YouTube video by Loughborough University
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January 23, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Born with a chronic lung condition, kept alive by an injection driver, and navigating vision loss. Disability didn’t end
@rachelgadsden.bsky.social’s artistic journey, it redefined it.
Our new short film shows how her art and PhD challenges perceptions of disability and chronic illness 🎥⤵️
@rachelgadsden.bsky.social’s artistic journey, it redefined it.
Our new short film shows how her art and PhD challenges perceptions of disability and chronic illness 🎥⤵️
Historian Prof Marcus Collins (@elhistorioso.bsky.social) is behind a new play, The BBC’s First Homosexual, the official production for LGBT+ History Month (@lgbthm.bsky.social).
Here's some news coverage: 👇
Guardian: bit.ly/45trbLj
BBC The World Tonight: bit.ly/49M29s4 (starts at 37:35)
Here's some news coverage: 👇
Guardian: bit.ly/45trbLj
BBC The World Tonight: bit.ly/49M29s4 (starts at 37:35)
‘Naked homophobia’: play revisits BBC’s first programme on gay men in 1950s
Original script from 1954 referring to ‘troubles of this kind’ to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month
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January 23, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Historian Prof Marcus Collins (@elhistorioso.bsky.social) is behind a new play, The BBC’s First Homosexual, the official production for LGBT+ History Month (@lgbthm.bsky.social).
Here's some news coverage: 👇
Guardian: bit.ly/45trbLj
BBC The World Tonight: bit.ly/49M29s4 (starts at 37:35)
Here's some news coverage: 👇
Guardian: bit.ly/45trbLj
BBC The World Tonight: bit.ly/49M29s4 (starts at 37:35)
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The Guardian has just published a lovely article about #BBCFirstHomo, a @ukri.org-sponsored play by Inkbrew based on my research on the first British doc about homosexuality. Catch the tour during @lgbthm.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
‘Naked homophobia’: play revisits BBC’s first programme on gay men in 1950s
Original script from 1954 referring to ‘troubles of this kind’ to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The Guardian has just published a lovely article about #BBCFirstHomo, a @ukri.org-sponsored play by Inkbrew based on my research on the first British doc about homosexuality. Catch the tour during @lgbthm.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
"X has a clear legal responsibility to act quickly to respond to user complaints and remove illegal content from its platform," says Prof @andrewchadwick.com to the @bigissue.com
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Read the full article...
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What would happen if the UK government actually banned Grok and X?
Keir Starmer's government has hinted a UK ban on X isn't out of the question. Experts tell us what a ban would look like in reality.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
"X has a clear legal responsibility to act quickly to respond to user complaints and remove illegal content from its platform," says Prof @andrewchadwick.com to the @bigissue.com
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Read the full article...
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Discover how cutting-edge testing can transform your marathon preparation.
Whether you’re chasing a PB or tackling your first 26.2
miles, learn why understanding your physiology is the
ultimate game-changer.
Listen to the full show:
Captivate: player.captivate.fm/episode/a5ad...
Whether you’re chasing a PB or tackling your first 26.2
miles, learn why understanding your physiology is the
ultimate game-changer.
Listen to the full show:
Captivate: player.captivate.fm/episode/a5ad...
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Discover how cutting-edge testing can transform your marathon preparation.
Whether you’re chasing a PB or tackling your first 26.2
miles, learn why understanding your physiology is the
ultimate game-changer.
Listen to the full show:
Captivate: player.captivate.fm/episode/a5ad...
Whether you’re chasing a PB or tackling your first 26.2
miles, learn why understanding your physiology is the
ultimate game-changer.
Listen to the full show:
Captivate: player.captivate.fm/episode/a5ad...
How do we adapt to the cold?🥶
Dr Matt Maley, of the Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre, tells BBC World Service's CrowdScience what happens inside our systems to help us survive the plummeting thermostat and how this varies from person to person⤵️
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Dr Matt Maley, of the Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre, tells BBC World Service's CrowdScience what happens inside our systems to help us survive the plummeting thermostat and how this varies from person to person⤵️
tinyurl.com/4ss8nf9v
CrowdScience - How do we adapt to the cold? - BBC Sounds
Why do people react so differently to cold weather?
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January 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
How do we adapt to the cold?🥶
Dr Matt Maley, of the Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre, tells BBC World Service's CrowdScience what happens inside our systems to help us survive the plummeting thermostat and how this varies from person to person⤵️
tinyurl.com/4ss8nf9v
Dr Matt Maley, of the Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre, tells BBC World Service's CrowdScience what happens inside our systems to help us survive the plummeting thermostat and how this varies from person to person⤵️
tinyurl.com/4ss8nf9v
A UK research team - which includes
@lborouniversity.bsky.social chemistry experts - has developed a pioneering blood test that could change the way lung cancer is detected and monitored.
Read all about it ⤵️
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@lborouniversity.bsky.social chemistry experts - has developed a pioneering blood test that could change the way lung cancer is detected and monitored.
Read all about it ⤵️
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
Researchers develop groundbreaking blood test for lung cancer
A UK research team has developed a pioneering blood test that could change the way lung cancer is detected and monitored.
www.lboro.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A UK research team - which includes
@lborouniversity.bsky.social chemistry experts - has developed a pioneering blood test that could change the way lung cancer is detected and monitored.
Read all about it ⤵️
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
@lborouniversity.bsky.social chemistry experts - has developed a pioneering blood test that could change the way lung cancer is detected and monitored.
Read all about it ⤵️
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
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Dr Firat Batmaz appeared on BBC Morning Live last week to discuss voice cloning and scams as part of the BBC's #ScamSafeWeek.
You can watch again here:
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Dr Firat Batmaz appeared on BBC Morning Live last week to discuss voice cloning and scams as part of the BBC's #ScamSafeWeek.
You can watch again here:
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
ICYMI
Dr Firat Batmaz appeared on BBC Morning Live last week to discuss voice cloning and scams as part of the BBC's #ScamSafeWeek.
You can watch again here:
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Dr Firat Batmaz appeared on BBC Morning Live last week to discuss voice cloning and scams as part of the BBC's #ScamSafeWeek.
You can watch again here:
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Prof @olibuckley.bsky.social, an expert in cyber security at Loughborough University, appeared on BBC Morning Live this week to discuss how parents and guardians can protect teens on Snapchat.
Watch here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Segment starts 14.29, Prof Buckley's interview is at 20.53
Watch here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Segment starts 14.29, Prof Buckley's interview is at 20.53
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Prof @olibuckley.bsky.social, an expert in cyber security at Loughborough University, appeared on BBC Morning Live this week to discuss how parents and guardians can protect teens on Snapchat.
Watch here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Segment starts 14.29, Prof Buckley's interview is at 20.53
Watch here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Segment starts 14.29, Prof Buckley's interview is at 20.53
As #COP30 draws to a close, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, @bedforms.bsky.social, highlights why green hydrogen should give us real hope in confronting the most complex climate challenges ahead 🌍
features.lboro.ac.uk/why-green-hy...
features.lboro.ac.uk/why-green-hy...
Why green hydrogen gives me hope
Professor Dan Parsons, the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, believes green hydrogen offers a real solution to some of the toughest climate challenges – and a reason for re...
features.lboro.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As #COP30 draws to a close, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, @bedforms.bsky.social, highlights why green hydrogen should give us real hope in confronting the most complex climate challenges ahead 🌍
features.lboro.ac.uk/why-green-hy...
features.lboro.ac.uk/why-green-hy...
Loughborough physicists have created a single artificial neuron that can mimic activity in different parts of the brain - a major step toward human-like robotics 🤖🧠
Read all about the 'transneuron' and the team's latest
@natcomms.nature.com paper 👇
tinyurl.com/4buym2ze
Read all about the 'transneuron' and the team's latest
@natcomms.nature.com paper 👇
tinyurl.com/4buym2ze
Scientists create artificial neuron that can mimic different parts of the brain – a major step towards human-like robotics
Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial neuron capable of mimicking different parts of the brain.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Loughborough physicists have created a single artificial neuron that can mimic activity in different parts of the brain - a major step toward human-like robotics 🤖🧠
Read all about the 'transneuron' and the team's latest
@natcomms.nature.com paper 👇
tinyurl.com/4buym2ze
Read all about the 'transneuron' and the team's latest
@natcomms.nature.com paper 👇
tinyurl.com/4buym2ze
🤖💕Your chatbot doesn't love you...
New research into the impact of having 'relationships' with AI.
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New research into the impact of having 'relationships' with AI.
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The ‘illusion’ of social AI – new research
Every day, millions of people talk to chatbots and AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Replika and Gemini, but what kind of ‘relationships’ are we really forming with them?
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November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🤖💕Your chatbot doesn't love you...
New research into the impact of having 'relationships' with AI.
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/49MbzoY
New research into the impact of having 'relationships' with AI.
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/49MbzoY
Saudi Arabia's purchase of one of the most recognisable video game companies in the world has garnered global attention. Is it another attempt at laundering its reputation?
Dr Michael Skey @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to @sportsgazette.bsky.social
sportsgazette.co.uk/in-the-game-...
Dr Michael Skey @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to @sportsgazette.bsky.social
sportsgazette.co.uk/in-the-game-...
In the game: What Saudi Arabia's blockbuster EA deal means - Sports Gazette
Saudi Arabia has become notorious in recent years for its investments in everything from football to golf, to movies, and its recent purchase of one of the most recognisable video game companies in th...
sportsgazette.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Saudi Arabia's purchase of one of the most recognisable video game companies in the world has garnered global attention. Is it another attempt at laundering its reputation?
Dr Michael Skey @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to @sportsgazette.bsky.social
sportsgazette.co.uk/in-the-game-...
Dr Michael Skey @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to @sportsgazette.bsky.social
sportsgazette.co.uk/in-the-game-...
There are legitimate use-cases for AI that deliver efficiency, but for @lborouniversity.bsky.social VC Prof Nick Jennings & Prof Sam Grogan the real prize is active development of AI learning partnership skills
Read their @wonkhe.bsky.social opinion piece here 👇
wonkhe.com/blogs/in-lea...
Read their @wonkhe.bsky.social opinion piece here 👇
wonkhe.com/blogs/in-lea...
In learning, AI must become a co-creator, not a shortcut
There are legitimate use-cases for AI that deliver efficiency, but for Nick Jennings and Sam Grogan the real prize is active development of AI learning partnership skills
wonkhe.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
There are legitimate use-cases for AI that deliver efficiency, but for @lborouniversity.bsky.social VC Prof Nick Jennings & Prof Sam Grogan the real prize is active development of AI learning partnership skills
Read their @wonkhe.bsky.social opinion piece here 👇
wonkhe.com/blogs/in-lea...
Read their @wonkhe.bsky.social opinion piece here 👇
wonkhe.com/blogs/in-lea...
In 2016, China told South Korea not to allow US missiles onto Korean territory, but Korea ignored them.
As a result, China banned all South Korean entertainment costing the industry millions.
Read more about China's anti-Korea power move...
bit.ly/4olSaQe
As a result, China banned all South Korean entertainment costing the industry millions.
Read more about China's anti-Korea power move...
bit.ly/4olSaQe
When Korea defied China’s security demands it targeted its entertainment industry – new research
In 2016, China banned South Korean television shows, pop idols and entertainment exports after Seoul allowed US missile systems on its territory.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In 2016, China told South Korea not to allow US missiles onto Korean territory, but Korea ignored them.
As a result, China banned all South Korean entertainment costing the industry millions.
Read more about China's anti-Korea power move...
bit.ly/4olSaQe
As a result, China banned all South Korean entertainment costing the industry millions.
Read more about China's anti-Korea power move...
bit.ly/4olSaQe
The government has pledged to remove RAAC from all affected schools in England by 2029.
Professor Chris Goodier comments to
@bbcnewslive.bsky.social about the need for all schools to be structurally safe.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Professor Chris Goodier comments to
@bbcnewslive.bsky.social about the need for all schools to be structurally safe.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Raac will be removed from schools by 2029, government says
The Labour government makes a new promise for schools containing the unsafe concrete.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The government has pledged to remove RAAC from all affected schools in England by 2029.
Professor Chris Goodier comments to
@bbcnewslive.bsky.social about the need for all schools to be structurally safe.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Professor Chris Goodier comments to
@bbcnewslive.bsky.social about the need for all schools to be structurally safe.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Episode 100! 🎉 We explore Where History Begins – Loughborough’s Journey Through Sport, tracing how we became the world’s #1 university for sport! #ExpertsinSport
Full show:
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Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6uw4...
YouTube youtu.be/DsjVcuM48t4
Full show:
Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6uw4...
YouTube youtu.be/DsjVcuM48t4
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Episode 100! 🎉 We explore Where History Begins – Loughborough’s Journey Through Sport, tracing how we became the world’s #1 university for sport! #ExpertsinSport
Full show:
Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6uw4...
YouTube youtu.be/DsjVcuM48t4
Full show:
Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6uw4...
YouTube youtu.be/DsjVcuM48t4