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Moisture Sensitivity and Stability of Biopolymers research partnership announced

Virdis Chemicals and Loughborough University announce an exciting research collaboration on “Moisture Sensitivity and Stability of Biopolymers”

6 January 2025

Computer simulations to aid in Loughborough push for more effective drug delivery

A Loughborough University project will use computer simulations and practical experiments to explore whether there’s a safer, more effective way for smart polymer nanoparticles to be designed for drug delivery and medical imaging.

16 December 2024

Huyen Le recognised at the Women of the Future Awards

Materials Engineering Doctoral Researcher, Huyen Le, has been named the recipient of the prestigious Science Award at the 19th Women of the Future Awards 2024. Celebrated on National Engineering Day, the awards highlight the groundbreaking contributions of Britain's next generation of trailblazers across various sectors.

3 December 2024

Bioengineering Student Wins Prize at Poster Competition for Bio-Medical Ceramics Research

Sam Jeffery, a bioengineering student, has won third prize at a prestigious poster competition for his summer internship project, funded by the Henry Royce Institute.

19 September 2024

Sending crisp packets to landfill set to be a thing of the past

Guy Broadbent is the Chairman of Aquapak Polymers, a company established with a mission to help businesses to make a shift towards polluting less by developing planet-friendly material technologies.

6 August 2024

Sir Robert Martin University Prize awarded to Loughborough Doctoral Researcher

Huyen Le, Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Materials, was recently awarded the Sir Robert Martin University Prize in recognition of her outstanding academic and non-academic achievement.

5 August 2024

School of AACME celebrates final-year students at graduation prize ceremony

The School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering celebrated the final-year students at the annual graduation prize ceremony, honouring their outstanding achievements.

29 July 2024

Loughborough University Celebrates PhD Student as One of the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering

In recognition of International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED2024) on June 23, we are proud to announce that Huyen Le, Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Materials, has been named among the UK’s Top 50 (WE50) Women in Engineering by the Women’s Engineering Society. This award highlights her exceptional contributions and leadership in the field of engineering.

23 June 2024

PhD student and Co-Founder of SiSTEM, Donna Otchere has been awarded the Rising Star award by WeAreTheCity

PhD student and Co-Founder of SiSTEM, Donna Otchere has been awarded the Rising Star Award by WeAreTheCity.

10 June 2024

Success all around in the Department's first Projects Image Competition

New for this academic year (2023-2024) the Department of Materials successfully holds a Projects Image Competition.

30 May 2024

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