September news
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Alum named International Sports Convention 30 Under Thirty award winner
Gopal Suri (Sport Business and Leadership MSc, 2021) has been named on the International Sports Convention (ISC) 30 Under Thirty list. The awards recognise rising talent shaping the future of global sports, media and entertainment industries.
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Loughborough founder lands over £1 million investment for climate risk assessment company
Harish Pesala (Systems Engineering MEng, 2016) is the CEO of SmartResilience and has recently gained the support of various investors. The company has been awarded £1.1 million investment through One Planet Capital, FSE Group and Bayes Entrepreneurship fund.
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Study UK Alumni Awards open for applications
The British Council Study UK Alumni Awards are now open for 2027, celebrating leaders who have leveraged their UK education to make significant contributions to their communities, industries, and countries.
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Student project goes on to treat more than 50 life-threatening allergic reactions
An allergy kit that began as a Loughborough University student project has now been used to treat more than 50 life-threatening allergic reactions across the UK.
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Loughborough graduate wins James Dyson Award after designing AI-powered sensory safety system for deaf travellers
Loughborough University graduate Gargi Agrawalla has been announced as the UK national winner of the James Dyson Award 2026 for SIVO.GO, a portable sensory safety system designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing travellers.
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New hall of residence to be named after influential leader in sport, Baroness Sue Campbell
The University’s newest hall of residence, currently under construction at the centre of the East Midlands campus, is to be named after Loughborough alum Baroness Sue Campbell, who is widely regarded as one of the most influential women in sport.
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Freeater Founder launches children’s book to support understanding of dietary needs
Alum Kate Alderson (Architecture BArch, 2023; Management MSc, 2025) has recently released a children’s book, Alex and the Feel Good Foods, an extension of her work in the gluten free and dietary needs space.