# News and events
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**Parent**: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/
## Latest news
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[### Olivia Murphy joins England Netball’s coaching team
Loughborough Sport’s Olivia Murphy has joined England Netball as its new Assistant Head Coach on a short-term secondment.
17 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/murphy-joins-england-netball/)
[### Loughborough University students take part in Japanese-inspired SpoGomi competitive litter-picking race
Students from across the university competed in a litter-picking competition, known as SpoGomi, as part of a series of sustainability events, in order to help restore nature and clean the local area.
17 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/loughborough-japanese-style-litter-picking-race/)
[### Loughborough becomes first university to partner with kitround to drive sustainability in sport
Loughborough University is proud to announce a new sustainability-focused partnership with kitround, becoming the first university in the UK to work with the emerging sport tech platform.
17 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/loughborough-partner-with-kitround/)
[### Primary care behavioural programmes can help reduce childhood obesity, new study finds
Children who are overweight or living with obesity can significantly improve their health through primary care weight-management programmes, according to a new study.
16 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/reduce-child-obesity/)
[### Hormone therapy and dementia risk: what a new study says about menopause treatment
13 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/hormone-therapy-and-dementia-risk/)
[### Five paintings that capture the complexity of motherhood – chosen by art historians
12 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/paintings-that-capture-motherhood/)
[### New paper calls for physical activity to become a core component of mental health care
11 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/physical-activity-mental-health-care/)
[### “While Parliament is debating jury reforms, reports of an epidemic of violence against women and girls highlight why faster justice reforms may be needed” warns law expert.
10 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/faster-justice-reforms/)
## Upcoming events
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[18
March
### Sustainability Week: Textile and Clothing Repair Cafe
Martin Hall Foyer
18 March 2026, 2pm-4pm](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/events/sustainability-week-textile-and-clothing-repair-cafe.html)
[19
March
### Working Collaboratively with Marginalised Communities: Research Ethics and Methods
International House (Keynote Speaker also available on Zoom)
19 March 2026, 9.30am-4pm](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/events/working-collaboratively-with-marginalised-communities-research-ethics-and-metho.html)
[16
March
### Open Research Week 2026
Online
16 March 2026
- 20
March
2026, All day](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/events/open-research-week-2026.html)
[24
March
### NCSEM Public lecture: Trauma-informed approaches to physical activity
Stewart Mason Building SMB014 and online
24 March 2026, 11.30am-1pm](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/events/ncsem-public-lecture-trauma-informed-approaches-to-physical-activity.html)
## Videos
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[### Students compete in Japanese SpoGomi litter-picking race](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/videos/2026/spogomi-litter-picking/)
[### Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/videos/2026/queen-elizabeth-prize-ceremony/)
[### Expert Comment: How passengers respond to self-driving taxi emergencies](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/videos/2026/expert-comment-self-driving-taxis/)
## Podcasts
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[### Experts in Sport](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/podcasts/experts-in-sport/)
[### Cuppa with a Scientist](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/podcasts/cuppa-with-a-scientist/)
[### School of Poetry](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/podcasts/school-of-poetry/)
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## Sport
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[### Olivia Murphy joins England Netball’s coaching team
17 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/murphy-joins-england-netball/)
## Environment
[View more Environment content](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/focus-on/environment/)
[### Loughborough University students take part in Japanese-inspired SpoGomi competitive litter-picking race
17 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/loughborough-japanese-style-litter-picking-race/)
## Comments and analysis
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[### Hormone therapy and dementia risk: what a new study says about menopause treatment
13 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/hormone-therapy-and-dementia-risk/)
[### Five paintings that capture the complexity of motherhood – chosen by art historians
12 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/paintings-that-capture-motherhood/)
[### Everything can be a bet now – the rise and risks of prediction markets
26 February 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/march/prediction-bets/)
[### How social media draws vulnerable users back to eating disorder content – new research
26 February 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/february/social-media-vulnerable-people-eating-disorders/)
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