# Research clusters

**Source**: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/
**Parent**: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/expertise/

Amplifying the impact of Loughborough University’s most significant strengths through collaborative, cross-disciplinary research.

We're building cross-disciplinary research clusters to tackle complex global issues.

These clusters bring together expertise across many academic disciplines aligned to the University’s strategic themes:

- Climate Change and Net Zero
- Sport, Health and Wellbeing
- Vibrant and Inclusive Communities

Supported by a talented team of Vice Chancellor’s Scholars, each cluster is progressing interconnected research projects.

## Join us

We welcome interested researchers, industry partners and prospective doctoral students to join us. To find out more about each research cluster or to apply for a prestigious fully-funded Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, visit their individual web pages.

The Clusters are arranged below according to the **[Strategic Theme](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/strategy/strategic-themes/)** with which they align.

## Climate change and net zero

[### Hybrid 3D Concrete Printing

An interdisciplinary exploration across design, materials and manufacturing to enable hybrid-3D concrete printing.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/hybrid-3d-concrete-printing/)

[### Sports for Climate Action and Nature

A collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to address the complex, bi-directional relationship between sport and climate action.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/sports-climate-action-nature/)

[### EcoSENSE

Developing advanced multi-sensing technologies to monitor health of soil and water systems to help tackle the climate and pollution crisis.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/ecosense/)

[### Digital Decarbonisation

Transforming practices across the digital ecosystem to accelerate the path to Net Zero.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/digital-decarbonisation/)

[### RAINDROP

An interdisciplinary research cluster for sustainable, intelligent and climate change-resilient infrastructure slopes.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/raindrop/)

[### Net-Zero Gas Turbine Combustion Technologies

Collaborating with Rolls-Royce to advance gas turbine combustion technology for sustainable aviation solutions.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/combustion-technologies/)

## Sport, health and wellbeing

[### Sports for Climate Action and Nature

A collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to address the complex, bi-directional relationship between sport and climate action.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/sports-climate-action-nature/)

[### Health and Wellbeing of Women in Sport

Multidisciplinary and innovative research addressing the challenges related to the health and wellbeing of women in sport.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/women-in-sport/)

[### SuS-Tex

Developing next generation wearable technologies for healthcare and sports applications.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/sustex/)

[### ParaFit

Optimising the performance and health of Para athletes.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/parafit/)

## Vibrant and inclusive communities

[### Inclusive Engineering - People to Products

Developing future leaders in engineering with expertise in EDI practices within engineering research and technology development.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/inclusive-engineering/)

[### Digital Communities and Inclusion

Understanding how "the digital" is creating new online communities and encouraging more inclusive community engagement - and exploring who is excluded.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/digital-communities/)

[### DRIVE

Driving inclusive mobility across all modes of road transport.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/clusters/drive/)