New innovation hub launched to “transform women’s sport”

Loughborough University has launched a new research facility to accelerate “growth and excellence” in the women’s sport sector.

The multi-million-pound Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub has been designed to bring together leading academics, national governing bodies, elite-level athletes and industry partners to drive positive change at every level of the women’s sporting ecosystem.

The hub will look to provide studies and advances in a wide range of areas – such as the menstrual cycle and its physiological impact on sport performance, the design of pregnancy and postpartum sportswear.