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๐ŸŒ Join Us in Shaping a Better Future! ๐ŸŒ @lborouniversity

Despite the challenges of 2025, we're pushing ahead with confidence and innovation at Loughborough University. Here are some highlights of our impactful work:
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Any pharmacist out there be kind enough to explain why it takes SO long to get prescribed medication from a counter. What exactly are they would back there that consumes so much time!?
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sumatra disaster Update:

As of 18 December 2025, the disaster has affected a wide area, with impacts recorded across 52 regencies/cities.

Human Impact

๐Ÿ”ธ Deceased: 1,068 people
๐Ÿ”ธ Missing: 190 people
๐Ÿ”ธ Injured: approximately 7,000 people

Damage to Infrastructure

๐Ÿ”ธ ed: ~1,600
๐Ÿ”ธ Places of worship damaged: 434
๐Ÿ”ธ Health facilities damaged: 219
๐Ÿ”ธ Educational facilities damaged: 967
๐Ÿ”ธ Bridges damaged: 145
๐Ÿ”ธ Houses damaged: 147,236
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
Bring your talent to Loughborough University.

We're seeking top research talent from around the world to build, join and shape the teams facing down the most pressing challenges of our time.

Apply now โžก๏ธ lboro.uk/JoinLboro
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ Building Resilience for a Changing World: Fully Funded PhD Opportunities at @lborouniversity
As part of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT).

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๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ Building Resilience for a Changing World: Fully Funded PhD Opportunities at @lborouniversity
As part of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT).

linkedin.com/posts/dan-parsโ€ฆ
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has officially made landfall on Jamaica as the strongest landfalling hurricane in Atlantic history, with sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts up to 225 mph.

A tragic moment for Jamaica.
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
A display of pure power from Hurricane Melissa today.

Remarkable satellite imagery.
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
Obvious wavenumber-5 mesovortex pattern within Hurricane Melissaโ€™s eyewall earlier today โ€” when the simulation matches reality.

Just two decades ago, the very existence of mesovortices was still a matter of debate.
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892 mb at sea level is absurd. You would need to climb to 1.1 km (3600 ft) above sea level to experience the same pressure on a normal day. A slab of air 1.1 km thick was essentially removed from the column above the Melissaโ€™s center.
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
To give you a sense of how incredibly rare and unique Hurricane #MELISSA is, here are the most-intense landfalling Atlantic hurricanes that we have on record.

MELISSA is now tied with LABOR DAY 1935 at the top โ€“ something I'd never imagine to see in my lifetime.
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
The Sentinel-2 satellite captured this image of Melissa's eye at peak intensity. 10m pixel resolution - one of the best satellite images ever captured of a hurricane of this intensity.

Image from 16z this morning.
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
"The question is no longer whether change is coming. Itโ€™s whether we will shape it intentionally, with fairness and purpose โ€“ or allow market forces to push us blindly towards potential disaster."

@bedform @lborouniversity writes for @timeshighered

timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-supโ€ฆ
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
The moment we became Champions ๐Ÿ†

#UpTheRobins๐Ÿ”ดโšช๏ธ
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#UpTheRobins ๐Ÿ’ฅโค๏ธ
THE ROBINS HAVE SEALED THE LEAGUE TITLE ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅ‡

#UpTheRobins ๐Ÿ”ดโšช๏ธ
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
Great to see @lborouniversity Professor Dominic Malcolm presenting his work here on sports concussion at @GSUN_Network in Brisbane ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
Fantastic GSUN Council meeting hosted by @UQ_News โ€” thank you so much to their Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry and all their staff for the incredible welcome.

The council spent the day going through final preparations for the Summit opening tomorrow,
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Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ›ฐ๐ŸŒŠโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿโ›ณ๐Ÿˆ retweeted
What a start! Great opening for the second event GSUN'25 Summit - being hosted by The University of Queensland in Brisbane - 200 people from around the world gathered for this years theme - "Harnessing the Power of Sport for Innovation" and we are ready to get into our range of echnology, global issues, the Olympic Games and so much more!

Our MC for the event @TraceyLeeHolmes opened our summit, followed by a welcome from Professor Deborah Terry - Vice Chancellor and President of @UQ_News . GSUN Chair and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University @Joannemaher opened the conference on behalf of Council and introduced the final welcoming message from President of World Athletics Lord @sebcoe.

Find out all about the programme and discussions for the next two days at gsun.org/program
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