
Verity Postlethwaite
@verity_pos
Research Fellow | #sport #culture #events #inclusivity | Projects across academic + industry partnerships | @lborouniversity + @SOAS + @counsel_ltd
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What's the difference between playing wheelchair tennis on a grass or clay court?🎾 Professor Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey from The Peter Harrison Laboratory explains how UK R&D at Loughborough University has enhanced the performance of athletes at the #Paris2024 Paralympic Games 👇

Four reasons the UK should bid for the 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games Check out this new The Conversation article by Dr Mathew Dowling and Verity Postlethwaite ⤵️ theconversation.com/four-reasons-t…

Looking at going to University in 2025? 👀🎓 Interested in studying International Relations, Politics, History, Geography, Communication, Media, Criminology, Sociology, Social Policy or English 🤔🙂✅ Then sign up for Loughborough University Open Days on 20-21 September ⬇️💜

We asked Loughborough University's Verity Postlethwaite whether it was time for a 2040 UK bid for the Olympics & Paralympic Games. 🏅 Her recent lecture "London 2012 to Paris 2024: How important is social legacy at major international events?" is a great watch! youtube.com/watch?v=jbv2Ew…


As we await the decision on the Commonwealth Games coming back to Scotland, I spoke with BBC Scotland News & BBC Radio 5 Live today on the merits of hosting the Games for Glasgow, Scotland and the Commonwealth. 🤞🏼🤞🏼#commonwealthgames UWS

What does #Olympiclegacy look like? Verity Postlethwaite provides an overview of 'legacy' and what it means in relation to major sporting events


Glasgow’s slimmed-down Commonwealth Games provides blueprint for survival Verity Postlethwaite LboroSSEHS talks to Financial Times about the future of the Games ft.com/content/722af6…





Dr Sam Edwards (@Historian_Sam) explores the history of running 🏃♂️ with Helen Mort on BBC Radio 4's 'On the Run'. Listen to him from 17:55 👇 bit.ly/4eIotni


Tonight we're celebrating an incredible summer of sport in Paris at the Surrey Cricket Oval 🏅💜 This fantastic evening brings together our athletes, coaches, support staff and researchers, along with our sporting partners and supporters. Loughborough Sport Prof Nick Jennings Seb Coe



The Glasgow 2026 #CommonwealthGames will create an economic model that allows smaller nations to step up & host. Prof @GayleMcpherson_ delves deeper in her article for The Conversation, which directly addresses UN SDGs 3, 10, 11, 13, 16 and 17. Read more: theconversation.com/the-2026-commo…
