Loughborough University
Loughborough University’s project involves translating evidence from our archive into a set of principles around changing perceptions of disability, with a wide range of potential applications, including the development of a digital learning resource designed for early years and primary education settings.
By using a digital storytelling approach, they aim to disrupt assumptions about sport and disability, and to instil positive perceptions from an early age.
Their team, led by Dr Verity Postlethwaite, is made up of experts from across the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences and the School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough University, who are passionate about centring contributor’s voices and stories in translational research. Loughborough is the world’s Number 1 University for sport and its related disciplines, home to the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport and the Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub (launched Feb 2025). In March 2025, they were appointed as one of UK Sport’s social impact partners.
Prior to the Legacy Learning Partnership, Loughborough worked with Counsel on our Feasibility Study for a UK Capital of Sport.
