The Loughborough Research Repository currently contains 57,191 public items. Staff processed 485 new research deposits during December 2024.

The 5 most downloaded articles from the repository are below. These figures come from IRUS UK, a JISC funded service that provides standardised statistical tools for measuring institutional repositories.

• Banerjee, D.K. (1986). Water pollution and human health. Loughborough University. Conference contribution. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/29242 Downloads 154
• Case, Stephen; Hampson, Kathy; Nisbet, Andrea (2024). Child First? Examining children’s perspectives of their ‘effective’ collaboration in youth justice decision-making. Loughborough University. Report. https://doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.27968766.v1 Downloads 150
• Hignett, Sue; McDermott, Hilary (2015). Qualitative methodology for ergonomics. Loughborough University. Chapter. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/23558 Downloads 143
• Abdulwahed, Mahmoud; Nagy, Zoltan (2009). Applying Kolb’s experiential learning cycle for laboratory education. Loughborough University. Journal contribution. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/5412 Downloads 121
• Hardman, Ken; Murphy, Chris; Routen, Ash; Tones, Steve (2014). World-wide survey of school physical education: final report. Loughborough University. Report. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/27642 Downloads 98

It’s interesting to note that a new arrival in the top 5 is the Child First report. Two of the top most downloaded items this month are reports, one from 1986 and another from 2024. Reports have a high rate of use in the repository and can retain their value over time as effective summaries of research.

In the last month have been doing a lot of work with the Water Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC). As a result 68% of our uploads this month were figures and illustrations. Since this is normally 7% (the majority of our uploads are normally articles and conference papers) you can see the impact this has had. If you would like to learn more about how the repository can be used to highlight your work, please get in touch.