Loughborough University

Welcome to Loughborough

Congratulations to all new students who will be joining us this year. Follow our checklist of things you need to do before you arrive and start getting ready for life at Loughborough.

Undergraduate study

Browse our fantastic range of undergraduate courses for 2026 entry and explore what Loughborough has to offer.

Postgraduate study

Enhance your knowledge, expand your skills and advance your career with a postgraduate degree from Loughborough.

Empowering the planet

Our ongoing use of fossil fuels poses a major threat to our planet, impacting the climate and environment as well as the health of people and wildlife globally. We are leading the movement towards a safer, sustainable future for our world.

Building digital communities

At Loughborough University, we are working towards a more equitable future for humanity where the power of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is harnessed to combat inequity and drive common prosperity. Find out how.

Creating inclusive communities

At Loughborough University, we’re taking the steps needed to define and improve living standards, for everyone. Find out how.

Building better humans

Our research explores how sport impacts human health and wellbeing, advances sport technologies, and underpins a range of policies that safeguard everyone participating in a sport.

CURTAIN – therapeutic creativity

Using Reminiscence Theatre to encourage older people to rediscover their love of food and enjoy better health. A new project is looking at a novel way to encourage eating among elderly care-home residents.

What can't Loughborough wait for?

Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Nick Jennings on how Loughborough is working towards a cleaner, healthier, fairer world. And how if you study, work or partner with Loughborough, you'll be joining us in the pursuit of better.

50 years of litter on Skye

The tranquil beach on the Isle of Skye where 1 square metre of sand holds 1,000 pieces of litter

Fighting bacteria with nanoscale technology

Our Materials experts are developing films with enhanced antimicrobial properties – helping to combat MRSA infections in healthcare settings

How digital waste is polluting the planet

Digital waste is a growing problem, with organisations collecting and storing more data than ever before. What is the environmental cost of dark, redundant, obsolete, or trivial data, and how can organisations reduce their digital waste footprint?

Low-income households still falling short of minimum living standard despite wage rises

9 September 2025

Missing school linked to higher risk of poor mental health, study finds

9 September 2025

Loughborough academic named Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

8 September 2025

Solar breakthrough – hotter panels mean better storage

5 September 2025

Sep

Fruit Routes: Forest Gardening Weekend

Sep

Public lecture: Time Hacks - The psychology of time and how to spend it

Sep

IAS PGR Workshop - Unsettling Research: Dialogic Tools for Engaged Inquiry

Sep

Lived experiences of Muslims at Loughborough University: Report Launch

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