Zed Omri

No other place sums up how I have experienced community better than here on the Loughborough Campus. I have made friends not only from all over the country, but all over the world, from all walks of life and different cultural backgrounds and formed a community of my own.

I know I am not alone in saying I have found a real home and true friendships that will last far beyond the time Ill be studying here. My home neighbourhood in a west Yorkshire city wasn’t so diverse, and growing up I was a bit of an outsider. I was always different, having a mixed-race, queer, neurodivergent identity.

On campus I found people that never make me feel out of place and welcome me in all their weird and wonderful ways and there’s always something going on, whether its sports, societies, union events, or just people gathering to enjoy the sun on the Paddock. There’s never a shortage of activity, and everywhere you look you can find community, connection, and something to do.