From research to real world impact

Loughborough University is renowned as a research-intensive institution and the School of Design and Creative Arts contributes substantially to this. 

Characterised by transdisciplinary and collaborative working within the School, across the wider University, and alongside industry specialists, our research covers wide ranging expertise across Design, Creative Arts and Human Factors. We shape public policy, improve lives, and enable industry to compete more effectively. Together with our partners, whether local or global, our teams work across disciplines to develop and apply new ideas, concepts, discoveries and inventions, inspired by real-world problems.