Loughborough University

Top ten in the UK
for ten years running

Loughborough University ranks 7th out of 130 institutions
in the Complete University Guide 2026

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?

Down Cemetery Road: Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson delight in this light conspiracy thriller

13 November 2025

New research reveals postdoctoral talent is key to achieving UK’s net-zero goals

13 November 2025

The ‘illusion’ of social AI – new research

10 November 2025

East Midlands Institute of Technology officially opens building in Loughborough

7 November 2025

Nov

Diwali Party 2025

Nov

IAS Seminar: Democracy on the pitch

Nov

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Zeynep Aycan and Professor Ashley Casey

Nov

IAS PGR Workshop: Challenging Canon-Making: Art and Politics in the turn-of-the century Germany

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Loughborough University

London

Our uniquely interdisciplinary approach to postgraduate studies is part of an exciting community of organisations, creatives and educational providers based on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Business and enterprise

Collaborations

Develop your organisation by partnering us in research, consultancy, new technologies and services and recruiting high calibre students and graduates for placements or employment.

World-class

Sport

Unrivalled sporting reputation offering excellence in research and teaching, and opportunities from recreational activities up to the highest levels of elite performance.

Top ten in the UK
for ten years running