Excellence, everywhere
Loughborough University is a place where people from different walks of life achieve great things; as a result, excellence pervades all areas.
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In 2016/17, our accomplishments spanned across research, teaching and learning, sport, enterprise and community engagement. Read about this year's accolades.
Big achievements happen as a result of many important steps – the vast number of untold stories of how our students, staff and community make tremendous things happen every single day.
Here, we celebrate just a handful of those stories. Our everyday wins, the stepping stones towards the headline successes, and the teams and individuals at Loughborough whose tireless commitment, creativity and ambition create a culture of excellence in everything we do.
Dr Sarah Mills
Delivering award-winning research, teaching and learning
Research at Loughborough has a far-reaching impact. Learn more about Dr Sarah Mills and how her award-winning research in youth citizenship and civic engagement has led her to Parliament, where she helps to shape policy and lives for the better - and how she's paving the way for her students to do the same.
Grounds and gardens team
Keeping our campus at its best
Our stunning campus is the platform from which we deliver excellence and behind it is a dedicated team who ensure it is always at its best. Here, the grounds and gardens team at Loughborough tells us their stories: how they encourage and maintain the natural biodiversity we enjoy, engage with the local community and keep our sports pitches at the top of their game.
The outstanding campus and facilities at Loughborough make it a brilliant place to work, study, and play.
Paul Ntulila
Raising deaf awareness throughout the University and beyond
Paul Ntulila is Loughborough University London's first deaf student. Here, he tells us his story of how he is working with the University and volunteering in his local community in London to raise deaf awareness. An outstanding advocate who, unsurprisingly, is aiming for a career in politics.
Forest School
Sharing our campus with the community
This year, the University's Holywell Wood became home to a forest school. Run by a local nursery, the school allows children to learn outdoors by participating in woodland activities such as making fires, building dens and learning all about flora and fauna. Alongside this, our researchers have been studying the impact of this type of learning on early years education and development.
Hosting the forest school is one of the many highlights we've shared with our community this year.
Loughborough smashed the national record for the number of stem cell donors recruited in one day at a university, with 2,056 eligible donors joining the Anthony Nolan as part of the Spit Happens event
Over £315,000 has been donated to help local projects through the Community Donations Fund
LSU Action awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest possible given to volunteer groups across the UK
Coach and Volunteer Academy
Life-shaping experiences through sport
Loughborough's sporting culture encompasses participation at all levels. As well as hosting some of the highest performing athletes in the world, we develop and encourage talent in all areas of sport. Through the Coach and Volunteer Academy (CVA) Loughborough students have had life-shaping experiences - here, they tell us how they've used this to take their careers to the next level.
72% of students at Loughborough University regularly participate in sport at least once a week
Sport England Higher Education Sport Participation and Satisfaction Survey 2016/17
Best university in the world to study sports-related subjects
QS World University Rankings by Subject
British Universities and Colleges Sport Champions 37 years in a row
Issa Munu
Realising his study ambitions abroad
Issa Munu is a Chemical Engineering student who had the ambition to become fluent in French. So to achieve his ambition, he travelled abroad. Through Loughborough's Erasmus+ scheme, he spent a semester in the south of France. Find out more about his experience and how it changed his future outlook.
Professor John Mardaljevic
International impact through research
Professor John Mardaljevic studies daylight in buildings and his research is impacting right across the world – from heritage spaces in the UK to the Nordstrom Tower in New York.
A year in review
2016/17 was a landmark year, and we're incredibly proud of what we have achieved.
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Top 10 in every national league table 2017/18
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6th in the Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables' 2018
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QS Stars five-stars plus institution - one of only 15 worldwide
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Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) - Gold
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The Complete University Guide 2018 - Top 10
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The Guardian University Guide 2018 - Ranked 6th
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7th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018
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Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey - Britain's best student experience over the last 10 years 2007-2017
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Best university in the world to study sports-related subjects - QS World University Rankings by Subject
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Olympic legend and proud alumnus Lord Sebastian Coe installed as the University's new Chancellor
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British Universities and Colleges Sport Champions 37 years in a row
How will Loughborough be part of your story?
Whether you want to learn from some of the world’s leading academics or you want to become one of our development partners, driving forward new technology and thinking – we want to hear from you.
Study in Loughborough Study in London Partner with us for research Work with us Join the Science and Enterprise Park Collaborate with us Reconnect through the Alumni AssociationThis review presents just some of the University's highlights from the last year. For a full overview of the University's performance during the 2016/17 financial year, download the Financial Statements below.
Download the report and financial statements for 2016/17