Reminder: Changes to automatic email forwarding – effective from 19 August
IT Services is updating the way the University prevents automatic email forwarding to external addresses, using a new and improved Microsoft feature.
Using the transcribe tool in Microsoft Word
Did you know you can upload audio files and convert them to text in Microsoft Word?
Loughborough’s first LEAF Gold Lab leads the way in sustainable science
The University is proud to announce that WPL2.09, the Chemical Synthesis Lab in STEMLab, has become the first laboratory at Loughborough to achieve a LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) Gold Award, recognising their outstanding commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.
IT Services – Important information before you return to campus
If you are not regularly working on campus over the summer, in preparation for returning to campus, IT Services recommend connecting to the VPN and restarting your devices. By doing this on a regular basis, all necessary security updates will be applied, ensuring you are ready to work without delay upon your return.
Using the new reporting tools in Outlook
Since the launch of the new Microsoft Exchange Online service (1 July), you may have noticed a few changes – some legitimate emails may have appeared in your junk folder or quarantine, and some messages that used to go to junk may now land in your inbox.
Loughborough University shortlisted for Sport Positive Awards 2025 for sustainability initiative
Loughborough University has been shortlisted for Sport Positive Awards 2025 for leading the charge on creating a more sustainable, resilient, equitable, and climate-conscious future for sport.
Recent appointments in preparation for REF 2029
We are pleased to confirm the internal recruitment of academic colleagues to support our preparation for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029.
Applications are open for Music and Arts Scholarships for 2025/26
Arts and Music Scholarships, managed by LU Arts, are now open for applications for students for the next academic year. The scholarships aim to recognise, reward, and develop talent in any art form.
Notice for academics: Module Teams - Academic Year 2025/2026
To help improve the user experience in Microsoft Teams, IT Services will begin the annual archive process for academic year module teams.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Mapping Britain’s inequalities by identity
Researchers from Loughborough University have identified a new way to map Britain’s inequality – not by geography, but by identity – opening up new opportunities for detecting their consequences across multiple outcomes.









