Facilities

Explore the impressive facilities available across the School of Science and University.

Continuous investment in our facilities makes Loughborough an inspirational place to pursue your academic aspirations, research interests and career goals, offering world-class resources across all disciplines.

Below are just some of the excellent facilities you can access here at Loughborough. To explore the specific facilities for each department, visit their websites.

STEMLab

Our £17m state-of-the-art STEMLab facility opened in 2017 boasting a wide range of technical workshops and laboratories across multiple scientific disciplines, as well as computer suites and additional spaces for learning and teaching.

STEMLab
Two students in the Computer Science department engaging with a humanoid robot

Specialist facilities and equipment

We are proud to host specialist resources for teaching, learning and research across the scientific disciplines. These include labs for robotics, networking, HCI and imaging technology in Computer Science, with spectrometers, radio telescopes and our very own campus observatory in Physics.

Visit our department websites to explore our dedicated facilities.

Department websites
Lara Alcock of the Mathematics Learning Support Centre sitting down with a student to help with their work.

Mathematics Learning Support Centre

Providing a range of free services to support any student in their learning of mathematics or statistics, the Mathematics Learning Support Centre offers a welcome space for quiet study, revision and group study, centrally located on campus and well-stocked with learning resources.

Mathematics Learning Support Centre

IT facilities

Across campus there are over 1,900 computers, with several labs open 24/7 for your convenience, even during University holidays. There are dual-boot systems which run Windows 10 or Mac OS X, equipped with a range of specialist software. You can also download software to your own devices free of charge.

IT Services

University Library

Home to an extensive range of study materials with specially trained support staff, the Library provides a variety of spaces for individual and group study. There are also computer suites, workstations and the PC Clinic, offering help, advice and support for all IT-related services.

University Library

Campus

We are incredibly lucky to have a stunning 523 acre single-site campus to call home; it's one of the largest in the UK with everything you could need and much more. Take a look around by watching our campus tour video.