There are many reasons to recruit our brilliant students, graduates and masters students at Loughborough University. We remain a Top 10 University in all of the UK league table rankings and excel across many disciplines. The courses themselves are high quality, highly ranked and accredited, with many containing industry-based content - allowing the students to understand not just the theory but also the practicality of what they are studying.

Our students are highly driven and with many of them playing high level sport they have the competitive edge often required to be successful in the workplace. Loughborough students are confident, self-assured and have fantastic interpersonal skills, which all means they are ready to hit the ground running when they start a role.

Plus if you are after some guidance on how to make the most of utilising our students' knowledge for your business, our useful range of Top Tips gives some great advice whether for Effective Job adverts, How to have a Successful internship or Effective use of Students in the workplace - and more.  We also have some fantastic case studies to share.

Get in touch, we are here to help: employer.services@lboro.ac.uk 

Our Talent Match Global programme has been designed to help international companies around the world utilise our students’ skills and expertise for short-term projects and resourcing. It is a great chance to introduce a student into the business, gain fresh perspectives and benefit from the impact and added value they bring. 

We have funding available to cover the student salary for this virtual internship and, in addition, our free recruitment support ensures a stress-free service from advertising roles on our careers’ portal, to sifting through the applications and assisting with shortlisting. 

Key Information

Programme Dates

• Registration & Job Description form submitted         March 2024
• Roles go Live                                                        April 2024
• Application Closing Date                                        May 2024
• Interviews take place                                            June 2024
• Internships take place                                             July - September 2024

Next Steps - Register your opportunity!

We would be delighted to work with you in providing virtual internship opportunities for our students.

To Register please complete this form and we will be in touch.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us employer.services@lboro.ac.uk and we will be happy to talk through the programme in more detail.

*Fully funded once eligibility confirmed. Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of funding available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our students).

Our PGT Micro-Internship programme is a great opportunity to get support from our fantastic students on a very flexible basis.

Key Information

• 50-hour long Internships
• They can stretch across a number of weeks, we are suggesting between (4-8 weeks)
• Student(s) will be able to come in and support on a specific project or piece of work during this period
• Opportunities will be aimed at postgraduate taught students within The Wolfson School MEME studying a range of MSc programmes
• If you are impressed by the student, we would suggest offering them further opportunities in your business, whether this is through Part Time work, Summer Internship or Graduate role etc.
• Top talent available
• The roles will be fully funded* by the University

Programme Dates

• January – March 8th – Register to the programme here, and provide internship details here
• March 11^th – Applications Open
• April 28^th – Opportunities Close
• W/C April 29^th – Sifting Applications and shortlisting (we do this)

If you are interested in hosting a PGT Micro-Internship, either complete the registration form here, or if you do have any questions reach out to us on ws.placements@lboro.ac.uk. We would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.

*Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of this available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our students).

This Scheme is closed.

Our Santander funded programme is a great opportunity to support one of our 1^st or 2^nd year students on a 100 hour internship this summer between late June and early September 2024.

Key Information:

• Length of internship: 100 hours (could be spread across multiple weeks to complete)
• Target Cohort: Open to our under graduate part A and B students from all disciplines
• Flexible start and end dates: within the time frame of late June to early September 2024
• Benefit from students up to date knowledge and innovative ideas: Students will bring new skills and perspectives to projects and have access to the latest research and innovation in their specialist areas of study.
• Funding: All roles are part funded by Santander and will be paid in line with the National Living Wage. Santander fund £1000.00 and a contribution of £200.00 is required from the employer.

Programme Dates:

• Application deadline for Employers – 8th of April
• Roles go live for students to apply – 15th April
• Deadline for student applications – 6th May
• Shortlisted applications sent to you – 10th May
• Employers to interview students – w/c 13th & 20th May
• Employers confirm to Talent Match team successful candidate by 25th May

• Internships completed late June to early September 2024

For more information contact talentmatch@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk to discuss this programme further. 

Please note our Micro-Internship Programme is at full capacity.  If you are interested, please feel free to complete the Register your interest form and we will be in touch.

Our Micro-Internship programme is a great opportunity to get support from our fantastic students on a very flexible basis.

Key Information

• 50-hour long Internship
• They can stretch across a number of weeks, we are suggesting between (4-8 weeks)
• Student(s) will be able to come in and support on a specific project or piece of work during this period
• Opportunities will be aimed at our first and second years
• If you are impressed by the student, we would suggest offering them further opportunities in your business, whether this is through Part Time work, Summer Internship etc
• Top talent available
• The roles will be fully funded* by the University

Programme Dates

If you have any questions please reach out to us on employer.services@lboro.ac.uk. We would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.

*Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of this available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our students).

Please note our Finalist Programme is at full capacity. If you are interested, please feel free to complete the Register your interest form and we will be in touch.

Our Finalist Internship Programme is a great opportunity for you to take on one of our fantastic final year students to work on a key project for your organisation. The internship has the ability to be flexible across the academic year (Starting from January – ending end of April.) This is a great chance for a final year student to gain some work experience and complete a internship/project. From your perspective, it’s a chance for you to get some high-level support from a talented student and to view the opportunity as a ‘try before you buy,’ you may find that after the 100 hours that you are keen to keep the student in some capacity.  

Key Information

Programme Dates

If you have any questions please reach out to us on employer.services@lboro.ac.uk.  We would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.

*Part funding details to be confirmed. Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of funding available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our finalists or grads).

Please note our Master's Programme is at full capacity.  If you are interested, please feel free to complete the Register your interest form and we will be in touch.

Our Talent Match Masters (postgraduate) internship programme has been designed to help SMEs utilise our students’ skills and expertise for short-term projects and resourcing. It is a great chance to bring a masters student into the business, gain fresh perspectives and benefit from the impact and added value they bring. 

We have potential funding available to cover a large amount of the student salary for the internship and, in addition, our free recruitment support ensures a stress-free service from advertising roles on our careers’ portal, to sifting through the applications and assisting with shortlisting. 

Key Information

Programme Dates

• Registration & Job Description form submitted         22nd October 2023
• Roles go Live                                                         30th October 2023
• Application Closing Date                                         30th November 2023
• Interviews take place                                             w/c 4th & 11th December 2023
• Confirm successful recruit                                       15th January 2024
• Internships take place                                              February - March 2024

We would be delighted to work with you in providing internship opportunities for our students. 

If you have any questions please reach out to us on employer.services@lboro.ac.uk. We would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.

*Part funding details to be confirmed. Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of funding available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our postgraduates).

Talent Match+ is about providing a more tailored recruitment service for organisations who are keen on recruiting Loughborough students and graduates.

Talent Match+ will support organisations who are looking to recruit one or several students/graduates, whether this is for short-term internships, year placements, or graduate level roles.

Our expert team will be on hand to support and guide you through every stage of the recruitment process, to include:

• Sector leading consultancy about who you are looking to recruit and how.
• Personal Account Manager who you can speak to about any issues throughout all stages.
• Advice and guidance on how to create a standout job advert to engage the students.
• Full advertisement and communications package to ensure your advert reaches the relevant students including a Target Email (worth up to £250).
• Recruitment package to include support for potential students with their applications and sifting through applications to leave the strongest ones, which we will send over for you to move forward with.
• Engagement opportunity either on campus or virtually to interact with students (format to be agreed) i.e. mentoring, workshops, skills sessions.
• Full review after the recruitment has been completed

For more information and pricing for Talent Match+, please get in touch via employer.services@lboro.ac.uk and we will be delighted to speak to you.

Looking for something extra? For those of you who are interested in exploring other options or keen to see how we can build up a different package to support with your Attraction and Recruitment campaign over the next year, please do reach out – employer.services@lboro.ac.uk. We would be excited to create a bespoke service that will help you achieve your aims.