Welcome to Cayley

Located in the village, Cayley is at the heart of campus and close to lecture theatres, sporting facilities, the University Library and the Students' Union. It is named after Sir George Cayley, a Yorkshire baronet, who laid down the foundations of modern science aerodynamics.

Welcome Week Plans

Here are your Welcome Week 2025 plans for your first two weeks at Loughborough University.

Follow your hall’s social media below to get more updates for events and activities. 

Monday 22 September

Move In

  • 9 - 5pm
  • Key collection is in the hub. Committee members will greet the new students. Helpers will be hanging around outside and will take students to their rooms.

Induction Talk (Mandatory)

  • 7pm-8pm
  • Location: EHB110B

Cayley Triangle Welcome Party

  • 9:30pm - 11pm
  • Dress code: Welcome T-shirts
  • Location: Outside Cayley block

Loughborough Students' Union Welcome Party

Tuesday 23 September

Consent Training (Mandatory)

  • 10:30am-11:30am
  • Location: EHB110B

Fast Friendships (Icebreaker Activities)

  • 3:30pm (after lunch) - 4:40pm
  • Location: Cayley Dining Hall

Warden Welcome Talk (during dinner) (Mandatory)

  • 6pm - TBC
  • Location: Dining Hall

Garden Party at Jam Garden

  • 8/9pm - 11pm
  • Dress Code: Cayley in the stars (glittery and gold)
  • Tickets available for purchase soon

Firefly Night Club

*Please note that at the time of writing Firefly lacks the facilities to support those with mobility requirements from adequately accessing the venue. Once inside the door to the venue, the primary venue areas are accessed by a set of one storey flight of stairs with no lift access available.

As a university, we commit our best endeavours to ensuring all our incoming students have an equitable and positive Welcome experience. We recognise that the lack of physical access into Firefly may affect some students’ ability to attend these late-night activities. If you are an incoming first year student and have shared support requirements to the University, our Student Life Team will contact you directly for further support. If you are yet to share any support requirements with the University you should look to complete our online disability and health portal as soon as possible.

Wednesday 24 September

Sports Day

  • 1pm
  • Location: Paddock

Quiz for RAG (charity)

  • 3pm
  • Location: Cayley Dining Hall

Phantom Karaoke with Towers Hall

  • 8/9pm - 10/11pm
  • Dress Code:  The force is funky (Jedi vs sith / red vs  blue)

Crafts with Embroidery Society

  • 8pm
  • Location: Cayley Common Room

Thursday 25 September

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Your course will update you about the exact time and date.

Campus and Sustainability Black Out

  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm
  • As part of our drive to save energy where possible, we're running a short "blackout" period where we ask our residents to turn off electrical devices wherever possible.

Nottingham Bierkeller

Echo's Night Club

Friday 26 September

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Your course will update you about the exact time and date.

Enterprise Event with Claudia Parsons

  • 10:30am - 11am
  • Location: The Hub

Cayley Hoedown

  • 7:30pm
  • Location: Cayley Dining Hall
  • Dress code: Cowboy hats / Country (checked shirts and denim)

Loughborough Students' Union FND

Saturday 27 September

Sports Bazaar

  • 10am - 4pm
  • Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Art with Urban Sketch Society

  • 8pm
  • Location: Dining Hall

Loughborough Students' Union Club Cheese

Sunday 28 September

Activities Bazaar

  • 10am - 4am
  • Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Rounders with Rutherford Hall

  • 3pm
  • Location: Lacrosse pitch

Welfare Walk in Burleigh Woods (with Daisy the dog)

  • 5pm
  • Meeting Location: The Hub

Monday 29 September

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Cinema with Flix Society and Towers Hall

  • 8pm - 10:30pm
  • Location: Cope Auditorium
  • Dress code: Pyjamas

Tuesday 30 September

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Cayley Run Club

  • 7pm
  • Meeting Location: The Hub

Wednesday 1 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Glasses decorating social

  • 4:00pm
  • Location: Cayley common room

Punch Party with CP and Rutherford

  • 9:00-11:00pm
  • Location: Claudia Parson common room/hub
  • Theme: rockSTAR night

Thursday 2 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Mocktail making with Robert Bakewell

  • 8:00pm
  • Cayley common room

Returner’s Griffin Garden Party

Friday 3 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Emerging Beats x Revolve Event

Saturday 4 October

Wolfson run club

  • 10:00am
  • Meet on campus

Closing party

 

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