Welcome to Elvyn Richards

Elvyn Richards is located in the popular student village. This hall takes its name from Professor Elvyn Richards, the University's second Vice-Chancellor from 1967 to 1975.

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. 

Move In

  • 9 - 5pm

Welcome Common Room Party

  • 9 - 11:15pm
  • Dress code: Welcome T-shirts

Loughborough Students' Union Welcome Party

Warden's Welcome and Consent Training (Mandatory)

  • 11am - 1pm
  • Location: EHB104

Campus/Town Tour

  • 2:30pm - 5pm
  • Meeting location: Elvyn Quad

Phantom Pub Social

  • 8pm - 11pm

Sports Fest

  • 1pm - 4pm
  • Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Feel Good Quiz

  • Evening
  • Location: Elvyn Dining Hall

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

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

Games Night

  • 8 - 10pm
  • Location: Elvyn Common Room

Echo's Night Club

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

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

Common Room Party with Royce Hall

  • Evening
  • Location: Royce Common Room

Loughborough Students' Union FND

Sports Bazaar

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

Flat Pres

  • Evening

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.

Activities Bazaar

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

Lectures (Mandatory)

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

Hilary's Bingo

  • 8pm - 11pm
  • Location: Elvyn Dining Hall

Lectures (Mandatory)

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

Swan in the Rushes Garden Party (with David Collett and William Morris hall)

Firefly Club Night

*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.

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 1pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Common Room Party with Robert Bakewell and David Collett Hall

  • 9:30pm - 11:30pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Common Room

Loughborough Students' Union Hey Ewe

Lectures (Mandatory)

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

Nottingham Bierkeller

  • 6pm - 10pm
  • Tickets available to purchase soon

Loughborough Students' Union Incognito

Lectures (Mandatory) 

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

Jam Garden Party (Returners) 

  • Evening

Loughborough Students' Union FND (Returners) 

Elvyn Freshers Closing Party

  • 9 - 11pm
  • Location: Elvyn Dining Hall

Loughborough Students' Union Closing Party

All Elvyn Richards social media channels are student-led through the hall's committee. 

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Getting settled in

Life in halls

Everything you need to know about living in halls during your time in Loughborough.

Advice and support

From understanding your accommodation contract to getting support with any issues, Student Services are here to help you.

Accommodation

Information about the University's Accommodation service.

Elvyn Richards' Key Accommodation Information

Find out about your hall's key contacts, location and facilities.