When looking for universities back in sixth form, like most others, my main aim was to achieve a good degree from a reputed university, which has strong links to industry. Not only did Loughborough provide all of that for me, but also it provided me with a variety of extra-curricular activities and a once in a lifetime overall university experience.
The lecturers are leading experts in their field, and have strong ties to industry, which I found so beneficial for a practical degree, especially when most students have little or no prior industry experience. The STEMLab offers excellent facilities with high spec equipment and top of the range software packages, enabling students to experience working with material similar or equivalent to industry. Each lecturer has their own approach to delivering material, which I found useful, as it meant that as a student you learnt to adapt to different approaches and could later transfer these adaptive skills to industry. I found the academics extremely approachable and willing to help from the first day and beyond. In the first year of your degree you are assigned a personal tutor, this is a great benefit to students to have that extra support outside their normal module lecturers.