Loughborough University

Best university in the world for sports-related subjects

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017-2025

Undergraduate study

We have a fantastic range of undergraduate courses to choose from. Browse our courses for 2026 entry and explore what Loughborough has to offer.

Postgraduate study

Enhance your knowledge, expand your skills and advance your career with a postgraduate degree from Loughborough.

Empowering the planet

Our ongoing use of fossil fuels poses a major threat to our planet, impacting the climate and environment as well as the health of people and wildlife globally. We are leading the movement towards a safer, sustainable future for our world.

Fighting bacteria with nanoscale technology

Our Materials experts are developing films with enhanced antimicrobial properties – helping to combat MRSA infections in healthcare settings

How digital waste is polluting the planet

Digital waste is a growing problem, with organisations collecting and storing more data than ever before. What is the environmental cost of dark, redundant, obsolete, or trivial data, and how can organisations reduce their digital waste footprint?

Building digital communities

At Loughborough University, we are working towards a more equitable future for humanity where the power of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is harnessed to combat inequity and drive common prosperity. Find out how.

Creating inclusive communities

At Loughborough University, we’re taking the steps needed to define and improve living standards, for everyone. Find out how.

Building better humans

Our research explores how sport impacts human health and wellbeing, advances sport technologies, and underpins a range of policies that safeguard everyone participating in a sport.

New study aims to reveal the true costs of fixed-term contracts for early career researchers to help improve working conditions and broader research cultures in higher education

2 April 2025

‘Rise of the Regions’ - a scenario in which countries respond to global trade tensions by retreating into localised production

2 April 2025

Loughborough Professor made Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

1 April 2025

New clinic to enhance driver health promotion

31 March 2025

Apr

IAS Friends and Fellows Coffee Morning

Mar

Five Pillars: lived experiences, new futures (exhibition)

10 Mar 2025 - 3 Apr 2025

Apr

Fruit Routes: Barefoot Blossom & Spring Picnic

Apr

EID Celebratory Lunch 2025

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World-leading

Research

One of the top 20 research-led universities in the country, Loughborough is renowned for the relevance of its work, driven by society’s need for solutions to real-life issues.

Business and enterprise

Collaborations

Develop your organisation by partnering us in research, consultancy, new technologies and services and recruiting high calibre students and graduates for placements or employment.

World-class

Sport

Unrivalled sporting reputation offering excellence in research and teaching, and opportunities from recreational activities up to the highest levels of elite performance.