I enjoy the facilities and find campus a pleasant place to be. I feel like student support could be a bit more improved

I enjoy the online and in class learning, however I find that some lectures are either not enough content on slides and just pictures which doesn’t help me directly learn

Loughborough’s location in the midlands keeps its costs lower than London Universities whilst leveraging open spaces free from concrete jungles to its advantage. London still remains a direct train away with popular hotspots of Nottingham and Leicester being a train stop away. The School of Design and Creative Arts has courses that are of the best in the country, with facilities that match the teaching quality, and lecturers whose passion matches their students. Having come to Loughborough as an undergraduate and stayed on to do a PhD, I’ve been here for almost 10 years. Volunteering for various committees changed who I was on the inside, and being celebrated with awards made those changes external visible. Loughborough is the place that will accept you for who you are but inspire you to become your best. If you wanting a transformational experience, are happy to seek help along the way, and want to enjoy quality learning in design and art, then Loughborough should be on your watchlist!

Loughborough’s succeeds in it’s provision of in-person teaching and has recently invested into a 3 million pound renovation for Graphics related studies. Students are able to remotely access the full Adobe Suite for free, and a variety of 24/7 computer rooms provide access to key softwares. Fine Art students have dedicated studio space enabling them to have a luxury few other universities can offer. There’s a broad range of facilities led by experts in the field including ceramics, photography, paint (including paint and canvas making), digital printing, analogue printing, woodwork-shops, knit centres and a whole lot more! Despite sector wide difficulties in securing Placements in the Creative Arts, students in Loughborough seem particularly successful. Masters courses benefit from extra care and attention due to being in Loughborough for a only a year, with bespoke, course focused socials, designed to improve wellbeing, offset culture shock and enjoy British culture (through free food). PhD students have a unique support system with a minimum of 2 supervisors which also differs from other universities too.

Having one of the largest campuses in Britain that’s excellently maintained, many green areas, it’s own free campus bus and shops, Loughborough establishes itself a community focused university that champions students in creating a sense of home. It houses around 5000 students on campus, each Hall with its own unique student experience led by a student committee. Wellbeing and support is ever present with Warden Teams being assigned to each Hall for out of hours care further back up by a 24/7 security team. Maintenance requests are usually responded to within 3 working days and kitchens are cleaned by weekly. Plus, if you’re worried about shared bathrooms, they’re cleaned daily! Halls spaces are guaranteed for first years who pick Loughborough as their firm offer and the uni also does the same for those who come through via clearing. So whilst Halls might be expensive, they come with a number of guarantees and assurances other universities cannot offer. Halls proves itself to be an inclusive space where no matter your problem, pastoral, facilities related or otherwise, someone is always available to help!