1,716 reviews for Loughborough University

Lectures are useful, a lot of computer lab sessions. Did 4 courseworks throughout the year, which improved my coding skills greatly.

19 meals a week save a ton of money, room is big, great view of the town and good wifi. Has some mild in the showers. Maintenance could be improved by fixing the elevators in time and not leaving them out of service for a month

Great lectures and lecture halls New Labs full of resources Lots of staff to help

Location amazing right in middle of campus Some rooms old and need work Laundry room machines always breaks Good spacious rooms with plenty of desk space

More tutor meetings

Heating is really bad.

The ability to have lecture catch up and the wealth of information available on the VLE makes it easy to learn in which ever way you want. The fact that all our lectures are active researchers also means you get insights into the cutting edge of the field you are being taught. Worst is that its an interdisplinary course so sometimes schools have different ways of doing things that can clash

Being so close to the engineering buildings and the community vibes. If you are trying to sleep and someone is partying the noise cancelling between floors and flats is not that great

More support for placement students needed. Nowhere near enough support for dissertations and feels like luck-based whether you get a good supervisor or not. Terrible supervisor system and nowhere near enough support for the dissertation overall.

I had silverfish and not enough was done. Some clothes and my guitar case went mouldy from being in my wardrobe and I had to throw away. Curtains also went mouldy.

Can be difficult to get in contact without lecturers without going to their office during office hours, however they do care about the students. All lectures are in-person for me (not for everyone) but are also recorded so it is easy to catch up on anything you may have missed and the lecturers ask for feedback to help improve the lectures for us.

I didn't get given a room that matched my preferences but the girls in the flat made it enjoyable, we often struggled with maintenance such as a broken oven and constantly broken toilets, but they would always come and fix it . There are also people that are available to call 24/7 if you need any help such as being locked out of your flat because you forgot your key. I didn't have an ensuite so my flat was cheaper and worth the money.

The course content and lecturers are brilliant, the combination of psychology with criminology is really strong. To improve, there could be increased contact time with tutors and some improvement in the psychology-specific facilities e.g., more interview rooms.

Really good location, safety, reception and management staff. The internet could be improved (it is okay!) But I think the main thing is that could be improved is the value for money.

I found the first semester of my course quite boring as it just wasn’t interesting or very related to the name of the course. A lot of the time was spent catching everyone up to the same place and getting the basics covered. Something I found very frustrating was that when I was doing past papers to revise for January exams there was a lack of solutions and just the answers but nothing showing you how to get to those answers.

I love the hall community as we all eat out of the same canteen so you get to know everybody in the hall as time goes on. The food is ok however there can be some evenings that the food is rough. I find that the hall is overpriced.

I think it's amazing that all our lectures and tutorials are in person, since I have friends at other unis who still have online lectures even though COVID was years ago now. The lecturers always respond quickly to emails and they seem very happy to help if you have any questions after lectures or during the work week. It's super easy to book meeting with your personal tutor through the portal as well, so you always feel like you have a point of contact. I love my course and think the content is really interesting but the only criticism I have is that some modules they put us with the sport science courses because they're biology related e.g "Physiology of sport and exercise" module which is biology at its roots but is really applied to sport scenarios and it can be a little frustrating because it's not really what my course is about. I also don't have much knowledge on sport science so I sometimes find I'm at a disadvantage in these types of modules.

I know Loughborough is just a little town and not as exciting as other big cities but I have such a soft spot for it. There's some little gems in the town, with lots of cafes and great brunch spots and some nice restaurants too. Lots of pubs and a nice park in the middle to sit in summer. I like the market too there's lots of local stalls to walk round. There's some fun activities to do in town as well, like laser tag (so much fun), an escape room and cinema etc. The town doesn't have many clothes shops though so it can be quite limited for shopping. And there's a couple clubs in town but mostly everyone just goes to Echoes club or the Student's Union so it is quite limited for clubs. But the good thing is, I suppose, is that Echoes is always busy and you'll always see people you know there. i will also say that there's lots of events held in Loughborough at various pubs or clubs etc. so that can be fun too (the Griffin pub's garden parties are the best).

I loved my accommodation halls, they were always well cleaned every week by cleaners and the facilities themselves were modern and well kept. For the price my hall was perfect since it wasn't as expensive as some of the other halls on campus but it still was really nice and modern with a double bed and en suite. My hall also had so many activities happening, there was always something to do and there was a really nice community feel amongst the different block of my accommodation.

The best part are my professors, the worst is that the course content is limited however that is understandable considering the limited duration of the academic year in a foundation year.