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The student union could definitely be better - ideas are there, but the execution of the ideas isn’t a lot of the time. The campus is very homely and makes you feel at ease. The staff are lovely and welcoming, and I had no discomfort reaching out for support when I needed it. Societies and AU clubs are so welcoming as well and supportive!
Beautiful area, easy to access support and services, good location compared to town itself
It's a lovely university that offers lots of opportunities HOWEVER, it sucks if you're a commuter student because they just do not care about you and the location is so inconvenient. They have introduced a room for commuter students but it's in an awkward location and I do not trust the lockers.
best: the sporty environment worst: the location
Best aspect - great walkable campus I love my course and the work that I've done. Worst aspect - not even that bad but sometimes the modules are disorganised at the start
Uni campus is really nice- green, not too small and plenty to get involved in.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Loughborough so far, the facilities are great both for campus and for arts specifically, with helpful technicians and kind art tutors and lecturers. there is so much freedom to create and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. The town may seem a bit sh!t at first but youll grow to love it, especially the pubs. People are freindly, especially in art- thats where the coolest people are ;) Loughborough is so safe whether on campus or in town. The student union is a great and easy night out, but Nottingham or Leicester are right around the corner if you wanted something a bit more full on. My accomodation experiences have felt like home, both intown (Donkeydigs represent!!!) and in halls (Butler Court, highly rfeccomment for proximity to art and room size but dont go deluxe because its just two single beds put together and E block stands for Ewwww block, A block is slAy block #butlerlove #upthebut). My flatmates in first year are still my flatmates now and will be my lifelong friends forever. I can genuinely and honestly say that my life at loughborough and the increased social life and creative/academic structure combined with freedom and safety- I am the happiest i have ever been.
Best: the campus facilities are amazing, the university encourages you to get out of your comfort zone and try new things so that you can grow as a person. Worst: there isn’t anything I strongly dislike.
I love the campus and it’s relative closeness to London, the Loughborough locals are quite strange though.
The environment is great, good facilities including teaching teams and thigs in workshop. The only things I feeling bad is the distance between the train station and the campus, it is too long. And the Sprint never on time make thing goes worse.
The support available is excellent - whether it’s for careers, mental health, coursework or general day to day guidance, there are plenty of staff members and schemes available for help. The university campus is lovely and everything you need is in walking distance. The only bad thing is the location itself is fairly dull with nothing going on in the town. Not much can be done about this, however the student union make a lot of effort to help students enjoy their time anyway.
Loughborough is a great university to study at. The campus community is amazing and you really bond to it with the hall community too. I'd say just get involved and you will love it. When it comes to housing in 2nd year there are so many options and it is very easy. Loughborough is definitely the uni for you.
The staff are great, really friendly and supportive - as well as different services like TalentMatch and drop ins to have people look over your applications and CV’s are all very accessible. I’m doing graphics design and it’s been very enjoyable so far, a lot of group work helps you build a nice community with other students so it’s very inviting. I do feel like all the events hosted in the SU and around campus include drinking, if they were to host a couple events without any drinking whatsoever I think it’ll help people who don’t drink make more friends and have new experiences.
Love the 24/7 design computer suite, got loads of fun memories and made many friends throughout the tough deadline cramming times. Student life here has a really nice and homey feeling but it lacks entertainment areas, a few pubs but that’s about it. Most people tend to go to Leicester or Nottingham but Loughborough itself has no entertainment places such as arcades or any range of stores like Waitrose or fast food places like popeyes or jollibee like in Nottingham.
One of the best things about Loughborough University is the fact that it has a campus. It gives it a very easy-to-navigate student friendly environment. You're in a big bubble with students and you have access to the facilities on campus to use to chill with friends and take part in sports in your free time. The worst thing is the lack of clubs in Loughborough - majority have an older client tell and the student union itself is very limited for nights out due to its lack of music variety and themes.
The welcome to the university is fantastic and all the freshers events are great. Clubs and societies are plentiful and offer a real sense of belonging and community. I feel my course however does lack some integrity and refinement. For example slides for our lectures frequently contain spelling and punctuation errors, sentences which do not make sense and the slides lack the depth which I believe they should have. The course itself is good, however some lectures feel a waste of time and for the money I am spending I want to be being taught what feels like university level work and not what in my opinion is like an extension of not the same level as my A-levels. A lot of the course explores environmental impacts of textiles and as an A-level geography student, the work we are doing now is lower level than anything I did then. Just a personal option snd it doesn’t mean I am not overall satisfied with the course, but do think these things should be sorted.
Being on campus is great and it’s safe. Feedback and support from lecturers could be better.
The campus gives the university a hub and makes you feel fully apart of the Loughborough bubble. The town has what you need it’s not fancy but it works. The university is well kept and the facility’s are really good.


The uni offers many different clubs and societies to get involved in the only problem is they fill up very fast so if your not on it you won’t get a spot especially since it has to be done all in the first few weeks when your still settling in.
There’s lots of opportunities for one to ones in office hours if you want to ask any questions. But sometimes in lectures not all the content for a week is gotten through due to time constraints and occasionally content is rushed through but as lectures are recorded it’s easy to go back and catch up on anything you missed.
It felt like a very safe environment and a very happy community with lots of things to get involved in. The WiFi was sometimes spotty in certain areas. It was a catered hall and the food wasn’t always the best and I’d say it cost more than it should have. Bit overall was good.