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5.04.43.42314 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsGreat life if you enjoy sport, however the public transport network isn’t great and the town being a 30 minute walk is not the most convenient thing especially with shopping
Loughborough has a great environment as a student. The campus is fantastic and means you see your friends a lot during the day. You never live too far away as a student either as Loughborough is a small town.
18-24 years
First gen student
I love the campus environment and being surrounded by a wealth of activities and opportunities at all times right on my doorstep
Love the uni! I don't like the drip feeding on the course
The best thing about Loughborough is that the her is so much things you can get involved with. You can play every sport you can think of and there are amazing sports facilities. As everything is within the campus it’s really convenient to move around and you can walk pretty much everywhere. One thing that I would say I don’t like about Loughborough University is that if you live on campus you have to walk 15-30 mins to town weekly to buy groceries as there isn’t much shops on campus.
18-24 years
First gen student
the sports facilities are amazing and the campus has lots of beautiful places to study
Best: being on hall committee and having responsibility and opportunity to organise events for halls. Bad: gym isn’t 24 hours and would be good if it was open earlier and later for students
Everyone is so friendly here fit in very easily
I've found the mental wellbeing team here is amazing, offering tutorials, workshops and 1 to 1 sessions that have helped find the support I need. The campus is the perfect balance of town and nature, and the surrounding area is accessible with the buses. The only downside is that the bus service can be unreliable, so it's not ideal if you struggle walking long distances and I would recommend keeping that in mind for when choosing an accommodation.
Loughborough is a great community with loads of brilliant clubs and societies to get involved with. The town itself is small and doesn’t have much to do but the campus is large and filled with something for everyone. The physics course is intensive but gives the skills that opens the door to lots of different jobs in the future. The lecturers are in majority very good and look like they care about what they’re teaching. There are also brilliant facilities for students to get help and catch up if they needed to.
As a Mechanical Engineering student, the staff try to make the course as fun as possible through competition with students.
Teaching is incredible, staff is amazing.
18-24 years
First gen student
Loughborough University has felt like a second home to me for the last couple of years. I struggle a lot with my mental health and have difficulties with socialising, however, the support system at Loughborough has been incredible. They offer support for varying aspects, including academic support. Whilst Loughborough isn't a bustling city, there is a train station with accessibility to areas like Nottingham and Leicester. Additionally, the campus is really convenient with a free shuttle bus to get from classes efficiently. It truly is a wonderful univeristy with immense character.
I would say that one of the best aspects of my uni experience so far is living with people in the same flat who are all experiencing a new life at uni at the same time as I am. We are all going through this new and exciting experience as a group and exploring everything university has to offer. A more difficult side of university is the navigation around a more independent learning system and keeping on top of the work load. While it may be difficult now though, I hope that with time and practice, it will become part of my everyday life.
The best thing about the uni is the facilities and the atmosphere because it feels very friendly and close-knitted. The worst thing is that there is not really that much to do in Loughborough, so the best way to combat that is to continue making the Student Union more fun, exciting and enticing, so that students feel like they have a good night/social life
18-24 years
First gen student
Freindly and welcoming
Best: Safe campus and learning atmosphere (could purely focus on my studies when I lived on campus) Worst: student life is limited to what is available from the student union and the university itself, which is often expensive. The town has some great places but there really isn't much to do/many opportunities
18-24 years
Student support is amazing, staff checks their email and reply really quickly.
Campus is amazing, you could never leave and everything is here. So many support opportunities and extra curricular activities
4.5
The facilities both for studying and for sports are incredible and I couldn't ask for anything more. The teaching is to a very high standard. This is not a place I would go if you want a typical student life, since the nightlife is very limited and not great (obviously since it is a small town).
Very high quality teaching but often too fast to write any notes or too slow. Often do not know what lecturers are saying due to difficult accents.