21 Facts About Loughborough University

Loughborough University is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.

Loughborough University oversaw the building of the original Hazlerigg and Rutland halls of residence, which are now home to the university's administration and the vice-chancellor's offices.

Loughborough University persuaded the Department of Education to buy further land and began a building programme.

Loughborough University is headed by a vice-chancellor and is organised into nine schools:.

The coat of arms incorporates several symbols relevant to the history of the Loughborough University area, including Offa of Mercia's cross and the peafowl from the arms of the Dukes of Rutland.

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Loughborough University has a strong tradition in both engineering and sport.

Loughborough University has 20 academic departments and over 100 research groups, institutes and centres currently divided between nine schools.

Loughborough University's acting vice-chancellor and president is Professor Chris Linton.

Loughborough University has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK, with over 250 international athletes studying and training.

In 2018 Loughborough University was named best in the UK for student experience in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey for the fifth time since 2009.

Loughborough University was ranked 4th in the 2019 Guardian University League table.

In 2017 Loughborough achieved a five star plus rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.

Loughborough University Students have performed well in the BUCS Overall Championship for more than forty years, winning the overall trophy for 40 successive years.

Loughborough University was chosen by the British Olympic Association as the training base and official Preparation Camp for Team GB in the run-up to the London 2012 Games.

Students and graduates of Loughborough University won four bronze medals and six Paralympic medals in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In 2016 over 80 students, graduates and Loughborough University-linked athletes travelled to Rio to participate in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Loughborough University-linked coaches played a key role in the Games, with alumni guiding Team GB, Canada and Fiji to gold medals.

Loughborough University has a media centre, which offers the opportunity to make TV shows with LSUTV, have your own radio show with LCR, write for the student magazine Label or improve your photography with Lens.

In 2015 Loughborough University ranked first in the UK for accommodation on a university review platform StudentCrowd.

Newspaper sought to provide factually correct and informed news, in the public interest, for the students of Loughborough University, while offering comprehensive sports coverage and intuitive comment on issues from campus and further afield.

Ones to Watch has frequently cited some of The Epinal's best articles, while national magazine Athletics Weekly picked up on the news broken by The Epinal that students had started a petition opposing UK Athletics' withdrawal from the World University Games The publication broke the news in May 2013 that Loughborough University were planning to take action against the students responsible for the 'Rate Your Shag' Facebook page, receiving citations from national newspapers such as The Metro.