What is loughborough uni like

I basically know nothing about the uni. What students life like is it good? I heard the uni if a very gloomy place is that true? Is there stuff to do there other than sports? And are the non sports courses good or is it carried by the fact that the uni the best sports uni?

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Original post by Rainyzack

@Loughborough Student Community @Loughborough University, would you be able to respond to this please?

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Loughborough Student Community

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Original post by Rainyzack

Hi @Rainyzack ,

I have been at Loughborough for nearly 3 years and have loved my time here! I can give you some insight into the University and the town.

Loughborough is very much a student town and as you are on a campus it has such a strong community feel- I really love this as it is really easy to meet new people and you tend to see a lot of people you know when you are on campus (and even when out in town!). People are really friendly and I have met some great friends. The facilities at Loughborough are amazing. The sport facilities are incredible and can be used by anyone. Academically there are great study spaces and access to academic support.

During the week most social events happens on campus through the Student Union. For example, there tend to be 2 nights out in the week (Wednesday and Friday) and events during the day which differ week to week. Take a look at our student union website for more insight here. At the weekends more seems to happen off campus. In town (which is walking distance from campus- about 10/15 minutes) there are multiple pubs, bars, cafe's, restaurants and nightclubs which tend to be full of students at the weekend. There are some particular pubs which tend to be the 'go to' student pubs. You do need to keep in mind that Loughborough is a town so can't offer what big cities can. If we fancy a bigger city night out we tend to go to either Nottingham or Leicester on the train as they are both approximately 20 minutes away. The train station isn't far from campus and there is a campus shuttle which takes you through town and goes to the station and runs every 10 minutes.

At Loughborough we have so many things to get involved in. We have AU which is our most competitive level of sport where you play BUCS (play against other universities) but we also have lots of other ways to get involved in sport. IMS is where you can affiliate to a hall and compete against other halls. This is very sociable and allows you to try new sports. We also have MyLifestyle which is a free and inclusive recreational sport and physical activity offer, that is open to and welcomes everybody of any ability. There is a lot more to Loughborough then just sport and I wouldn't get put off thinking Loughborough is just good for sport. We have a long list of societies to get involved in. Take a look at what we have to offer here.

Our courses at Loughborough are all a very high standard. We are obviously great for sport but we also do very well in a range of different subjects. We are a top 10 University (Complete University Guide 2025).

I hope this information helps. If you have any other questions please do ask :smile: