Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for
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) is a
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in the
market town
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of
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second larg ...
,
Leicestershire
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, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when Loughborough Technical Institute began with a focus on skills directly applicable in the wider world. In March 2013, the university announced it had bought the former broadcast centre at the
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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as a second campus. It belonged to the
1994 Group
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of smaller research universities until the group dissolved in November 2013. Its annual income for 2020–21 was £308.9 million, of which £35.5 million was from research grants and contracts.
History
The university traces its roots back to 1909 when a Technical Institute was founded in the town centre. There followed a period of rapid expansion, during which it was renamed Loughborough College and development of the present campus began.
In early years, efforts were made to mimic the environment of an
Oxbridge
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college (e.g. students wore gowns to lectures) whilst maintaining a strong practical counterbalance to academic learning. During World War I, it served as an "instructional factory", training workers for the munitions industry.
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History.
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The Loughborough colleges
Following the war, the institute divided into four separate colleges:
*Loughborough Training College (teacher training)
*Loughborough College of Art (art and design)
*
Loughborough College of Further Education (technical and vocational)
*Loughborough College of Technology (technology and science)
The last would become the nucleus of the present university. Its rapid expansion from a small provincial college to the first British technical university was due largely to its principals,
Herbert Schofield
Herbert Schofield , PhD, (8 December 1882 – 18 September 1963) was a leading figure in technical education, a Rotarian and, from 1915 to 1950, a Principal of Loughborough College, which became Loughborough University.
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, who led it from 1915 to 1950 and
Herbert Haslegrave
Herbert Leslie Haslegrave (1902–1999) was a British engineering academic who developed Loughborough Technical College into Loughborough University of Technology, and was its first Vice-Chancellor.
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, who oversaw its further expansion from 1953 to 1967 and steered its progress first to a College of Advanced Technology and then a university in 1966.
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Herbert Haslegrave. In 1977, the university broadened its range of studies by amalgamating with Loughborough College of Education (formerly the Training College). More recently, in August 1998, the university merged with Loughborough College of Art and Design (LCAD).
Loughborough College
Loughborough College is a general further education college located in Leicestershire, England which offers a range of courses including further education, higher education, apprenticeships and professional qualifications.
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remains a college of further education.
Influence of Herbert Schofield
Herbert Schofield
Herbert Schofield , PhD, (8 December 1882 – 18 September 1963) was a leading figure in technical education, a Rotarian and, from 1915 to 1950, a Principal of Loughborough College, which became Loughborough University.
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became
principal in 1915 and continued to lead the College of Technology until 1950. Over his years, the college changed almost beyond recognition. He bought the estate of
Burleigh Hall
Burleigh Hall was a country house situated near Loughborough in the county of Leicestershire. Its land now forms part of the campus of Loughborough University.
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An early reference to the Burleigh estate describes how during the March ...
on the western outskirts of the town, which became the nucleus of the present campus. He 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.
From college to university
An experienced educationist, Herbert Haslegrave took over as college principal in 1953. By increasing breadths and raising standards, he gained it the status of
Colleges of Advanced Technology in 1958. He persuaded the Department of Education to buy further land and began a building programme.
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In 1963, the ]Robbins Report
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on higher education recommended that all colleges of advanced technology be given university status. Loughborough College of Technology was granted a Royal Charter
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on 19 April 1966 and became Loughborough University of Technology (LUT), with Haslegrave as its first vice-chancellor. It gradually remodelled itself in the image of the plate glass universities
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of the period, which had also been created under Robbins.
Later history
In 1977, Loughborough Training College (now Loughborough College of Education) was absorbed into the university. The Arts College was also amalgamated with the university in 1998. These additions have diluted the technological flavour of the institution, causing it to resemble more a traditional university with its mix of humanities, arts and sciences. In 1996, the university dropped the "of Technology" from its title, becoming plain Loughborough University.
The shortened name "Lboro", "Lufbra" or "Luff" is commonly used by the students' union, the alumni association and others.
Campus
The university's main campus is in the town of Loughborough. The Loughborough campus (once the estate of Burleigh Hall) covers an area of , and includes academic departments, 17 halls of residence, the Students' Union, two gyms, gardens and playing fields.
Of particular interest are The Walled Garden, with its Garden of Remembrance, the Hazlerigg-Rutland Hall fountain-courtyard, the old cottage, and the Bastard Gates donated by and named after William Bastard, the Chairman of College Governors, which form the official entrance to Rutland Hall.
In the central quadrangle of the campus stands a famous cedar
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, which has often appeared as a symbol for the university. A heavy snowfall in December 1990 led to the collapse of the upper canopy which gave the tree its distinctive shape.
Library
The Pilkington Library
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Built to an un ...
opened in 1980. It covers 9,161 square metres over four floors with 1375 study places – up from 780 prior to the renovation in late 2013. The library has a history of undertaking research in the field of library and information work. There is an open access area, where students are allowed to take in cold food and drinks as well as to engage in group discussions.
Burleigh Court Conference Centre and Hotel
Burleigh Court Conference Centre and Hotel
Burleigh Court Conference Centre and Hotel is a four-star hotel and conference centre located on Loughborough University campus.
Opened in April 1991, Burleigh Court Conference Centre and Hotel has 225 bedrooms and 26 meeting rooms.
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is a four-star hotel
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and conference centre
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on campus that has 225 bedrooms and incorporates Burleigh Springs Leisure and Therapy Centre, a spa
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and leisure
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facility.
Holywell Park Conference Centre
Holywell Park Conference Centre
Holywell Park Conference Centre is modern conference facility located on Loughborough University Campus offering 300 m2 of exhibition space and accommodating up to 450 people. It was officially opened in April 2004 by The Duke of Edinburgh.
Histo ...
is a conference and meeting venue located on campus. It was used as the kitting out location for Team GB
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prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics
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.
Elite Athlete Centre and Hotel
Elite Athlete Centre and Hotel
The Elite Athlete Centre and Hotel is a training base and hotel opened on the Loughborough University campus in November 2018. The hotel is run by Imago Venues, the service that manages conferences and events at Loughborough University.
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is a training base and hotel for elite athletes opening in November 2018.
University Stadium
The £4 million stadium for the university's rugby and football first teams was opened in 2012 and has a capacity of 3,000. It is home to Loughborough University FC
Loughborough University Football Club (also known as Loughborough Students Football Club) is an English football club representing Loughborough University, based in Loughborough, Leicestershire. The club are currently members of the and pla ...
, which is one of the few university sides to play in the English football league system
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, currently competing in the United Counties League
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. The stadium has many features not normally found at that level of football including a digital
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Technology and computing Hardware
*Digital electronics, electronic circuits which operate using digital signals
**Digital camera, which captures and stores digital i ...
scoreboard, conference facilities and 14 changing rooms. In 2018 it hosted four matches in the group stages of the European Under-17 Championships.
Organisation
Loughborough University is headed by a vice-chancellor and is organised into nine schools:
*School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering ''(comprising the three departments of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Materials)''
*School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
*School of Business and Economics
*School of Design and Creative Arts
*Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
*School of Science ''(comprising the four departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences and Physics)''
*School of Social Sciences and Humanities ''(comprising the five divisions of Communication and Media; Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy; English; Geography and Environment; International Relations, Politics and History)''
*School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
*Loughborough University London ''(comprising the Institute for Design Innovation, Institute for Digital Technologies, Academy of Diplomacy and International Governance, Glendonbrook Institute for Enterprise Development, Institute for International Management, Institute for Media and Creative Industries, Institute for Sport Business)''
Each of the 10 schools has a senior management team (School SMTs), consisting of deans, associate deans for teaching, research and enterprise, and operations managers. With this change of organisation within the university, the new Academic Leadership Team (ALT), made up of the vice-chancellor, deputy vice-chancellor, chief operating officer, director of finance, the pro vice-chancellors for research, teaching and enterprise, and the 10 new deans, replaced the previous Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
Politics, History and International Relations
The Department of Politics, History and International Relations (PHIR) is a department of Loughborough University located in Leicestershire
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. PHIR evolved from the Department of European Studies, which was established in 1972. In 2001 in the Research Assessment Exercise
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PHIR was awarded a grade of 5B and in the same year it scored 23/24 in the External Subject Review. It was not until 2003 that the department took the decision to invest in the study of Politics and International Relations and began to offer undergraduate degrees in International Relations
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. It was after this that the department had a change of name and became the Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies. In 2005 the department greatly expanded in size and added a further three members of staff. It added a further three lecturers to its number in 2007.
As of 2009 PHIR now offers History as one half of a selection of joint honours degrees. As History has become a major component of the department it was renamed to reflect this fact. European Studies was dropped from the name and replaced by History, the Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies (PIRES) becoming the Department of Politics, History and International Relations or 'PHIR'.
The department currently offers seven undergraduate courses, three Masters courses and provides research possibilities (with the department being recognised by the ESRC). PHIR is the center for the university-wide Languages Programme. This programme offers the chance to include French, German or Spanish as part of an undergraduate degree. After hours tuition is also available as part of the Extra-curricular Language Programme. Languages provided for as of 2007 include: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Russian. The Schofield Building on campus houses the Mathematics Education Centre. Here students can get support and guidance regarding mathematical skills. In particular the staff have in-depth knowledge of statistics and the statistics research-based programme SPSS
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.
The Department of PHIR focuses its research primarily on three main areas: Politics and Public Policy (where the university won the Queen's Anniversary Prize
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in 2005), International Relations, and European Studies. Within these broad areas, aspects of particular interest include the Common Foreign and Security Policy
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of the EU; EU-Asia relations; political thought and theory; security studies; intelligence studies; sexual politics; human rights.
PHIR has earned the respect of many for its high standards in teaching and for its tradition of good quality research.
*It earned a score of 23/24 for Teaching Quality from the British Government's Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
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.
*Research Assessment Exercise it scored a score of 5/5*for the quality of its research.
*Students gave PIRES 82% for student satisfaction.
*PIRES was declared a Jean Monnet
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Centre of Excellence by the European Commission
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.
As of 2007 there were 21 academic, 9 teaching and 6 support staff all working within the department of PHIR. Notably, Ruth Kinna is Professor of Political Theory. Notable alumni include Paula Radcliffe
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, Tanni Grey-Thompson
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and James Gibson.
Loughborough Sport
Loughborough Sport
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is the brand identity for the sport-related activities and facilities at the university. The university is host to a number of sports governing bodies including England cricket, British swimming, British Triathlon, England Netball, British athletics and British weight lifting
Traditions
The official colour of the university is African violet
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. The coat of arms
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incorporates several symbols relevant to the history of the Loughborough area, including Offa of Mercia
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's cross (a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Mercia
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, within whose borders the town now stands) and the peafowl
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from the arms of the Dukes of Rutland
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. The motto of the university is ''veritate scientia labore'' ("with truth, wisdom and labour", or, alternatively, "with truth, knowledge and work", depending on the translation).
The university has a strong tradition in both engineering and sport. From its strong engineering and technical background it has now expanded, becoming a centre of excellence in the field of sports and sports science
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. It has graduated a number of world-class athletes including Paula Radcliffe
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and Lord Coe
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. In keeping with this tradition, Loughborough students have won the British Universities & Colleges Sport Association (BUCS) championship every year for four decades. The university is the home of the England and Wales Cricket Board's National Academy
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, opened in November 2003.
The phonetic spelling "Lufbra" is sometimes used amongst students, graduates, and in Students' Union publications, and the name is also often abbreviated to "lboro", both casually and within more formal/academic circles, stemmed from the university's URL
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of
www.lboro.ac.uk
.
There is a one-week break between semester one and semester two. Normally few to no exams are scheduled in this week therefore students are presented with a week free from studies. This week is referred to as Refreshers Week by most students.
The university (and Loughborough College before it) once had a "mascot" consisting of an oversized knight
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's helmet with a lowered visor, commonly called "Thor". This was constructed in 1958 by students of Hazlerigg-Rutland hall in the college welding shop. In the late 1980s Thor was displayed in the Students' Union foyer, but it has since gone missing. There is much speculation concerning its current whereabouts.
Academic profile
The university has 20 academic departments and over 100 research groups, institutes and centres currently divided between nine schools. Previously the departments and research institutes had been split between three faculties: Science, Engineering and Social Science & Humanities.
It has students; of whom are undergraduates and are pursuing postgraduate courses and/or research (based on figures). Its current Chancellor
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is Lord Sebastian Coe
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, (the previous chancellor, Sir Nigel Rudd
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retired from the position in summer 2015, having served for five years).
Loughborough University's acting vice-chancellor and president is Professor Chris Linton. Nick Jennings CB will take up the post in October 2021 following the departure of Robert Allison, who left the post at the end of the 2020/21 academic year.
The university has won seven Queen's Anniversary Prize
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s for Higher and Further Education for work with the aeronautical and automotive industries (1994); support for developing countries (1998); for a pioneering role in developing applications of modern optics and laser technologies (2000); for its world leading roles in sports research, education and development (2002); for its world leading role in social policy in recognition of its outstanding and widely respected work in evaluating and helping develop social policy-related programmes, such as those for cared for children, social security policy, crime prevention, education initiatives and young carers (2005); for recognition of its vehicle, road and driver safety research (2007); and for its impact through research and skills development in High Value Manufacturing to create economic growth (2013).
The university has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK, with over 250 international athletes studying and training.
Admissions
In terms of average UCAS
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points of entrants, Loughborough ranked 30th in Britain in 2014. According to the 2017 ''Times'' and ''Sunday Times'' Good University Guide, approximately 17% of Loughborough's undergraduates come from independent schools. In the 2016–17 academic year, the university had a domicile breakdown of 79:5:16 of UK:EU:non-EU students respectively with a female to male ratio of 39:61.
Rankings and reputation
Loughborough was named University of the Year 2019 in The Times and Sunday Times University Good University Guide. Loughborough is the only university to have won the title twice. Loughborough also moved up to 5th overall in the Good University Guide. Loughborough was also given the title of university of the year at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018.
In the 2020 ranking exercise by Times Higher Education, Loughborough was ranked 59th in the world for the Best 'Golden Age' Universities, defined as those universities established for over 50 years, but less than 80 years.
In 2018 Loughborough 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.
Loughborough kept its position as the best university in the world to study sports-related subjects in the global 2018 QS higher education league table. In 2017 Loughborough achieved a five star plus rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.
The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology
The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) is a research centre into renewable energy based in the Department of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University in England.
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, or CREST, runs the internationally recognised masters programme in renewable energy. The Department of Politics, History and International Relations, or PHIR as it is commonly known, is home to researchers in European politics and international relations. The Centre for Research in Social Policy
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...
is an independent research centre based within the Department of Social Sciences. It is responsible for calculating the Minimum Income Standard in the United Kingdom for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Originally called the ...
.
Sports
Loughborough is renowned in the UK for its sports provisions. Loughborough is home to the world's largest university-based sports technology research group, which is part of the Sports Technology Institute. SportPark, based at the university provides a home for national sporting bodies including Youth Sport Trust, British Swimming and several other national governing bodies. Loughborough Students have performed well in the BUCS Overall Championship for more than forty years, winning the overall trophy for 40 successive years.
The ECB National Academy
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which is also known as the National Cricket Performance Centre
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has been based at Loughborough since 2003 and provides indoor and outdoor training facilities for cricketers.
Loughborough was chosen by the British Olympic Association
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as the training base and official Preparation Camp for Team GB in the run-up to the London 2012 Games
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. Students and graduates of Loughborough won four bronze medals and six Paralympic medals (one gold, three silver and two bronze) in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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in Glasgow, over 120 athletes from Loughborough represented 8 teams, across 10 sports. In total, 35 medals were won by athletes with Loughborough connections; 13 bronze, 13 silver and nine gold medals. If Loughborough was a country, the university would have finished 11th on the medal table at the 2014 Games.
In 2016 over 80 students, graduates and Loughborough-linked athletes travelled to Rio to participate in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the Olympic competition their athletes secured 12 medals, including 5 golds. Loughborough-linked coaches also played a key role in the Games, with alumni guiding Team GB, Canada and Fiji to gold medals. During the Paralympic competition Loughborough-linked athletes secured a further 22 medals.
Student life
Students' Union
The Union building sits in the north-eastern corner of the campus, and offers a range of facilities for clubs and societies, retail, entertainment and other activities. The Union has five rooms, each with its own theme. Loughborough Students' Union (LSU), was awarded the International Experience Award 2011 by the National Union of Students (NUS).
As well as representing the student body through Union Council and offering academic support through Loughborough Students' Voice, the Union has five main sections for students: the athletic union offering 56 different sporting clubs, the Societies Federation consisting of over 80 societies, Action as the volunteering section offering a range of opportunities for students, along with 45 regular projects working with young people, the elderly, special needs, the homeless or the environment.
Loughborough Students' Rag is a student fundraising organisation. For the last eight years it has raised over £1 million per year for local, national and international charities. The total raised since records began is now over £16 million.
Loughborough 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. The School of the Arts, English and Drama runs The Lamplight Press, the UK's first student-led publishing company.
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Student halls
As of 2016, there are a total of 17 halls of residence
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, many of which are named after famous scientists and engineers. The halls are as follows:
Of these, Hazlerigg–Rutland, John Phillips, Elvyn Richards and Telford have names that were previously used for halls of residence that have since been repurposed, renamed or merged with other halls. In 2015 Loughborough University ranked first in the UK for accommodation on a university review platform StudentCrowd.
File:Butler Court - Loughborough University 2.JPG, Butler Court Hall
File:Cayley 18.JPG, Cayley Hall
File:David Collett 3062.JPG, David Collett Hall
File:Elvyn Richards 2009.JPG, Elvyn Richards Hall
File:Hazelrigg Rutland 3086.JPG, Hazlerigg-Rutland Hall
File:John Phillips 3093.JPG, John Phillips Hall
File:Robert Bakewell Hall, Lboro.JPG, Robert Bakewell Hall
File:Royce 24.JPG, Royce Hall
File:Rutherford 15 16.JPG, Rutherford Hall
File:Telford 9.JPG, Faraday Hall
File:Whitworth 3095.JPG, Whitworth Tower, now part of Rutherford Hall (to be demolished in autumn 2023)
Fitness facilities
Loughborough University has two main gyms, namely Powerbase and Holywell.
''The Epinal''
''The Epinal'' was Loughborough University's first independent student newspaper
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. It was founded in August 2012 and was run by and for students of the university. Tab Media Limited took over ownership of ''The Epinal'' in Spring 2014.
The newspaper sought to provide factually correct and informed news, in the public interest, for the students of Loughborough University, while also offering comprehensive sports coverage and intuitive comment on issues from campus and further afield. ''The National Student'' cited the publication's aim to also bring “effective and independent scrutiny of things that many would prefer not to be scrutinised or brought into the public domain.”
''The Epinal'' was named UK Student Publication of the Month for November 2012 by Ones to Watch, a website set up by ''Daily Mail'' journalist Rosie Taylor to showcase the country's best student media. Commenting on ''The Epinal'', Taylor wrote: "It has gone from nothing to being a major fixture of the UK’s student press in a few short months."
Ones to Watch has frequently cited some of ''The Epinals 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''.
Tab Media Limited took over ownership of ''The Epinal'' in Spring 2014. Tab Media Limited, which has its headquarters in London, already own newspapers at 39 universities, having launched their first publication in Cambridge back in 2009.
University leadership
Chairmen of Governors
*A. A. Bumpus
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(1909–1925)
*B. B. Barrow
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B may also refer to:
Science, technology, and mathematics Astronomy
* Astronomical objects in the Barnard list of dark nebulae (abbreviation B)
* Latitude (''b'') in the galactic coordinate syste ...
(1925–1934)
* William Bastard (1934–1936)
* W. H. Wright (1936–1940)
*Sir Robert Martin (1940–1952)
*Sir Harold West
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(1952–1957)
* Sir Edward Herbert (1957–1963)
* Sir Herbert Manzoni (1963–1966)
* Sir B. R. Dean (1992–2015)
Chancellors
* Lord Pilkington (1966–1980)
* Sir Arnold Hall (1980–1989)
*Sir Denis Rooke
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Early life
Denis Eric Rooke was born in New Cross, London, the younger son of Frederick George Rooke, a printer and travelling salesman, and hi ...
(1989–2003)
* Sir John Jennings (2003–2010)
*Sir Nigel Rudd
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(2010–2016)
*Lord Sebastian Coe
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(2017–)
Principals
* S. C. Laws (1909–1915)
*Herbert Schofield
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Biography
Herbert Schofie ...
(1915–1950)
*Major-General W. F. Hasted W. may refer to:
* SoHo (Australian TV channel) (previously W.), an Australian pay television channel
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(1951–1952)
*H. E. Falkner
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H may also refer to:
Musical symbols
* H number, Harry Halbreich reference mechanism for music by Honegger and Martinů
* H, B (musical note)
* H, B major
People
* H. (noble) (died after 1279) ...
, J. W. Bridgeman
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and C. D. Bentley (interim 'triumvirate' January–September 1952)
*Wing Commander H. E. Falkner
H is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet.
H may also refer to:
Musical symbols
* H number, Harry Halbreich reference mechanism for music by Honegger and Martinů
* H, B (musical note)
* H, B major
People
* H. (noble) (died after 1279) ...
(1952–1953) (acting)
*Herbert Haslegrave
Herbert Leslie Haslegrave (1902–1999) was a British engineering academic who developed Loughborough Technical College into Loughborough University of Technology, and was its first Vice-Chancellor.
Education
Haslegrave was born in Yorkshire ...
(1953–1966)
Vice-Chancellors
*Herbert Haslegrave
Herbert Leslie Haslegrave (1902–1999) was a British engineering academic who developed Loughborough Technical College into Loughborough University of Technology, and was its first Vice-Chancellor.
Education
Haslegrave was born in Yorkshire ...
(1966–1967)
* Elfyn J. Richards (1967–1975)
* Sir Clifford Butler (1975–1985)
* John G. Phillips (1986–1987)
* Sir David Davies (1988–1993)
* Sir David Wallace (1994–2005)
*Shirley Pearce
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(2006–2012)
* Robert Allison (2012–2021)
* Nick Jennings (2021–present)
International programmes
Loughborough University and Kazakhstan's Bolashak scholarship programme signed a cooperation agreement in 2018. The agreement enables taught master's and PhD students to study at the university's two campuses in the East Midlands and London.
Notable alumni
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, Olympic athlete and current Loughborough University chancellor
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, three-time London Marathon
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winner
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, Conservative
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MP
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Athletic career
Grey-Thompson's Paralympic career started in the 1 ...
, politician and former wheelchair racer
File:Clive Woodward.jpg, Clive Woodward
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, former rugby union player and coach
*Derek Abbott
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– physicist and electronic engineer
*Marissa Anita
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– Indonesian actress, journalist and presenter
*Adrian Bailey
Adrian Edward Bailey (born 11 December 1945) is a retired British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich West from 2000, when he won the seat at a by-election in November 2000 until he stoo ...
– Labour Co-operative politician, Member of Parliament
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(MP)
*Adnan al-Janabi
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Life and career
Al-Janabi was b ...
– Iraqi politician
*Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
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- grandson of Princess Margaret
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and great-nephew of Queen Elizabeth II
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*Steve Backley
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– javelin thrower
* Daniel Bennett – Singapore
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footballer
* Nick Knight – England international cricketer
*Sam Billings
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Places
* Sam, Benin
* Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Iran
* Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place
People and fictional ...
– England and Chennai Super King cricket player
*Sir Peter Bonfield
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– chief executive of ICL and BT Group
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*Adam Bishop
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– winner of the 2020 Britain's Strongest Man competition
*Robbie Brightwell
Robert Ian Brightwell MBE (27 October 1939 – 6 March 2022) was a British track and field athlete and silver medallist. – athlete, European 440 yards champion 1962
*Victoria Clarke
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, psychologist
*Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British politician and former track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medal ...
– Olympic athlete and Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
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* David Collier – cricket administrator and businessman, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board
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(ECB)
* John Cooper – Olympic silver medallist at 440 yards hurdles in Tokyo 1964, died in the Paris air disaster 1974
*Fran Cotton
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– rugby footballer
*Peter J. H. Scott
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– Professor of Radiology and Pharmacology
* Robin Daniels – engineer and entrepreneur. Board advisor and technology investor
*James Dasaolu
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In July 2013, he became the second fastest Briton of all time after runni ...
– athletics sprinter
*Gerald Davies
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– Wales and British Lion rugby union player, ''The Times'' journalist, and manager of the British and Irish Lions in South Africa 2009
*John Dawes
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– Wales and British Lions rugby player, captaining the British Lions in South Africa 1971
*Mary Earps
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- Football player
* Ross Edgley – adventurer, ultra-marathon sea swimmer and author
*Tobias Ellwood
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– Conservative
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MP
*Ozak Esu
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– electronics engineer
*Diane Farr
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Life and car ...
– Numb3rs
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actress
*Lorna Fitzsimmons
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Early life
Fitzsimons attended St James CE ...
– NUS NUS or Nus may refer to:
* National University of Singapore
* Nus, a town in the Aosta Valley of Italy
* Neglected and Underutilized Species, or Neglected and Underutilized Crops
* National Union of Students (Australia)
* National Union of Students ...
President and Labour Party MP
* James Gibson – swimmer
*Rosalind Gill
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– Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, King's College, London
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*Lisa Goldman
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– theatre director and writer
*Tanni Grey-Thompson
Carys Davina Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, (born 26 July 1969), known as Tanni Grey-Thompson, is a Welsh politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer.
Athletic career
Grey-Thompson's Paralympic career started in the 1 ...
– athlete
* Steve Hallam – Formula 1 engineer, head of the race team for the McLaren Mercedes
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Team
*Emma Hatton
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– Actress, lead role in Wicked 2016
* Liam Hennessy – exercise physiologist, strength and conditioning coach, and former international athlete
*Maddie Hinch
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Club career
In 2021-22 she played club hockey in the ...
– field hockey player
* Johnnie Johnson – Spitfire ace of World War II, when it was Loughborough College
*Ben Kay
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Background
Kay was born in Liverpool, the only son of Lord Justice of Appeal Si ...
– England rugby union
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World Cup 2003 winner
*Donna Kellogg
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– badminton player
*Andy Kent
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Andy Kent was born in We ...
– PDC Darts Player
*Jeanette Kwakye
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Athletics career
Kwakye won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships, with ...
– athlete
* Lee Tong-soung - United Koreans in Japan official football team player
* Will Lenney – YouTuber
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Influence
Influent ...
* Steve Ley – chemist
*Lisa Lynch
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– journalist
*Rahul Mandal
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– research engineer and The Great British Bake Off
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winner
* John Mantle – Wales rugby union and Great Britain rugby league player
*Steve Matchett
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– former F1 mechanic, author and TV presenter
*Murray McArthur
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Early life
McArthur was born and brought up in Devon. The son of a mushroom farmer, of Scottish parentage and red-haired, he often plays Scottish roles. He attend ...
– actor and Game of Thrones
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contestant and Doctor Who
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[BBC Media Centre (30 March 2015)]
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*Colin McFadyean
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– England and British Lions rugby union player
*Colin McFarlane
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– The Dark Knight (film)
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actor
*Laurent Mekies
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Career
Mekies graduated from Loughborough University after obtaining a master's degree from the École supérie ...
– sporting director at Scuderia Ferrari
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*David Moorcroft
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– runner
*Neil Oatley
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Born in Britain, Oatley graduated from Loughborough University in 1976 with an automotive engineering degree. He worked briefly outside motor racing before ...
– design and development director in Formula 1
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teams
* Christopher O'Donnell - Olympic track and field athlete
*Nicholas Osipczak
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– professional mixed martial artist; a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
*Monty Panesar
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– England Test cricketer
*Paula Radcliffe
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– athlete
*Chris Read
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Personal life ...
– England Cricket
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wicketkeeper
* Mark Richardson – 400 m athlete
*Bridget Riley
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Early life and education
Riley was born on 24 April 1931 in West Norwood, No ...
– artist
*Andy Robinson
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– rugby player / coach
*Lisa Rogers
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Early life
While at school, she took jobs in a chocolate factory, as a farrier, and, while studying drama at ...
– television presenter
*Lawrie Sanchez
Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born 22 October 1959) is a Northern Irish football manager and former international footballer.
The defining moment of his playing career came in the 1988 FA Cup Final, when he scored the winning goal for Wimbledon ag ...
– football manager
*Malcolm Sayer
Malcolm Sayer (21 May 1916 – 22 April 1970) was an aircraft engineer during wartime and later automotive aerodynamist. His most notable aerodynamic work being responsible for the engineering body development of the E-Type Jaguar and early s ...
– Jaguar Cars
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designer and engineer
*Peter Scott
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– chemist
*Robbie Simpson
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– Huddersfield Town FC
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footballer in League One
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*Rob Smedley
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Biography
Smedley was born and ...
– director of data systems at Formula 1
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*Steve Speirs
Steve Speirs (born Steven Roberts, 22 February 1965) is a Welsh actor and writer who has appeared in films such as '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest''.
Early life
He was born as ...
– Stella (UK TV series)
''Stella'' is a British comedy-drama set in the Welsh valleys that aired on Sky One from 2012 to 2017. It was created by David Peet and Ruth Jones, who plays the role of the titular character and appears alongside a cast ensemble which includ ...
actor – studied drama under birth name Steven Roberts
*Brian Stubbs
Brian H. Stubbs (born 8 February 1950) is a former footballer who played as a defender.
Initially a student at Loughborough University, Stubbs signed for Notts County in September 1968 and spent the whole of his professional career at the club ...
– footballer
*Jodie Swallow
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Triathon career
Swallow is the 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, 2010 Ironman 70.3 champion as well as the winner of the 2009 ...
– triathlete
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* Michael Swift – professional rugby union player and record-holder for appearances in Pro12
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* John Taylor – Wales rugby union player, who refused to tour with British Lions in apartheid South Africa
*Zack Test
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– rugby union player
* Paul Thomas AM – founding Vice-Chancellor of University of the Sunshine Coast
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*Hugo Turner and Ross Turner (The Turner Twins
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The twins were born in Exeter and grew up near Christow in Devon.
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) – adventurers
* Andrew Wilson – chief information officer, Accenture
* Bob Wilson – Arsenal
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goalkeeper
*Sir Clive Woodward
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– England rugby union
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coach
*Roger Wrightson
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- cricket player.
See also
*Armorial of UK universities
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* College of advanced technology (United Kingdom)
* List of universities in the UK
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References
Explanatory notes
Citations
Further reading
*L. M. Cantor & G. F. Matthews (1977). ''Loughborough from College to University: A History of Higher Education at Loughborough, 1909–66''. .
*Leonard Cantor (1990). ''Loughborough University of Technology: Past and Present''. .
External links
Loughborough University
– official website
Loughborough University in London
– London campus official website
BBC Leicester – Loughborough University: Educating for 100 years
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Loughborough University
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1909 establishments in England
Educational institutions established in 1909
Universities UK