University of Loughborough, UK

Consistently ranked among Britain’s top 20 universities, University of Loughborough, UK has been voted ‘England’s best student experience’ in the Times Higher Education Awards for five consecutive years Sited on the largest (437-acres) single-site varsity campus in Great Britain, University of Loughborough (LU, estb. 1966) is consistently ranked among the top 20 universities of the UK. The Guardian University Guide 2013 ranks LU 11th of 120 institutions, and the top university of East Midlands. In the Complete University Guide 2013 Loughborough is ranked 14th, and also rated among UK’s top ten universities in 11 of its 28 subject areas, and top-ranked in the sports sciences table. Moreover, for five years consecutively (2006-10), the university has been voted ‘England’s Best Student Experience’ in the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards, and was also recipient of the Sunday Times ‘2008/09 University of the Year’ award. “A research-intensive university, Loughborough is renowned for its relevance of work. Our interdisciplinary approach is driven by society’s need for applied solutions to real-world problems which help to improve people’s lives. Loughborough has a tradition of working closely with business and industry, and benefits from extensive partnerships with companies of all sizes. 70 percent of our research is conducted in collaboration with external partners, compared to the national average of 20 percent. Professional institutions and business regard our programmes highly, and our graduates are consistently targeted by top recruiters,” says Prof. Robert Allison, vice chancellor and president of the university. University of Loughborough, UK traces its history to a modest technical institute founded in 1909 in the town of Loughborough to provide diploma programmes in technical subjects, science and art. In April 1966, the institute was awarded its charter, in acknowledgement of the excellence achieved by the Loughborough College of Advanced Technology and its predecessor colleges. Christened the Loughborough University of Technology, it was the country’s first technology university and was renamed Loughborough University in 1996. Given its origins as a technical university, its science and technology degrees are highly valued. Currently the university’s 24 academic schools and departments offer a wide range of bachelor’s and Masters programmes to 18,500 students. Moreover  University of Loughborough, UK hosts the world’s largest university-based sports technology research group, housed within its internationally acclaimed Sports Technology Institute. Loughborough. Sited in the county of Leicestershire, Loughborough (pop. 55,000) offers students great choices in restaurants, entertainment and shopping. The town boasts the world’s largest bell foundry cast by John Taylor Bellfounders, who forged the bells for the Carillon War Memorial, Great Paul for St. Paul’s Cathedral, and York Minster. It also hosts four museums, the largest being the centrally located Charnwood, which displays a range of exhibits reflecting the natural history, geology, and industry of the area. Loughborough’s location is ideal for exploring the neighbouring cities of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby as well as a variety of tourist attractions such as the Peak District, Sherwood Forest, the National Space Centre and Charnwood Forest. The town offers easy access by road, rail and air to every part of the…