In the case of an emergency, please contact the nearest member of University staff and request they call Security on the emergency internal extension 888. Alternatively, use the emergency external number for Security: 0800 526966. Please obey all safety and warning signs while you are on campus and take extra care when crossing campus roads. In the event of a fire alarm leave the building immediately. Do not use lifts.
Information and Emergencies Take advantage of the UK’s largest single-site campus with convenient links to the rest of the UK and the world
www.lboro.ac.uk
self-guided campus tour
Location
Modern accommodation, excellent IT and study resources, outstanding sporting facilities, and a unique Students’ Union
Facilities and Activities
Dedicated academic and comprehensive personal support available to help you with everything you need
Support
Our internationally recognised research, teaching and enterprise will provide you with an outstanding learning experience
Research-led Teaching
Every student is encouraged to take up the option of a career-enhancing work placement year or other professional work experience
Employability 2006/7 – 2011/12
Our superb 438 acre single-site campus offers great facilities for every aspect of student life, with plenty of open space and sports areas interspersed with academic buildings and student accommodation. Our self-guided tour route takes approximately 90 minutes to complete and will give you an overview of the whole campus, and a taste of the Loughborough Experience. Feel free to stop along the route to take a closer look at the Students’ Union, the Library and our sports facilities, or stop for refreshments in one of the many cafés on campus.
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START The Students’ Union (map ref. 86) is the hub of both the social and welfare networks for Loughborough students. Entirely run by Loughborough students, the Union is home to over 100 clubs, societies and Athletic Union (AU) teams. It has its own radio station and recording studio as well as the employment exchange, student advice and RAG (student fundraising organisation). During the day students can eat at one of the several cafés, while at night a weekly programme of events regularly fills the bar and nightclub to its capacity of over 2500 – making it Loughborough’s largest night time venue.
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The Wolfson Building (map ref. 18) is home to Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, and directly opposite is the Chemical Engineering and Materials Building (map ref. 13). A short way down past the Wolfson Building is the Sir Frank Gibb Building (map ref. 19), home to Civil and Building Engineering. Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics are housed in the Sir David Davies Building (map ref. 14) on the opposite side of the road.
The Students’ Union
The Stewart Miller Building (map ref. 12) is home to Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering. Look through the curved glass section where you will see a technology demonstrator aircraft.
This area of the campus is the location for a range of world class sports facilities. The Seb Coe High Performance Athletics Centre (map ref. 81) boasts one of the best indoor athletics facilities in the country. Adjacent is the Paula Radcliffe Athletics Stadium, and a little further up the hill is the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) National Academy (map ref. 79), opened in 2003 by Her Majesty the Queen. Beyond the Cricket Ground is a football pitch, water-based hockey pitch and a rubber crumb pitch, all available to hire.
The Wolfson Building
Sir Frank Gibb Building
5 From this point, you can see the Loughborough University Stadium which was built to create a permanent home for our football club, and provide changing facilities to service the Holywell Sports Complex situated at the West end of campus. The Stadium, which was opened in May 2012, has been visited by academy teams from Manchester United and
HiPAC
Loughborough University Stadium Tottenham Hotspur, and the legendary Barbarians rugby union
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Village Park is a close community of halls of residence accommodating over 2000 students. A place in a hall of residence is often the key to a successful start to university life. It opens the door to new friendships, and helps you to discover new student experiences. At Loughborough there’s plenty of choice and flexibility, with seven catered and seven self-catered halls, all offering great value for money. (For more information on Halls of Residence drop into the Student Accommodation Centre, map ref. 49).
club, to play fixtures against Loughborough Students.
6 Feel free to wander inside the Pilkington Library (map ref. 24) for a look around, although please be aware that this is a quiet study area. The Library opened in 1980 and houses over 500,000 books and 90,000 bound serials; it also offers access to approximately 19,000 e- journals. Pilkington Library is buzzing with students using the range of computer spaces; private or group study rooms as well as Café 641, so called because 641 is the library referencing number for food and drink.
The Student Village
Pilkington Library
In the case of an emergency, please contact the nearest member of University staff and request they call Security on the emergency internal extension 888. Alternatively, use the emergency external number for Security: 0800 526966.
www.lboro.ac.uk
Please obey all safety and warning signs while you are on campus and take extra care when crossing campus roads. In the event of a fire alarm leave the building immediately. Do not use lifts.
self-guided campus tour
Information and Emergencies Take advantage of the UK’s largest single-site campus with convenient links to the rest of the UK and the world
Location
Modern accommodation, excellent IT and study resources, outstanding sporting facilities, and a unique Students’ Union
Facilities and Activities
Dedicated academic and comprehensive personal support available to help you with everything you need
Support
Our internationally recognised research, teaching and enterprise will provide you with an outstanding learning experience
Research-led Teaching
Every student is encouraged to take up the option of a career-enhancing work placement year or other professional work experience
Employability 2006/7 – 2011/12
Our superb 438 acre single-site campus offers great facilities for every aspect of student life, with plenty of open space and sports areas interspersed with academic buildings and student accommodation. Our self-guided tour route takes approximately 90 minutes to complete and will give you an overview of the whole campus, and a taste of the Loughborough Experience. Feel free to stop along the route to take a closer look at the Students’ Union, the Library and our sports facilities, or stop for refreshments in one of the many cafés on campus.
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START The Students’ Union (map ref. 86) is the hub of both the social and welfare networks for Loughborough students. Entirely run by Loughborough students, the Union is home to over 100 clubs, societies and Athletic Union (AU) teams. It has its own radio station and recording studio as well as the employment exchange, student advice and RAG (student fundraising organisation). During the day students can eat at one of the several cafés, while at night a weekly programme of events regularly fills the bar and nightclub to its capacity of over 2500 – making it Loughborough’s largest night time venue.
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Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics are housed in the Sir David Davies Building (map ref. 14) on the opposite side of the road. The Students’ Union
This area of the campus is the location for a range of world class sports facilities. The Seb Coe High Performance Athletics Centre (map ref. 81) boasts one of the best indoor athletics facilities in the country. Adjacent is the Paula Radcliffe Athletics Stadium, and a little further up the hill is the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) National Academy (map ref. 79), opened in 2003 by Her Majesty the Queen. Beyond the Cricket Ground is a football pitch, water-based hockey pitch and a rubber crumb pitch, all available to hire.
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Village Park is a close community of halls of residence accommodating over 2000 students. A place in a hall of residence is often the key to a successful start to university life. It opens the door to new friendships, and helps you to discover new student experiences. At Loughborough there’s plenty of choice and flexibility, with seven catered and seven self-catered halls, all offering great value for money. (For more information on Halls of Residence drop into the Student Accommodation Centre, map ref. 49).
The Wolfson Building (map ref. 18) is home to Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, and directly opposite is the Chemical Engineering and Materials Building (map ref. 13). A short way down past the Wolfson Building is the Sir Frank Gibb Building (map ref. 19), home to Civil and Building Engineering.
The Stewart Miller Building (map ref. 12) is home to Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering. Look through the curved glass section where you will see a technology demonstrator aircraft.
The Wolfson Building
Sir Frank Gibb Building
5 From this point, you can see the Loughborough University Stadium which was built to create a permanent home for our football club, and provide changing facilities to service the Holywell Sports Complex situated at the West end of campus. The Stadium, which was opened in May 2012, has been visited by academy teams from Manchester United and Loughborough University Stadium Tottenham Hotspur, and the legendary Barbarians rugby union club, to play fixtures against Loughborough Students.
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The Student Village
Feel free to wander inside the Pilkington Library (map ref. 24) for a look around, although please be aware that this is a quiet study area. The Library opened in 1980 and houses over 500,000 books and 90,000 bound serials; it also offers access to approximately 19,000 e- journals. Pilkington Library is buzzing with students using the range of computer spaces; private or group study rooms as well as Café 641, so called because 641 is the library referencing number for food and drink. Pilkington Library
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This area of campus is home to a number of academic buildings and leisure facilities. The Edward Herbert Building (map ref. 62) – known to students as simply the EHB – contains lecture theatres, a bar, café/ restaurant and shop. Students can come here to relax in the bar and eat at the upstairs restaurant. Behind the EHB is the Chemistry Building (map ref. 66).
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Nearby is the Haslegrave Building (map ref. 77), home to Computer Science. Opposite is the Sir Richard Morris Building (map ref. 76) housing the School of Business and Economics. Facing the football pitch and the practice cricket nets are the Schofield Building (map ref. 74), housing Politics, History and International Relations and the Maths Education Centre, and the Brockington Building (map ref. 70) where Social Sciences is located.
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A little further along is the Stewart Mason Building (map ref. 68) and the adjoining James France Building (map ref. 67) containing lecture theatres, study areas, computer rooms, and a coffee shop. Feel free to enter for a look around but please be aware that there may be lectures taking place and students are likely to be at work inside.
This area of campus is home to Towers (map ref. 106) and Butler Court (map ref. 114) halls of residence. Nearby academic buildings comprise the recently developed Design School Building (map ref. 108), and the Martin Hall building (map ref. 113), housing the departments of English & Drama and Geography. Nearby sporting facilities include the Netball and Badminton Centre and the Dan Maskell Tennis Centre.
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Over the main road (Epinal Way) is the School of the Arts (map ref. 118). Art and Design students may wish to cross over for a closer look. The School holds a number of Open Days throughout the year, so please check online if you would like to find out more.
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As you head back to the Union you will pass by the Sir David Wallace Sports Hall (map ref. 98), the venue for examinations and Graduation ceremonies as well as sports activities! Also located here is the gymnastics centre, first team rugby pitch and the new outdoor basketball court, while opposite is the 50m Olympic standard swimming pool (map ref.94). Swimming Pool
FINISH Returning to the Students’ Union completes your circuit of the campus. We hope that you have enjoyed seeing our facilities and have a good idea of what life as a student at Loughborough is like. If you have further questions we recommend that you see our website www.lboro.ac.uk, where you can find out more about all aspects of our courses, student life, and the network of student support available.