University snapshots
Each university snapshot gives you some key information about the university (age, size, location, subjects taught etc.) plus a short opinion piece about the university.
I’ll attempt to give you a flavour of the university, identifying what makes it distinctive, so you can work out whether it might be somewhere you might consider studying.
The universities themselves have no input into these snapshots, nor can they pay to be included or highlighted. I will, of course, remedy any factual errors that are drawn to my attention.
I’ll add new snapshots every week!
Loughborough University
Loughborough Technical Institute was formed in 1909, and grew rapidly over the first part of the 20th Century, splitting into four separate colleges, three of which now form the present-day university.
It is located on the largest single-site campus in the UK, which stretches nearly 2 km end to end.
But… what is Loughborough really known for? Sport of course!
It's hard to think of a university anywhere in the world that is so synonymous with sports.