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Loughborough University with 3,000 staff and 12,000 students has an impressive 216-acre campus – one of the largest in the UK – with easy access from the M1, East-Midlands Airport and only 90 minutes from London St Pancras.

Loughborough itself is a remarkable combination of a thriving market town and a prominent high-technology centre for the East Midlands - a magnet for inward investment.

Loughborough University has an enviable reputation for the quality of its teaching and learning, with a median "score" of 23 points in subject reviews undertaken by the Higher Education Quality Assurance Agency (maximum review score 24). To sustain this quality, the University has developed strong academic, guidance and welfare systems that support students from every walk of life.

The University is research-intensive. All departments have a strong research base and contribute to an international reputation that is especially strong in the fields of Built Environment, Social Science and Sports Science. The University has won 4 Queen's Anniversary Prizes 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); and for its world leading role in sports development, education and research (2002).