The Loughborough experience

Creating impact through enterprise

OUTSTANDING ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR THE TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION AWARDS 2019

AWARDED 5* FOR INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL QS STARS SCHEME 2020

Enterprise is at the heart of the University’s activities, enhancing the student experience, developing entrepreneurial skills, creating impact from research, and driving regional prosperity through Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) and economic development partnerships.

Driving regional prosperity

The University, as a regional anchor institution, engages with its local areas in the East Midlands and East London, to drive growth and regeneration, which often leads to significant national economic impact. On our East Midlands campus, LUSEP is now home to over 90 companies, ranging from graduate start-ups and University spinouts to global technology and research and development firms. Recent developments on LUSEP include: • a 109,000 sq ft flagship office for leading business management software provider The Access Group. • The National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal

Technology – a magnet for low emission aerospace engineering. • a forthcoming expansion to SportPark, fuelling the ambition for Loughborough to be at the heart of a global sports innovation hub. • The launch of LU Inc. the University’s business incubator, which brings together academic and graduate entrepreneurs with founders from across the region.

The University is involved in several other key initiatives in the region, including: • A Careers and Enterprise Hub in Loughborough town centre, a partnership with Loughborough College and Charnwood

Borough Council to help people develop their skills and boost the local and regional economy as it bounces back from the impact of the pandemic. • Based on our work with the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (MIT REAP), we are working closely with the Leicester and

Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership and other partners, to accelerate economic growth and job creation through innovation-driven entrepreneurship.

Spinout company success

We have prioritised commercialisation of research in recent years, building on our track record of protecting and exploiting intellectual property to maximise economic, social and cultural impact. This is reinforced by the achievements of the University’s recent spinouts, all of which have attracted significant external investment: Previsico has been on a fast track since spinning out of environmental geography research in 2019 to deliver the very latest third generation flood forecasting technology to those who need it most. Zayndu was spun out of bioelectrics research in 2019 to launch the world’s first ‘activated air’ seed sterilisation system, providing a sustainable alternative to chemical treatment or washing. Figura Analytics was spun out of chemistry research in 2021, to develop its rapid testing technology platform aimed at helping the drinks industry to improve quality and consistency of ingredients and finished products.

Impact through knowledge exchange

The University partners business, public and voluntary organisations to drive innovation and their growth potential, through knowledge exchange. For example, during a two-year partnership with Trelleborg Applied Technologies, we addressed the problem of wind turbine radar interference, and developed a technology that will allow wind farms to be built closer to airports, military bases and weather stations that rely on radar – supporting the progress of sustainable energy generation.

Graduate enterprise

The Loughborough Enterprise Network supports students and graduates at every stage of their enterprise journey. In addition to opportunities to develop their entrepreneurial mindset, we also provide skills training, funding and the workspaces they need to get their businesses started. In 2020, Alcuris, a telecare company founded by engineering graduate Alex Nash, was selected for Techforce 19 – an NHS and government-led initiative to find digital solutions to support the vulnerable during the pandemic. Alex established Alcuris at LUSEP in 2016 to launch MemoHub®, one of the most advanced social alarms in the UK, which has been adopted by many local authorities.

For more on business and enterprise at Loughborough visit:

www.lboro.ac.uk/enterprise www.lusep.co.uk

@lboroenterprise

Sport at Loughborough

We are proud of our hard-earned reputation for sport at Loughborough. We ensure that everyone can enjoy sport regardless of ability or interest. Through world-leading coaching, outstanding student experiences, state of the art facilities and superb events, we create an inclusive, positive and life-shaping sporting experience for all.

Our history

Our global reputation is built upon a long and successful sporting heritage. Over 100 years ago our Principal, Herbert Schofield, made educating the mind and the body central to his student welfare philosophy and saw sport as being crucial to this.

An inclusive sporting environment

We firmly believe in the value of sport to our students’ lives, regardless of ability. Our focus on an inclusive sporting environment has resulted in over 70% of students regularly taking part in sport.

Championing female sport

The Loughborough Lightning franchise promotes excellence in women’s team sports, with its six squads for netball, rugby, football, cricket, cycling and wheelchair basketball. Our teams compete in the top tiers of domestic competition with fixtures regularly covered live on Sky Sports.

Olympic success

Over 100 students, staff, alumni and Loughborough-based athletes, travelled to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

14 medals were won by Loughborough-associated athletes in the Olympic competition, equating to over 20% of Team GB’s final medal haul

21 medals were won by Loughborough-associated athletes in the Paralympic competition

UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR FOR SPORT TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES SUNDAY GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2022 UNBEATEN BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT (BUCS) CHAMPIONS FOR 40 YEARS RUNNING (2019) BEST UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD FOR SPORTS-RELATED SUBJECTS FOR FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2021

National sports partners

Loughborough University is the hub for sport in the UK. British Swimming, British Athletics, British Triathlon, British Weightlifting, England and Wales Cricket Board and England Netball are all based on campus. Several Paralympic National Governing Bodies (NGBs) base their performance programmes at Loughborough including Para-Athletics, Para-Cycling, Para-Swimming and Para-Triathlon. UK Anti-Doping’s headquarters is also based on campus. Our teams work tirelessly to educate athletes on clean sport values with UKAD’s work vital to ethical performance.

Outstanding facilities

We are home to the country’s largest concentration of world-class facilities across a wide range of sports. These include:

OLYMPIC SIZE SWIMMING POOL

ATHLETICS CENTRE AND STADIUM

TENNIS CENTRE

CRICKET CENTRE TWO WORLD-CLASS GYMS

WATER-BASED HOCKEY PITCH

FOOTBALL STADIUM

PERFORMANCE FOOTBALL AND RUGBY PITCHES

Sporting Alumni

LORD SEBASTIAN COE

Olympic Gold Medalist, Chancellor at Loughborough University, Chair of IAAF and Chair of London 2012

DAME TANNI GREY-THOMPSON

Multiple Paralympic gold medallist

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD OBE

Former rugby union player and who managed England to victory in the World Cup 2003

MADDIE HINCH

Olympic gold medal winning hockey goalkeeper

Para sport

Our vision is to create life-shaping opportunities through the development of an inspirational and inclusive para sport offer. We operate an integrated model whereby athletes with and without disabilities train alongside each other and benefit from integrated coaching and support services.

HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST MULTI-SPORT COMMUNITIES OF PARA ATHLETES WITHIN A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN THE UK

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL BECAME THE UNIVERSITY’S 60TH ATHLETIC UNION CLUB (2020/21)

Research

Our research in sport is both fundamental and applied. Covering performance, health and wellbeing and participation in sport and exercise, our work supports knowledge advancement and informs the practice of organisations worldwide.

PETER HARRISON CENTRE FOR DISABILITY SPORT

An internationally renowned disability sport research centre

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SPORT AND EXERCISE MEDICINE

An Olympic 2012 legacy project where world-class expertise is applied to policies and practice to benefit the health and wellbeing of the nation

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