Mutually beneficial partnerships with the University

Loughborough University has an institutional track record of engaging with industry. Global companies such as Caterpillar, BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and adidas as well as emerging firms enjoy partnerships that improve competitiveness, increase margins, raise sustainability levels and promote growth. These partnerships range from research partnerships, consultancy projects, technology licensing and secondments of academics and / or company staff.

Many small to medium-sized organisations initially engage with the University through a consultancy project or a graduate placement in order to access University knowledge or hire in trusted expertise to tackle time-critical and often complex challenges. Relationships with either individual academics or an expert team drawn from different areas of cutting edge research often lead to mutually beneficial long term research partnerships.

Science and Enterprise Park tenants also benefit from accessing the University's high calibre students and graduates which are keenly sought after by leading employers for their high-level skills and work readiness. A pioneer of sandwich degrees, the University offers the opportunity to employ undergraduates on year-long industrial placements from the majority of its degree programmes including all engineering and business subjects. It also offers placement schemes that enable organisations to benefit from the skills and knowledge of graduates for a strategic, fixed-term project.