# Sports University of the Year

**Source**: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/
**Parent**: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/

## The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

[### Sports](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/sports/)

[### Get involved](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/get-involved/)

[### Performance](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/performance/)

[### Para sport](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/para-sport/)

[## 2025-2026 FIXTURES

### Watch live sport on campus

VIEW FIXTURES](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/fixtures/)

[## LOUGHBOROUGH SPORT MEMBERSHIPS

### Get yours now!

Find out more](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/memberships-prices/)

[## Hosting Elite Sport at Loughborough University

### Training Camps and Competitions on campus

What we offer](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/hosting-elite-sport/)

[## Lboro Sport App

### Play, book and get involved in our sport offer

Download now](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/app/)

### Study and research

We are ranked as the world's number one University for sport-related academia by the QS Rankings.

[Study and research](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/study-research/)

### Facilities

Home to the country's largest concentration of world-class facilities across a wide range of sports.

[View our facilities](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/facilities/)

### Timetables

- Holywell fitness classes
- Sir David Wallace fitness classes
- Swimming pool

[## Download the Lboro Sport App

The only place to Play, book and get involved in our sport offer.

Download now](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/app/)

[## Loughborough athletes on the global stage

Follow the successes of Loughborough-linked athletes who have been selected to represent their country.

Latest news](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/athletes-global-stage/)

[## Timetables

Get involved in a variety of Loughborough Sport classes and activities.

View timetables](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/timetables/)

## News

[View all](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/news/)

[### BUCS Big Wednesday returns for 2026

Loughborough University is set to welcome the biggest student team sport event of the year as BUCS Big Wednesday returns on 24 and 25 March 2026.

2 March 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/news/2026/february/bbw-2026/)

[### Match report: Loughborough Lightning 2–2 Liverpool Feds

Loughborough Lightning were held to a 2–2 draw by Liverpool Feds in an open and competitive game, with the home side feeling they had done enough to take all three points

23 February 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/news/2026/february/match-report-ll-vs-liverpool-feds/)

[### Loughborough Sport marks Student Volunteering Week 2026

From 9 to 15 February 2026, Loughborough Sport will be celebrating the hard work and dedication our students have shown throughout the past 12 months.

27 January 2026](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/news/2026/january/student-volunteering-week-2026/)

## Events

[View all](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/events/)

[Fixtures](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/fixtures/)

[A single identity for all sport at Loughborough University](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/loughborough-sport/)

[### Physiotherapy Clinic

Highly experienced team helping with pains and injuries](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/physiotherapy-clinic/)

[### Performance support services

Providing specialist support from a range of scientific disciplines](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/support-services/)

[### Physiology

Enhancing your training and optimising your performance](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/support-services/physiology/)

[### Coaching and Volunteering

Enhancing student experience and personal development](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/coaching-volunteering/)

[### Work with us

We are proud of our extensive sporting partnerships](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/work-with-us/)

## Loughborough Lightning

The famous Loughborough Lightning franchise bring world class female sport to campus with its five sports all competing at the highest level. Select from the following sports to find out more.

[Cycling](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/performance/lightning/cycling/)
[Football](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/performance/lightning/football/)
[Netball](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/performance/lightning/netball/)
[Rugby](https://www.lightningrugby.co.uk/)
[Wheelchair Basketball](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/performance/lightning/wheelchair-basketball/)
[Book tickets](https://loughboroughsport.ticketline.co.uk/)

## National sports partners

**Loughborough University** is the hub for sport in the UK, with a number of sports governing bodies choosing to base themselves at our East Midlands campus.

[National sports partners](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/national-sports-partners/)

## Partner organisations

**Loughborough Sport** is proud to partner with organisations that match their brand values and deliver excellence in their respective markets.

[Partner organisations](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/work-with-us/partners/)

## Contact

[More contact details](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/contact/)

### General sport enquiries

[01509 226250](tel:+441509226250)
[loughboroughsport@lboro.ac.uk](mailto:loughboroughsport@lboro.ac.uk)

### Facilities, gym memberships, bookings

[01509 226250](tel:+441509226250)
[sportmemberships@lboro.ac.uk](mailto:sportmemberships@lboro.ac.uk)

### Receptions

#### Holywell Fitness Centre

[01509 228800](tel:+441509228800)

#### Swimming Pool

[01509 226200](tel:+441509226200)

#### HiPAC

[01509 228673](tel:+441509228673)