Loughborough Business School

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To support our purpose the school needs to draw on its core strength of turning theory into practice. This requires LB to forge deep relationships with people and organisations who share our beliefs and have a similar purpose. It will enable us to develop education that continues to supercharge careers and enable us to continue to deliver world leading research. This can be summarised on our: Mission (How we do it) We turn theory into practice by bringing together deep partnerships with purposeful organisations, career-accelerating education, and world-leading research.

The world is facing some monumental challenges. At Loughborough Business School, we believe that business schools can play a key part in driving change – not only to meet organisational goals, but to help tackle big societal issues and make the world a better place. Our vision is to be the first-choice business school for purpose-led people and organisations, nurturing students and helping them find fundamentally different ways to do business. We are a leading UK business school as part of a top 10 UK university. We are also ranked top 150 in the world for Business and Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024). Our triple-accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA validates the quality of education students can expect, from teaching and research to student support and facilities. Loughborough University was also awarded triple gold (gold for student experience, gold for student outcomes and gold overall) – the highest accolade possible – in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023. Just 90 minutes from London, our stunning 523-acre single-site campus is home to thousands of students and staff from all over the world – one of only 20 Five Stars Plus institutions worldwide (International QS Stars Scheme 2023). We have superb facilities for every aspect of student life, ranking 1st for University Facilities in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2024. With a reputation amongst employers for producing well-rounded, highly employable graduates, Loughborough is home to one of the UK’s largest annual graduate careers fairs, awarded Five Stars for employability in the International QS Stars Scheme 2023. We are sharing and shaping the newest ideas to help tackle some of the world’s biggest problems through ground-breaking research which feeds into our teaching. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, 86% of our Business and Management research was rated 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'. Join us to supercharge your career with courses to build your knowledge and skills, while learning how to make a practical difference to organisations, society and the business world.

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