How to Book a Place at a Loughborough University Open Day

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Loughborough University promotes its open days directly on its homepage, and booking is required to secure a place. The university runs open days for both undergraduate and postgraduate study, and the homepage highlights a November open day covering both levels. To book, go to lboro.ac.uk, find the open day promotion on the homepage, and follow the booking link to reserve your place.

What the open day covers

According to the university's homepage, the open day is designed to let you:

  • Explore the campus
  • Get a feel for student life
  • See where you could be studying, living, and socialising

The same promotion covers both undergraduate and postgraduate open days, so you can book the one that matches your level of study.

How to book your place

  1. Go to the official website at lboro.ac.uk.
  2. Look for the open day promotion on the homepage — the current listing references a November open day for undergraduate and postgraduate study.
  3. Select the booking link in that promotion ("Book your place").
  4. Complete the booking to secure your spot.

Booking matters because places are reserved in advance rather than granted on arrival. The homepage states plainly that you should book your place, so treat the open day as a ticketed event rather than a drop-in visit.

Before you book

  • Check the date. The homepage promotion points to a November open day. Dates change over the year, so confirm the current listing on the site rather than relying on a remembered date.
  • Pick the right level. Undergraduate and postgraduate open days are listed together in the same promotion, but they serve different audiences — choose the one relevant to the course level you're considering.
  • Pair it with course research. The homepage also links to undergraduate courses for 2027 entry and to postgraduate study, so you can shortlist programmes before you visit and use the day to check facilities and teaching spaces in person.

Common sticking points

  • Assuming you can just turn up. The homepage explicitly asks visitors to book, so an unbooked visit may not be accommodated.
  • Using a third-party listing. Book through lboro.ac.uk so your place is registered with the university.
  • Leaving it late. Open days have limited capacity, and the booking step exists precisely to manage numbers — earlier booking gives you more choice of time.

Why it's worth the trip

The homepage frames the open day around experiencing student life firsthand: seeing where you'd study, live, and socialise. For a decision as significant as choosing a university, that in-person check is the point of the visit — and the university's own positioning, including its top-ten ranking in the Guardian University Guide 2027, is something you can weigh against what you see on campus.