Unlock your full potential
For some students, we know that the university experience involves overcoming additional barriers. Our projects are holistic in their approach, focusing on this and helping you to unlock your full potential while studying at Loughborough. You’ve already achieved so much to be here – now we’ll help you to build your skills and confidence so that the sky’s the limit!
Academic Success Coaching
Our Academic Success Coaches provide exclusive 1:1 coaching, group workshops, and online resources to help you achieve your full potential while studying at Loughborough University.
The team will help you to identify and play to your strengths, increase your confidence, and improve your academic performance, working with you to understand and develop key skills such as:
Time Management, Organisation, Procrastination, Perfectionism, Resilience, Motivation and Confidence, Presentation Skills and Exam Techniques
Academic Success Coaching is available to all students. Please complete the form and once reviewed we will contact you, via email, detailing what we can offer you.
For Foundation and Part A students we also offer you the chance for you to get involved in the group peer mentoring programme Get Ahead Together, which you can sign-up with this form.
If you are an international student, you are entitled to exclusive support from the Academic Language Support Service who can offer you a range of fantastic workshops (in person and virtual) and online resources through the English Language Support LEARN Module (LUA010).
Please keep an eye out for our workshops and events by searching on Target Connect.
Skills for employment
When it comes to applying for work experience, placements and graduate roles, you will need to consider what skills employers are looking for and learn how to evidence and articulate them in recruitment processes. Review our checklist of skills employers seek and read on for further opportunities to develop these at Loughborough.
Personal Best
Personal Best is a skills development programme, designed to help you become more successful in your academic life and future careers. You will be introduced to this as soon as you start at Loughborough.
The Personal Best app includes tools to assess your skill levels in 15 areas and provides a platform to set goals to develop these skills. It also provides an array of learning resources to support you, covering topics ranging from managing your money, to being more sustainable.
You can complete any of our 15 badges, all centred around developing and evidencing important academic, professional, and personal skills, such as digital success, creativity and leadership. If you complete 4 badges, you will receive the Personal Best Award which will feature on your degree transcript when you complete your course. This is a great way to show employers how you have enhanced your skills at university and will look great on your CV and LinkedIn profile!