Materials Loughborough University

Overview

For nearly 50 years, materials science and engineering has been a core strength at Loughborough University - we have a long-standing international reputation for our research. 

Career

Undertaking the Materials programme offered at Loughborough University is challenging yet rewarding. Whilst strengthening your research ability, it will also allow you to develop a much wider range of transferable skills that can be applied to a range of industries.

Graduates from our department leave with a breadth of technical skills and expertise, far beyond their particular degree specialism. Our graduates progress onto a wide variety of careers within engineering, which put the skills and knowledge acquired during this programme into practice. A higher degree, such as a PhD, can accelerate your career and facilitate progression into positions with higher responsibility. Upon completion of your PhD, you may also wish to stay within academic research, either securing a post-doctoral research position or lecturing role, within UK and international institutes.

Recent graduate destinations include:

• Valspar Applied Science and Technology Centre (China), Senior Chemist

• Rolls-Royce, Materials Engineer

• Jaguar Land Rover, Materials and Corrosion Engineer

• GFI Group, Oil Broker