Department profile

Institute for Digital Technologies

Institution
Loughborough University London
Edition
2025/26 edition

About Institute for Digital Technologies

Taught in the high-tech business capital of the world, the Institute for Digital Technologies is dedicated to advancing digital technology to tackle major global challenges.

Our academics bring professional expertise to postgraduate teaching and research in areas such as machine learning, data analytics, immersive and interactive technologies, signal processing, optimisations, human behaviour analysis, digital marketing and the digital economy.

Each programme incorporates principles and teaching inspired by current research, whilst offering students a chance to partake in development projects and industry-focused work experience opportunities.

Connected to industry

Our programmes include real-world examples of major research and technology development projects and industrial placement opportunities to help bring the students up to date with industry expectations for excellent job prospects.

A standout feature of many of our postgraduate programmes is the Collaborative Project module, which brings together students from diverse disciplines to solve real-world business or social challenges. This hands-on experience allows you to work directly with a real business or organisation, gaining invaluable industry insight.

Research

The Institute for Digital Technologies provides exciting cutting-edge research opportunities for postgraduate students. Current research within the Institute focuses on AI systems, autonomous systems, blockchain, cybersecurity, wireless communications and sensing, the Internet of Things, digital twins, sports and healthcare technologies, and financial technologies

Our PhD students are linked to major companies, have access to extensive research and computing facilities, and participate in large scale international collaborative projects, providing them with exceptional postgraduate research experience.

Studentships may become available throughout the year, please keep checking our website for details.

Fees and funding

Studying for a postgraduate programme at Loughborough University London is a significant but incredibly rewarding investment in your career and your future. Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, IT equipment and other support services, and vary between courses. Visit scholarships and bursaries to find out more about the opportunities on offer.

Location

Loughborough University London is located on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, within a new innovation quarter known as Here East.

Overlooking the Lee Navigation Canal in the north-west of the Olympic Park and surrounded by unrivalled green space, Here East was developed from the former Press and Broadcast Centres hosting the world’s media during the London 2012 Games. Now the site is a hub for the UK’s thriving creative and digital industries.

Loughborough University London is ideally located, with easy and affordable transport connections to and from central London, the UK and various European destinations.

How to apply

Admissions to our master's programmes are made through our online application portal. Apply now for our October 2025 intake.

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