
Sustainability and Regenerative thinking for Design and Creative
Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, United Kingdom
Course overview
Sustainability and regenerative design and creative arts challenge designers and artists to move beyond minimising harm toward actively restoring ecological and social systems. This area addresses urgent issues such as climate change, resource depletion, and environmental justice. Key challenges include designing for circular economies, low-carbon futures, collective resilience and community art practices.
Research questions include: Projects may span biomimicry, eco-social innovation, participatory design, human factors, creative methods and policy advocacy, with opportunities to collaborate across environmental science, economics, and activism. 94% of Loughborough’s research impact is rated world-leading or internationally excellent. REF 2021
Key highlights
- Research into restoring ecological and social systems, not just minimising harm
- Explores circular economies, low-carbon futures and collective resilience
- Projects may span biomimicry, participatory design and creative methods
- Collaboration opportunities across environmental science, economics and activism
- 94% of research impact rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
Scholarships
Alumni Bursary
10% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
Up to 10% of feesAlumni Discount
UK students: £1,500 tuition fee discount for one academic year. International students: £3,000 tuition fee discount for one academic year.
Care Leaver's Scholarship
Excellence Scholarships
UK students: £3,000 off tuition fees; International students: £6,000 off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary
Our International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary offers a £12,000 tuition fee discount (set against the tuition fees of your chosen postgraduate taught programme ONLY).
Up to £12,000London 10th Anniversary Award
£5,000 off tuition fees.
Up to £5,000Loughborough Business School Scholarship
£1,500 (UK students) and £3,000 (international students) off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
MBA Progress with Purpose Scholarship
50% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
Up to 50% of feesQatari Ghanim Al-Muftah Excellence Scholarship
Careers this course leads to
- University lecturer in design
- Postdoctoral researcher
- Sustainability design consultant
- Circular economy specialist
- Environmental policy adviser
- Community arts practitioner
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,238 | International: £29,500
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Loughborough University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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