The Institute is committed to building strong collaborations with academics, researchers and industrial organisations. Some of these collaborators include British Telecom, BT Sport, PTV Group, Chelsea Football Club, Huawei Technologies and many others. Visit the programme website for more information
By pursuing postgraduate research, students will have the opportunity to work with top researchers and industry leaders, and gain first-hand experience of real life problem-solving.
Career
As well as providing a route into academia, studying the Digital Technologies programme from Loughborough University will give you the expertise and skills required to advance your career in a wide range of professions, vocations and businesses.
Programme Structure
Research areas include:
- Market Intelligence and Personalised E-commerce
- Intelligent and Autonomous Mobility
- Advanced 5G applications
- Sport Analytics
Check out the full curriculum
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- TOEFL iBT: 88
- PTE Academic: 65
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification).
We will need copies of:
- an academic transcript of your undergraduate degree showing the modules studied and marks achieved
- a copy of your degree certificate, if you have already graduated
- a personal statement - this should explain your motivation for studying the programme, any relevant skills and experience you have (through studying or work), and your future career aspirations and how this programme will support you in achieving this. Remember to let your passion for the subject shine through!
- your research proposal. This is only needed if you have developed your own research project or the advertised project asks you to include one in your application. Guidance on what to include in your proposal can be found here.
Make sure you meet all requirements
Visit programme website
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
- International: 56,190 AUD / year (≈ 29,500 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Living costs
London, United Kingdom: 2,166-4,109 AUD / month
Scholarships
- Student Experience Access and Participation Support Fund - Grant 2000 GBP - Deadline Not specified - Loughborough University
- Loughborough Sports Scholarship - Grant 5000 GBP - Deadline Not specified - Loughborough University
- Excellence Scholarships - Grant 6000 GBP - Deadline Anytime - Loughborough University
- Hardship support - Need-based - Grant 2500 GBP - Deadline Not specified - Loughborough University
- Performance Programme Bursary - Grant 1000 GBP - Deadline Anytime - Loughborough University
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program - Various benefits - Deadline 07 Oct 2026 - U.S. government
- ServiceScape Scholarship - Grant 1000 USD - Deadline 30 Nov 2026 - ServiceScape
- ACES Scholarships - Grant 3500 USD - Deadline 15 Nov 2026 - ACES Education Fund
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility - Various benefits - Deadline Not specified - OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- Scholarships for PhD Students - Grant 19000 GBP - Deadline Not specified - Junhua Li
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship - Various benefits - Deadline 28 Feb 2027 - Boustany Foundation
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship - Grant 1000 USD - Deadline 31 Oct 2026 - IvyPanda
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship - Grant 1000 USD - Deadline 01 Mar 2027 - Voice Talent Online
- Women Scholarship for International Students - Grant 5000 USD - Deadline 28 Aug 2026 - educations.com
- The PhD Prep Fellowship - Grant 10000 USD - Deadline 01 Sep 2026 - Admit Lab
- Dream Chaser Scholarship - Grant 1000 USD - Deadline 13 Jan 2027 - Salvado Law
- Scholarship for students with disabilities - Grant 3000 USD - Deadline 31 Dec 2026 - Anonymous Hope Fund
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids - Grant 22500 GBP - Deadline Not specified - UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship - Grant 1500 USD - Deadline Not specified - IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme - Grant 12000 USD - Deadline 11 Jan 2027 - The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
