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Sustainable Packaging Design

In the future we need to continually evolve the way in which we develop and produce products to minimise our impact on the environment. Watch to discover more about this challenge.

Student Videos

Listen to the stories of our students, past and present, with related course and career experiences. Be inspired.

STEM Careers – Starting your own Business

Product Designer, Kate talks about being an inventer and entrepreneur

Inspiring projects: Sleeping mats for refugees

Product Design finalist Sri Hollema developed Mat Zero – a sleeping mat powered by solar energy, to provide a safe and sustainable source of warmth for refugees.

Inspiring projects: Sustainable air-powered deodorant

Fin Rose designed a reusable air-powered deodorant with a built in repressurising unit for easy refill.

Chemistry vs Chemical Engineering

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. But what's the difference? Watch our students Juwon and Rachael battle it out to decide which is best!

Courses

There are lots of university courses which relate to this topic, explore and discover your future options. Here are some related course you could study at Loughborough University.

You can also visit the UCAS website to explore what other universities have on offer.

Go to Bsc Product Design and Technology course page

Go to BEng Product Design Engineering course page

Go to BA Design course page

Go to BA Industrial Design course page

Go to BEng Manufacturing Engineering course page

Go to BEng Chemical Engineering course page

Careers

There are many job roles and careers that will need to work together in the fight against global challenges.

Explore a selection here.

Go to Product Designer career page

Product designers improve the usability of everyday items by creating new designs and enhancing existing ones.

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Go to Design Engineer career page

Design engineers use technical knowledge, mathematical expertise and design skills to create innovative solutions to problems across a range of industries.

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Go to Graphic designer career page

As a graphic designer, you'll create eye-catching visuals for a variety of products and activities.

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Go to Chemical engineer career page

Chemical engineers develop raw materials into a range of useful products. A career in the field will see you creating petrochemicals, medicine and plastics.

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Go to Manufacturing engineer career page

Use your engineering skills to improve manufacturing processes and ensure that goods such as food and drink, pharmaceuticals and plastics are produced efficiently and in a cost effective way.

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Go to Materials Engineer career page

Put your passion for science, as well as your excellent communication and problem-solving skills, to the test with a career in materials engineering.

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Go to CAD Technician career page

Computer-aided design (CAD) technicians use their engineering, IT and mathematical knowledge and skills to design buildings, machinery, products and parts.

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