Loughborough University London partners with West Ham Utd Foundation
West Ham United Foundation and Loughborough University London are delighted to announce a new innovative research partnership. This ground-breaking collaboration is one of the first of its kind in the country, and will see WHU Foundation provide research opportunities and support to Loughborough University London’s postgraduate students.
The students will take part in a wide range of the Foundation’s 40+ schemes currently in delivery across east London and Essex, and will be given the opportunity to work directly with WHU Foundation programme managers to identify areas of improvement and provide detailed methods of growth.
The findings from this research will then be directly applied to the Foundation’s delivery methods, enabling growth and improvement.
Loughborough University London is Loughborough University’s second campus which is located next to the London Stadium on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. As part of the partnership, students at Loughborough University London may also benefit from industry led teaching, delivered by highly skilled and experienced West Ham United guest lecturers. The partnership will look to expand in the coming years, aiming to incorporate further work streams and projects, thus providing more opportunities for students within a Premier League environment.
We are delighted to be establishing an official partnership with West Ham United Foundation, and look forward to nurturing a dynamic and collaborative relationship which will benefit our students and the local community.
Professor Mike Caine, Dean for Loughborough University London
The growth of West Ham United Foundation, has been considerable over the past three years, providing an ever increasing number of opportunities to the communities surrounding the Club’s old and new home.
As our delivery grows, so does our resource. In order to keep reaching our targets, we have a need for dedicated thorough research that can help us create, develop and improve new initiatives, as well as expanding our current programmes.
Our new partnership with Loughborough University London will enable us to focus on the impact the work of West Ham United Foundation has made in its communities which will equip us with the key information needed to optimise our life-changing work.
Joseph Lyons, West Ham United Foundation CEO
The collaboration sees Loughborough University London become the first postgraduate partner of West Ham United Foundation, alongside the undergraduate partnership with University of East London where the WHU Foundation degree is currently in its second year of delivery.
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