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BUCS Nationals 2023 – Sunday Round-up

Sunday brought a close to the 2023 BUCS National Championship and with it a chance to reflect on some fantastic student sporting stories and achievements. Despite being an individual competition, over the past 3 days University of Nottingham student-athletes across Athletics, Badminton, Swimming, and Climbing have come together as one team. We’ve had medals (14 …

BUCS Nationals 2023 – Super Saturday Round-up

Saturday at BUCS Nationals is moving day. From heats to the podium, personal bests to season bests, the action is relentless and the special moments come thick and fast. Over at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, the swimmers had a day to remember registering one of their most successful Championships in memory. Para swimmer, Owen …

BUCS Nationals 2023 – Friday Round-up

2023 is the 10th Anniversary year of BUCS Nationals! The individual Athletics, Badminton, Climbing and Swimming Championships are held once again in the city of Sheffield over the weekend of the 24-26 February 2023. On Friday morning, Nottingham’s student-athletes, coaches, physios and support staff headed up to the Steel City for 3-days of competitive action …

The Headliner | Match Preview

Our second Headliner of the academic year, and first of 2023 will shine a light on our Netball 1st team as they look to progress on the #RoadToNottingham in the Championship Cup. With a place in the quarter finals on the line, there is sure to be plenty of excitement and action! Facing Gloucestershire at …

Term one provides many BUCS successes for Nottingham

After an outstanding 2021/22 season in British Universities and Colleges competitions, the #GreenandGold of the University of Nottingham have continued in much of the same vein in the first term of 2022/23 – both on and off the pitch. In total, across 10 weeks of BUCS Wednesdays, our teams have won almost 500 matches with …

Commonwealth Athlete in Focus: Tin-Tin Ho

Table Tennis sport scholar Tin-Tin Ho is preparing for another major summer tournament having already claimed three Commonwealth medals, as well as having represented Team GB at last summers Olympic games. Winning Commonwealth silver in 2014, and a bronze and silver medal in 2018, Tin-Tin will be giving her all to complete the set in …

Commonwealth Athlete in Focus: Jamie Barden

Jamie Barden will be heading to Birmingham this summer as part of Team England’s Rugby Sevens Commonwealth Games squad. A sport scholar at the University of Nottingham, Jamie has also been a big part of the University of Nottingham Men’s Rugby Union Club and their success this year. We spoke to Jamie about his time …

Commonwealth Athlete in Focus: Amy Platten

Amy Platten has recently completed her Bsc Neuroscience degree at the University of Nottingham, earning a first class grade to accompany her thriving Judo career. In a blockbuster summer for Amy, her grades arrived after her selection by Team England for this summer’s Commonwealth Games, and we cannot wait to see the #GreenandGold scholar hit …

Commonwealth Athlete in Focus: Frank Baines

Frank Baines has already had a very successful year in gymnastics, particularly when representing the #GreenandGold in BUCS competition. The highlight of Frank’s achievements came in early February when he competed at the BUCS Gymnastics Championships, both individually and as part of the overall University of Nottingham Gymnastics team. At the event Frank was awarded …

Coach in Focus: Louise Ramsdale

Louise Ramsdale is the Head Coach for our Canoe Slalom Performance Group, which is not technically a club but a group of scholarship athletes and elite standard canoeist’s. This role is a partnership between the University of Nottingham and British Canoeing, and provides valuable support to under-23 athletes who are on a dual career of …