Club in Focus: UoN Dodgeball
May 28, 2024
UoN Sport is dedicated to making a positive impact in Nottingham’s local community through numerous volunteering opportunities. Our goal is to support children from local schools by educating them on health and wellbeing and helping them develop various skills through sports. This work would not be possible without the amazing student volunteers who dedicate their …
Student Volunteering Week: Empower Leadership Programme
February 16, 2024
The EMPOWER Girls Leadership programme aims to involve young girls in sports and physical activity, inspiring themselves and allowing for personal development and growth in becoming sports leaders, hoping to inspire others in their schools to be more active. On Tuesday 16th January more than 70 girls from Nottingham City schools took part in the …
Leader in Focus: International Volunteer Day 2023
December 5, 2023
Every year, UoN Sport is greatly committed to making an impact in Nottingham’s local community through our many volunteering opportunities. We aim to support children from local schools by educating them on health & wellbeing and helping them develop different sets of skills through sports. Our work would not be possible without the amazing student …
Volunteers’ Week: University of Nottingham Boat Club
June 7, 2023
Every year the Leadership Academy works really closely with the university’s sports clubs to create opportunities for children around the local community, allowing them to discover new sports and breaking the economic barrier that comes with being an athlete. This academic year the University of Nottingham Boat Club showed outstanding efforts and contributions to get …
Volunteers’ Week: Term 2 Leaders in Focus
June 2, 2023
As we continue our celebrations for Volunteers’ Week, we focus this time on three outstanding student leaders who have gone above and beyond this term. Every year UoN Sport is greatly committed to making an impact in Nottingham’s local community through our many volunteering opportunities. We aim to support children from local schools by educating …
Volunteers’ Week: BUCS Wednesday Volunteers
June 1, 2023
Now in its 39th year, Volunteers’ Week is an annual event which sees the incredible impact that volunteering has in communities around the UK. With the theme this year set as ‘Celebrate and Inspire’, we want to use this to show special recognition to our student leaders who have gone above and beyond in their …
Be Exam Ready: Top tips to stay active
May 25, 2023
With exams now underway, students across campus are revising hard to prepare for their assessments. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming to stay inside your bedroom or library all day, and so it’s important to take a break. Staying active is proven to boost productivity and concentration and we’re here to help as part of the …
BUCS Nationals 2023 – Sunday Round-up
February 26, 2023
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
February 25, 2023
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
February 24, 2023
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 …
