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Meet our Disability Sport Officer : Hannah Webber

At the University of Nottingham Sport, we believe sport is for everyone. We work alongside the Student Union and Disability Support team to ensure that there are accessible sporting opportunities for all students at the University. We also have our own dedicated Disability Sport Officer, Hannah Webber, who can support you. Read more as we …

DeafBlind Awareness Week 2020 – Student Experience

To celebrate DeafBlind Awareness Week (24-30 June 2020) we are profiling one of the University’s alumni – Molly O’Brien (2016). Molly has a severe hearing and visual impairment and currently works as a researcher for a small local charity supporting deaf women. During her time at Nottingham she embraced a wide range of sport and …

Get involved with Welfare in Sport

Welfare in Sport was established as a Student Union campaign group at the start of this academic year. The aim of the group has been to work with sports clubs to raise their awareness of mental health illness and support them in developing more inclusive environments for students. Matt Wildman who is the Chair for the group – has …

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Things are hotting up in Malaysia

Chris Morris one of Team UK’s volleyball players gives us his commentary of Tri Campus Games 2016, so far. Day 3 in the jungle… and the contestants are starting to feel the full effects of Malaysia’s heat and humidity. It was our hottest day yet with temperatures reaching highs of 39 degrees celsius and every …

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Kicking off Tri Campus Games in style

Written by Will Stanley from Team UK, Football team Having now settled into Malaysia with the other athletes there is one thing that definitely comes to all our minds – it’s well hot, maybe too hot. The Malaysian weather does not mess around, even the rain here tries to batter you. Despite this, I have …

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My First England Call Up – Muninder Singh Hayer Blog

When I got my first international call up for the Cerebral Palsy World Games 2015, I was speechless. The feeling was just magical. I had dreamt of this day from when I got involved in sport at the age of eight. I was competing in the F31 club throw event at the Harvey Hadden Sports …

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University introduces first ever Diversity in Sport award

The Diversity in Sport award made its first appearance at the 2015 University of Nottingham sports ball. The aim of the award is to promote equality of opportunity for different groups, widen participation, tackle discrimination and demonstrate the values set out in the University Sport and Disability sport strategies. The Student Union Sports Officer Kiri …

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University launch Disability Sport Scholarship

There have been some exciting developments in disability sport at the University, with the launch of a disability sport scholarship this year. The aim of the scholarship is to not only raise the profile of disability sport at Nottingham, but also try and attract more elite disabled athletes to the University. Although we’re still getting …

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