5 benefits of Swimming Crash Courses at David Ross Sports Village
February 1, 2018
Swimming is an excellent form of exercise for all ages and abilities. It’s never too late to gain the benefits from swimming and aside from being an enjoyable activity, swimming burns calories, so helps you lose weight, feel happier and healthier. At our 25m eight-lane indoor pool at David Ross Sports Village we offer a number of crash …
Performance Men’s Football receive England youth team training session
January 29, 2018
Last Friday, University of Nottingham Men’s Football team received a defensive coaching session from England “out of possession” coach Andy Edwards. A former first team manager at Leyton Orient, Edwards currently works with the England U18-23 age groups, whilst advising Gareth Southgate on defensive strategies and the development of young talent for the full national …
Team of the Week: Ladies Hockey 1st
October 18, 2017
By Cara McIsaac-Hall Throughout the 2017-18 season, we’ll be profiling our Team of the Week, recognising a University of Nottingham Sport team who have achieved a stand-out result in this week’s fixture list. First up are Ladies Hockey 1st who posted a resounding 4-1 home win against Loughborough 1st, last year’s Championship final runners up. …
Blog: Jono Jones takes third consecutive BUCS Downhill title
April 11, 2017
This weekend in Scotland, University of Nottingham student Jono Jones made history in the university Downhill Mountain Biking championships, winning his third consecutive British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) event. In a guest blog, he tells us how it all unfolded! By Jono Jones – University of Nottingham Sports Scholar After a brief trip to …
From novices to European Champions in three years…
September 5, 2016
This summer saw gold medal success for our University of Nottingham Boat Club, with students Jessica Eastwood, Eleanor Ball, Amber Hickson and Freya George powering across the water in the Women’s 4 at the European University Games held in Croatia. Three of the team had never even tried sweep rowing before coming to Nottingham and learning …
UoN win record fifth straight Varsity series
June 9, 2016
By Sebastian Chmielinski The University of Nottingham claimed bragging rights for the fifth year in a row after beating Nottingham Trent University 13-8 in the 2016 Varsity Series. Having first begun in 2003, the Series is the most hotly anticipated sporting event every year, and 2016 did not disappoint. With more sell-out crowds, international stadiums, …
22 hours coached in two days, was it worth it?
February 25, 2016
University of Nottingham Table Tennis Coach, Gavin Evans, reflects on the BUCS Table Tennis Championships held at the University of Nottingham Sports Centre over the weekend of the 20 and 21 February 2016.
Top 12 Moments of 2015!
January 4, 2016
UoN Sport hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We can’t wait to see what the year ahead has in store, so we thought now is a great time to reflect on some of our achievements of 2015. Here are our top 12 moments – one for every month! 1.January – 200 local …
Howzat – England cricket star receives honorary degree
December 9, 2015
Stuart Broad and the Chief Executive of UK Sport are being honoured by The University of Nottingham. The England and Nottinghamshire cricket star and Liz Nicholl CBE, Chief Executive of UK Sport, are two of six distinguished guests receiving an honorary degree during this year’s winter graduation ceremonies. They will join thousands of successful candidates …
A successful summer of sport
September 25, 2015
Sport doesn’t stop when the academic year comes to an end at UoN. Many of our student athletes and alumni have been competing over the summer and doing us proud: British high jumper and Biosciences alumna Isobel Pooley got her season off to a flying start, topping the UK all-time outdoor rankings with a 1.97m jump …
