UoN Sport staff host football fundraiser
March 15, 2017
University of Nottingham Sport staff have laced up their boots and challenged fellow University staff football teams to raise money for a local Air Ambulance Trust charity. The staff football team will play a series of friendly fixtures against local rivals, with the latest against De Montfort, all with the aim of raising vital funds towards …
So it all started here
August 1, 2016
By Claire Henson, People and Culture Events Coordinator As a child, I was not at all sporty. As I grew older, I became more aware of my body and my shape, but still didn’t use my body in any kind of exercise or sporty activity. From about the age of fifteen, I developed crippling anxiety. …
NTEC secure staff football title at last minute!
July 25, 2016
By Felix Llanwarne: Engage Ambassador This summer UoN Sport once again welcomed staff from across all campuses for our popular staff summer football league as well as rivals from across the city at Nottingham Trent! Blessed with beautiful weather each week, seven teams battled it out across 11 weeks for the coveted league title as …
Staff relive childhood memories in the Staff Sports Day 2016
July 13, 2016
Although summer is technically here and we have days of glorious sunshine in recent memory, the Staff Sports Day 2016 was not blessed to experience such weather, rather, it was a day that reflected the mourning mood of the country just two days after leaving Europe for the second time this month; dark and rainy. …
Achieve your fitness goals with our supported fitness sessions
April 15, 2016
As part of our disability in sports programme, we offer supported fitness sessions to disabled students and members of staff so they can get a consistent level of support when exercising. One of the students who has greatly benefitted from the service sent us a blog. They asked that their story be shared so that others …
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 …
How sport helped me manage my mental health
February 13, 2015
Ahead of the University’s Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Week, 16th – 22nd February, Debbie Butler, who is a masters student at the University, has very kindly agreed to give us her insight into how sport and physical activity helped her manage her own mental health. Debbie’s Story At 57 I am not your typical …
Badminton in the community
January 19, 2015
Community is defined by a group of people having a particular characteristic in common and Wednesday 14th January brought together over 200 local school children and performance badminton players to learn from the talented stars of the University of Nottingham National Badminton League team, achieving just that. The National Badminton League is a game-changing initiative …
Sports centre Christmas opening hours
December 12, 2014
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University launch Disability Sport Scholarship
December 1, 2014
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 …
