2015 BUCS Gymnastics Championships
February 16, 2015
At this year’s BUCS Gymnastics Championships held at Aldershot on the 14th – 15th February 2015, UoN had a fantastic weekend. The Women’s team achieved their highest ever finish, only losing out to Loughborough, Leeds Beckett (Carnegie) and University of Leeds to come fourth. The Men’s team also excelled, maintaining their tradition of podium finishes …
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 …
BUCS round-up 11 February 2015
February 12, 2015
In terms of fixtures, Week 13 was the second busiest this season, and the 35 wins and 2 draws produced an ever-increasing win rate of 49%. With the end of the season drawing closer, there was a huge amount at stake as teams battled it out at both ends of their respective tables. The Table …
BUCS round-up 4 February 2015
February 5, 2015
As the BUCS season enters the closing stages, Nottingham put in a number of impressive displays, and the return of 29 wins and 3 draws improved this week’s win ratio to 47%. Arguably the biggest fixture of the day was played at Highfields as the Men’s Football 1st XI took on top of the table …
BUCS round-up 28 January 2015
January 29, 2015
Nottingham faced their most testing week of the BUCS season to date and were pushed to the limit to claim 23 wins and 4 draws. Men’s Fencing started off the New Year as they finished 2014, beating Warwick 1st team 119-108 to move into second place in Midlands 1A. That is now three straight victories …
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 …
We don’t care which team you play for
December 19, 2014
Sportsmen and women across Nottingham will be lacing up their boots with rainbow laces to show their support for the Stonewall UK campaign of the same name, aimed at fighting homophobia in sport. The University of Nottingham recently presented pairs of rainbow laces to players at Nottingham Forest Ladies Football Club as well as its …
Sports centre Christmas opening hours
December 12, 2014
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BUCS Christmas review 2014: how have our clubs fared so far this season?
December 11, 2014
The BUCS season has hit the halfway mark and moves into 2015 with a number of our clubs in contention for league and cup honours. So, as we enter the Spring phase, here’s a run down of our clubs’ performances so far. Badminton Season so far: Badminton have enjoyed a positive start to the 2014/15 season and …
BUCS round-up 3 December 2014
December 8, 2014
Nottingham’s sound BUCS form continued in week eight thanks to another set of impressive performances across the board. With only a handful of fixtures next week, 31 wins and a win-rate of 48% meant that a number of clubs head into the Christmas break sitting top of the league. Highfields was a hive of activity …
