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I tried four engage water sport tasters!

After playing lacrosse at university for two years I started my final year wanting to try something different. I used to swim, way back when, so I thought that maybe a water sport would be for me. The Engage programme means that everyone can try out a new sport, whether you have a gym membership …

University of Nottingham Sport – Volunteer of the Month (October)

University of Nottingham Sport’s Leadership Academy offers students the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and make a real contribution to their local community. It may feel like term has just started, but UoN Leadership Academy’s volunteers having already been working hard. From training new volunteers with our outreach programme Laureus Sports for Good Programme …

Superbowl Champions Philadelphia Eagles pay a visit to University of Nottingham to talk American Football in the UK

Last Tuesday, the University of Nottingham American Football Club were privileged to be joined by the media team of the Philadelphia Eagles. As part of the build up to the Eagles NFL fixture against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley on Sunday 28th October, the media team from the Eagles wanted to create a piece on …

University of Nottingham Sport host England Lionesses during Woman’s Autumn Internationals

Yesterday the England Football Ladies, Lionesses, visited David Ross Sports Village to recover after their victory against Brazil on Saturday. This was a great start to England’s 2019 FIFA World Cup preparations – and the pre-tournament warm-up games are coming thick and fast! First up was a meeting with Brazil, ranked 8th in the world, …

University of Nottingham announced as BUCS Squash Individuals Championship host for 2018 and 2019

The University of Nottingham are proud to announce that the BUCS Individual Squash Championships will be returning to Nottingham for 2018 and 2019 after winning the right to host the Championships. The championships will last 3 days and will be hosted across the World Class facilities at David Ross Sports Village and Nottingham Squash Rackets …

Premier Squash League to return to University of Nottingham for 2018/19 season

Premier Squash League is back with a bang and University of Nottingham will be challenging in the new look format when the new season gets underway in September. Organised by England Squash, the Premier Squash League is the top domestic professional team league. Each match night will see 5 fixtures played, 4 male, 1 female, …

How UoN Sport can help you settle into University of Nottingham

It has only been a week since students received their A-level results and confirmed their place at University of Nottingham, yet many will be counting down the days until they arrive and start the exciting journey ahead. We understand that now is a waiting game and many students will be feeling a mixture of excitement …

European Universities Games Coimbra 2018 Competitor Blog – Lucy Gillbanks

The European Universities Games  2018 – EUSA Games (EUG) is well underway in Coimbra, Portugal. University of Nottingham is represented at the games by  21 athletes and 4 coaches across Table Tennis, Badminton and Rowing. Over the course of the games UoN athletes will be posting their experiences of the games in a number of blogs. …

European Universities Games Coimbra 2018 Competitor Blog – James Youle

The European Universities Games  2018 – EUSA Games (EUG) is underway in Coimbra, Portugal. University of Nottingham is represented at the game by  21 athletes and 4 coaches across Table Tennis, Badminton and Rowing. Over the course of the games UoN athletes will be leaving their experiences of the games in a number of blogs. First …

Green and Gold achievements showcased at the 2018 BUCS Awards

University of Nottingham were shortlisted for a number of awards at the 2018 BUCS Awards Dinner, hosted at the University of West England. The event celebrated the achievements of a variety of people including student athletes, both individual and teams, who have excelled in their respective sporting endeavours, as well as those volunteers and administrators …