Student Volunteer Aymun Khan Wins National award at BUCS Awards 2019
July 11, 2019
BUCS Student Volunteer of the Year – Aymun Khan University of Nottingham student, Aymun Khan, has received a national award for his contribution to volunteering at the BUCS Awards 2019 in Bristol. Aymun, who is in his final year truly is Mr Disability Sport, In the last year alone – his busiest for academic commitments …
100 Nottingham school students visit the David Ross Sports Village for Celebration event
July 8, 2019
On Thursday 27th June, the Nottingham Laureus Sport for Good programme welcomed 100 local school children to the David Ross Sports Village at the University of Nottingham. The Laureus Sport for Good programme works in disadvantaged areas of Nottingham use sport to support children to build key life skills, deliver their own social action projects …
European Youth Para-Games 2019 | Meet the UoN Sport volunteers
June 21, 2019
As part of a volunteering partnership, the University of Nottingham Sport department is sending five student volunteers to Finland to support the European Paralympic Youth Games (EPYG 2019) 25th – 30th June. EPYG 2019 will be hosted at the Pajulahti Olympic and Paralympic Training Center is set to be the largest EPYG in history, with …
Women’s High Performance Centre | Meet the Coach | Becky Langley
June 19, 2019
University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University joined forces back in 2017 to joint-deliver a Women’s High Performance Football Centre. The initiative, is committed to doubling participation and fan numbers of the women’s game by 2020, and Nottingham based hub is one of eight High Performance Football Centres based at Universities across the country. Importantly, …
Tri Campus Games 2019 | Day 5 and Closing Ceremony
On the final day of the Tri Campus Games 2019, there were 6 fixtures left and it was all to play for. With some sports finished, athletes took the opportunity to watch and support others and with the knowledge that the remaining games could change everything; there was a real atmosphere to be felt. The …
Volunteers Week | Laureus Sport for Good
June 6, 2019
The Laureus Sport for Good programme aims to enhance the social and emotional development of children in disadvantaged communities by providing sporting opportunities. This year Fiona Barrs, a 3rd year Sport Rehabilitation and Exercise Science student, has been a volunteer mentor for ‘The Laureus Sporting for Good’ programme. We caught up with her to find …
BUCS Big Wednesday | UoN Squash retain Women’s Championship title for the 4th year in a row
March 27, 2019
As a performance sport, the University of Nottingham squash confidently secured three of their teams into the final at BUCS Big Wednesday. Both the trophy teams, men and women’s as well as the women’s championship team. First up were the trophy finals where the #GreenandGold were represented in both the men’s and women’s teams. The …
BUCS Nationals 2019 | Sunday Roundup | Record Championship for University of Nottingham
February 17, 2019
The 2019 BUCS Nationals championships will go down as the most successful individual championships in University of Nottingham history with 20 medals, including 8 golds. Following 3 days of action, across 7 sports and with 148 University of Nottingham students competing it is remarkable to see how far everyone has pushed themselves. There have been …
UoN Discovery Day welcomes 100 primary school children to David Ross Sports Village
December 11, 2018
On Friday 30th November, 100 primary school children descended on the David Ross Sports Village for the first Discovery Day of the academic year. In partnership with Widening Participation, Discovery Days aim to inspire primary school children about university while also trying new sports activities and learning about healthy lifestyles. Students from University of Nottingham …
An Interview with Jack Kavanagh, UoN Sport Volunteering Officer
November 28, 2018
What is your job title, and what does it involve? So, my job at the University of Nottingham Sport is Sport Volunteering Officer. In nutshell, I look after all volunteering that happens within sport both here on campus but also within the local community. The thing I love about my role is how varied it …
