BUCS Sportswoman of the year is University of Nottingham’s Hayley Mills
July 11, 2019
Track-star Hayley Mills has been recognised as the 2019 Sportswomen of the year at the coveted BUCS Awards in Bristol. Hayley Mills joined the University of Nottingham in 2016 to study a PhD in Mathematics. Although she had a strong pedigree in athletics, as a previous European Junior Champion over 200m in 2007 and a …
University of Nottingham Sport’s Unsung Hero Lynn Turton recognised at BUCS Awards
Lynn Turton, the BUCS and Clubs coordinator for University of Nottingham was recognised this evening at the BUCS Awards for her outstanding contribution to University and College Sport. She made the final three and was shortlisted for the Unsung Hero award which recognises excellence and commitment to supporting student sport above any beyond the call …
Student Volunteer Aymun Khan Wins National award at BUCS Awards 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 …
Tips for Exercising in Hot Weather
June 27, 2019
Being in a hot country shouldn’t stop you from exercising but it’s important to make sure you look after your body when you do exercise. On a recent trip to Malaysia for the Tri Campus Games, a few of the UK athletes experienced difficulties adapting to playing sport in the hot, humid climate of South-East …
University of Nottingham sail through to the European Universities Badminton Championship final
June 26, 2019
University of Nottingham are a game away from being crowned European Universities Badminton Champions 2019. The team have fought their way to the finals after a tough draw which saw them matched up against University of Strasbourg, the team which sent them crashing out of the same tournament 12 months ago in Coimbra. Against a …
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 …
Tri Campus Games | Melaka visit & Day 4 Matches
June 18, 2019
Following a breathless day of action it was time for a break and students from UK, China and Malaysia headed to the historic town of Melaka, about an hour from NUMC. The town is full of history, from the last remaining part of the Portuguese fort that once stood there to the maze of red …
