Term 2 BUCS competition is a massive success for the University!
April 17, 2022
Term two at the University of Nottingham has been packed full of sporting achievement for the #GreenandGold, most notably in BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) competition. Once the new years festivities were out of the way in January, and teams and athletes returned to campus after the break, attentions soon turned to the array …
Throwback Thursday: Men’s Mental Health in Sport Talk
April 7, 2022
On Thursday 17 March, the Men’s Health Active ran their first Men’s Mental Health in Sport Talk and what an incredible evening it was. The team had 3 male students/alumni come in to share their lived experience of ill mental health at the university and how this intersected with their performance sport. As an initiative, …
Scholar in Focus: Matthew Howell
April 6, 2022
Following some incredible success this year, we spoke to University of Nottingham’s sport scholar Matthew Howell. Matthew is a Taekwondo athlete who is in his first year at the university studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering, whilst combining his studies with the demands of being a top student athlete. Having competed very well in BUCS tournaments …
Red Bull | Join the Team
March 29, 2022
On Wednesday 16th March we hosted a Red Bull Formula 1 Show Car at David Ross Sports Village to allow fans to get up close to an F1 car, as well as find out about an exciting new range of summer internships on offer with Red Bull Racing this year. We had over 1500 visitors …
Basketball Captains look forward to Varsity
March 23, 2022
Basketball Varsity- UoN vs NTU Date: Thursday 31st March Time: Doors open 4pm, Men’s game 5pm, Women’s game 7pm Venue: David Ross Sports Village Tickets: Available here Ahead of Basketball’s Varsity game, we caught up with the captains of both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams to find out how the teams and club …
Scholar in Focus: James Harrison
March 17, 2022
Last weekend the University of Nottingham Karate club travelled to Sheffield to compete at their biggest competition of the year, the BUCS Karate National Championships. In a superb weekend of competition, sport scholar James Harrison had a fantastic tournament and claimed individual and team kata gold. On the success, James told us that “taking the …
What is the Wings for Life World Run?
March 10, 2022
So, you’ve signed up to the Wings for Life Warm Up 5K and 10K challenges on the UoN Sport Moves+ app, and you could be in with winning an entry into the Wings for Life World Run, but what actually is it? Well, it is a race unlike any other- there is no set distance… …
Scholar in Focus: Jessica Maitland
This weekend (12th-13th March), the University of Nottingham will have karate athletes travelling to Ponds Forge in Sheffield to compete at BUCS Karate Nationals. Ahead of one of the biggest events in the calendar for the University of Nottingham Karate club, we spoke to scholar and England Karate athlete, Jessica Maitland, about her journey in …
Scholar in Focus: Simran Kaur
March 3, 2022
Recently, you may have seen that the University of Nottingham was brilliantly represented at the BUCS Nationals event in Sheffield from the 18th to the 20th February. One of our top performers across the weekend was Simran Kaur, who claimed a gold medal in the 60M T46 Sprint on the Friday evening. Simran is a …
Leader in Focus: Marina Symington
Once again, it has come that time in which we must celebrate the achievements of our fantastic volunteers. This month we are celebrating the hard work of Marina Symington, a volunteer who has taken part in our Sports in School program. Marina has delivered Ultimate Frisbee sessions to both primary and secondary school children. Not …
