Tri Campus Games: Day 1
June 22, 2015
Written by Natalie Nolan, Year 2 History. The Tri Campus Games is best known for bringing the University of Nottingham’s Malaysia, China and UK campuses together for a week to compete in a series of competitive sport. In true TCG spirit, all the athletes are dressed in their designated team colours and were ready for …
European University Table Tennis Championship 2015 – Day Three
Event report by Jonathan Spinks, UoN Table Tennis After the Men’s event was won by Poland’s Rzeszow University yesterday, and the Women’s by Kazan in an all Russian final, we moved onto the singles and doubles events. Despite an early slip up by some of the men’s team (yours truly included) forgetting to set an …
European University Table Tennis Championship 2015 – Day Two
June 21, 2015
Event report by Jonathan Spinks, UoN Table Tennis Today saw the conclusion of the team matches for both the men and women, and another early start. Perhaps it is best to keep the men’s section short, as it was not perhaps our finest hour. In truth the men suffered unluckily from a number of factors, …
European University Table Tennis Championship 2015 – Day One
June 20, 2015
Event report by Jonathan Spinks, UoN Table Tennis This year our men and women have been lucky enough to qualify for the European University Table Tennis Championships held in Geneva. Despite early setbacks, with two of the team missing the flight and problems with entry, we settled into the warm, sunny weather well! Today saw …
Nott long now…
June 19, 2015
Final touches are being added to Jubilee Campus in preparation for the Tri Campus Games which start this weekend. By Sunday morning, almost 200 athletes will have moved into their temporary homes in Newark Hall, a stone (or perhaps a frisbee) throw away from Jubilee Sports Centre where all the action will be taking place. …
Eight sports, three campuses, one university
June 16, 2015
One hundred and eighty student athletes are set to compete in an international sporting event at The University of Nottingham this month. A unique event within the higher education sporting calendar, The Tri Campus Games brings together students from the University’s three international campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia. The Games, which are being …
UoN Futsal selected for FA Super League
May 21, 2015
University of Nottingham Sport is delighted to announce that the Futsal Club has been successfully selected for the 2015/16 FA National Futsal Super League. Following a rigorous selection process the club has been handpicked alongside 15 other clubs to compete at the highest level in the country. UoN Futsal will be one of eight teams …
This Girl Can Campaign goes viral at 2015 Nottingham Varsity Series
May 19, 2015
The 2015 Nottingham Varsity series may have been hotly contested, but there was one thing University of Nottingham Sport and Nottingham Trent Sport set aside the rivalry for – the first ‘This Girl Can’ Varsity campaign. Aligned with Sport England’s smash-hit ‘This Girl Can’ advertising promotion, the Nottingham Varsity version set out to use a …
Mental Health recognised as a priority for higher education sport with the launch of a new training programme
May 14, 2015
From Summer 2015, higher education institutions will have access to a new training programme which aims to increase the knowledge, confidence and skills of the HE sports community in the area of mental health and wellbeing. Student Minds (the UK’s student mental health charity), BUCS – British Universities & Colleges Sport, (the governing body for …
UoN and NTU unite at Varsity to celebrate #ThisGirlCan
April 27, 2015
With the first 2015 Varsity game kicking off tonight at Capital FM arena, UoN Sport and NTU Sport are delighted to announce an exciting joint campaign running alongside the high-profile series. We’re joining sides to celebrate the hugely popular This Girl Can movement and celebrate our female students acting as such strong role models for their sports …
