ջ has achieved its highest ever points and ranking in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (ջCS) - we were also one of only three nominated institutions for the 'Most Improved University of the Year'.
is the national governing body for Higher Education (HE) sport in the UK. The ջCS vision is to create the best university sport experience in the world, delivering more than 50 competitive sports to over 170 member institutions. Here at ջ our Performance Sport programme consists of 60 teams across 20 sports and engages around 900 scholar athletes. All of our athletes represent the university under Teamջ, the sporting competitive identify of ջ.
At the start of the ջ 2018 strategic plan the Performance Sport programme was positioned at 34 in the ջCS rankings. Helen Palmer, ջ's Culture & Sport Manager, said: “It was our vision to break the top 25 in ջCS by the end of the ջ2018 Strategic Plan and I am beyond proud that we have achieved that by finishing in 22nd place,competing against over 170 universities across the country.
"Our Performance Sport programme has grown so much in recent years and this fantastic position could not have been achieved without the combined athlete dedication, staff commitment and a fantastic coach and . I'm excited to see what we can achieve next”.
Sport Development Manager, Martin Wells, said: “For some athletes, representing the university will be the highlight of their sporting career which will stay with them for a lifetime. To achieve 22nd position with all the league wins, cup wins, individual medals and general good performances, makes this year even more special for everyone. We have had an exceptional team effort all round so thank you to every individual who have performed or supported their sport."
If you are inspired to join Teamջ and our next generation of student athletes check out our and the stories of Saskia,NoorinԻVedangi, who are competing above and beyond with support from ջ. All students are invited to take part in our running 23 - 28 September 2018 - contact for more information.