BU has achieved its highest ever points and ranking in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 聽- we were also one of only three聽nominated institutions for the 'Most Improved University of the Year'.
is the national governing body for Higher Education (HE) sport in the UK. The BUCS 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 成人直播 our Performance Sport programme consists of 60 teams across 20 sports and engages around 900 scholar聽athletes. All of our athletes represent the university under TeamBU, the sporting competitive identify of BU.
At the start of the BU 2018 strategic plan the Performance Sport programme was positioned at 34 in the BUCS rankings. Helen Palmer, BU's Culture & Sport Manager, said: 鈥淚t was our vision to break the top 25 in BUCS by the end of the BU2018 Strategic Plan and I am beyond proud that we have achieved that by finishing聽in 22nd place,听competing against over 170 universities across the country.
"Our聽Performance Sport programme has grown so much in recent years and this fantastic position could not have been achieved without the聽combined athlete dedication, staff commitment and a fantastic coach and . I'm excited to see what we can achieve next鈥�.
Sport Development Manager, Martin Wells, said: 鈥淔or 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.聽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 TeamBU and our next generation of student athletes聽check out our聽聽and the stories of聽Saskia,听Noorin听补苍诲听Vedangi, who are competing above and beyond with support from BU.聽All students are invited to take part in our 聽running 23聽- 28 September 2018 - contact for more information.
