NTU Sport Blog

We are proud to have 11 past, present and future students representing NTU this August in Limerick, Ireland, where they will be competing at the World Lacrosse U21s Men’s World Championships 2022. This is a huge achievement for NTU Lacrosse who have developed over the past 2 years whilst working alongside NTU Sport. The tournament … More Students from NTU representing their nations at Lacrosse U21s Mens World Championships 2022

On Friday 29th July the 2022 Commonwealth games kicked off in Birmingham. We had a fantastic week of watching 11 days of sporting action whilst keeping an eye out for alumni and staff from NTU competing.  The week kicked off with our honorary doctorate, Emily Campbell, being one of the two flagbearers for England at the … More NTU Sport and the 2022 Commonwealth games

NTU Sport has secured 9th place in the British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) championship 2021-22, cementing NTU as a top 10 university for sport.  Sporting highlights from the year have included:  Women’s Hockey first team were our top individual scorers, accumulating 90 points over the course of the season. They have maintained their National … More NTU achieves top 10 ranking for university sport 

As we look back on Pride Month 2022, we wanted to reflect on the projects that NTU Sport have been working on alongside NTU Pride to further the inclusivity and engagement with all students and NTU Sport.  Since we last commemorated pride month, Tre, our wellbeing and inclusivity officer, has worked towards implementing gender-neutral facilities … More A reflection on Pride Month 2022

We are thrilled to have made the shortlist for the 2022 BUCS Awards Diversity and Inclusion award with over 240 nominations to be shortlisted to the top 5 is something that we are extremely proud of. We will find out the winners at the BUCS Sport Awards on July 5th 2022 at University of Warwick, but … More NTU Sport shortlisted for the Diversity and Inclusion BUCS Awards 2022.

We are delighted to announce that we will be extending our partnership with Kukri Sports which has been running since 2008. The partnership will be running until at least 2026 where Kukri will continue to provide us with bespoke sportswear across playing kit, training wear and leisure wear for over 60 sports. We can’t wait … More Kit Partnership Announcement

Following a highly successful part 1 of BUCS playoffs for the 2021/22 season with 3 out 3 wins so far, our Women’s Lacrosse and Men’s Tennis teams, returned from their easter break on the hunt for promotion via the playoffs to try and make it a clean sweep for NTU. Unlike our previous teams of … More BUCS Play Off finals 19.05.22

March and May of 2022 finally saw the heavily anticipated return of the varsity series between University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University for its 20th anniversary. A two-year pause to the series due to Coronavirus meant that many students in their final year of studies had never experienced a varsity. It was fantastic to have … More Varsity 2022

On May 4th 2022, we held the first NTU Sport Excellence awards. This prestigious event celebrated the contributions and efforts that students and athletes have made to NTU Sport over the past academic year. Club colours The first award of the evening was the NTU Sport Club Colours Awards. Students who received this award had … More NTU Sport Excellence Awards 2022

On April 27th 2022, we hosted the Proud to be Pink awards to bring together athletes and sports clubs across Nottingham Trent University to celebrate their efforts from this academic year in staying committed to making a difference in their sport.The awards included Club of the Year, Committee of the Year, Community Engagement Award, Team … More Proud to be Pink Awards 2022

After the excitement of NTUs most successful BUCS Big Wednesday yet, many of our teams looked forward to some time to relax and refresh over the easter break. However, five of our teams could not afford that luxury, with Netball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Lacrosse and Men’s Tennis all qualifying through league finishes for playoffs to be promoted into Premier … More BUCS PlayOff finals 13.04.22

Week 19 was the calm before the storm on Clifton campus ahead of next week when a record 9 NTU teams will be travelling the short distance to the University of Nottingham at the end of the season showpiece event that is BUCS Big Wednesday where all 9 teams will have the chance to win … More BUCS Match report 16.03.22

Voting is now open Voting for the 2022 NTU Sport Committee Elections is now open! You can now cast your vote online and have your say in who will represent your club from September 2022. Voting will be open from 11 March 8pm – 18 March 5pm. Help to shape the future of your club … More NTU Sport Committee Elections

To commemorate International Women’s Day we spoke to our students from facility users to international athletes to discuss what it means to them to be a woman in sport. With the theme for 2022 being #BreakTheBias this month we will be exploring ways in which everyone can take a role in gender equality. You can find … More Commemorating International Women’s Day with NTU Sport

Week 17 was a massive week for many of our National Trophy teams who had kept their space in the competition. Six semi-finals were taking place where the teams had a chance to make Big BUCS Wednesday on the 23rd of March, the end of the season showpiece event.  Women’s Lacrosse 1st team have had an amazing … More BUCS Match report 02.03.22

Week 16 for our BUCS teams saw many of our 1st teams in the BUCS championships action looking to make it to the showpiece, the Big BUCs Wednesday finals. We had multiple teams in action this week and Clifton was full of excitement ahead of the day.  First up, we were on campus where Men’s football 1st faced Northumbria University’s 1st team … More BUCS Match report 23.02.22

BUCS Nationals 2022 returned to Sheffield this weekend. It was fantastic to have three days action-packed with sport return since covid had enforced break. As we moved into the ninth year of nationals it did not disappoint. The event itself brings together 5 individual BUCS Championship events, Indoor Athletics, Swimming Long Course, Badminton, Climbing and Fencing, which take … More BUCS Nationals 2022

Week 15 brought a big cup week for many of our NTU teams involved with several teams just 2 wins away from National Finals day (BIG BUCS Wednesday).  Our day started with Table tennis who were competing in the National Championship quarter-finals in both Men’s and Women’s 1st teams. The Men’s team were first up against … More BUCS Match report 16.02.22

This weekend, Nottingham hosted the 2022 BUCS Canoe Slalom Competition at the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont Country Park. Canoe Slalom is an exciting white water paddlesport where competitors navigate their way through a series of gates suspended over the river whilst paddling through challenging white water rapids, in as quick a time as … More BUCS Canoe Slalom Competition 2022

Week 13 was a big one in the cup competitions for many of our NTU teams as they faced some unfamiliar sides from outside the region with some fixtures having to go into extra time or sudden death penalties. Many teams were playing in the last 16 of the National Trophy competition, hoping for a … More BUCS Match report 02.02.22

Week 12 saw a Wednesday packed with fixtures for the first time in term 2, with close to 60 matches for our NTU teams and over 70 matches for the whole week including some hugely important games.  The first big match at Clifton Hockey pitch yesterday, was the Womens Hockey National League fixture for our 1st … More BUCS match report 26.01.22