CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

Whatever you’re passionate about, you’ll find it here. There are over 70 sports clubs and societies on offer at our University – all run by students and supported by the Union of Students. Many of them will be looking for new members during the Freshers’ Fair in September, so look out for their stalls.

Sports clubs

Think of a sport and there’s probably a club for it here. From individual sports like archery, boxing, swimming, and even powerlifting to team sports like football, rugby union, cricket, netball, table tennis, American football, dodgeball and cheerleading. See the full list of sports clubs.

Around 19 sports clubs enter teams into the BUCS league (British Universities and Colleges Sport league) so you can compete against other institutions. We’re currently at our highest ever BUCS position!

You can also find out more about sport at the university, including facilities, scholarships and performance development programmes.

Societies

By joining a society, you can meet people with similar interests, outlooks, cultures or backgrounds. Societies can be related to:

• a course or subject area, such as the Law Society or Education Society
• an interest, such as the Film and Cinema Society, Warhammer Society or Video Gaming and eSports Society
• an active or performance, such as the Musical Theatre society, Ballroom and Latin Dance Society or Medieval Re-enactment Society
• a religion or culture, such as the Christian Union, Islamic Society or Afro Caribbean Society
• an identity, such as the LGBTQ+ Society
• something else – you can start one of your own!

Societies usually organise regular activities and events for their members so they can be a safe and affordable way to get out and have fun. They are always in need of more committee members and organisers too, so they offer opportunities to do something worthwhile and boost your CV.