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Undergraduate sport, exercise and health courses

Bachelor's and undergraduate master's courses in sport, exercise and health.

Taught postgraduate sports courses

Master's and postgraduate diploma courses starting in 2024.

Students from our undergraduate sport courses discuss their experiences at the University.

The SU ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, our students' union, has over 40 sports clubs that students can join.

Find out more about how the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø aims to be the best environment for enabling student athletes to realise their academic and athletic potential.

Sport Scholarships provide financial and training support to assist student-athletes in their ongoing sporting development alongside their academic studies.

Student-athletes get to train alongside the Olympic, Paralympic, World and Commonwealth Champions who are based at the world-renowned Sports Training Village.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø wins Sport University of the Year 2026 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is named The Times and The Sunday Times Sport University of the Year 2026, climbing from 8th to 7th place in the academic rankings.

The pass is included in tuition fees for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students, providing free access to many sports facilities and activities on campus.

The Sports Training Village is open to students, staff and the public seven days a week, offering something for everyone - check out the facilities you can use.

The Team ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Gym & Fitness Centre has three gym zones, two studios and hosts dozens of exercise classes each week

The inspirational fitness space, open seven days a week on the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø campus, features more than 200 stations and state-of-the-art equipment.

Explore the facilities available on campus including the 50m swimming pool, indoor tennis courts, sports hall, athletics track and pitches.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø unveils the UK’s first fully recyclable 3G pitch

New rubber-free pitch adds to the University’s leading sports facilities

The men's 1st XV, sponsored by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Building Society and Rengen, have been challenged to build on their historic 2025-26 league and cup double.

Seb Forrest and Ross Charlton took the men's relay title in China, while Pentathlon GB team-mates Kerenza Bryson, Emma Whitaker and Poppy Clark bagged bronze.

The Team ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Tennis ace has also broken into the world's top 100 for the first time after securing a first-ever Grand Slam main draw win at the US Open.

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø sporting scholar won all four of his events at the European Aquatics Championships, while recent graduate Kate Shortman bagged bronze.

Olympic Champions Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker and fellow global gold-medallist Marcus Wyatt were inducted during a celebratory event at The Guildhall.

The accreditation recognises the University's role in supporting Olympic and Paralympic athletes to achieve success on the world stage.

Learn how our research is helping to level the playing field, uncover hidden talent, reduce injuries and support the stars of the future.

Study highlights open goal of using sport to tackle youth unemployment

New research shows how targeted sport for employability programmes in under-served communities are playing a key role in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.

IMI provides consultancy for The FA to formulate improbable wins in Third Round of Emirates FA Cup

The IMI has provided consultancy work for The FA to determine a mathematical equation for the most improbable wins of the Emirates FA Cup Third Round.

How the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is supporting British athletes to succeed at the Olympic Winter Games

Our sports scientists have become embedded within British Skeleton’s Applied Science Programme as the team prepare for both Beijing 2022 and Milan Cortina 2026.

Top up on carbs before and during run to reach finish line quickly

People heading out on long runs should top up on carbohydrates before and during a race to reach the finish line as quickly as possible and not hit the wall.

Women’s health, youth bio-banding and mental health to headline global sports injury conference

International experts to gather in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø for UKCCIIS 2026, showcasing latest athlete health research, practice and policy.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to host iWorkinSport Job Fair

The University will host the first UK edition of the iWorkinSport Convention & Job Fair in October 2026.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø showcases its role in regional growth during visit by Mayor

The visit highlighted sport at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, our applied research and innovation in the City and beyond, and the work and activities of the Students' Union and SCP.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø wins Sport University of the Year 2026 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is named The Times and The Sunday Times Sport University of the Year 2026, climbing from 8th to 7th place in the academic rankings.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to receive £4.35m from Global Talent Fund to attract world-leading researchers

University receives part of £54m Global Talent Fund to help attract and support top international researchers to the UK.

Honorary Fellowship awarded to former Team ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø coach Paul Tisdale

With over 30 years’ experience in the game, ex-pro footballer and Team ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø coach, Paul Tisdale, has received an Honorary Fellowship from the University.