Sport in the news

Our Head of Women’s Rugby, Claire Cruikshank, will be stepping down from her role to take on a historic new position within Scottish Rugby where she will be become the first ever professional rugby coach for Edinburgh Rugby Women.

The University of Edinburgh will be represented in three categories at the Scottish Sport Awards.

24 University athletes have been awarded Winning Students 100 Scholarships for the 2024/25 academic year.

Earlier this year The University of Edinburgh announced that refurbishment of Peffermill’s Hockey Artificial surface would be taking place and we are delighted to announce that works have been completed and the World’s First Carbon Zero ISCC certified hockey pitch is ready for play.

Following the recent partnership announcement between The University of Edinburgh, Aquatics GB, Scottish Swimming and Edinburgh Leisure, the search for the new Performance Lead Coach has come to a close with renowned diving coach, Adam Smallwood being appointed into the role.

It has been a record year for Sport and Active Wellbeing at the University of Edinburgh. We are proud to be the Number One University for Sport & Active Wellbeing in Scotland and one of the highest performing institutions in the UK.

University of Edinburgh Principal, Peter Mathieson has shared words of support following Six-time Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy's terminal cancer diagnosis.

The University of Edinburgh Sport is proud to introduce UoESport.tv, a new live-streaming platform developed in partnership with Joymo Sport Media Limited. This platform allows students, alumni, and supporters around the world to watch our teams in action.

In exciting news, the Intramural (IM) Sports programme has expanded its offerings to now include 10 sports, with tennis joining the line-up for the upcoming season. IM Sports memberships have surpassed 1,700, a rise of over 200 compared to this time last year, reflecting the growing enthusiasm for intramural sport across the University of Edinburgh.

BUCS is Back for the 2024/25 season. After finishing 5th in the league table in 2023/24 the University of Edinburgh prepare for another successful season of sport.

From Monday 30th September to Sunday 6th October, Scotland is celebrating Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week, an annual campaign dedicated to inspiring women and girls to get involved in sport and physical activity. This year, the focus is on women in leadership, and how role models and peer support help to break down barriers and inspire women and girls to be active.

On Saturday, 21st September, over 4,200 fans gathered at Hive Stadium for this year's Men’s Rugby Scottish Varsity Match.

The annual University of Edinburgh Sport Stars lunch welcoming new and returning athletes to the 2024 performance programme took place on Wednesday 11th September.

Applied Sports Science Student, Megan Keith has had a summer to remember on the track and has just picked up another honour in the form of the prestigious Sir William Darling Memorial prize through the University of Edinburgh.

UoE Sport’s summer facility works are nearing completion, with our Hockey 2 pitch upgraded with the latest sustainable surface from Polytan - Poligras Paris GT Zero dry hockey pitch.

University of Edinburgh Sport are delighted to announce our partnership with CIMSPA (Chartered institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) as Training provide.

British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) has launched the Women’s BUCS Super Rugby League for the 2024-2025 season, a development of the Women’s National League.

The University of Edinburgh has entered into an exciting new partnership with Aquatics GB, Scottish Swimming and Edinburgh Leisure to develop and deliver one of only three high performance centres for diving in the UK.

The curtain may have come down on The Olympics but the memories will live on for a long time as Paris played host to another exceptional Games and 14 University linked athletes and staff more than played their part, bringing home two bronze medals and inspiring the next generation.

Incoming scholar, Aleksandra Kalucka impressed in the Olympics speed climbing qualifications, qualifying in 4th spot for the quarter finals.