Student Sport Clubs Birmingham has 55 student sports clubs, attracting over 4,500 student members. Around 500 students volunteer annually for Club Committees, with clubs operating to the philosophy of ‘student clubs run for students by students’. Birmingham enters 77 teams in BUCS team championships. Over recent years UoB’s most successful sports have included hockey, athletics, squash, archery, netball, golf, cycling, gymnastics and ultimate. The women’s hockey club has an enviable record over the last decade or so, not only in BUCS, but as the longest standing University team in England Hockey’s National Premier Leagues, and the only club in England to have 4 teams in the National League (men’s and women’s 1st & 2nd teams). The club has also produced a steady stream of internationals, including 2 Olympic gold medallists in Rio. The Athletics Club has also attracted and produced a steady stream of national and international athletes, including Olympians, World Championship and World University medallists. The Athletics Club currently hosts one of the two initial British Athletics Talent Hubs in recognition of the performance environment at the University. Women’s recurve archery has had a particularly successful period, having won each indoor and outdoor BUCS team title since 2016. The Performance Team and Scholarships In 2019-20 UoB supported 82 scholars, comprising: • 31 full scholars (national/international) • 32 club scholars (national) • 18 women’s hockey (team scholarship) 30 of those scholars competed at international level, 14 at full senior level. 7 UoB students or alumni returned from Rio 2016 with medals, 3 Olympic and 4 Paralympic, including 4 gold medals. One of those was hockey player Lily Owsley, who returned to her 2nd years Sports Science studies following her Olympic triumph.
Student Skills and Workforce Development
Over 400 students engage in The Extra Mile, collectively delivering almost 10,000 volunteer hours during the year. UoB’s students are often the predominant volunteer workforce for major events in the city such as the Birmingham 10K and Half-Marathon. Over the next 4 years, sport aims to contribute 225,000 volunteer hours to the University’s Birmingham In Action campaign, as part of Development & Alumni Office’s one million hours target. Events Since the investment in new facilities, and helped by being a Commonwealth Games venue, UoB Sport has become increasingly attractive as an events venue. Successful events such the 2012 Jamaican pre-Olympic Camp (repeated in 2017), the 2015 Rugby World Cup preparation camp for South Africa, the 2018 UK Transplant Games and 2018 World University Squash Championships. The University also hosts a range of community events such as the annual Birmingham School Games Collaboration and Partnerships UoB Sport & Fitness works in partnership with a wide range of organisations, locally, regionally, national and international. The University is a designated centre for a range of sports, including: • FA Women’s Football Performance Centre and a FA Grassroots Hub • In 2019, UoB was awarded funding to become a London Marathon Training Base and a British Athletics Talent Hub • Hub for the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme • Collaborative partnership with the Sports Authority of India
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