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We're making some upgrades...

29 November 2021

Our Strength & Conditioning room offers some of the best facilities in Cambridge, and we're making it even better. From Sunday 5 December, the Strength & Conditioning room will be closed to members until Tuesday 4 January 2022. Whilst that sounds like a long time, it will be worth the wait. During this time, you'll...

Victory for Cambridge in the inaugural 88s Match

24 November 2021

Cambridge celebrated victory on Tuesday evening in the inaugural 88s Match at Grange Road against old rivals Oxford. The 88s Match was created in honour of the first ever Women's Rugby Varsity Match back in 1988, adding a significant occasion in the women's calendar. The match also acted as a BUCS fixture, with Cambridge...

Blues at the BUCS: opening highlights

25 October 2021

Following the first two weeks of competition, Senior Sports Editor Liam Kline looks at some of the best team performances from across Cambridge’s student body. With Michaelmas term well underway, all of Cambridge’s sports clubs have now had the opportunity to test their talent on the British Universities and Colleges...

All To Play For: How sport can reboot our future

11 October 2021

Sport is one of our few remaining collective rituals, and in a time of upheaval and enormous change, how can it show us the way? From Joe Wicks to Marcus Rashford, the role of sport and exercise has been at the forefront of the national debate over the last 18 months. In their new book, All to Play For: How Sport Can...

Victory for CULTC in Monte Carlo

7 October 2021

Our congratulations go to Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (CULTC) Blues as they picked up silverware on a pre-season European trip to Monte Carlo! The match report below was written by Jack Wilson-Smith, Men's Blues Captain. It was a great weekend for the Light Blues as they managed to win their first trophy at the...

Why are leadership lessons from sport useful in life?

21 September 2021

Monday 27 September 2021, 7.00pm to 7.50pm BST Open to: Alumni and guests Theme: Sport and wellbeing Why is leadership in sport essential? With the right choices, support and determination, can anyone become an Olympian or reach the pinnacle of success in their lives. Join three Cambridge Olympian rowers, Dr Cath Bishop (...

Cambridge to Tokyo...and back

21 September 2021

Friday 24 September 2021, 4.00pm to 4.50pm BST Open to: Alumni and guests Theme: Sport and wellbeing University Director of Sport, Nick Brooking, talks with two exceptional, current student athletes, Louise Shanahan and Imogen Grant. Both took time out from studies to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in athletics and rowing...

UCAPP Athlete, Louise Shanahan, selected for Tokyo Olympics

9 July 2021

Louise Shanahan, a Trinity Student who is completing a PHD in Physics has been selected to represent Ireland in the 800m event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Louise has been a UCAPP athlete for 2 years now since she came to Cambridge in 2019. The University of Cambridge Athlete Performance Programme (UCAPP) is a scheme...

Varsity Match Gliding 2021

24 June 2021

The 2021 Varsity Match for Gliding was held at Gransden Lodge Airfield from June 22 nd to 24 th , a Cambridge home game. It was a Cambridge win, with 333 points against Oxford’s 279. The Cambridge team consisted of Charlie, Flavio, Matt, Eszter and Peter. Oxford brought Francesca, Aili, Siobhan, Tai-Ying and Azmi...

Varsity Report: Men's Basketball Blues and Lions

20 June 2021

Basketball Varsity 2020/21 between Oxford and Cambridge played on June 18, 2021 Match report by Michael Hofstetter, Cambridge Blues and CUBbC president The 2020/21 Varsity game was an unusual and special one in several regards. First and foremost, it was the only competitive game that the two sides would play this year, as...

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