News From

Hawks’ and Ospreys Charitable Trust Award Application

5 March 2025

The application form for this year’s Hawks’ and Ospreys Charitable Trust Awards is available below: Application for Award 2025 The opening date for submitting applications for awards will be 25th February 2025. The closing date for applications will be 31st March 2025. However, the Trustees recognise that, for some...

Give it a Go! Free, recreational sports activities for students

6 January 2025

Free, beginner-friendly sports activities taking place every week for students! The Give it a Go programme continues to be a great way for the Cambridge community to keep active and maintain a healthy lifestyle while studying, and it's open to all regardless of college or department. The programme breaks down the barriers...

BUCS Roundup - Michaelmas 2024

20 December 2024

Light Blues shine in BUCS: A term full of success! League and Knockouts Fifty-three teams took to the court, pitch, piste, and pool in Michaelmas for the start of their BUCS league and Knockout season! Two new teams entered their respective leagues this year, with CU Association Football entering a women’s second and men’s...

Inter Collegiate Sport: Michaelmas 2024 Roundup

19 December 2024

Inter Collegiate Sport Michaelmas 2024 Roundup Once more over 400 teams and 4000 students have taken to the courts and pitches of Cambridge to represent their colleges. Fixtures, Results and League Tables are found via the ‘Cambridge University Leagues’ app, available through App Store. The ’University of Cambridge College...

Heart Screenings in Honour of Cambridge Undergraduate, Clarissa Nicholls

17 October 2024

University of Cambridge Students were offered heart screenings in honour of undergraduate who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Clarissa Nicholls, tragically passed away from an undiagnosed arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) while hiking in France in May 2023. In response, her friends launched “ Clarissa’s Campaign for...

In memory of Tony Lemons MBE

7 October 2024

screenshot_2024-10-07_at_14.18.28.png It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our former Head of Department, Tony Lemons, who died in September 2024 at the age of 76. Tony started at the University of Cambridge in the early 1980s after holding lectureships at the Universities of Liverpool and Edinburgh and...

Inter-Collegiate Sport - Lent-Easter and Cuppers Roundups 2023-24

20 August 2024

Over 5000 Cambridge students competing for their college! Earlier in the academic year, the Sports Service were delighted to release the ‘Cambridge University Leagues’ app, available through the app store, displaying all college sports leagues, fixtures and results in one place. The app has been created to provide a more...

From Cambridge to Paris: Our Alumni’s Olympic Triumphs

16 August 2024

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games proved to be an extraordinary showcase of talent, with eleven Cambridge University alumni proudly representing their nations on the world stage. We extend our heartfelt congratulations once again to all the athletes, coaches, and their families for their outstanding performances, marked by...

Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body at The Fitzwilliam Museum

6 August 2024

This summer, the Olmpics have returned to Paris for the first time in a century. The 1924 Olympics were the first truly international Games, taking place at a turning point in the histories of both sport and art. A major new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body , looks back...

BUCS Roundup - Easter 2024

20 June 2024

That's a wrap for 2023-24 - what a year it's been! Whilst the weather did its best to disrupt this year’s cricket season, we did see some action with the Men’s Blues, Women’s Blues, and Men’s Crusaders (second team) all representing the Light Blues! With this, Cambridge teams have completed a total of 570 BUCS fixtures...

Sport at Cambridge