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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...

Physioteq now offering Sports Massage with an unbelievable offer this June!

28 May 2021

Great news! Physioteq are now offering Sports Massage appointments with the fantastic Steve James. For the month of June only, University of Cambridge Students and all Sports Centre members can get 50% off their first sports massage. University of Cambridge students and Sport Centre members benefit from a 10% discount at...

CURUFC Vacancy - College Rugby Manager (Part-Time)

17 May 2021

CURUFC are looking to recruit a part-time College Rugby Manager, to oversee the coordination and development of intercollegiate rugby for men and women at Cambridge, along with some other rugby-related duties. Applications are expected to close by the end of July. Please visit the CURUFC website for Job Description, Person...

National League Promotion for CUHC Men’s Blues

10 May 2021

Original Article can be found here - https://www.cuhc.org.uk/national-league-promotion-for-cuhc-mens-blues/ Recently, promotion to the England Hockey National League East Conference was confirmed for the Men’s Blues, as a result of fantastic performance in the 2019/20 season. The team finished 2nd behind league winners...

Hawks’ Charitable Trust Award 2020/21

8 April 2021

Applications for a Hawks’ Charitable Trust Award in 2020/21 may now be submitted The application form for this year’s Hawks’ Charitable Trust Awards can be found here: https://www.hawksclub.co.uk/trust/application-for-an-award/ The closing date for applications is Wednesday 21st April 2021. Awards to students...

Welcome Back from Monday 12 April 2021

6 April 2021

Welcome Back from Monday 12 April 2021 With the Government announcing yesterday the progression to the next step of the road map, we are delighted to welcome you back to the Sports Centre from Monday 12 April. We have updated our User Guidance, and amongst the changes are amended membership payment dates, one-way system...

Amy Hunt column: Training in Dubai, Olympic event decisions and the late-night essay grind

6 March 2021

Amy Hunt, the fastest under-18 sprinter in the world, hopes to make the Great Britain team for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The 18-year-old has another challenge, however. She is studying English at Cambridge University. This is the third of her BBC Sport columns as she juggles sport with student life" Read the full...

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