The University of Bath has been reaccredited as a UK Sport Elite Training Centre (ETC), recognising its ongoing role in supporting Olympic and Paralympic athletes to achieve success on the world stage. The accreditation, first awarded in 2023, highlights the University’s contribution to providing world-class daily training environments, bringing together high-quality facilities, expert practitioners and a strong performance culture to support athletes and coaches. As part of the UK Sport network of Elite Training Centres,...
There were victories on the hockey and rugby pitches when five University of Bath student sports teams contested national finals at BUCS Big Wednesday 2026. Both of Bath’s hockey 1st teams reached the National Vase Final, with the women sealing the title thanks to 3-2 shootout victory over Exeter 1sts after tying 1-1 in normal time. They had beaten Exeter 2nds in the same way in the semi-finals. [caption id="attachment_72802" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] The University of...
With a new Olympic year about to dawn, it is time to reflect on another memorable 12 months of sport at the University of Bath during 2025. It has been a year where achievement and impact have been measured not just by the traditional yardstick of medals and awards – among them the accolade of The Times and Sunday Times Sport University of the Year 2026 – but also innovation, collaboration and ambition. The UK’s...
Netballer Emily Cox and hockey player Ross Telfer have been rewarded for their resilience and dedication by being named as the latest winners of the Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month Award. Architecture student Cox received the October award in recognition of the commitment and outstanding attitude she has shown while recovering from an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury she suffered during her first week of pre-season as a fresher in September 2024. [caption...
Breakthrough Programme student-athlete Katie Partridge and University of Bath alumna Emily Drysdale have both been selected in the Hoci Cymru (Wales Hockey) senior women’s squad for the 2025-26 season. They have a busy summer ahead, starting with the first-ever edition of the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2 - taking place in Poland from 16-22 June - where Sport and Exercise Science student Partridge (pictured) is set to make her senior international debut. She has...
Golfer Charlotte Gregory was voted by her fellow students as the University of Bath's Sports Personality of the Year when the 2025 Blues Awards took place at the historic Roman Baths and Pump Room. The Psychology student was presented with her prize by Professor Cassie Wilson, the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience), during the annual celebration of student sport. [caption id="attachment_71828" align="alignright" width="292"] Charlotte Gregory is presented with the Sports Personality of the Year prize...
A Paris 2024 pentathlete, history-making artistic swimmer and aspiring Olympians in athletics, hockey, sailing and swimming are among an impressive 11 University of Bath student-athletes to be awarded sporting scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. Charlie Brown, Ranjuo Tomblin, Justin Davies, Patrick McElhinney, Oscar Cawthorne, Joshua Gammon, Dylan Registe and Matt Ward will all benefit from a cash award to help them meet the demands of training, competing and studying at an elite level. Netballer...
A new and improved Student Performance Sport Breakthrough Programme will provide more than 160 University of Bath student-athletes across 25 different sports with bespoke support designed to help them maximise their academic and sporting potential. Supported by Team Bath partners Rengen, the programme offers best-practice personal development and performance support to the students - all identified as having long-term athletic potential – as they seek to make the step up from pre-elite level to sustained...
The Government’s commitment to a £344million investment into Olympic and Paralympic sports over the next four-year cycle, announced in this week's Budget, has been welcomed by UK Sport and its partners, including the University of Bath. It is the equivalent of an extra £9 million a year on Paris-cycle funding levels and Sally Munday, CEO of UK Sport (pictured), said: “We are confident that the amount announced, alongside the excellent support provided by The National...
Paris 2024 Olympians and Paralympians who train, study or studied at the University of Bath were guests of honour when Bath Rugby beat Northampton Saints 38-16 in the opening match of the 2024-25 Gallagher Premiership. Becky Wilde, who won rowing bronze on her Olympic debut, and para-badminton silver-medallist Dan Bethell, a lifelong Bath Rugby fan, took part in a half-time Q&A at The Rec along with modern pentathlete Charlie Brown, who studies Sports Management and...
