Bath wins Sport University of the Year 2026 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide

The University of Bath has been named The Times and The Sunday Times Sport University of the Year 2026, while also climbing from 8th to 7th place in the main academic rankings. The institution is also awarded University of the Year in the Southwest 2026, a new category acknowledging the rise in undergraduates choosing to stay at home and commute to University, and Bath is one of two Universities highly commended for the University of...

19 September 2025

Six new Bath Rugby Scholars ready to strive for sporting and academic excellence at the University of Bath

Six University of Bath freshers have been awarded Bath Rugby Scholarships for the 2025-26 season. Lock Rory McKnight will combine his burgeoning rugby career with studying Economics with Politics, while hooker Evan Gallagher, back row Fred Kempton, scrum-half Isaac Mears, centre Cameron Ward and full-back/wing Harry Walker are all beginning Sport Management and Coaching courses. Alongside their studies, the players will train with both Bath Rugby Academy and the University’s Student Performance Sport rugby programme,...

17 September 2025

Get access to swimming, basketball, athletics, racket sports, MUGA and much more by activating your FREE Student Sports Pass

Want to swim between lectures, serve up some rallies on the tennis and badminton courts, shoot some hoops indoors or outdoors, or join a group of friends for five-a-side football? University of Bath students can do all this and more for FREE with the student-exclusive Sports Pass!  Simply take your library card to the Team Bath Sports Training Village reception to activate your Sports Pass and gain access to a host of daily activities in our inspirational sporting facilities on campus. These include:   ...

15 September 2025

University of Bath sporting scholars and emerging Team Bath talent head to Gibraltar for 2025 Netball World Youth Cup

Several Team Bath Netball players and University of Bath sporting scholars will be showcasing their talents on the global stage when the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup takes place in Gibraltar from 19th to 28th September. NXT Gen League shooter Dani Carr has been named in the Wales squad and fellow University of Bath student Matilda Smyth has been selected by Scotland, while Immi Shaw and Zoe Maynard will represent Northern Ireland. Lilia Davies and Madison Sims are reserves...

14 September 2025

Team Bath Senior Physio Katy Williams tackling medical team role as Women’s Rugby World Cup heads to Ashton Gate

Team Bath Senior Multi-Sports Physiotherapist Katy Williams will be part of the field-of-play medical team when the Women’s Rugby World Cup moves into its knockout phase over the next two weekends. She will be working at Ashton Gate when the Bristol stadium stages Sunday’s quarter-final between host nation England and Scotland, as well as both semi-finals on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September. “This is a great opportunity and I’m really excited to be involved...

11 September 2025

Paralympic gold-medallist Dimitri Coutya reclaims Para Fencing World Championships crown as Bath-based squad impress in Iksan

Dimitri Coutya added the Para Fencing World Championships foil title to his Paralympic gold medal during a strong week for the University of Bath-based British Fencing squad in Iksan, South Korea. Coutya, in his first competition since Paris 2024, fought back from 9-4 down to beat China’s Yanke Feng 15-11 in a rematch of the Paralympic Category B foil final to reclaim the title he last won at the 2017 World Championships. He also won...

08 September 2025

Bath graduates Becky Wilde and Cedol Dafydd selected to make World Rowing Championships debuts for Great Britain

Olympic medallist Becky Wilde and fellow University of Bath graduate Cedol Dafydd are set to make their World Rowing Championships debuts for Great Britain in Shanghai later this month. The duo, who both trained and studied at the University, have been selected in the women’s and men’s quadruple sculls respectively for the 2025 championships, which take place from 21st to 28th September. Sport and Social Sciences graduate Wilde won women’s double sculls bronze at Paris...

02 September 2025

Women’s team silver and fantastic fourth place for student James Hulme as Pentathlon GB impress at World Championships

University of Bath alumnae Charlie Follett, Olivia Green and Emma Whitaker won women’s team silver for Pentathlon GB at the 2025 UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. There was also a fantastic fourth-placed finish at his first senior World Champs for James Hulme in the men’s final, the Team Bath Breakthrough Programme student-athlete capping an excellent season which also saw him win bronze at the European Junior Championships and place fifth at the World...

01 September 2025

Alanna Pullen becomes third University of Bath sporting scholar to be awarded Netball Super League contract for 2026 season

University of Bath sporting scholar Alanna Pullen has followed up her Netball World Youth Cup selection by being awarded a 2026 Super League contract by Birmingham Panthers. It comes after a standout season for the dynamic attacking mid-courter with Team Bath Netball, where she started every game as the Blue & Gold finished runners-up in the inaugural NXT Gen League campaign. Pullen - a Sports Performance student supported an Alumni Fund Scholarship - also excelled...

22 August 2025

Bath alumna Natasha Hunt proud to be part of Red Roses home squad as 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in England

University of Bath graduate Natasha Hunt is aiming to win a second Women’s Rugby World Cup title with England – and this time on home soil. The 2025 tournament kicks off on Friday 22nd August with the host nation taking on the United States at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, live on BBC1. Hunt will win her 83rd cap in the match, having been selected at scrum-half, and is one of four players in the Red...

20 August 2025