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More than 150 athletes awarded Íæż½ã½ã sports scholarships

More than 150 athletes spanning 28 sports have been awarded prestigious sports scholarships from the Íæż½ã½ã ¨C Scotland¡¯s University for Sporting Excellence ¨C for 2024/25.

Íæż½ã½ã Sports Centre

Íæż½ã½ã golfer wins coveted Curtis Cup

Íæż½ã½ã golf scholar Lorna McClymont has won the Curtis Cup ¨C one of the most coveted team competitions in the amateur game ¨C with Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I).

Lorna McClymont celebrates winning her match on the final day of the Curtis Cup.

Meet Jessica Piasecki: the Olympian and researcher putting a focus on female physiology

Originally from Manchester, Jessica Piasecki was a talented hockey player before emerging as a cross-country star and representing her country for the first time in the sport at the age of 16.

A female runner training on an indoor athletics track

Íæż½ã½ã golfer to represent her country in historic contest

Íæż½ã½ã golf star Lorna McClymont will this week compete in the prestigious Curtis Cup ¨C which pits the best women amateur golfers in Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) against their American counterparts.

Lorna McClymont action shot

Duncan Scott wins second medal at Paris Olympics

Team GB and Íæż½ã½ã swim star Duncan Scott has won his second medal at the Paris Olympics - taking silver in the Men's 200m Individual Medley.

Duncan Scott in the pool.

Olympic gold for Íæż½ã½ã swimmers in Paris

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers Duncan Scott and Jack McMillan have won Olympic gold for Team GB in Paris - after a phenomenal showing in the Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay.

Duncan Scott

Íæż½ã½ã student golfer is Scottish Men¡¯s Amateur champion

Íæż½ã½ã student golfer Alexander Farmer has won the Scottish Men's Amateur Championship - just weeks after his stablemate Lorna McClymont won the Women's event.

Alexander Farmer poses with trophy.

Eight Íæż½ã½ã swimmers set for Olympics

Eight swimmers from the Íæż½ã½ã ¨C Scotland¡¯s University for Sporting Excellence ¨C are going through their final preparations ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris, which begin this week.

Íæż½ã½ã's eight Olympians outside the Íæż½ã½ã Sports Centre.

Dean Robertson is Scottish Student Sport¡¯s Coach of the Year

The Íæż½ã½ã¡¯s Head of Golf Dean Robertson has been crowned Coach of the Year at the Scottish Student Sport Awards.

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Íæż½ã½ã golfer is crowned Scottish amateur champion

Íæż½ã½ã golfer Lorna McClymont has been crowned Scottish amateur champion after a brilliant performance at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club.

Íæż½ã½ã golfer Lorna McClymont in action.

Íæż½ã½ã student athletes scoop major titles in season finale

Student athletes at the Íæż½ã½ã ¨C Scotland¡¯s University for Sporting Excellence ¨C have ended the season on a high, winning a host of major national titles across multiple sports.

Keanna Macinnes pictured in the pool.

University swimmers selected for European Championships

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers Lucy Grieve and Holly McGill will compete at next month¡¯s European Aquatics Championships in Serbia after being selected to represent Great Britain.

Swimmer Holly McGill dives into the pool.

Records broken in 49th Dumyat Hill Race

Competitors of all ages and abilities from right across the UK took part in a sold out 49th Dumyat Hill Race, with race records broken in the Íæż½ã½ã¡¯s flagship running event.

Runner at 2024 Dumyat Hill Race

Íæż½ã½ã students share extraordinary stories of unconventional route to university

Two Scottish students who beat an unconventional path to university are being featured in a new campaign to help widen access to higher education.

A view of Airthrey Loch and the Wallace Monument

University and Riverside FC strike new footballing partnership

An innovative sporting partnership between the Íæż½ã½ã and Riverside Football Club is thriving ¨C delivering benefits and creating opportunities for young people in the city.

Amy Hodgson, Jennifer Ralston, Oliver Barr and Alex Jeanes celebrate Íæż½ã½ã partnership.

Team GB selects seven Íæż½ã½ã swimmers for Olympics

Seven swimmers from the Íæż½ã½ã will compete for Team GB at this summer¡¯s Olympics ¨C in a landmark achievement for the high-performance swim programme.

(l-r, front row) David Bond, Head of Performance Sport at the Íæż½ã½ã, Duncan Scott, Katie Shanahan, Lucy Hope, Kathleen Dawson, (l-r, back row) Keanna Macinnes, Angharad Evans, and Steve Tigg, Head Performance Swim Coach at the Íæż½ã½ã

Íæż½ã½ã strikes partnership with Falkirk Foundation

The Íæż½ã½ã has formed an official partnership with the Falkirk Foundation, Falkirk Football Club¡¯s charity partner.

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New tree-lined boulevard will link Campus Central with Sports Centre

A new boulevard to link Campus Central with the Sports Centre will be completed this year.

Campus Boulevard

Íæż½ã½ã graduate set to transform fencing in Scotland

A fencing coach and graduate of the Íæż½ã½ã is helping to transform the sport in Scotland.

Philip Carson coaches fencing students at his fencing club

Son of Santos legend hopes racism research will strike impact in Brazil

Donald Silva was born in Mexico, while his father ¨C football star, Abel Veronico ¨C continued his professional playing career. Abel had started his career in Rio, before joining the world-famous Santos Futebol Clube where he played alongside football legend Pel¨¦.

Close-up view of leather soccer ball on green grass

University kicks off new education partnership with Rangers

In the first collaboration of its kind in Scotland, Íæż½ã½ã has partnered with the Scottish Premiership football team to launch a new MPhil Performance Analysis course.

Ross Ireland, Andrew Smyth and Harry Sutherland photographed in their Rangers uniform.

Íæż½ã½ã¡¯s Head of Golf to captain GB&I Walker Cup Team

The Íæż½ã½ã¡¯s Head of Golf has been selected to lead the Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) team at the prestigious Walker Cup in California next year.

Íæż½ã½ã Sports Centre

27 Íæż½ã½ã athletes awarded national scholarship support

Twenty-seven Íæż½ã½ã athletes will be supported in 2023/24 under Scotland¡¯s relaunched national sports scholarship programme, Winning Students 100.

Íæż½ã½ã Sports Centre

University swimmers going for gold at world championships

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers going for gold at world championships

Duncan Scott

Íæż½ã½ã reveals longer term impact of sport-related brain injuries

Almost half of people who suffer a sports-related traumatic brain injury are still experiencing physical symptoms after six months, a new study by the Íæż½ã½ã has found.

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Tennis scholar takes singles and doubles titles at Australian Open

Íæż½ã½ã tennis star Anna McBride has claimed a second sweep at the Australian Open ¨C after winning the women¡¯s singles and doubles titles in its players with intellectual impairment (PWII) event.

Anna McBride pictured at the PWII Women's Singles at the 2023 Australian Open.

Íæż½ã½ã tennis star to defend titles at Australian Open

A Íæż½ã½ã tennis scholar will compete at the Australian Open this weekend ¨C as she seeks to defend the two titles she won at last year¡¯s event.

Anna McBride pictured at the PWII Women's Singles at the 2023 Australian Open.

Íæż½ã½ã basketball team named national champions

The Íæż½ã½ã¡¯s men¡¯s basketball team have been crowned the top student team in Scotland.

Íæż½ã½ã Sports Centre

Íæż½ã½ã footballers crowned champions for fourth consecutive season in UK student league

The Íæż½ã½ã men¡¯s football team has been crowned the top student side in the UK for the fourth consecutive year after winning their penultimate league match 8-0.

Ciaran McAninch

Symposium promotes ethical coaching practice

More than 100 sports professionals from across the UK took part in a special event promoting the importance of ethics in coaching, at the Íæż½ã½ã.

University Sports Centre

Students face off for rugby championship glory

Two Íæż½ã½ã students will face off in the final of the FOSROC Super Series Championship ¨C the highest domestic rugby competition in Scotland.

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Sports lecturer leads GB trampolinists at World Championships

A Íæż½ã½ã Sports lecturer is hoping to help Great Britain¡¯s top trampolinists secure a spot at the Olympic Games this month.

Paul Greaves holds a Great Britain flag outstretched above his head outside the University's Sports Centre

Sports scholar wins silver in Pan Am Games pentathlon

Íæż½ã½ã sports scholar Tristen Bell has won silver in the men¡¯s modern pentathlon relay at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Sports Centre at the Íæż½ã½ã.

Íæż½ã½ã golfers swing into action with whitewash in Alyth

Íæż½ã½ã golfers have enjoyed a successful start to the 2023/24 season ¨C delivering a whitewash at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Autumn Trophy.

Image of golf club and ball.

Students expecting tough Scottish Cup test against Albion Rovers

History-making Íæż½ã½ã students are expecting a tough Scottish Cup test against Albion Rovers on Monday.

Marcus Lavery

Students' first round Scottish Cup tie to be televised by BBC

The University¡¯s history-making men¡¯s football first team will begin another tilt at the Scottish Cup.

Ciaran McAninch

Records, medals and titles: A year of sporting success at the Íæż½ã½ã

It has been another year of phenomenal success for athletes at Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence, with hauls of medals on the world stage, record-breaking runs in national cup tournaments and an impressive overall ranking in UK student sport competitions.

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Student footballers draw Airdrie in SPFL Trust Trophy

Íæż½ã½ã footballers have drawn Championship side Airdrieonians in the third round of the SPFL Trust Trophy after securing a convincing win over Clyde earlier this week.

James Stokes and Cameron McKinley celebrate goal against Clyde.

Six medals for Íæż½ã½ã swimmers at U23 Euros

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers have returned from the inaugural Under-23 European Championships with two gold and four silver medals for Great Britain.

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers selected for the Euros. Left to right: Keanna MacInnes, Lucy Grieve, Evie Davis, Evan Jones, Bradley Hay (coach).

Four Íæż½ã½ã swimmers selected for Euro U23s

Four swimmers from the Íæż½ã½ã have been selected to compete in this weekend¡¯s inaugural LEN European Under-23 Championships in Ireland.

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers selected for the Euros. Left to right: Keanna MacInnes, Lucy Grieve, Evie Davis, Evan Jones.

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers return from Worlds with four medals

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers Duncan Scott and Lucy Hope have returned from the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, with four medals between them.

Duncan Scott pictured at the Íæż½ã½ã.

Íæż½ã½ã swimmers jet off to Japan ahead of World Championships

Eight swimmers from the Íæż½ã½ã ¨C representing four countries ¨C are jetting off to Japan in the coming days ahead of the World Aquatics Championships.

Swimmers and coaches pictured ahead of World Championships.

Former Íæż½ã½ã scholar to play Wimbledon quarter finals

Former Íæż½ã½ã tennis scholar Maia Lumsden and partner Naiktha Bains have made the quarter finals at Wimbledon with a third successive win in the Ladies' Doubles.

Tennis player Maia Lumsden hitting backhand shot

Íæż½ã½ã graduate wins second round match at Wimbledon

Former Íæż½ã½ã tennis scholar Maia Lumsden continues to make excellent progress at this year's Wimbledon - winning her second round match in the Ladies' Doubles.

Tennis player Maia Lumsden hitting backhand shot

Íæż½ã½ã golf scholar qualifies for The Open

Former Íæż½ã½ã golf scholar Graeme Robertson will compete in The Open Championship later this month after securing his spot in Final Qualifying.

Graeme Robertson pictured after qualifying for The Open 2023.

Graduate who captained Íæż½ã½ã football side to historic Scottish Cup run sets new goal

Graduate who captained Íæż½ã½ã football side to historic Scottish Cup run sets new goal with Stenhousemuir

James Berry

Íæż½ã½ã sports scholar McMullen¡¯s heroics for Scotland ahead of graduation

An outstanding performance from Íæż½ã½ã sports scholar and soon-to-be graduate Brandon McMullen has led Scotland to the latter stages of the Cricket World Cup qualifiers.

Brandon McMullen in action for Scotland (photo credit: Getty Images / ICC / Cricket Scotland)

Golfer Lorna McClymont to compete for her country

Íæż½ã½ã golfer Lorna McClymont to compete for her country

Lorna McClymont in action.

Íæż½ã½ã nets hat-trick at the Scottish Student Sport Awards

The Íæż½ã½ã¡¯s reputation for sporting excellence and promoting wellbeing was underlined this week ¨C winning in three categories at the Scottish Student Sport Awards.

Íæż½ã½ã student footballers pick up Team of the Year at the Scottish Student Sport Awards.

Student volunteers set for summer of sport development in Zambia

The Íæż½ã½ã is sending a group of student and staff volunteers to Zambia to help develop opportunities in sport for young people, as part of the Volunteer Zambia sport programme.

Volunteer Zambia Student Volunteers sit with Cathy Gallagher, Executive Director of Sport