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Manchester United’s Chief Executive and the BBC Director of Sport are amongst our illustrious sporting alumni who have received honorary doctorates from the University of Birmingham, in the summer graduation ceremonies.

Friday 8 July saw the University’s Hospitality & Accommodation Services (HAS) outstanding customer award recognition scheme (OSCARS) awards. UBSport were nominated for four of the six panel judged awards up for grabs at the annual awards evening.

Universities from round the UK gathered on Thursday 14 July, at University of Leeds, for the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) annual awards dinner.

The prestigious awards not only recognise the individual and team sporting success of athletes competing in BUCS...

University of Birmingham alumna Chrissie Wellington has rewritten (her own) record books once again, with a triumphant performance at the Challenge Roth Ironman in Germany on Sunday 10 July.

One of the world’s fastest men, Asafa Powell, current 4 x 100 world record holders, Nester Carter and Michael Frater, and Olympic Silver Medalist Shericka Williams warmed up on the University of Birmingham’s athletics track ahead of the Diamond League (Aviva Grand Prix) Athletics...

UBSport men’s first team hockey coach, Steve Floyd recently returned from Rotterdam, Holland after managing England men’s under 21s in a series of test matches against Holland. The test series was carried out over three days at Rotterdam Hockey club, with the event concluding on...

After rowing across the Atlantic last year, UBSport staff member Norman Beech, Manager of the Raymond Priestley Centre, embarked upon another challenge to raise awareness of the publication of their transatlantic story.

UBSport athletes past and present have had a successful couple of days competing throughout Europe.