Best Student Accommodation near Durham University Sport, Durham

With a student participation rate of 75%, Durham has a higher percentage of physically active students than any other institution in Britain. With over 550 teams, across 18 sports, the College Sport structure is one of the largest and diverse intra-mural programmes in the world. Its recreational activities, open to both staff and students, engage a further 2,000 participants. 

Britain’s Number One Team Sports University 2017/18

Amazing performances by the sports teams have led the university to victory in as many as 13 national finals in last year’s acclaimed British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Championships, held in Nottingham in March 2018. Team Durham has a record-breaking 18 teams in the ‘Big Wednesday’ Championship Finals in what proved to be a historic day for them!

College Sport

Students are offered opportunities to participate in 18 sports across 700 different teams, on a weekly basis, making it the largest internal sports programme in Britain. This doesn’t only help students stay fit and healthy, it also provides social opportunities and a sense of belonging that can be of major importance in the early days when settling in at University.

Performance and Leadership

Durham enjoys British Rowing Performance Centre status, First Class County Cricket status, British Fencing Centre status, Tennis Foundation University Performance Centre status, and English Lacrosse High-Performance University status. The teams also compete in the England Hockey National Leagues, the British Basketball League and the FS Women's Superleague.

Community Outreach

The university focuses on making sport accessible by offering a wide range of opportunities all of which create a valuable real-life experience. The extensive Community Sports Development Programme provides coaching and outreach activities to schools and community groups and the university also takes place in National Governing Body officiating courses in order to help students develop their skills so they can coach outside of the university and even on to a professional coaching career. 

Elite Athletes Performance Programme

The university’s Elite Athletes Performance Programme is one of a kind. It caters for all of the university’s top athletes and it’s also tailored to individual requirements. Elite athletes enjoy access to a wide range of support services including injury support and nutritional guidance, and strength and conditioning training as well as in state-of-the-art facilities in Durham and at Queen’s Campus, all with an experienced team of dedicated staff. 

Bursaries and Scholarships

Durham University awards approximately 12 sporting scholarships per year which entitle the chosen athletes to £2,000 on an annual basis throughout their undergraduate career.