Supporting a UK Success Story: the Impact of University Research and Sport Development About Us
Supporting a uK Success Story: The impacT of universiTy research and sporT developmenT about uS universiTies WeeK BriTish universiTies & colleGes sporT universities Week 2012 runs from 30 april to 7 may and will recognise British universities & colleges sport (BUCS) is the national governing and celebrate the contribution that universities make to the olympic and body for higher education sport in the uK, which aims to enhance paralympic Games, as well as the wider sports industry in the uK. This is the student sporting experience in performance, competition and showcased through universities’ support of Great Britain’s top athletes, participation. delivering 50 sports, including disability sports, the BUCS the development of world-class research, the provision of sporting programme is available to 2.3 million students across the uK with over facilities for students and local communities, university-led cultural 100,000 students regularly competing in the programme. By providing olympiad projects and the army of volunteers from universities around access to and encouraging participation in sport, BUCS is committed to the uK who will make the logistics of the Games possible. universities getting students more physically active. 36% of the student population Week will culminate in the BUCS visa outdoor athletics championships, is physically active in comparison to 21% of the general population (sport which will form a london 2012 test event as part of the london prepares england, active people). series. www.bucs.org.uk further information can be found at www.universitiesweek.co.uk The campaign is being coordinated by universities uK and British universities & colleges sport (BUCS).
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