Union Sport
The Union of Students have a dedicated Communities Team that support our student sport clubs and create welcoming and inclusive environments for you to join.
No matter what your experience or ability there will be something for you. We have over 30 sporting communities and are always on the look out for new opportunities to enhance your time at the University.
There are social sport sessions, competitive weekly BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) fixtures throughout term time, and opportunities available to represent the university as an individual if you already compete at a high level.
Sports Council
We have an elected group of students who champion sport at the Union, this Sports Council help promote sport and sporting opportunities to students at Derby. They're a great first port of call if you have any questions about sport, or our Communities.
Harry Leverett
Hi I’m Harry, I’m the Sports chair and am studying Strength & Conditioning MSc this year. I’ve represented both the Men’s Football and Futsal Clubs at the University for the past three years. I will also be the Vice-President for the Men’s Football club this year.
This year, I’m keen to maintain the status of sport as a whole at the University by making sure all clubs regularly engage with each other and utilise social media to their advantage to increase member intake.
If you see me on BUCS Wednesdays feel free to come and say hi, especially if you’re not involved in sport and would like to be!
Joanna Buckler
Hello, I'm Joanna and I'm studying primary teaching in my third year. I am part of the Dance Team and choreographer for the team this year. As a Sports Councillor I would love to highlight more non-BUCS sports and all their successes even though they compete differently. I would love to enhance BUCS takeovers by getting all sports teams involved. Coming from a non-BUCS sport myself I would love to support these communities the best way I know and can, whilst also supporting all other sports at our University. Feel free to reach out to me at any time!
Dionne Drury
Hello! I’m Dionne, I'm currently studying Physical Activity, Physical Education and Sport. I’m a part of the Squash Club and Women’s Rugby Union. As a part of the Sports Council this year I would like to continue the work previously done to make sport a friendly and open environment, making sport accessible to everyone who chooses to participate as well as ensure all sporting concerns and queries are tackled as best as possible to make sports at Derby the best experience! If you see me around campus, please don’t be afraid to say hello!
Aimee Barnes
I’m Aimee, a final year Digital Marketing student and I’m President of Volleyball. As Sports Councillor my aims are to support under-represented clubs and to make sports inclusive and accessible.
Contact the Sports Council
BUCS Sport
BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) is the national governing body for higher education sport in the UK. Its vision is to enhance the student experience in three key areas:
- Performance
- Competition
- Participation
To do this, BUCS works with student athletes, Union staff and elected officers, as well as professional sporting staff, coaches and volunteers at its 161 member institutions. It offers a comprehensive, multi-sport competition structure and manages the development of services and facilities for participative, grass-roots sport and healthy campuses through to high-performance, elite athletes.
The BUCS sporting programme is available to the 2.3 million students across the UK. Over 100,000 students regularly compete in BUCS competitions, leagues and events. BUCS delivers 50 sports to these students and universities and organises 150 individual final or championship events each year.
Sports Pass
In order to join any of our sporting communities, or compete individually for the University, you must purchase a Sports Pass. This covers some of the costs and allows the Union to support our Communities, the benefits to you are:
- Access to join Communities and access training
- Eligibility to compete in BUCS competitions
- Eligibility to purchase tickets to annual awards event
- Personal Accident Insurance for community sport activities
BUCS Individuals
Alongside running a league programme comprising of over 4,800 student teams BUCS also hold over 100 championship events throughout the year for individual students to compete in.
Students who compete in the Individuals programme will have the opportunity to win medals and BUCS points which goes towards our University total helping us achieve our goal of cementing a top 50 place in the overall BUCS University standings.