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BUCS

British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the national organisation for higher education sport in the UK. It brings together expertise and experience from two former representative bodies – British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) and University College Sport (UCS) – to provide a unified voice for sport, fitness and physical activity on university campuses.

Sheffield Hallam compete annually in BUCS competition with approximately 40 teams regularly competing on a Wedensday afternoon plus other teams such as Rowing, Athletics, Swimming, Cycling and Surfing are entered in BUCS Championships.

More about BUCS

BUCS’  vision is to enhance the student experience in three key areas:
• Performance
• Competition
• Participation

What BUCS do
BUCS works with student athletes, athletic union staff and elected officers as well as professional sporting staff, coaches and volunteers at 150 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.

Why get involved with BUCS?
Participation in sport at higher education institutions is already impressive:
• One in four students take part in regular physical activity
• 3,800 sports teams operate on campus, with the highest participation in rugby, football and hockey
• 41% of university sports teams are female
• 150 weekend sporting events take place each year
• 58% of the GB Team competing in Beijing 2008 have come through the higher education system
• 67% of visits to university sporting facilities are from students, with 26% from community users and 8% from staff (NASS Survey 07/08)
• BUCS members operate approx. £20bn worth of sporting facilities and amenities, including 45 fitness  suites, 541 tennis courts and 139 sports halls
• The first ‘British University Championships’ in March 2008 attracted 5,000 athletes and 3,000
spectators to the city of Sheffield and generated more than £86,000 worth of media value