News and events

To allow for an exciting makeover, the Circuit Gym will close at 22.00 on Thursday 29 July for approximately 4 weeks.

Elite athletes competing at the very pinnacle of their sport require elite referees and umpires to ensure signals are clear, calls are correct and the rules are followed. This summer, two University of Edinburgh graduates, Hollie Davidson and Sarah Wilson will take charge of fixtures at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Applied Sport Science Student Grace Reid will be aiming to build on her performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she reached the final of 3m Springboard event, with the dream of becoming the first Scottish athlete to win a Olympic diving medal.

A superb 2021 has seen University of Edinburgh student Lucy Hope pick up four gold medals at the European Championships and secure a place on Team GB for the Tokyo Olympics.

Three members of Edinburgh's stand-out rowing programme have been selected for TeamGB for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 

MSc Performance Psychology student, Seonaid Mcintosh, had been selected by the British Olympic Association (BOA) to represent team GB at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

We look ahead to a splendid summer of sport, with students, staff and alumni involved across a number of competitions.

The Edinburgh University Community Grant Scheme has supported Evolution Swim School CIC to provide free swimming lessons to socially and economically disadvantaged children and young people.