News and events

University swimmers secure 2nd place in the women’s team competition, and 3rd overall, at the BUCS Short Course Championships in Sheffield.

Redesigned to offer a modern and functional training space our recently refurbished Circuit Gym features 10 Technogym Benches to provide users all they need to get active and boost their mood.

Over the summer, athletes, officials and support staff with a connection to the University have enthralled and inspired us with their skill, resilience and talent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Records have been broken, medals have been won and there are have been countless special moments of personal achievement.

From Monday 6 September the Pleasance Sport Complex and Gym will host a testED sample collection point that can be used by University of Edinburgh students and staff who hold a valid Sport & Exercise gym membership.

Coaching changes in two of the University’s top performing sport programmes.

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.